JohnT Posted July 17, 2019 Share Posted July 17, 2019 Not unexpected given their purchase of a Russian missile system I supppse 100 F-35 s now going cheap? More likely unit cost just went up https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49023115 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EwenS Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 There is now an engine maintenance centre up for grabs as well as that work was to be carried out in Turkey. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 12 hours ago, JohnT said: 100 F-35 s now going cheap? I'll take three. One to play with, one to store mint-in-box in the hope the price goes up once the collectors get into the market, and another one for special occasions £50 each ok? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 Israel will take them, you watch. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hook Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 We Dutch also just bought a few more. 37 instead of 35 or around that. Oh, but for the times we had 213 F-16's... or 138 F-104's and 75 NF-5's... Cheers, Andre 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timbo88 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 37? Guess that's a lot these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exdraken Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 100.... not too much conisdering the whole progamm plan of 2.5k? more an issue with some of the parts Turkey was/ is producing and the other consequences, political issues coming with that decisions imho! wonder if of the other prospective clients nobody has Russian systems..... wasn't UAE talking about some F-35s? and Su-35s? lets wait and see! didn't Greece/ Cyprus buy same S-300 missiles years ago? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cypriot_S-300_crisis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted July 18, 2019 Share Posted July 18, 2019 I would have a punt these 100 end up in what was Warsaw Pact Country, probably Poland, just a punt but worth a bet. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meatbox8 Posted July 19, 2019 Share Posted July 19, 2019 Could be a good opportunity for UK firms to take up the work. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albeback52 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 (edited) On 7/17/2019 at 11:01 PM, JohnT said: Not unexpected given their purchase of a Russian missile system I supppse 100 F-35 s now going cheap? More likely unit cost just went up https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49023115 Define "cheap"!😂. On the assumption that these aircraft have not yet been produced, let alone delivered, I think you may be right. Did Canada not also ditch the F-35 ? Allan Edited July 23, 2019 by Albeback52 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PLC1966 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, Albeback52 said: Define "cheap"!😂. On the assumption that these aircraft have not yet been produced, let alone delivered, I think you may be right. Did Canada not also ditch the F-35 ? Allan Yes but there is a line of thought that a Typhoon would fit the Canadian requirement better than the F-35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camper1 Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 5 hours ago, PLC1966 said: Yes but there is a line of thought that a Typhoon would fit the Canadian requirement better than the F-35 Would it not fit most of the other countries requirements as well? It's cheaper and you don't have to beg Lockheed Martin for spare parts or the maintenance computer codes. Also it's proven and doesn't have the defect list of the F35 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMK Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 10 hours ago, PLC1966 said: Yes but there is a line of thought that a Typhoon would fit the Canadian requirement better than the F-35 Maybe. But the Typhoon is now more expensive to buy than the Lightning (F-35 type). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junglierating Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Oooh who's gonna do a what if 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted August 2, 2019 Share Posted August 2, 2019 Seeing as the UK build the back end of every F-35,....... it would be nice if Mr. Trump & Boris could see their way to re directing the Turkish maintenance contract to the UK now! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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