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Re:Canada tells Boeing its bid for fighter jet contract fall... by sudosysgen on Thursday November 25, 2021 @11:07PM (#29347400)
The F-35, if not localized, is slightly more expensive than a localized Gripen, yes. However it will cost much more to maintain in the future.
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Re:Canada tells Boeing its bid for fighter jet contract fall... by nickff on Thursday November 25, 2021 @11:29PM (#29347494)
Maintain, almost certainly, but sustainment costs could be higher for the Gripen. They’ve only made 270 Gripens, so any upgrades will be amortized over a smaller installed base.
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Re:Canada tells Boeing its bid for fighter jet contract fall... by sudosysgen on Friday November 26, 2021 @12:29AM (#29347709)
I don't think that Canada will need or go for any updates beyond weapon integration anyways.
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Re:Canada tells Boeing its bid for fighter jet contract fall... by nickff on Friday November 26, 2021 @04:20PM (#29354238)
The CF-18 got two rounds of modernizations, so I’d assume any replacement that served for a similar period of time would get at least one.
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