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Old 9th Aug 2016, 02:55
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Originally Posted by PDR1
I think we should follow the late and much missed Iain M Banks' concept in naming military equipment. OK, so it may not adapt so well to the naming of aircraft types, but I still think the two CVFs should have been named "HMS Diplomacy Has Failed" and "HMS No More Mr Nice Guy".

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Great idea!

I think that there are plenty of suitable Culture names for F35, starting with "Grey Area" and of course it's pseudonym!
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