[AnotherUnixGeek]

Looks like India doesn't like what it's seeing of the new Russian stealth aircraft they're supposed to eventually buy. As the article notes, it might not be in the US interest to sell the F-35 to India (and I seem to remember there was a special, more sophisticated variant we aren't selling to anyone, which sounds like a good idea). But I hope the Obama administration has actually consulted with the military to determine this, and isn't simply ignoring a possible partner with money to spend for the F-35, as well as a chance to build stronger ties with India.

[DIRTYSECRET]

We don’t need India. They need us. Think China and Pakistan.

[USNBandit]

If you’ve ever been up close enough to check out the fit and finish on Russian aircraft, the idea of a stealthy Russian fighter is hard to fathom.

[diogenes ghost]

One; selling, or trying to sell, arms to India is not a good way to advance a companies business. Just getting in the door to answer a request for bids is fraught with danger.

Two; the article oversells the F-35, and especially the F-35B, bigtime. Given a choice between the top fighters currently available and F-35B, few, if any, countries would pick the F-35B. Most would also shun the other variants. Bird in the hand and all that.

[yarddog]

I have had a distaste for India ever since William F. Buckley said they took aid packages from American and marked the U.S. out and labeled them as from the USSR.

To my surprise, former ambassador to India, Daniel Moynihan confirmed that they did exactly that. What total ingrates!

[Yo-Yo]

Also posted here.

[PapaBear3625]

Or maybe they just don’t trust the Indians to not have Russian and Chinese engineers crawling all over the F35.

[this_ol_patriot]

Pic of the best stealth fighter in the world.

Send 50 mil per to my bank account in the Caymans.