Nice self-serving redefinition of "expeditionary" there, Bismark. Meanwhile, back in the real world, it still means what it has always meant, and Puma + C17 can deploy more rotary lift farther and faster than anything else.
PTT,
"Expeditionary" will mean anything the Govt decides and in such a cash constrained country it will be "does it go on a ship". Please tell me how many C17s are required to lift a CVF/LPH/LPD/+supporting decks worth of FW and Rotary, including support - presumably at the same time they are trying to moves sqns of Typhoon and Tornado, ammunition, JFHQ, StratCom, Field hosp, Challenger etc etc....dream on.
Post selling your souls to keep the carriers how many Wildcats do Fleet really need
Jolly good thing the RN did sell its soul as in the post Afgh world nations that have CVF capability will wield a big stick.....you can't sit an army or air force 12 miles off a coast at minimal political cost. Re Wildcat numbers....the planners will decide how many.