An air wing of 12 F-35s, what's the point? Just enough to maintain a 4 ship CAP to defend itself. A self-licking lollipop!!
I'll whisper it in case 'he' hears but isn't it the
Sea Harrier thing all over again? Except with the
Sea Harrier there wasn't the ability to put other aircraft on the floating airfield to do something more useful than guarding themselves.