Now thats an order. Really interested to see all F-15 upgraded and the sniper pods.

If the Harpoons from the decommissioned Type 22s are moved to Daring and Dauntless and so along, along with Phalanxs from Ark Royal and others, this statement will look a lot less false than it does now.

Agree completely. At the moment these ships are not as they should be.

it seems very wrong to me too 🙁 we need something and I doubt we will be buying P-8’s. We are left with nothing.

What the hell is the UK going to do with ITS OWN cats and traps…? No one else will ever buy them…

I really dont know about this statement it depends if we get it right and we get it right and at the right time.

French would probably be interested in the long run – yes they could buy US but with our new ideas of working together we might be the people to turn to. Yes they have nuke and steam cats but as we all know they place more strain on the aircraft than EMALS.

India – they would be really interested in this technology and buying it, US is’nt guranteed to offer it to them. It will work on a ski jump and if they can make sure that the impact on the deck is minimal i.e 0.5m then this is something that could be added to the Vikrant Carrier at a later date and allow them to take off with heavier loads and the possibility of launching a proper AEW asset.

Brazil – would have to be interested

Russia – would they be interested? Would we sell it?

China – non starter unless we list the ban and we arent likely to any time yet.

I have always wondered this as well.

Could EMALS be used on the F-35B – I know not designed for it but is it as simple as chaning the front gear? If you could put one EMAL on the front of a STVOL carrier wouldnt you massively reduce the fuel needed to get of the deck of the carrier and therefor allow for better range? Still coming back for a Vertical Landing? If this is possible well then who else would be interested would have to include Italy Spain Japan?

I want to poke Cameron with a sharp stick (less law breaking?)

The F-35C should not be allowed any where near the F#%king RAF, they will never allow it to go to sea for more than a week.

MOD site spues lies and more lies

The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier will give the UK political and military flexibility in responding to crises. It will routinely have 12 Joint Strike Fighters, plus helicopters embarked for operations. The aircraft’s 700 mile range over land and sea, will enable it to carry out a broad range of missions.

The Royal Navy will be equipped with 19 frigates and destroyers to protect a Naval Task Group and meet our standing commitments at home and overseas. These will include six new Type 45 destroyers and new Type 26 frigates.

This force, though smaller than currently, will provide military flexibility and choice across a variety of operations from full-scale warfare, through coercion and reassurance to presence, and maritime security (in particular protecting trade and energy supplies).

What a load of absolute political crap. 12 JSF wow and routinely that sounds amazingly like – one in a blue moon

Ok im not to proud. I want some American Military Aid. We’ve done a lot with the US over the past 10 years and the price for being a partner is that the US leases us for free 30 F-18 Super Hornets, until such time as we are able to buy the F-35C. So basically from 2016 to 2020.

So what does the UK get out the deal?

The knowledge that at least some one is using them.