Industry sources said the landing would also inform the debate in Britain over the provision of a Maritime Airborne Surveillance and Control aircraft for two 65,000-ton carriers expected to be built for the Royal Navy for operation from the middle of the next decade.
Why? The V22 in question was a Marine variant and the deck is nothing like a CVF. What 'informing' exactly was gleaned other than, look, I can land this on a Brit Carrier which is itty bitty and much smaller than my own?