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U.S. officials also complained about the length of time it’s taking for the Carney government to decide whether it will continue with the full purchase of the F-35 stealth fighter.

I hope we don't. We don't want to rely on equipment supplied by a hostile power who are prone to throwing temper tantrums and may just shut off our equipment in a fit of anger.

It’s been over a year since the review was ordered, and while the military aspect was completed quickly, the consideration of industrial benefits and the advantages of switching the Swedish-manufactured Gripen fighter have left the file in limbo.

Gripen and Sweden all the way. Gripens are cheaper, more suited to our ecology, don't have remote off switches, and aren't enriching a hostile nation. Sweden has been a good friend, unlike the USA. Gripen.

"The Canadian government’s delays and lack of transparency around its ongoing F-35 review are just one example of the prioritization of politics over our shared responsibility for North America’s defence," said the U.S. official. "The [U.S.] welcomes a rapid conclusion to this review."

The conclusion should be a huge middle finger to the USA. All y'all Down South prioritized politics when you threatened Canada's sovereignty not once, but multiple times.

Maybe it's time to exit NORAD. The biggest threat to Canada isn't the paper tiger of Russia. It's our supposed "ally".

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[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Fancy toys don’t win wars. Equipment that can be produced cheaply in high volume in the country that uses it wins wars.

It wasn’t the Wunderwaffe that won WWII, it was quantities of cheap and reliable American equipment.

The F35 is a fancy toy.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 days ago

We just increased defence spending… and again, the f35 program doesn’t make sense anymore.

Iran can shoot them down apparently. So the stealth is meh.

We can’t fully maintain them here, despite being an incredibly close alliance for nearly 100 years.

They don’t want to use our raw materials, where competing bids are good for the goose and the gander.

So yeah, fuck the f35.