The Portuguese Air Force is no longer expected to acquire the 5th generation F-35 fighter from Lockheed Martin, all due to the review of the US position towards NATO.

  • Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 hours ago

    Even business-wise and strictily obbeying the contract conditions, paying 500 million for nothing still makes more business sense that paying billions for what will become inactive-plane-shaped pieces of metal if Canada ever needs to defend itself against the only country that geographically is in a position of actually invading it.

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      4 hours ago

      Or, just ignore it, pay 0, and see if the US has the stones to try and do anything about it.

      Spoiler, we dont.