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Old 13th Jul 2016, 08:25
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The F-35B lift fan is a R-R product, but it is produced by a US subsidiary.

The US ITAR regulations limit what defense-related technology can be provided to foreign governments. So foreign F-35 customers are not provided the best avionics/radars/ etc available. Of course, this does not prevent F-35 customers like Israel from developing their own avionic systems that might be better.
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