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Originally Posted by Reaves
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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America did develop it on it's own. This type of aircraft stealth technology is a product of American firms from over two decades of development. Most of these allied nations are barely getting in the game. I am happy many nations are ponying up the dough with the USA to make it an affordable reality. And adding some technological value to it. But lets be honest about where the stealth application technology comes from.
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Originally Posted by Skybird
Australia:
population 20.5 million
Indonesia:
population 191 million
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Yep. Bad choice of words on my part. I didn't intend to speak of any population size or land mass. Instead I should have used the term militarily insignificant.