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A comment on US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s. Parent comment

Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by bboygravity on Sunday March 09, 2025 @12:05PM (#43310395)
My real question as a European: why where we buying US fighter jets in the first place and not French/European ones (for example)?
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Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by tokai on Sunday March 09, 2025 @12:15PM (#43310512)
Corruption. US MIC is good at forcing or enticing foreign purchasers.
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Re:US Ends Support For Ukrainian F-16s by Sharlin on Sunday March 09, 2025 @06:38PM (#43314653)
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.
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