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It could get a few extra sorties out of the airplanes before they are all shot down or out of action due to technical difficulties. For a small country with li
by 7952 3y ago
It could get a few extra sorties out of the airplanes before they are all shot down or out of action due to technical difficulties. For a small country with limited external support that could be worth the relatively small cost.
Also, the "almost certainly already lost" situation is exactly what small countries are facing if Russia attacks them. Their main air bases are going to be attacked. Regular relocation of equipment may be the only way to survive more than a few hours.
- NikkiA 3y agoWe're talking about the UK though - and I don't think the US has given us the license to sell our F35s to anyone else (not that they're any different from the USMC's F35B) - so if you're at the point where you need to defend from invaded land, we really have 'already lost'.