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Re:Marine pilot loses command after ejecting from F-35B that... by s1artibartfast on Monday November 11, 2024 @09:19PM (#42112230)
The wikipedia page lists 9 digit flyaway costs for other Gripen versions, so even if it includes some support, the bulk of the price is the jet.

Edit: 5th generation jets are just incredibly expensive. I can't imagine how mad Turkey was when the US bilked them for their F35s, keeping both the jets and the billions Turkey paid.

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Re:Marine pilot loses command after ejecting from F-35B that... by wbl on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @09:51AM (#42115874)
Shouldn't have planned to let Russia see the radar returns then.
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Re:Marine pilot loses command after ejecting from F-35B that... by s1artibartfast on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @12:04PM (#42117290)
Interesting. My understanding is that the US refused to deliver after Turkey bought S-400 systems from Russia, and will still sell the F-35 to Turkey if they stop. Do the systems share radar returns with mother Russia or what exactly is the concern?

https://web.archive.org/web/20240202005500/https://ca.news.y...

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Re:Marine pilot loses command after ejecting from F-35B that... by wbl on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @10:48PM (#42122724)
Bingo. These systems are not packaged goods, but come with services that depend on getting a lot of the data to improve the system, and it's hard to control how they share. An air defense system is part of a network.
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