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3rd Sep 2011, 07:34

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cokecan

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ORAC, do you believe that?

i would have thought that if 'C' was cancelled the UK would get an superb F/A-18E/F/G deal from the US by way of apology/compensation/bribe not to go elsewhere.

is Rafale still in production - and for how long?

is Rafale a better carrier-borne (or indeed land-based) fighter/strike/reece/tanker than F/A-18E/F/G?

would Rafale 'fit' better into the RAF/RN than SuperHornet?

i would have thought that sharing an aircraft - and therefore, potentially, carriers, with the USN would have been far 'better' that sharing with the French - if only because they have more carriers. is this true?

i don't know any of these things, but if the RAF/RN are viewing a particular plan B it would be nice to put the 'right' answer in MP's minds asap...

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