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Old March 8th 09, 06:22 PM posted to rec.aviation.military,rec.aviation.military.naval,sci.military.naval
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Default PENTAGON SEEKS F-22A COST PROPOSALS TO EXTEND PRODUCTION INTOFY-10

On Mar 8, 8:10 am, Ed Rasimus wrote:
UK is credible, but may not be financially able. Australia looks like
a customer. Taiwan? Probably not. S. Korea? Unlikely right now, but
could change rapidly. Israel? Definite candidate. Western European
NATO? Depends on trends in governments...both theirs and ours. India?
Who knows. Emerging S. American capitalist democracy? Too far
down-stream to predict.


All of these are notable for the lack of a need for a pure air to air
fighter and a lack of airfields near to the spots they're likely to
drop bombs so all of them would be better off with JSFs.

-HJC