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Originally Posted by jasonturbo
With the F-35 running way over budget, no different than what the US constantly deals with when it comes to advanced military equipment, shit always ends up over budget. I'm pretty sure everyone under estimates all of those projects on purpose knowing that at the true cost it would never be approved.
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But in addition they delayed full deployment to 2018 at this time, meaning they could push to the projected CF-18 retirement date of 2020. The F-35 is going into Compass card levels of overpayment, while cheaper options are readily available and proven.
Dassault has offered its Rafale at a cost that's nearly half of what an F-35 is worth (literally 2:1 buying power), with options to have the plane fully produced in Canada, meaning it can open up a job pool and millions in economic growth. In addition, a new procurement plan is being tabled because of the ballooning costs, after opposition found out about it.
Canada's flying antiques, do we really need stealth and a plane that was simulated to lose to F-16s for patrolling the Arctic?