Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s
by Sharlin on Sunday March 09, 2025 @07:55AM
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They’re responsible for honoring their agreements and contracts. How can any European state now trust the F-35s that they’ve purchased or going to purchase? All the trans-Atlantic trust built since 1945. Flushed down the toilet in a few weeks. Trust is difficult to build but easy to destroy.
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Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s
by bboygravity on Sunday March 09, 2025 @12:05PM
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My real question as a European: why where we buying US fighter jets in the first place and not French/European ones (for example)?
Corruption. US MIC is good at forcing or enticing foreign purchasers.
To be fair, as a true fifth-gen fighter the F-35 absolutely does have capabilities no European one does. It is an impressive piece of hardware, and the US has been selling them for quite reasonable prices.