Comments by "Valen Ron" (@valenrn8657) on "PilotPhotog" channel.

  1.  @BLY99  F-35A Block 3F Lot 14's fly-away per unit cost is under $80 million dollars. F-35 export customers are NOT buying older USAF's pre-Block 3F builds!
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  2.  @MrRouxs  F-35A = "Hornet with a turbo". F-35's stealth is an addition of "Hornet with a turbo".
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  3.  @pandaDotDragon  Nope, F-35A Block 3F = "Hornet with a turbo". Swiss Hornets are 9 G-rated with very high AoA.
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  4.  @MrRouxs  The claim "The Rafale has both better flight range and combat range than the F-35" is false.
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  5.  @MrRouxs  The old Rafale C F3-R's $68 million cost doesn't include AESA radar and related avionics upgrades. Please cite per unit cost for Rafale C F4.1 and F4.2 varaints.
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  6.  @MrRouxs  >And it's what the US army wants from that plane US Army does NOT operate F-35A. USAF separates "air superiority" and "air dominance" roles.
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  7.  @MrRouxs  F-35A's per unit $78 million costs is for Lot 14 Block 3F which includes AESA radar and related avionics. You shouldn't compare Rafale C F3 (without AESA radar)'s per-unit cost against F-35A Block 3F. F-35A Block 3F is competing against Rafale C F4.1/F4.2.
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