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8th Jan 2009, 01:24

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RAF in plot against Fleet Air Arm again
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1930s, 1970s ... disaster every time they do it

By Lewis Page • Get more from this author

Posted in Government, 8th December 2008 15:03 GMT

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But there is actually a solution, and it doesn't need any more money than is there already.

Simply upgrade the carriers to include catapults and wires. Buy the cheaper US Navy arrester-hook version of the F-35, not the expensive and probably troublesome jumpjet. Buy nice cheap carrier radar planes, as lots of people do worldwide. All this will actually cost less over time than the current jumpjet ships and custom rotary-wing radarcraft plans.

RAF in plot against Fleet Air Arm again ? The Register

Very expert opinion, yes indeed.

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