No-one is blind here though Hawkdriver and, believe it or not, you dont have to explain the cuts-culture that successive British governments have had towards its military!.
You said that CVF was going to be an expensive way to carry 12 fastjets implying that you know CVF is actually being built as we speak, but, that MoD wouldnt put planes on it as a cutback.
So, what you are saying, is that the UK MoD will scrap the Carrier Strike requirement whilst still building the carriers to do it?!. You say you are trying to teach us what?.
Even if the F-35B buy is scaled back, as widely reported, we can field a full CAW with half the oft-stated numbers to be ordered presently, plus maintain a training programme and even have enough of a reserve to cycle airframes or make-good attrition.
Not trying to teach anyone anything. No one here can teach anyone anything. What Im sayin is that its just so friggin sad to see one of the finest armed forces in the world get slowly strangled to death by tight fisted politicians with farcical budget cuts on the armed forces. With the way things have been since the 90s, Im sorry but I just cant see the UK making the commitmant nessesary for the major expansion of the FAA needed to make just one of these ships effective. Lord I hope Im wrong. I do. But theres just been no recent precedent. And having the 2nd ship equiped with cats and wires? Can anyone honestly think they UK would shell out to build up that infrastructure? Sorry, but 15 to 20 years of steady cuts has ginen me no room for optimism here.
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