can't buy U.S since you risk getting fucked by sanctions down the road
can't buy Chinese because the U.S will sanction you
can't buy the Gripen since the engines are American
you can buy Russia but they have proven to be inferior to Western jets
Really only leaves you with the Eurofighter and Rafale and the former is inferior crap
I don't think that was the reason, I don't remember Chinese selling their fast jets aggressively even though American allies have been using Chinese trainers for quite some time already.
turks rely on US engines too. They aren't close to making an engine for a 4th gen fighter, much less 5th gen. And it's questionable if the US would allow turks to use US engines anymore given the current climate.
The only reason the tfx even exists is likely because erdogan bought stolen f35 data from the chinks.
Literally the turk's only viable marketing strategy is appealing to other Islam shitholes.
The Rafale, is fully the equal of the F-35, Su-57 and J-20 as a fifth generation fighter. Like the KF-21, it is a 4.5 gen with development potential to be further upgraded to fifth gen. That is why many countries, such as India, Indonesia, Qatar and the UAE which have requested F-35s or were looking at other fifth gen options like the Su-75 and KF-21, are now Rafale users.
The Eurofag Typhoon meanwhile remains a 4-4.5 generation aircraft with no further development potential, and the countries who are using it primarily (UK, Italy, Spain etc) are all F-35 users and have no incentive to develop it further
I'm not smart enough to. All I know is that the reason you buy French (instead of America, Russian, Chinese, et al) is because they give zero shits about who you are or what you plan on using those weapons for, only that you've got money and your bank didn't go bust last night. Shit, they even sold anti-aircraft missiles to Argentina while they were at war with England.
>Shit, they even sold anti-aircraft missiles to Argentina while they were at war with England
Anon, in this case, no matter who's at war against England, France would ally with them and sold them weapons so they can joint the fight indirectly
That's bullshit, they do this because England is a rogue/terrorist pseudo nation.
The infamous judeo-pedo island can't be right about anything anymore.
it is just the US opening the markets for France and encouraging its allies to buy the French Buttplug, after fucking them over with the Aussie nuke sub deal and France flying into an autistic rage.
the fact that most of you cannot make connections makes me suspect you are morons
I feel like all jet arguments are memes when you look at the production scale
If you took every Rafale AND Gripen in existence combined there'd be less than 1/10th as many of them as there are F-16s, that really underscores how absurd the whole argument is
Cringe.
>in some markets
Shitskins?
Probably. Russians are out so it's easy money for frogs
Aren't Serbians transitioning to Rafales or something?
So yes, Shitskins.
can't buy U.S since you risk getting fucked by sanctions down the road
can't buy Chinese because the U.S will sanction you
can't buy the Gripen since the engines are American
you can buy Russia but they have proven to be inferior to Western jets
Really only leaves you with the Eurofighter and Rafale and the former is inferior crap
>won't buy the Gripen since it's crap
ftfy
>can't buy Chinese because the U.S will sanction you
whut? this only happens with Russia
the mere threat of sanctions is enough to stop most countries from buying Chinese jets. only Pakistan a few others have bucked that trend
I don't think that was the reason, I don't remember Chinese selling their fast jets aggressively even though American allies have been using Chinese trainers for quite some time already.
So buy Turk or South Korean with the ITAR-free boxes ticked
turks rely on US engines too. They aren't close to making an engine for a 4th gen fighter, much less 5th gen. And it's questionable if the US would allow turks to use US engines anymore given the current climate.
The only reason the tfx even exists is likely because erdogan bought stolen f35 data from the chinks.
Literally the turk's only viable marketing strategy is appealing to other Islam shitholes.
Can Russia even deliver the product? IIIRC they already failed to deliver some T-90 variants to India.
The Rafale, is fully the equal of the F-35, Su-57 and J-20 as a fifth generation fighter. Like the KF-21, it is a 4.5 gen with development potential to be further upgraded to fifth gen. That is why many countries, such as India, Indonesia, Qatar and the UAE which have requested F-35s or were looking at other fifth gen options like the Su-75 and KF-21, are now Rafale users.
The Eurofag Typhoon meanwhile remains a 4-4.5 generation aircraft with no further development potential, and the countries who are using it primarily (UK, Italy, Spain etc) are all F-35 users and have no incentive to develop it further
Rafale is a fifth generation aircraft
Let's see who's going to take this overused shitty bait
I'm not smart enough to. All I know is that the reason you buy French (instead of America, Russian, Chinese, et al) is because they give zero shits about who you are or what you plan on using those weapons for, only that you've got money and your bank didn't go bust last night. Shit, they even sold anti-aircraft missiles to Argentina while they were at war with England.
>Shit, they even sold anti-aircraft missiles to Argentina while they were at war with England
Anon, in this case, no matter who's at war against England, France would ally with them and sold them weapons so they can joint the fight indirectly
That's bullshit, they do this because England is a rogue/terrorist pseudo nation.
The infamous judeo-pedo island can't be right about anything anymore.
>Rafale is a fifth generation aircraft
No stealth. External munitions. KEK.
If you round off 4.6, you get 5
what is 6 about rafale?
probably it’s EWAR suite which iirc is pretty good
SEXO
it is just the US opening the markets for France and encouraging its allies to buy the French Buttplug, after fucking them over with the Aussie nuke sub deal and France flying into an autistic rage.
the fact that most of you cannot make connections makes me suspect you are morons
Nice try anon, but Egypt, Greece, UAE and Qatar ordered the Rafale before the australian submarine contract was broken.
* forgot to add India
>broken
No contract was broken the exit clause was used and the exit fee paid. you may now seethe
What a stupid gay post, at least look up when the sales took place before running your mouth and looking like a dumbass.
I blame the Gripen team shitting up every fighter competition with their lobbying, really devious shit
I feel like all jet arguments are memes when you look at the production scale
If you took every Rafale AND Gripen in existence combined there'd be less than 1/10th as many of them as there are F-16s, that really underscores how absurd the whole argument is