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Originally Posted by Takeda Shingen
Unlike the Israeli arrangement for the state-of-the-art JSF, they're actually paying for them. As Bilge Rat said, the Saudi air force is a practially a joy-riding school for the wealthy, and to echo TLAM, let them have it.
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Israel may not be purchasing 60 billion worth of stuff but they are going to be shelling out some millions.
As much as I dislike the F-35 it will be our primary breadwinner for military export for a long time.
To be honest with the economy the way it is. It would take SA being near the level of Iran before I would say no fully to this. Because when the factories burn the midnight oil to make these they create jobs also around them. From the mines that hire more to extract more ore to the McDonald's hiring more to handle increased activity.
Increased exports along with strategic stimulus packages designed directly to get people to work instead of just keeping people employeed would instantly generate more Tax revenue for cash strapped states.