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Old 28th Mar 2012, 14:35
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The RAF will own JCA (currently F-35C).

The RAF sacrificed Harrier and GR4 replacement (DPOC) in SDSR. The future construct would appear to be solely Typhoon and JCA.

FB11 makes a telling suggestion on the GR9 bargain sale thread - that Tornado (since SDSR) has become more expensive by £1 billion.

Whether or not this is correct a reversion to the B would appear to offer a lower work load to the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, another chance to balance the books for MoD, a strengthening argument for the RAF to man JCA entirely and not much to either the RN or UK CEPP.
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