Well if you ask me the F/A18E/F was a mistake. They should have MLUd their current fleet and make them last until the JSF arrived (provided they wanted it that bad). Save that they could rent a plane (I can think of a lot of available Gripens) as a transitory measure that would cost much less that purchasing such an expensive stopgap.

Nic

we did do a mlu on our fa-18’s and the initial 72 f-35 is to replace those.
the 12 fa-18f and 12 ea-18g equivelant is to replace the f111 strike force, which will be replaced with additional f-35 for a total of about 100
does this make more sense to you now

There you can see how expensive LRIP really are: almost $230 million per unit. :rolleyes:

http://www.minister.defence.gov.au/Faulknertpl.cfm?CurrentId=9753

The Government has approved acquisition of the first 14 Conventional Take-Off and Landing (CTOL) Joint Strike Fighters and infrastructure and support required for initial training and testing, at an estimated cost of $3.2 billion

I’m sorry LOL. As it turns out it’s $229m per plane and not $214m as I originally put. 😀

As for taxpayer’s money, I’m not sure if you ever payed a tax, but if you did, I’m sure you’d know what I’m talking about.

so you are this stupid, the link doesnt say that at all, i’ll type really slow for you

The Government has approved acquisition of the first 14 Conventional Take-Off and Landing (CTOL) Joint Strike Fighters and infrastructure and support required for initial training and testing, at an estimated cost of $3.2 billion

This is a Benny Hill show. 😀

$214m per plane. 😀

Ready for testing after paying $214m per plane??!! 😀

And finally we came to the source of the thing. Since F35 isn’t a strategic aricraft, I wonder what would that strategic capability be, hmmm? 😉

LOL, how noble of government to take the risks with taxpayer’s money…Hahahaha…

fanboi rants are funny, are you illiterate ?
i dont think you have one fact right, would you like to google and read the facts again

exactly and usa plays by the same rules
also from memory it was the codes/sims to their A2A

come 2020, you are either a first tier airforce with 5th gen, or a second tier airforce with 4+ gen

BTW, quite some french seem convince that the USA are throwing all their might at stopping Dassault/France/you name it from selling the Rafale, because of it being one of the main, if not the only, challenger to the F35 which isn’t controlled by them.

For sure, it implies that the gripen – NG or not – is “enoughly” american for them to control its exports.

what do you say of that ? Jackjack, any comment as well maybe ?

uae has a 300+ missile with a non-agreed war head that usa wont fit
so uae needs to discontinue it or get a second supplier of aircraft
its currently fitted to the 2k and i guess france will fit it to rafale, that and the buy back of 2k should put france in the box seat for a sale