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f the F-35B is as versatile as the Harrier,
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the F-35 doesn't bring anything new & useful to CAS ?
F-35B will be way more versatile than Harrier - and why just look at CAS? It will be a better air-to-air fighter than the SHAR could ever have hoped to be, and it brings many more capabilities to the party in terms of AI, ISTAR etc.