F-35 UK Ops
Just thinking about the decisions the UK Government made in the Strategic Defense and Security Review (SDSR) to purchase the F-35c rather than the originally planned for F-35b.
If this is the case, why are there so many Royal Navy folks still involved in the program?
Will the Royal Navy (FAA) operate the conventional variant too?
Can the F-35c operate off the new (UK) carriers?
Having seen the heartache caused by the loss of the Nimrod to the RAF, one wonders that, if additional responsibility is being given to the Royal Navy to cover the loss of the Nimrod, should this workload be offset by giving the responsibility of the new f-35c solely to the RAF…. Thoughts?