@emptywheel It's extremely unlikely that the US will ever export the F-22; there are difficult statutory problems to overcome.
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@drfarls@emptywheel I thought the tooling for the F-22 was destroyed and restarting production would be impracticable. -
@polarscribe@emptywheel It's not impossible, but it would be very expensive. LockMart has moved on to the F-35. -
@drfarls@emptywheel And I suppose, frankly, that if you're going to spend that much on a super fighter
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@emptywheel it's not the kind of thing to be sold, F22's history and actual status are quite peculiarThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel And don't forget the French trying to sell their RafalesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel ding ding we have a winnerThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@emptywheel One might almost pity the poor assholes charged with selling the Edsel of the Sky -
@red_mercer@emptywheel I pity the civillians in their "test range"
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