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India Turns Down American Fighter Jets, Buys From France

Posted by Soulskill on from the don't-want-our-freedom-jets dept.

An anonymous reader writes "While America had offered the F-16, F-18 and now the stealth F-35 fighter, India picked for its new multi-role attack jet a low cost, older French plane. Why? For one, it's cheaper, and two, if American/Indian relations go bad, can they get the parts and equipment to keep the planes in the air? It seems prudence beat out the latest in technology."

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  1. Re:french military victories by Whiteox · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Bill Maher unbaptised him a few days ago. http://billmaher.com/
    Also he's wrong about aethism not being a religion.
    Any aethist claiming that aethism is not a religion is actually maintaining that as part of the belief system of aethism and therefore it is a religion.

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    Don't be apathetic. Procrastinate!
  2. Re:french military victories by Cederic · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    In short, you're a cunt, and see my other posts regarding atheism for the details.