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Old 25th Mar 2013, 14:51
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Mk 1
 
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SNAFU: That would be at a base where the aircraft are going to be operating from for the next 30 years. They are putting in the infrastructure now to avoid having to fix things in a few years. They are also replacing the hangers - not because they have to, because they chose to.

With austere basing the aircraft will use the AM-2 matting (providing the endurance testing proves it to be sound). It was one of the clubs used for F-35B bashing that it could not just be operated from the same hardstandings that the harriers used - it was also said that it could not operate from naval vessels without significant shielding being provided. It looks like both are being proven wrong.
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