Comments by "VisibilityFoggy" (@VisibilityFoggy) on "Passenger EJECTED from Fighter-jet!!" video.

  1.  @deaddoll1361  - This is simply not true. Dassault (the manufacturer of the Rafale) certified that its avionics systems could not comply with the Five Eyes treaty. That is why it was taken out of consideration for both the Australian and Canadian air arms. It has nothing to do with anyone "undermining" anyone else. In Canada, Dassault even voluntarily removed itself from the competition. Also, Australia invested in the development program of the F-35 and, as a result, is allowed to manufacture certain components domestically, creating jobs. Finally, acquiring the F-35A would open up the option for the Royal Australian Navy to purchase STOVL 'B' variants for its Canberra-class ships in the future if the decision is made to arm the Navy with fixed-wing aircraft again. The Rafale has a navalised variant, however it would be unable to operate from the Canberra class due to runway length considerations. There is actually a good case to be made against the very existence of the Rafale, despite its excellent capability and beautiful engineering. France had a hissy fit after learning it couldn't dominate the Eurofighter program and decided to take its toys and go home to make its own fighter. What France ended up with was a Eurofighter lookalike that does not have the benefit of the robust upgrade program of the Typhoon, significantly raising its lifetime cost of operation. Now France is left with no fifth-generation aircraft while the U.K., Spain and Italy will have a potent mix of Eurofighters and stealth multirole F-35s.
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