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Old 25th Oct 2009, 10:53
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I doubt that the F-35B line will long outlast the completion of the Marines' buy plus the first RN order. Restarting production of all that new hardware will be very expensive. However, should the UK decide to replace the -35B both ships could be retrofitted into carriers again.
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