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OT: World Politics

Cal Gal said:
Saw thst earlier today. Be interesting to see what they end up with. Speculation?
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Anyone looking to get out of the F-35 program is basically deciding to skip 5th gen aircraft altogether. You're choosing between the Gripen, which is pretty much the cheapest 4.5th gen you're going to find on the market, or the Rafale. Both are excellent planes and as long as you're not looking at taking on someone with stealth, are more than enough. Both are considered to be at least equal to the Su-35 (Russia's best airframe they'll actually deploy in numbers), and most sources I've seen consider them better. Russia doesn't produce enough Su-57's for it to be a major concern imo.

So as long as Portugal doesn't end up fighting against the US or China, either is fine until the Tempest or FCAS are ready for orders in 10-15 yrs.
 
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