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Re:Why the Navy Misses the Old F-14 Tomcat, Despite All of t... by gaius on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @06:18AM (#17907943)
The JSF is down to one engine, which if redlined, will down the whole fleet

Not to mention that for UK and Europe, pork-barrel politics means those engines can only be serviced by one country that is increasingly distancing itself from the rest of NATO. All F35s can be trivially rendered useless by denying them access to the single maintenance facility for their engine.

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Re:Why the Navy Misses the Old F-14 Tomcat, Despite All of t... by tim333 on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @09:28AM (#17908859)
Guess you mean Turkey - had to google that. I think if we fell out they'd go to the US to be serviced currently.
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Re:Why the Navy Misses the Old F-14 Tomcat, Despite All of t... by gaius on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @10:19AM (#17909203)
Yep, Turkey buying an S400 system from Russia.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41237812

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