Comments by "Tams80" (@tams805) on "Tempest: What the next-generation fighter could mean for UK air power" video.

  1. Italy have a strong defence industry.
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  2. Yes we have. The last abandonment was the TSR-2, which was in the 60s.
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  3. They still are, but they're only really interested in the software and systems militarily, and they've only been asked if they can contribute industrially in that capacity.
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  4. Eh. They've sold F-35s to the UK, Italy, and Japan (with some domestic contribution and work in each case). They also have no interceptor to offer. They also know that the Japanese still remember that they weren't sold the F-22 and are still quite upset about that.
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  5. I very much doubt the US want to sabotage Tempest. They have already got many countries buying the F-35, they want allies to have their own capabilities and be less reliant, and they know the Japanese are still unhappy about not being able to buy the F-22. They also have nothing to offer. Now, the FCAS that France, Germany, and Spain are working on... perhaps, but knowing the French, they're probably too busy putting spanners in the works of FCAS itself.
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