Binzy_BoiMar 21

I will never understand what the hell went through Trudeau’s mind when he thought going through with the F-35 deal was a good move.

He literally told Canadians that the Liberals would never go ahead with buying F-35s, and then trapped us into this predicament by going back on his word when it was clear as day how hilariously unreliable the aircraft were.

Show threadCanadaPlusMar 22
They’re exceptionally reliable, and better than anything else at what they do. He went back on this word because he was actually put into rooms with airforce experts who made that clear, and he didn’t expect the US to turn evil.
Show threadBCsven6d ago
I thought they said the F35s were terriblly expensive to maintain per hour of flying. Things can seem reliable in air if most of their time is on the ground getting replacement parts, and adjustments, but that quickly can lose a war by expenses.
Show threadCanadaPlus

Nope, you’re probably thinking of the F-22. The F-35 got it back down to reasonable hanger time and care, at the cost of a long, multi-trillion dollar development period.

Per the other commenter the Gripen is a bit cheaper yet, but that’s because it’s built like a 70’s car or something. All off-the-shelf parts combined in obvious ways. The cost of that is it shows up to radar like a 70’s car. It’s basically just a very different aircraft for doing different things.

Mar 22 at 5:32pmWeb