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6 days agoI was a proponent of the F-35… I believe for the mission set and the fact that we integrate our defense with the United States that it was probably the best option. However, considering the current turn of affairs and the gigantic cost bumps, I think we should move off to something different. If we could bring industry for these planes to our own country, I wonder now if the Gripen would not be our best choice.
I love the idea of us making something domestically. I wonder if inside of a decade we could have either the chops or the budget to do so without a foreign partnership. Whatever it is, it would need to be saleable. I’d be looking at the UK, or Sweden again.