Angus Batey - weblog / archive
The link is to an item I came across courtesy of
Aviation Weeks' Ares blog.
According to this reading of the MoD's current position, the UK requirement officially remains at 138 F35Bs. You may detect a certain scepticism in the writer's language, but there is obviously a tricky balance to be struck between a higher unit price and possible industrial penalties for a reduced order, yet still trying to balance the defence procurement budget.
Sophistry rules?
LF