Peter Goon, as I understood it.Who had to sell his house? Karl Kopp?
In general, and not directed at Road RunnerFrom what i can gather there are question(?)marks under the Export versions of the JSF.The are asking the question if Stealth(lo)needs Approval for export.
Yes, and this has also been repeated by US military personell in Norway.When I and one other person on this forum attended the JSF briefing in March of this year it was deliberately asked by 2 journalists whether there was any difference between a RAAF JSF and a USAF JSF
It was unequivocably and repeatedly stated by LM's Burbage, USG Project Lead and RAAF NACC Lead that there was no difference between a US asset and an export asset, be that export asset RAAF or any of the other 6 partner countries outside of the US.
I suspect that those who are not in the original 8/13 Group will be vulnerable to different models.Yes, and this has also been repeated by US military personell in Norway.
The question than remains, is whether "true export", ie. to non-partner countries will always be the same... I suspect the answer is no... Countries like Singapore will probably get the same version as the partner nations, but perhaps some non-partner countries will get a "less capable" F-35 .e.g., higher RCS?
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Japan could get F-35s into service quicker than a Typhoon by now... Japan has to buy F-35s via FMS like Israel and is too late to be an industry partner. I doubt the US would let them do an F-16 to F-2 ever again and certainly not on a F-35.My two bits?
Short term: replace F-4 with Typhoon. Mid to long term: induct F-35 as a replacement for F-15J.
Nice & versatile mix with the F-2s.
I think you mean F-35 for the whole sentence. FMS and Typhoon doesn't mix.Japan has to buy Typhoons via FMS like Israel and is too late to be an industry partner.
Their bid for the Raptor was dead before it started...Is Japan's bid for the Raptor officially dead then?
Japan stated quite some time ago that the Typhoon was the preferred alternative. Unless something has changed, that's superb news for EF.
They are?It would be a rather large slap in the face to Japan if they didn't as Saudi Arabia are producing it's own Aircraft.
The Saudi Typhoon contract has been widely reported as including the local assembly of 48 of the 72 aircraft ordered. Seek & ye shall find. Google works.They are?
source please.