Future Carrier (Including Costs)

[WE Branch Fanatic]

Originally Posted by MSOCS

..... F-35 MAY contribute but that is not a given because there are many other roles that have to be fulfilled and it's scenario dependent.

I think I have said that - the scenario and threat level will vary. However, my point is that if the air threat to the task group is high, then the employment of carrier based aircraft will be different to a situation in which no such threat exists.

Simple.

Originally Posted by Trim Stab

This entire procurement is a massive strategic blunder that is going to tie us into US foreign policy for decades to come. And look where that got us for the last decade or so.

So committing ourselves to land based conflicts and deciding all future conflicts will be land centric and asymmetric was all fine and dandy then? Perhaps having carriers again will reduce our reliance on our Atlantic cousins? Ever thought that? No?