Can we do autoland with Catobar? Of course, and it's being done in the course of UCAV work
Has already been done in F18 for some time, and will be done in F35C.
Am I correct in assuming the owner of this aircraft will be the RAF and if so would they welcome with open arms the F-35B and what aircraft type would be sacrificed?
As such future owner of F35 why are they not screaming for the C?
What's the plan with all those F-18 exchanges now? Straight home, I guess, the cost couldn't possibly be justified in the current climate?!?
As previously stated, why? What is better for the Uk (NOT THE RAF)? Would it not be immensely useful to have a group of pilots experienced in the operation of a hugely capable multirole strikefighter from the sea whether we get the B or the C? A somewhat more logical transition than from GR4 or Typhoon I would imagine.