I don’t see why not. Japan won’t turn on us ever again. And if they do, we can always just nuke em again.
Too soon?
And anyone that has ever dealt with the Pentagon understands why it won't happen.
If the perfumed princes fought land battles as ferociously as they fight their turf wars the US would be invincible.
Everyone else’s stuff can’t touch even F35s. Yes, the program had problems, but per public media they’ve been sorted out. See https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/defense/2018-04-20/f-35-program-completes-last-developmental-test-flight
Well, that’s except for some of our newest stuff. What, people think toilet seats really cost $5k each and our scientists haven’t kept working (even under Obama)?! LOL.
To be fair, I haven’t been involved for over a decade so this is just supposition. But I do know how to read contrails, for example donughts on a rope contrails.
I’m glad Reagan decided to build a few more B1 bombers.
Think about it...
It would be great either way. The F-35 is a boondoggle nightmare money pit. Good demonstrator of everything wrong with fedgov.
Yes, it’s that friken bad.
For this baby boomer there’s gonna be a mental pause seeing a squad of top line fighters with meatballs on their wings.
Japan??? “...technology transfer...”
Sorry, but I remember Toshiba’s transferring of our submarine propeller design to the Soviets in the 1980-90’s. Japan has proven itself untrustworthy in protecting our defense technology in search of the almighty Yen.
OK I’m an elephant with a long memory....I never forget.......I never forgive either.....
This is a great idea, and would produce a great nexr-gen air supremacy fighter for less cost to the US.
I wonder if Trump’s common sense might overcome the certain opposition to this...
Technologically given to Japan often finds it’s way to Red China. Not good, the Japanese can not be trusted with our military secrets.
The sale would make a big dent in the trade deficit
Why screw around with buicks when you can sell F-22’s
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