Good question.
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That will be another opportunity for criticism of the jet’s continuously rising cost
FA commentators would have simply recommended replacing every plane the Danes have with an A10 and calling it day.
I read a lot of blogs and stuff so I know things!
This is clearly the wrong decision. The F-35 scores extremely poorly in the relevant “Internet armchair generals who read that one article once and likes the jet with the big gun that goes BRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPPTTTT” category. Its just science!
Yes, it is under par relative to previous gen planes.
they are a member of NATO which makes buying american sort of mandatory
There is money involved
Instead of quoting a blogger for gawker, why don’t you read the actual evaluation and learn about the due diligence Denmark put in to this.
Oh yes, bring on the internet scholars who know more about what the Danish Air Force needs then the Danish Air Force!
Not surprising in the least. It’s an excellent plane on paper, just needs to get sorted out in real life.
They spent several years and around €20m coming to this decision.
The a-10 would fail this test in a contested battlefield the rest is a setup for the A-10 to win. If they want to fund it separately than that’s fine. http://jerryofgarcia.kinja.com/fairchild-a-10…
Except it is broke.
Exactly!
So, O Wise One, enlighten us as to the human rights and forward-thinking paradise Russia is...
Oh goodie, here come the Putinbots and the butthurt Russian expats who escape to the west either because it has better opportunities or to launder money, but still hold loyalties to the dictator.
Three men are sitting in Russian prison shortly after the Russian Grand Prix. The 2nd man turns to the other two and asks them why they are there.
There was no technological alternative.