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Costings sought for massive expansion of Irish military including purchase of fighter jets (www.irishtimes.com)

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Under the proposals, the Irish Naval Service, which will soon be renamed the Irish Navy, will operate 12 ships, double the fleet. This would give Ireland “a defensive conventional maritime warfighting capability”.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I wonder what sort of jets they’re going to fly. Given the cost (and the dependency on the US), I imagine F-35s may not be the first choice.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

I think the articles photo of a Gripen is a good guess. Affordable, easy to operate/maintain, and modern enough to stand against other 4th gen fighters. I also just think it's pretty, so yeah...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

It depends what mission they prioritize. For domestic defense purposes anti air and anti ship capabilities are likely a priority. The EEZ extends pretty far into the Atlantic. Ireland cooperates a lot with the UK on defense. The Royal Air Force defends Irish airspace at the moment. So they weight choose a model they operate. The F-35B the British operate make no sense outside an aircraft carrier. Eurofighter Typhoon is the other fighter they operate.