Why? Who says they have to be bought now?
The UK must start paying its share of R&D funding, which will amount to billions, certainly more than $2 billion paid for the F-35.
Says whom?
The Tories do, with all the defense spending cuts that they are implementing, including all of 55 RAF Typhoon Tranche 1 units.
Not now they don’t.
And they won’t be until Russia rearms.
There is talk of the RAF ordering additional F-35s to replace Tranche 1 Typhoons in the future
The UK MoD is scrapping its existing Typhoons due to its inability to afford them; now how are they ordering more F-35s when they are in fact cutting back on F-35 orders?
Later on Tranche 2s and 3s will need to be replaced
Not for another 30 years, since the Tranche 2 units are still being delivered while the Tranche 3 units are just entering production.
I doubt that there will be additional F-35s bought
But you claimed that there was a talk of acquiring additional F-35 units; you contradict yourself in the same post!
I doubt there will be sufficient numbers of F-35s to take over the roles of those.
The UK doesn’t need and probably can’t afford all those jets; this is why they scrapped Harriers and are scrapping Tranche 1 Typhoons.
The very reason Japan is seeking foreign partners is to share the financial burden; they don’t need freeloaders who only want work while buying nothing in return. Want 20% of work? Gotta buy 20% of output. A simple math.
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