It's also not suitable for the role. The E-2 is meant for carrier operations, so it doesn't have the same range or endurance or capabilities as the E-7.
Or people get too wrapped up in the idea of a plane being built here that they miss the forest for the trees, namely that a limited run of final assembly doesn't give us a domestic industry.
No, we're continually stuck with old equipment because we don't replace it in time, and almost always...
There is no "pending agreement", us choosing the Gripen is all just speculation and conjecture. Same with Ukraine purchasing it, they haven't made an actual decision yet.
Saab's promises to us are the same as Brazil, and that worked out as final assembly, not full scale production.
Shipping over parts for final assembly is not the same as building a ship from the keel up.
Which isn't what Saab is offering.
Saab is making the same promises they made to Brazil of thousands of jobs, which in the end turned out to be final assembly of parts kits made in Sweden, with less...
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