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Old 28th Mar 2011, 08:32
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Mr C Hinecap
 
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If you don't understand the differences in how we are 'buying' the F-35, then you won't understand why this is apples and oranges.

We are 'buying' a number of flying hours per year - we are 'contracting for availability' rather than buying the aircraft. It is in effect a lease. It is incredibly complex and I only ever scratched the surface of it, but it is a totally new way of doing business. Compared to the cost of re-working Typhoon into something similar, it is a lot less effort for far more return of investment.
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