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Old 1st Dec 2011, 15:28
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Not_a_boffin
 
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The Harriers have gone.

The F-35B has gone and what odds that we will not have an operational carrier until the very late 2020's.


Do bear in mind that F35C is actually an improvement on F35B in capability and risk terms and that there was no possibility of F35B ever operating off a CVS. Much of what the PAC report (and the associated media pick-ups) contained was inaccurate / or based on various assumptions on what constitutes full capability.
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