Lets ride out the capability gap and secure these game changing platforms.
Not another irritating new euphemism, game changing indeed. Seeing as we can't afford, or don't know how many we will be able to afford, more to the point, and with the number possibly less than 50 there isn't a lot to look forward to. And if its the VSTOL version we end up with we will be considerably worse off still. The claim about just how many eggs will be carried in this basket is all the more reason to worry about just how vulnerable this is going to become. With just half a dozen aircraft at sea on one carrier and given the type of situation which it is expected to face, we could be in real trouble if it proves to be the case that they are not impervious to being shot down.
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