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minus-squareLemmyoutofhere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 month agoWe might not lose any jobs with dropping the F35. Canada is just allowed to bid on contracts to build parts for all the F35 production, not just our own.
minus-squareassaultpotato@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoYeah, we might not. We could still bid on F35 production runs. I think the specifics will be quite important to determining what’s a good outcome. Regardless, I like that we’re courting other options even if it just results in leverage elsewhere.
We might not lose any jobs with dropping the F35. Canada is just allowed to bid on contracts to build parts for all the F35 production, not just our own.
Yeah, we might not. We could still bid on F35 production runs. I think the specifics will be quite important to determining what’s a good outcome.
Regardless, I like that we’re courting other options even if it just results in leverage elsewhere.