We've narrowed it down to these two, which should we get? I'm leaning towards the Gripen E, they're cheaper and Swedes have already proven to be more reliable than burgers when it comes to military procurements.
>>61978748Get the Gripen, the Burgers may suddenly decide that the f-16’s you bought should go to Israel instead.
>>61978748F16s obviously
>>61978748You MUST support our military industrial complex or see what happens
Buy the Gripen E and have them to be made in our factory :)
>>61978748What does it say in the bottom about F35s? You should get those
>>61978749Are you capable of posting without mentioning Jews or Israel at all, """briton"""?
>buying planes from somalians and jeetssmart countries buy chinese, a single pakistani j10 makes indian airspace a pakistani ones.
>>61978748Isnt gripen c the newest? either way please please buy
>>61978755>Pakistan ever winning anything ever
>>61978753Americans won't sell them to us for geopolitical reasons, but they'll still offer reheated leftovers like the Block 70 F-16 and F-15EX (made by Boeing).Neither of which is as affordable up front or in lifetime maintenance cycles as the Gripen E.
>>61978756>Isnt gripen c the newest?Are you really Swedish?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_JAS_39_Gripen#Variants
>>61978759I tried! :/
>>61978748Gripen is a giant question mark, leased but rarely bought and never by anyone seeing combat.F-16 is among the most proven platforms in aircraft history.
>>61978761We've already dominated Chinese fighters in earlier exercises using the Gripen.>that's not real combatNeither is shooting down Cold War era Syrian MiGs with an F/A-18 Superhornet.
Could have sworn we already bought the Gripens. Is this about a second purchase or did I remember wrong?
>>61978763Second purchase. We have Gripen C/D, but not E.
Might as well get what's cheap. You'll probably never need them anyways
>>61978748The only reason to buy from america was their powerful sway over other countries now it's fading and waiting years for a delivery + the political conditions that come with it isn't worth it
>>61978748Gay. You buy mil equipment based on who give biggest goodboy point It's not like we will ever actually use it. If china ever chimpout they are US problem.
>>61978764Maybe the F16V then? Buy fewer if price is an issue? We have way more old-F16 pilots and experience>>61978765>>61978767The realistic scenarios are Myanmar war spillover or sudden Cambodian chimpout
>>61978768myanmar and cambodia are both backward ww2-tier country. even super tucano would be enough.
>>61978769There's no kill like overkill :)
>>61978769Myanmar still operates MiGs that would obliterate a propeller plane.
>>61978769Dont talk shit about my beloved myanmar
>>61978771>*vietnam war-tierDo the US still sell F4?\>>61978772No offense, they have massive opportunity to rival viet but they squander it by being complete retards.
>>61978758>geopolitical reasons, That tends to happen when you buy chinese submarines, chinese frigates, chinese tanks and chinese IFVs.
>>61978748Who the fuck would invade Thailand?
>>61978775Ladyboy enjoyers.
>>61978748The JAS since Sweden actually lets you buy them
>>61978749>>61978754
>>61984771>4/5 stars on AmazonIs this an oriental insult?
>>61978748 >>61977867 (OP) F-16 >No need to rely on limp dick Swedes, half the world away, that will promptly forget about you when SHTF. >Able to work many different scenarios to fit your AA/AG needs >Cheaper to buy as a package. Don't need to negotiate separate license agreements for any crucial part, like engines, or radars, with third parties. Nor do you need to figure out which 3rd party you will buy weapons from. >Much better support options. Whether that's maintenance, training or upgrading. You and 20 other nations can share experience. > Super reliable 12 000 hour engines >US airmen get 200-250 flight hours a year with these things. > Get invited to train with the US >You don't need high schoolers to service the plane. There are plenty of people and it's easy to train them. >You don't need the take off from highways meme. >Even then it's doable, but why would you ???
>>61978761That's mostly due to the Gripen targeting the discount market and the discount market is such because they don't see regular combat.
>>61978774Then why offer anything at all?
