That sounds really promising GK121, but the reality is that it only takes one small budgetary cut (over here) and that process you describe stops and all that "promise" turns into another, permanent, capability loss.
I'm not fully up to speed on all pages of this thread, but I think the fundamental questions are:
- Will we ever see either of the carriers in service with the RN?
- If one or both does go into service will they ever embark any UK owned FJ's (a la F-35B/C)?
And I don't think anybody over here can answer these questions with a definitive "Yes" at this time. We have a long history of our armed services agreeing capability holidays which turn into permanent losses.
All IMO.