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Old 13th Jan 2020, 08:37
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Asturias56
 
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"Except the Koreans, Japanese and Australians."

They're all 300-4500 kms away and not even the most gungho LM fan reckons an F-35 can make those distances. Plus I doubt the Singaporean's worry about them.

Their priorities are Malaysia, Indonesia and maybe Thailand - I don't think they want to get into a face-off with China

Buying the B model not only gives them dispersal options but also allows them to cross-operate with a range of other navies if they want to.
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