upnorth Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 This news broke in the last day or so and I was a bit surprized by it as I figured the Czech air force might just go for the Saab Gripen E and F to replace their C and D models: https://english.radio.cz/governments-plan-purchase-f-35s-best-decision-could-have-been-made-says-expert-8756726 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vlamgat9 Posted July 22, 2022 Share Posted July 22, 2022 19 minutes ago, upnorth said: This news broke in the last day or so and I was a bit surprized by it as I figured the Czech air force might just go for the Saab Gripen E and F to replace their C and D models: https://english.radio.cz/governments-plan-purchase-f-35s-best-decision-could-have-been-made-says-expert-8756726 Would need a serious increase in defence budget, or else they’ll be buying a handful at most. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upnorth Posted July 22, 2022 Author Share Posted July 22, 2022 14 minutes ago, Vlamgat9 said: Would need a serious increase in defence budget, or else they’ll be buying a handful at most. The article says they're hoping for around 24 aircraft, enough to make two squadrons. Given the geographic position of the Czech Republic and what's going on in Ukraine, a way will be found to make it happen if it means enough to NATO to have F-35s permanently stationed in the region. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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