well the main purpose of F-35 was to make a low cost fighter compared to F-22 that would replace F-16 and would be a work horse, unfortunately things have not be that great.
there are 2 vacant chairs around them, it could be that the meeting got prolonged and he got tired sitting on that not so comfortable chair :p:. But yes good to see no show shaw....
France never refused to sell, infact they were willing to sell IAF 126 planes when the initial tender was put forward. Only issue was India baulked over the price. This would have been a news if France were giving them on half the price.
Those 50 years old Mirages crossed LOC and bombed the...