NutLoose,
Seeing as the UK still has the second largest Aerospace industry on the planet, that is a silly argument that you make.
BAE Systems design teams are the very folk designing the F-35, and have been since before the choice between the Boeing monstrosity and the F-35 was made, both in the US and the UK.
It's not a purely US affair, it is partly designed and built in the UK with a substantial BAES workshare in airframe and avionics, and a whole host of other UK companies also fully involved in the design, engineering and production of it.
Last edited by pr00ne; 9th Jul 2012 at 21:45.