Japan says it may cancel plans to buy F-35 jets from US if prices rise

[(1VB)freels]

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/02/29/japan-says-it-may-cancel-plans-to-buy-f-35-jets-from-us-if-prices-rise/

These are being tested at the base that I am at here in the Good ole US of A!!!

[Netherlander]

Isn't this the jet in which pilots would pass-out because they pulled too much G-force?

[Coligny]

Isn't this the jet in which pilots would pass-out because they pulled too much G-force?

That would be nearly any jet older than the F14A...

[wuchan]

the US will raise prices, Japan will cancel the order and then say "look at all the money we cut off the budget! We are so good at politiks!"

[matsuki]

the US will raise prices, Japan will cancel the order and then say "look at all the money we cut off the budget! We are so good at politiks!"

Indeed, only "we Japanese" can understand our unique need for these kinds of moves in politix.

[Coligny]

We got cheap stuff that workz if they need:



Dirka-Dirka battul-proven too...

[waruta]

Isn't this the jet in which pilots would pass-out because they pulled too much G-force?

This is the one that was grounded forever along with the F-22 I think cause of the oxygen generator/hose issue where it was gassing it's own pilots.

[cstaylor]

We got cheap stuff that workz if they need:



Dirka-Dirka battul-proven too...

Dealer-prep includes handy white flags...

[Level3]

Or maybe the US just doesn't really want to sell them, because within 1 week of handing over the keys, the Chinese will have copies of everything from the blueprints to software.

(I dream of inventing something important enough that China will send some hot spy babe to sleep with me so she can copy my hard drive every week... but it'll never happen, dammit.)

[Coligny]

Dealer-prep includes handy white flags...

[IparryU]

he said white flags... the face in the middle can stay... but that red shit needs to go.