[Brilliant]

As usual, the incompetents in Washington close the door after the horse is out of the barn.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

I agree.

[James C. Bennett]

“India has no plans as of now to either join the US-led joint strike fighter (JSF) programme or buy the F-35 `Lightning-II’ fifth-generation fighter aircraft (FGFA) when it finally becomes operational.

“We cannot have two types of FGFA. We have already launched preliminary work for our FGFA after inking the $295 million preliminary design contract (PDC) with Russia last month,’’ said a top defence ministry official on Friday.”

The Indian FGFA will primarily be based on the single-seater Sukhoi T-50, the prototype of which is already flying in Russia, but will include a twin-seater version and a more powerful engine with greater thrust.

“Its complete design will be frozen by the end of the 18-month PDC. Six to seven of its prototypes should be flying by 2017. After that, there will be 2,500 hours of flight-testing over 25 months before the series production begins in 2019,’’ he said.

http://www.defencetalk.com/india-rejects-us-f-35-jsf-offer-31733/

[norton]

Yeah, but it's OK because the barn is on fire and the fire department is on strike for better higher wages, benefits, and a waiver from Obamacare.

At least the horse is happy.