• humanspiral@lemmy.ca
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    8 hours ago

    return existing jets for refund. They are crap, and require Lockheed authentication for every flight. Cancel without penalty payment.

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    22 hours ago

    Major maintenance, overhaul and software upgrades on the F-35 happen in the United States.

    Fuck that. You want the enemy working on your military equipment?

    Make up the money we already paid in some other fee, like a 200% tax on electricity exported from Ontario, and then buy European jets.

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    23 hours ago

    The Saab value proposition is so much higher it’s insane.

    Relying on sending our planes to the US for major maintenance and software updates should have always been a deal breaker.

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    22 hours ago

    Excellent news.

    Buying expensive (and compromised) military hardware from the country that is literally threatening war on us is, to put it mildly, beyond stupid.

    I hope the US military industrial complex appreciates just how badly Trump has screwed them. No country that truly respects their own sovereignty will purchase American weapons again.

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    23 hours ago

    I’ve never understood a single engine fighter for such a massive country. Not even my fav the Gripen. Rafale or Typhoon seem a better choice.