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Old 22nd Oct 2010, 17:13
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LO, while i can see that being an attractive option for the next decade - SH and its weapons and support being cheap(er) than JSF and able to do what JSF does within the current and projected AD capabilities of its potential adversaries - but do the USN really believe that SH is a platform that can take them to 2040 or so?

no disputing that the USN like SH and think JSF is an awful lot of extra cash for not an awful lot more current combat capability - but amazed that they think SH is still going to be cutting edge in 30 years... (and thinking that if they're right, why the fcuk aren't we ditching JSF and opting for SH!).
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