chrism_scotland Posted May 9, 2012 Report Share Posted May 9, 2012 BBC News: Govt U-Turn over Fighter Planes BBC Reporting that the UK Government has now agreed to switch back to the F-35B variant of the JSF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Hunter UK Posted May 10, 2012 Report Share Posted May 10, 2012 Confirmed by the Defence Secretary. He gives a good reason for it, but this government continues to demonstrate its incompetence on a daily basis... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CV32 Posted May 11, 2012 Report Share Posted May 11, 2012 From DefenseNews The British are now trying to downplay the superiority of the C variant. Heh, no doubt, since they tried to emphasize the benefits of the C over the B back when they made the first switch. A second senior defense source said the change back to the STOVL aircraft would not impact the weapons load the British plan to carry on the aircraft and many of the missions conducted by the STOVL aircraft would require inflight refueling anyway. Repeating the weaknesses of the Super Hornet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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