06-20-07, 12:44 AM
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The Old Man 
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Location: Melbourne, Australia
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Originally Posted by Sea Demon
The USA doesn't admit to it either, but it's painfully obvious why the U.S. has shifted such huge amounts of naval assets to the Pacific. And why U.S. allies in the Pacific are getting these nice goodies from the USA. (ie F-35, Aegis ships, SM-3, etc.)
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In October 2002 Australia committed to provide $150 million for development of the F-35.
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America probably could have developed it on your own but it's called a joint strike fighter because several countries are involved in development of it. Including Canada IIRC. It will be our answer to the Eurofighter. I'm certain we have added more funding than the original amount quoted above. These things always blow out of budget.
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