NaB - Not to mention this factoid, which just appeared again in the Grauniad:
"We are looking at a potential seven-year delay for the F-35C, which would mean we would not get the aircraft on the carriers until 2027," the source said.
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot? If the C is seven years late it will be dead, because its carrier slots will be filled willy-nilly by Super Hornys by then. The B will then be nonviable.