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Old 2nd Jun 2010, 17:22
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Originally Posted by Lonewolf_50
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Originally Posted by Leon L
I see that the Israeli's are asking for a 2-seat Wild Weasel version of the F-35. Would we be better off ditching the lift fan and getting a WSO in our JSFs???

What's wrong with the F-18G?
Nothing... for the US (who have catapult-equipped carriers) or Australia (who operate them from land bases).

However, Leon L is in the UK... which is building 2 carriers which have no catapults, thus the F-18G won't work from their ships.

He is speaking of needing a SEAD aircraft to operate from their carriers... so they need something else!
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