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That may not be true. For example, the F-22 never competed against the three 4+ gen. European fighters. I am not sure USAF's NGAD will be approved for export, and even if so, would be competitive in terms of affordability for a potential buyer looking to replace a Eurofighter, Rafale, Gripen, F-16 or even early F-35. The F-35 and its future blocks (blk 5 and beyond) will offer competition as it will exist in large quantities and will be affordable. That said, there will be far more competition from other international programs that will also be maturing at the time.

[QUOTE="bring_it_on, post: 500511, member: 10064"] That may not be true. For example, the F-22 never competed against the three 4+ gen. European fighters. I am not sure USAF's NGAD will be approved for export, and even if so, would be competitive in terms of affordability for a potential buyer looking to replace a Eurofighter, Rafale, Gripen, F-16 or even early F-35. The F-35 and its future blocks (blk 5 and beyond) will offer competition as it will exist in large quantities and will be affordable. That said, there will be far more competition from other international programs that will also be maturing at the time. [/QUOTE]

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