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Old 30th Jan 2008, 23:20
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Yes, if the first CVF is in service in 2014 there won't be a deck-full of Dave-Bs by any means. In April 2007 the situation was as described here.

In fact, given the contract dates are two years prior to delivery, the UK will have exactly nine jets by the end of 2014. By the end of 2016 there will be 18 aircraft, enough to start training. There will not be enough aircraft to support training and IOC - eight aircraft - in 2017.

Richard Beedall has this on his site http://navy-matters.beedall.com/jca1-2.htm.

And discussed on PPrune too.

On the other hand, this means that the UK lets the jarheads get the bugs out of the aircraft for five years (nominal Marine IOC 2Q12).

Also, note no aircraft for delivery in 2013 (2011 contract year). What this means is that ALL the UK aircraft, except for three in 2011 and 2012 which will never leave the US, I suspect, are eligible to get the more powerful GE/RR engine.
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