The SC
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A few of the B V/STOL will also be nice to have..I see absolutely no reason for Saudiya not to get the F-35. She's been one of the top US economic partners for over half a century. What's the first country visited by firstly elected US presidents the last 3 times, or more?
The days of Israel taking temper tantrums are over. Ba- bye.
Not only get them, but get them in huge numbers AND, at a very reasonable price. No more top dollar rates, considering all the recent arms purchases.
$65 million per AC for 110 aircraft of the next batch that will have more of the bugs worked out (with an option for 100 more), 10 simulators, the entire package of weapons, training pilots and maintenance and a commitment to upgrade the software as it progresses in time.
Try to negotiate for the C model as it appears that will be the better of the trio.
This will ruffle some people's feathers, lol. @The SC
The problem is, This is the first time I see KSA wanting the F-35..it has never showed any interest for the plane before.. hope the news is real!.. KSA do not operate any single engine fighter, that is another problem..but that can be compensated by the huge power of the F-35 engine..So there are pros and cons.. but in the end short of being able to get the F-22 or the Chinese J-20.. the F-35 seems to be a very good option.. And who doesn't want to get such a sophisticated stealth fighter anyway?