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Old 28th Jan 2012, 16:53
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Backwards PLT
 
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Jeez it must get awfully tiring being that paranoid, Bismark. The entire RAF isn't out to destroy the FAA, believe it or not, although I suspect nothing that I or anyone else says will convince you of that. Does the RAF want to operate F-35? Yes, of course - it is Airpower, just as the RN want to because they see it as maritime power. You could turn the RN argument around and say the carrier is only a moving airfield to deploy air power so should be run by the RAF.

JSF will be a joint RN/RAF endeavour, which is the correct way ahead, imho. With only 9-12 embarked and far more on land you cannot argue that all RN is the way ahead and when they are embarked those RN pilots will be useful (for example explaining that it is a ship NOT a boat).

Now if everyone could stop bitching and get on with it that would be great.
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