I also would have thought that ownership of a strike aircraft by a friendly nation which contributed to the devlopment of that aircraft would have alloed full access to all aspects of that aircraft including software.
I wonder when the next defence review happens will all this be taken into account by many European nations and they suddenly discover JSF isn't up to spec or is to expensive for what they are getting?
Interesting since the EADS descision to pull out of KC-X new life has been breathed into A400M
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