Dude no critical component is being manufactured in other nations US is totally denying it...READ what that guy said>>We have done a lot of work on stealth in the past, we have made a few full sized mock ups of stealth aircraft, the BAE Replica being the most memorable. Yes it was made to show the yanks that we should have more of a part in the JSF program by showing them we could make our own stealth planes if necessary but still it was wholly indigenous. Our next gen of UCAV's we are developing are stealth as well.
Don't act dumb dude read what the hell he is trying to tell if a nation is completely able to make a stealth Jet why the hell would it waste money of EF2000 + BUYING JSF...
Are you blind? UK is able to make a stealth jet, but they don't have enough MONEY. You shouldn't type crap you don't know about.
Do you know how much USA spent developing F-22 Raptor?
60 billion dollars. Do you know how many countries are working together to make JSF and how much money they are pouring into it?
Wikipedia said:
The United Kingdom is the sole "Level 1" partner, contributing US$2.5 billion, about 10% of the development costs[59] under the 1995 Memorandum of Understanding that brought the UK into the project.[60] Level 2 partners are Italy, which is contributing US$1 billion; and the Netherlands, US$800 million. Level 3 partners are Canada, US$475 million; Turkey, US$195 million; Australia, US$144 million; Norway, US$122 million and Denmark, US$110 million. Israel and Singapore have joined as Security Cooperative Participants (SCP).
2.5 billion dollars times 10 =
25 billion dollars development cost for JSF, before anybody even buys it.
If you think it is so cheap to make a stealth fighter, why hasn't ANYBODY done it before, except USA?
If UK can't make stealth jets, why is it making
armed stealth UCAVs?
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/11/22/raf_overseas_outsource_outrage_taranis_robot_stealth_bomber/
Project Taranis, according to the MoD, will build an unmanned demonstrator the size of a small fighter jet. It will be stealthy, speedy, and able to "deploy a range of munitions over a number of targets."
Why is Rolls Royce helping make the engines for JSF if USA can do that alone?
Did you know Japan is making their own stealth fighter in case they don't buy F-22 or JSF ? Germany was designing their own stealth fighter during the Cold War?
You don't even know anything about UK's aviation industry do you? Ever heard of Vulcan, Victor, EE Lightning, Tornado, Blackburn Buccaneer, TSR 2, Harrier? Look them up and learn something before you tell people they are dumb.
You don't know how advanced Canada is (or was) either do you? Do you know about Avro Arrow, Canada's own advanced interceptor project started in 1959? Designed in the early 60s, it even had a FBW system.
Nobody is wasting money on EF-2000, it is arguably the best fighter in the world after F-22 and JSF. Did you know EF-2000's HUD is also fitted to F-22? That is how good it is.
You think EF costs as much as JSF to develop? Italy, Germany and UK alone made EF. JSF has 9 partner countries, 10 if you count USA!
Shiny if UK was capable of making why did u opt for JSF???Answer should be precise brief and with facts...and why did u go for an expensive EF2000 along with JSF fairly should have invested in one stealth Fighter branded Made in UK...saving lots of Pounds Sterling instead of asking US to get u on board for sharing some of the crucial technology that so far US has denied if u were capable of Making a stealth why ask for US to share some imp tech regarding JSF with you, u have ur own don't U???...Yeah i expected lol u got ur 2 thanks just today after being a captain for how many days?lol
YOU won't accept the facts, so who the hell are you to ask him these stupid questions that others have already answered, like SSGPA1? You called him stupid when he answered, are you going to call Shiny Capstar stupid when he answers too? Even though he is a captain who served in Afghanistan?
NO, YOU are being the dumbass here, nobody else.
You think a stealth fighter costs the same to develop as EF? LOL.