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Re:The F-35 as a Subscription Service by pjmlp on Friday March 21, 2025 @01:46AM (#43432167)
Portugal also cancelled the order, as tiny as we may be, it was still a few million dollars down the drain.
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Re:The F-35 as a Subscription Service by aforwardslash on Friday March 21, 2025 @09:58PM (#43442607)
Portugal hasn't cancelled any order, because there is none. There were initial talks about the F35 program, but no actual commitment. I agree on stepping away from the F35 (as it raises valid questions on the maintenance autonomy), but most media outlets got this incorrect - Portugal has not cancelled an order, it just said it wont be considering F35 anymore to replace our (fleet of 6, I think) F16.
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Re:The F-35 as a Subscription Service by pjmlp on Saturday March 22, 2025 @04:46AM (#43444405)
Then the source I got that from, was not correct, some YouTubers from Canada.
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Re:The F-35 as a Subscription Service by aforwardslash on Monday March 24, 2025 @07:48PM (#43466631)
The defense minister really said that, but we were not in formal negotation phase. I'm portuguese,and I actually fully support what was said (the minister of defense is not a popular guy)
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