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British eye candy, enjoy ! 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIEQgBKXkME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIEQgBKXkME
So does this . . .
"IAF looking for second stealth fighter squadron"
http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=258666
. . . mean that we will get breathless stories from the usual sources that this increase in the total number of F-35s produced will lower the price?
Because they would be all over a story if a nation cancelled or reduced an order and lowered the production run.
All over that story like stink on doggy-doo.
Right? Because the Japanese buy was so well covered, so well explained.
"IAF looking for second stealth fighter squadron"
http://www.jpost.com/Defense/Article.aspx?id=258666
. . . mean that we will get breathless stories from the usual sources that this increase in the total number of F-35s produced will lower the price?
Because they would be all over a story if a nation cancelled or reduced an order and lowered the production run.
All over that story like stink on doggy-doo.
Right? Because the Japanese buy was so well covered, so well explained.
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aesop081
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Just saw this a few minutes ago.......No big deal i would think.
http://elpdefensenews.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/letter-from-ig-for-coming-f-35-program.html
http://elpdefensenews.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/letter-from-ig-for-coming-f-35-program.html
CDN Aviator said:
Saw that too. Agreed routine stuff . . . keep in mind ELP is one Eric Palmer an ex USAF type who is a hardcore F-35 hater. He's in Australia now and posts his F-35 opinions from there.
He's the guy who wrote the now infamous line
"The U.S. Navy F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) known as the F-35C is at serious risk of never being able to land aboard an aircraft carrier"
that got so much airplay before it could be deflated as typical hysteria.
But he has a right to write whatever stuff he wants to. He gets routinely fisked from people who actually fly and fight or flew or fought fighter aircraft.
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Lt. Col. Eric Smith, the 58th Fighter Squadron director of operations, undergoes a computerized helmet test prior to stepping to the F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter for its first-ever training sortie March 6 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. Smith is the first Air Force pilot qualified to fly the F-35. The helmet is tested with a computer before each sortie.
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Nice article that points out both why Canada should buy the F-35 and why the Government hasn't done the greatest of jobs in selling the plane to the public.
More at the link -> The 5G Argument
More at the link -> The 5G Argument
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Security experts say China hacked secret F-35 fighter jet plans from BAE Systems
Sunday, March 11, 2012
http://www.terminalx.org/2012/03/security-experts-say-china-hacked.html
The Sunday Times
Chinese spies hacked into computers belonging to BAE Systems, Britain's biggest defence company, to steal details about the design, performance and electronic systems of the West's latest fighter jet, senior security figures have disclosed.
The Chinese exploited vulnerabilities in BAE's computer defences to steal vast amounts of data on the $300 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a multinational project to create a plane that will give the West air supremacy for years to come, according to the sources.
The hacking attack has prompted fears that the fighter jet's advanced radar capabilities could have been compromised.
Details of the attack on BAE have been a closely guarded secret within Britain's intelligence community since it was first uncovered nearly three years ago. But they were disclosed by a senior BAE executive during a private dinner in London for cyber security experts late last year.
One of those present said: "The BAE man said that for 18 months, Chinese cyber attacks had taken place against BAE and had managed to get hold of plans of one of its latest fighters."
more on link
Sunday, March 11, 2012
http://www.terminalx.org/2012/03/security-experts-say-china-hacked.html
The Sunday Times
Chinese spies hacked into computers belonging to BAE Systems, Britain's biggest defence company, to steal details about the design, performance and electronic systems of the West's latest fighter jet, senior security figures have disclosed.
The Chinese exploited vulnerabilities in BAE's computer defences to steal vast amounts of data on the $300 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a multinational project to create a plane that will give the West air supremacy for years to come, according to the sources.
The hacking attack has prompted fears that the fighter jet's advanced radar capabilities could have been compromised.
Details of the attack on BAE have been a closely guarded secret within Britain's intelligence community since it was first uncovered nearly three years ago. But they were disclosed by a senior BAE executive during a private dinner in London for cyber security experts late last year.
One of those present said: "The BAE man said that for 18 months, Chinese cyber attacks had taken place against BAE and had managed to get hold of plans of one of its latest fighters."
more on link
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And speaking of small circles.......Daily Telegraph
Apparently "cats and traps"even especially when they employ some sort of novel high tech kit like emals.
Back to Plan A (or should that be Plan B as in F35B).....
Apparently "cats and traps"
Back to Plan A (or should that be Plan B as in F35B).....
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Fantino's comments look like the beginning of the end. Anyone else getting deja-vu from the EH-101?
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20120313/fantino-fighter-jets-120313/
http://www.ctv.ca/CTVNews/TopStories/20120313/fantino-fighter-jets-120313/
<shrug> I'm gonna stick with my long held opinion- we should have tendered it. In an ideal world we'd have the money to buy this much plane, but we don't. We don't need the new off the lot Cadillac when there are 4.5 or 4.75 gen fighters out there that will satisfy Canada's requirements as well or nearly as well without emphasizing capabilities we don't realistically need, and without reducing the number of airframes we get due to exorbitant price. I'd love to see us have some, don't get me wrong, but the opportunity cost seems too high.
or . . . this + the Canada sponsored meeting of foreign buyers looks more like the pre negotiating prepare the ground moves.
The intended audience is LochMart. Sending them some messages, putting them on notice.
Negotiations can be so much fun.
The intended audience is LochMart. Sending them some messages, putting them on notice.
Negotiations can be so much fun.
Colin Parkinson
Army.ca Myth
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So if Canada opens up a competition that sets a ceiling on price and number of airframes required, will the opposition back off? Or will they just look at the new stick and starting beating on the government for changing it's mind
