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Re:The F-35 as a Subscription Service by rjsw on Thursday March 20, 2025 @03:44PM (#43427991)
The US required that Canada buy the F-35 to be able to fit the communications equipment needed for NORAD.

I think the Eurofighter would have been a better fit for Canada. It is already built on multiple production lines, no problem adding another one in Canada for their aircraft.

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Re:The F-35 as a Subscription Service by wuschel on Thursday March 20, 2025 @05:47PM (#43429359)
Germany almost got the Eurofighter Typhoon, but it was not certified to carry nuclear weapons, and lacks SEAD mission capability for the next ~10 years.

There is nothing that can replace the Tornado in the German arsenal at the moment.

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Re:The F-35 as a Subscription Service by dragon-hn on Thursday March 20, 2025 @09:28PM (#43430982)
Germany has purchased many Typhoons.
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Re:The F-35 as a Subscription Service by wuschel on Friday March 21, 2025 @03:49AM (#43432842)
You are right, they did. Let me rephrase it: The F-35 purchase is about having a multi role platform in the next 10 years to have nuclear and SEAD mission capability.
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