Posted on 07/25/2022 5:51:25 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
The Czech Republic plans to purchase 24 F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters to replace their current fleet of 14 Gripen fighter jets, the defense ministry announced Wednesday, in the latest move by Prague to rapidly move toward NATO-standard weapons in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Defense Minister Jana Cernochova announced that she has been authorized to negotiate the purchase of the two dozen of the Lockheed Martin-produced fifth-generation jets, which cost about $80 million apiece in the current U.S. Air Force contract, although it is not clear what unit price Prague would get.
Lockheed officials directed questions about the announced purchase to the U.S. government, but said, “We will provide any support the U.S. government requires in discussions about an acquisition.”
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Are they going to sell those on the black market like the plane full of weapons we gave them?
At least America’s war machine is making money these days.
Just gotta protect the best beer in the world ya know.
CZECH REPUBLIC
Your recommendations for the best beer?
Pilsner Urquell?
Yuck...
'Best' depends on your taste. If you like pilsner, then Pilsner Urquell Nefiltrovaný is a very good choice and pretty easy to find.
I'm more of a pale ale fan. I've had Kocour Catfish Sumeček when I can get it. Very good. I like more bitter than malty.
Though not Czech but German, Weihenstephaner Korbinian is one of my favorites and much easier to fond.
The US has no secrets anymore. We make US citizens jump through hoops and wait forever to get security clearances but we sell every piece of classified information to anyone with the money to buy it. I can’t think of a single piece of classified information we do not sell, from nuclear secrets to satellite data, to anyone with money.
Once they get these planes what are they going to use them for? What a waste of money, their politicians are just about as useless as ours.
Heck Yeah!!!
they need some C-130s too?
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