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Old 3rd Apr 2012, 19:46
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Fox3WheresMyBanana
 
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Judging from the Sweetman piece, the yanks are assuming big foreign orders in FY18+, but the delayed testing will delay decisions, which will likely delay production still further. Since elections are due in many partner Nations in 2015/6, it will be hard to keep to any kind of schedule. Then economics will likely force a couple of nations out, and a couple more will need replacements earlier than F-35 will be available.
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