On the engine side, was any thought given to the Spey? Any attempt to obtain some clandestinely? Only reason I ask is that they were used by 24 Squadron’s Buccaneers.

“Had the war in Angola and SWA continued much longer” I think it would have been a short waiting game for the SADF until the USSR collapsed. Not foreseen at the time but it happened very suddenly soon after the end of hostilities. If I remember correctly Cheetah E was in service at the end but not really used for anything other than QRA. But Cheetah C was in the works. One wonders if SA could have held out long enough for Soviet/Cuban aid to dry up?

In RAF service will the F-35B get a British designation along the lines of “Lightning FGR.1”?

So how does F-CK-1 compare?

http://www.military.com/daily-news/2017/09/08/airman-dies-another-plane-crash-nevada-training-range.html Anyone hear if it was a 35?

https://news.usni.org/2017/07/28/video-uss-gerald-r-ford-conducts-first-arrested-landing-catapult-launch

Will countries purchasing the F-35A but not having the “flying boom” method of air refueling have the option of equipping their aircraft with the refueling probe?

How would a version of this ship be good for the US Navy?