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> Beyond that, is there a viable competitor available for an US allied nation to purchase? Rafale, Typhoon, Gripen. None are as good as the F35, but all are be
by xdennis 1y ago
> Beyond that, is there a viable competitor available for an US allied nation to purchase?
Rafale, Typhoon, Gripen. None are as good as the F35, but all are better alternatives to a bricked airplane.
Trump already demonstrated how even older models (F16 given by Europeans) can be bricked in Ukraine simply by not providing support.
- actionfromafar 1y agoThere is also the metric "sorties per day", which is severly underlooked and very useful in any prolonged conflict. The F35 is not a clear winner there and might not be the best fit if you are a smaller nation.