I told ya that the F-35B would be the best seller of the models on the foreign market. via AOL.
Singapore is expected to announce sometime in the next 10 days that it plans to buy its first squadron --12 planes -- of some 75 of Lockheed Martin's F-35Bs, further bolstering what had been the flagging fortunes of the world's most expensive conventional weapon system.You want the truth about the F-35?
China is saving the program.
If China had been more strategic about displaying its new stealth jets...if they had been more reasonable when it came to flexing its muscles against smaller nations...if they had been willing to negotiate over island claims then everyone would be willing to concentrate on other things and let their armed forces wither.
Instead they've started an arms race.
SIDENOTE: A few more buys of the "B" model and you'll see a flip that few saw coming. By virtue of numbers alone the "B" will become less expensive than the "C". Everyone is always pointing to the "B" model for cancellation but if the US Navy is the only buyer of that model and they're willing to wait then maybe a reconsideration should be made....Fewer carriers will mean that the Marines can skip the need to fill carrier aviation slots so no need to buy the "C" model either.
