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Re:The F-35 is losing the trade war by xdennis on Saturday August 23, 2025 @03:41PM (#44998555)
> Beyond that, is there a viable competitor available for an US allied nation to purchase?

Rafale, Typhoon, Gripen. None are as good as the F35, but all are better alternatives to a bricked airplane.

Trump already demonstrated how even older models (F16 given by Europeans) can be bricked in Ukraine simply by not providing support.

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Re:The F-35 is losing the trade war by actionfromafar on Saturday August 23, 2025 @07:28PM (#44999930)
There is also the metric "sorties per day", which is severly underlooked and very useful in any prolonged conflict. The F35 is not a clear winner there and might not be the best fit if you are a smaller nation.
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