That's for training the QE sailors in handling fightres on deck. Neither the RN nor RAF have experience flying F-35Bs unto aircraft carriers. So US marines fly to QE first to train QE crew so that later British F-35s can practice later with already fully trained QE crews.
I am in favor of India buying a squadron of F-35s if it is available for sale to India.
So that Americans can shut an entire squadron with just a switch if we deviate from their interests
Can we request to remove that switch before we buy?
If that switch exists even for their closest allies why would they remove it for us?
It looks like France is the only one who is sincerely working with India on Kaveri project, so the Rafale is done deal as far as 125-aircraft tender is concerned. But I was thinking, it will be good to have a dozen or so F-35s as well because it is perhaps the most modern multi-role aircraft in the market at the moment. I do agree with you though; the switch has to go.
The new rules of US : using their own planes on foreign vessels.....
Nigga why do you post petty shit? You do know know how many times Rafales have taken off the US carriers and vice versa on SH aircraft on French carriers. Its called being allies and working together.
Anyways the plane is too costly and too risky for Americans to give to a country with Russian SAMs and A/Cs
This is an entirely debunked myth. Do you have any evidence for this claim? Bugs and listening devices sure; but kill switches, no proof yet.
I just say the truth.
I used switch as a metaphor and not in a literal sense
Yes, the Japanese need the USMC F-35B to operate from their carrier while they wait for their aircraft to arrive. Much like IAF pilots are training on French Rafale.
The poors.....Poland could receive its first four F-35As in 2024
Warsaw would have a full squadron of 16 F-35As, support equipment and spare parts available in 2026, when Lockheed expects its air force to achieve initial operational capability with the stealthy type. A full mission simulator facility will also be established in the country.
A second squadron of aircraft will be delivered by 2030, Lockheed says. Warsaw earlier this year confirmed its intention to acquire 32 F-35As as replacements for its RAC MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-22 fleets.
While only small parts of the F-35, such as landing gear, ammunition and F135 engine components are currently being produced in Poland, Ulmer says there is room to expand Polish industrial involvement.
"We are constantly looking for supply chain and there are some opportunities for new partners with cheaper costs and better quality [of products]," he says. "Technology transfer opportunities are associated with sustainment of Polish air force F-16s, F-35s and C-130s, enhancing training of pilots and maintainers, advancement in space technologies, co-operation in research and development and advancement in UAS [unmanned air system] technologies."
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lockheed-outlines-f-35-production-plan-for-poland-460644/
The F-35 era has come!
There was no one on the island, it was for removing the cover of vegetation concealing their movement.USAF F-35As and F-15Es Flatten ISIS "Infested" Island In Iraq With 80K Pounds Of Bombs
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...ested-island-in-iraq-with-80k-pounds-of-bombs
1) The polish F35 are the US model. No accomodation, unlike the Indian Rafale (for a total of 1.6 billion !!!) .
