No, this isn't a post on "pentacle scrape". Yes, I know you're all disappointed.
So, Japan is buying F-2s (which are analogous to Hornet to Super Hornet upgrades for F-16s). How much do they cost? $110 million USD each. Lolcats! As a reminder, the JSF costs $115 million each, and that's basically the next-gen replacement for the F-16. With financial decisions like this, it's no wonder Japan's economy is running into the ground.
Speaking of which, I was wrong on the Arleigh Burke class previously. It turns out to actually be an Kongo class in the picture. It's all semantics though, seeing as the Kongo class are basically exported Arleigh Burke ships.
On a wholly unrelated note, thank god Boeing lost the JSF, because that aircraft they designed is the ugliest SoB I've ever seen.
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