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F-35 fighter jet to cost Canada $74 billion, says PBO
(ottawacitizen.com)
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Yeah, the article headline should be "Speech loving PM actually makes good call and reverses decision to not buy F-35s".
Particularly now that the jet is looking less like a lemon, and that it's function of being an intelligence sharing hub to drones and smart missiles seems to be looking more and more critical.
It does seem like investing in disposable kill drones is maybe the best route right now for military spending?
if anything, war in Ukraine has shown that it's not all about big equipment if you want to hold position, but to move, you need heavy stuff
On the Ukrainian side, one of the issues they're running into, as far as I understand it, is long range missiles being fired from jets inside Russian territory.
From my understanding, firing and guiding long range missiles is exactly what the F-35
Is good at.
that too. So no matter how you slice it we do need those jets. Couple of years ago I'd be arguing otherwise.
Hell, I'd have been right there with you.