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Old 1st Oct 2008, 22:45
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Navaleye
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I've resisted butting into this. Many if not all of the arguments stated here are true and well stated. The simple fact of the matter is that land based aircraft do not make good carrier aircraft. They never have and never will. I would sooner see a reciprocal arrangement with the French for the Rafale M than some hodgepodge of a lash-up with the Typhoon. It simply isnt stressed or strong enough for sustained carrier ops. The navy doesn't want them and doesn't need them. They cannot do a stealth Alpha strike in conjunction with the USN and that is what is needed. We need the F-35, Typhoon secomd best simply isn't good enough.
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