• AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today
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    I wonder how pissing off US defence contractors will go for Trump & co. I certainly wouldn’t want to poke that bear.

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      I’m guessing the trillion dollar defense budget will have a calming effect on them.

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        I imagine the corporations don’t make those sales directly, they go through the government. The budget isnt just buying the air craft, theyre developing it, which means the design is technically government property.

        That means less cash flow in, reduced RoI, and ultimately smalled budgets

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        Perhaps, but greedy people who are willing to make weapons that kill children will definitely at least be annoyed that they’re losing billions internationally. They’re greedy corporations, after all.

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    The F35 has a lot of problems and it’s expensive. Portugal it’s one of the poorest countries in Europe. Why would they choose an experimental jet that has to have a large support crew who has to maintain it, which is most likely Western Yankee contractors to protect its IP.? When capitalism is all about the lowest common denominator, the lowest bidder would you think that they would want to buy jets from us now.