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Old 10th May 2012, 10:46
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Originally Posted by BEagle
Now confirmed by Philip Hammond:

Both carriers will now be completed to operate STOVL versions of the F35; order for JSF will now be changed to F35B. First production F35B should be delivered in 2016, to fly from HM Queen Elizabeth in 2018 after her sea trials in 2017. Force to be operational in 2020.
And no selling the spare carrier to the French.
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