Eurofighter Replacement?

buffnut453 said:

Well...it depends on the topic of discussion. The level of partnership in the F-35 programme is different from the partnership tiering for general technology transfer. Frankly, I'd be surprised if Canada wasn't tier 1 for the latter...but these days I'm accustomed to being surprised.

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BiffF15 said:

Source?

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GTX said:

The only things in place that would come close to what you are suggesting are the following:

• AUKUS Treaty
• United Kingdom / United States of America Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty
• Australia-U.S. Treaty on Defence Trade Cooperation
• Canadian Exemption under ITAR
• Five Eyes

None of which specifically provide for any special treatment in terms of the F-35. In fact both the UK and Australian treaties specifically exempt the F-35 from consideration because of the separate multi-national status of the F-35 program.

Therefore, I once again call the statement that "Only UK and Australia are Tier 1 US technology transfer partners. Everyone else gets degraded F-35s" as utter garbage.

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Macandy said:

You're 100% wrong, but don't sweat it.

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Macandy said:

Your understanding of technology transfers is very 1 dimensional.

US-UK-AUS are in an exclusive top tier that doesn't share

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GTX said:

So prove me wrong with facts! I have lived and breathed the F-35 program for about 15yrs and have also been heavily involved with ITAR and other export controls. I am quite comfortable in my position.

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Macandy said:

You're 100% wrong, but don't sweat it.

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Snautzer01 said:

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pbehn said:

I have only spent a total of 2 hours in the USA (Anchorage Alaska), I have however looked at a map. If push comes to shove the USA would make any and all tech available to Canada and possibly merge capabilities as the allies did in 1914-18 France, depending of course on circumstance, sharing a land border is important in these things, sharing two even more so.

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Thumpalumpacus said:

Not to mention sharing a similar political and ideological outlook.

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SaparotRob said:

Beauty, eh?

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Thumpalumpacus said:

Look, I just want cheaper Moosehead.

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GrauGeist said:

What, no love for Molson or Labatt's?

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