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submitted 1 day ago by rekabis@lemmy.ca to c/canada@lemmy.ca

The F-35 is a poison pill for Canadian defence sovereignty against a hostile America. We cannot win against an invasion, but with the Gripen we can make it a phyrric victory for them.

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[-] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago

What bullshit, they can't even keep them in the air. Massive cost overruns, budgets ballooning exponentially, capabilities advertised unavailable, 50% availability means while our enemies are blowing the shit out of us they are stuck in the hanger being paper-weights. Look it up yourself, they won't have advertised capability until 2035. They are also rusting on the tarmac, how will that work for stealth, lol. Fuck the F35 i'd rather have a fighter that can fly and perform as advertised. Look up all it's problems yourself, they are numerous.

[-] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

The paper pointed out that the F-35A, the variant being purchased by Canada, achieved a full mission-capable rate of only 36 per cent in 2023.

[-] FreeBooteR69@lemmy.ca 3 points 23 hours ago
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