I'd guess LO will make the F-35 the primary SEAD choice, even for the USN with the Growler taking other aspects of EW.
Leon L, if the RN "ditched" the fan for a backseat wouldn't that stop it operating from the CV?
Could we not operate these types as STOBAR (not CATOBAR) off of QE Class's 920ft "runway" with ski jump? Maybe with less than full fuel and only an ASRAAM/AGM-88 fit in the Wild Weasel role?
Surely F35C could match SU-33
Flanker D performance and QE Class is only a few feet short of Kuznetsov?
Obviously, a cable arrestor system would need to be embodied but not the expensive catapult.
Dunno, thoughts?
LJ (not Leon L - wherever that came from?)