Nurse,
You cannot compare the capability of HMS Ocean with CVF. The two are worlds apart. Also CVF is NOT reliant on F35/Dave/JCA/JSF. There are a whole host of other platforms that could operate of HMS QE and POW. The ships have been designed to have a flexible existence over a 50 year, yes 50 YEAR operational life. They will be the first platforms capable of operating Osprey, the first to be able to put Chinook into the hangar with the blades on etc etc and may well be operating UAVs in years to come. They will be a complete step change from CVS and LPH and far more capable than either. If you want a floating barrack block, the Ocean is the platform for you, if you want a strike asset, with the Int, C2 and other support elements in your golf bag, the CVF is the way ahead. Even if Dave gets canned, CVF will happen. It will be a shame if Dave does get canned, as mentioned earlier, it is a 5th generation aircraft
These aircraft are notable mostly for employing advanced integrated avionics systems, and feature other new technologies such as stealth technology, supercruise, thrust vectoring, advances in sensors, and VTOL.[1]
The advanced integrated avionics systems reduces the workload for pilots. This combined with advances in sensors allows them to observe the battle space more effectively (increasing situation awareness). Stealth technology reduces aircraft visibility to enemies.
From WIKI.
Just wanted to clear up that area of mis-information. All the other issues about prioritisation of effort and money are for the wider debate. One of the most worrying comments is of canning Nuclear submarines. Whilst you can debate the utility of Trident, Nuclear attack submarines however, bring a whole host of benefits, most of which cannot be talked about in fora such as these. This is the difficulty, because you cannot openly debate the asset, it is easy for others to say the capability is worthless. Up until Iraqistan, those people with the most medals generally had dolphins on their chests.
