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Technically not a fighter, but a bomber. And I'm surprised that it was a concern being armed with an American weapon. We provided AIM-9 Sidewinders to the Briti
by greedo 6y ago
Technically not a fighter, but a bomber. And I'm surprised that it was a concern being armed with an American weapon. We provided AIM-9 Sidewinders to the British during the conflict.
- m463 6y agoI believe the concern was that they retained the missile (and probably disassembled it or shared it)
- greedo 6y agoThat seems correct [0]. But the replacement for the Shrike was already in development (AGM-88 HARM), and deployed the following year. Unless the HARM and Shrike shared a lot of tech, it wouldn't seem like it'd be much of a risk. [0]https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/621106/Margaret-Thatcher-Falklands-war-Brazil https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/621106/Margaret-Thatcher-F...