As usual you didn't get the humour. He was being sarcastic in a subtle way.I don't know, people keep claiming that the Rafale is a stealth aircraft, so I get confused with these wild claims.
As usual you didn't get the humour. He was being sarcastic in a subtle way.I don't know, people keep claiming that the Rafale is a stealth aircraft, so I get confused with these wild claims.
That doesn't mean they're not allies.
What about Denmark, Italy, Korea, Japan, Australia, Canada, Norway etc.? Why the Rafale need so many excuses?Even today, France is not part of NATO's Nuclear Planning Group. Whereas US allies in Europe need access to American nuclear weapons, which means access to American fighter aircraft.
It was obvious for Belgium to choose the F-35 due to the nuclear sharing agreement with the US. The same with Netherlands.
What about Denmark, Italy, Korea, Japan, Australia, Canada, Norway etc.? Why the Rafale need so many excuses?
LOLWhat about Denmark, Italy, Korea, Japan, Australia, Canada, Norway etc.? Why the Rafale need so many excuses?
So many excuses.Canada, Korea and Japan are basically American states.
Denmark and other Scandinavian countries also buy American, basically extension of American states.
Italy is part of the nuclear sharing. Germany, Italy, UK and Spain are obviously all-in on the Typhoon.
Turkey is into nuclear sharing, plus Turk, French relations are not good.
Dude, you sell all these countries a bullock cart with an American flag on it, they will buy it.
Dassault never attempted what it knew it could not achieve.LOL
Italy, Japan, Australia : Dassault never made a single offer...
Canada : As is Korea, the politics said it will be a very fair competition, but it's not fair in fact (Korea). Even if you win, at the end you lose. Dassault has understand that very well in Canada and chose not to spend its time.
After all France is less than 1% of the world population, and 3.6% of the GDP. Dassault can only keep 5 to 10% of the market.
F35 : Britain has nothing to say. It has just to suck the US dick and pray to have some work shares.Dassault never attempted what it knew it could not achieve.
Britain is only 1% of global population but it has still sold more planes based on 33% share of Eurofighter and 10% share of F-35. Zero excuses needed.
So many excuses.
It has 10% share of all F-35 profits, because it provided 10% of the funding. 10% of ~3,000 is 300 for F-35s. 33% of 623-160 is 154 for Typhoons, with Germany and Italy set to order upgraded Typhoons to replace the Tornado ECR. So we have the equivalent of 454 exports and another 33% of ~200 in waiting. And you have 96.F35 : Britain has nothing to say. It has just to suck the US dick and pray to have some work shares.
EF : 151 exported to SA, Oman, Koweit, Qatar, Austria. 33% of 151 is 50. Rafale export orders logs to 96. And the futur of Rafale export potential is far more brillant than EF one.
Bye bye my dear
A logical person would realise that after 1 or 2 excuses that being defended is inexcusable.A logical person wouldn't call those excuses. The US has security arrangements with every country in Asia that's going for the F-35, France doesn't.
A logical person would realise that after 1 or 2 excuses that being defended is inexcusable.
They're all excuses. Country A is in NATO, country B sucks America's cock, country C didn't hold a bid, country D needs it for nuke delivery (like a Rafale can't drop a nuke).It's the other way round. There are zero excuses to date.
Look at the Swiss deal. This will be the first country where the US is participating with the F-35 and is on equal footing with the others. Let's see what happens here.
33% of 623 EF = 207.It has 10% share of all F-35 profits, because it provided 10% of the funding. 10% of ~3,000 is 300 for F-35s. 33% of 623-160 is 154 for Typhoons, with Germany and Italy set to order upgraded Typhoons to replace the Tornado ECR. So we have the equivalent of 454 exports and another 33% of ~200 in waiting. And you have 96.
Let me guess, Spectra works so well that the sales are invisible.
What about the 10% of F-35s though? The US alone has 2,200 ordered.33% of 623 EF = 207.
100% of (180 fr + 96 ex) = 276
Honnestly, it's better to built 100% of 276 planes than 100% of the nose, 100% of the tail, 100% of the spin and some engines and radar parts of 623 planes !
3000 x F35 ? NEVER. The USA will reduce their order drastically. To purchase more legacy fighters.
They're all excuses. Country A is in NATO, country B sucks America's cock, country C didn't hold a bid, country D needs it for nuke delivery (like a Rafale can't drop a nuke).
Equal footing with a French-speaking country next door to France. That's not an equal footing. It's almost like Monaco having an air force and you saying that a competition there would be fair.
How do you mean? Switzerland is French-speaking and a long way from neutral. I've always suspected that their last evaluation was skewed and the leak of the results suspicious.Let's see when the F-35 is on equal footing in a tender first.
That's a good news for Lockheed, it means they'll sell four times as many."Durability testing data indicates service-life of initial F-35B short-takeoff-vertical landing jets bought by Marine Corps “is well under” expected service life of 8,000 fleet hours; “may be as low as 2,100″ hours Pentagon test office says
German-speaking majority. 62% German speakers vs. 22% French speakers. Bern and Zürich, where the power is effectively concentrated, are German-speaking cities.How do you mean? Switzerland is French-speaking
How do you mean? Switzerland is French-speaking and a long way from neutral. I've always suspected that their last evaluation was skewed and the leak of the results suspicious.