Canada, will, of course, call their variant the “CF-35.”
Someone from Québec, now a U.S. Citizen living in California, will have helped design some new variant of an O-ring for an explosive bolt, so the CF-35 will be billed in the state media as a fighter built by Canada and the U.S.A.,
following in the tradition of the country that built a U.S.-designed articulating arm with one hinge, the CANADARM, as part of the U.S.-CANADA Space Shuttle Program.
Oh, fond memories of my 100% Canadian C7 AKA M-16 rifle!
Oh well. To be Canadian, essentially, is to “not be American.”
Best fighter ever though? Well, different fighters do different things well.
A buddy of mine flew the F22. Let’s just say he would beg to differ.
Okay, okay... Maybe two hinges.