SRVL - I think it has been intimated by those who seem to be in the know that the RN wanted to recover on a "Gulf hot day" which is more demanding than the Marine hot day.
UK decision - My bet at the moment is that there will be no early announcement and that the cat/trap decision will stand. The implications of the SAR data for the operating and acquisition costs of the F-35B are eyewatering. The propulsion system costs $21 million more than the A/C engine, at full rate.
Fox3 - A good point and one that is missed all too often. Your troubles are not all over with a successful ejection. The same goes for much of the GAFA, or the Great Australian
All. And in fact the RCAF has never used a single-engine jet dedicated to air defense - the Voodoo did that job during the F-104 era, having replaced the CF-100.
What the Canadians should
really do is build the Arrow 2020 with a bloody great AESA, F110 engines and a bay full of Meteors. Suck it Ivan!
Finnpog - The JSF has created more bitter old cynics than you can imagine. And of course the result of chasing the Holy Grail is that you get your head bitten off by a rabbit, or the French squash you with a flying cow.