Originally Posted by
Timmy Tomkins
The USA needs to be kept out of everything we can nnow.
Tempest mission profile (previously) rules out a carrier based version. I wonder if this is being reconsidered? The FR/DE FCAS is from the start a carrier aircraft based on French needs. Putting to one side that the carriers have no catapults, another decision that looks absolutely crazy with the benefit of hindsight.