[AnotherUnixGeek]

Apparently Kuwait is also planning to buy 28 F/A-18s from Boeing. Why not standardize on one aircraft? Does the Eurofighter Typhoon do something the F/A-18 can’t, or is this just about keeping both the US and Europe happy?

[freedumb2003]

>>Apparently Kuwait is also planning to buy 28 F/A-18s from Boeing. Why not standardize on one aircraft? Does the Eurofighter Typhoon do something the F/A-18 can’t, or is this just about keeping both the US and Europe happy?<<

The F-35 is a POS. It can be outmaneuvered by the F-15, outperformed by the F-18 and the price/performance of the F-16 far surpasses it.

The F-35 is the definition of a camel: a mouse built to government specifications. The idea was great, but mission creep destroyed its usefulness.

[Yo-Yo]

One aircraft type cannot perform all missions. One country source means you are at their mercy if they decide to embargo spare parts.

With Air Forces, as with stocks, the secret to long term success is to diversify.

[sukhoi-30mki]

It’s a political backup option (keep both Euros and Yanks happy), which also offers some operational advantages.

The Eurofighter is an excellent air-to-air capabilities, but only secondary strike capabilities. The Super Hornet is more of a mud mover. Though they are more or less in the same weight category, the two aircraft do complement each other.