But we can only field 8 at any one time. That means in reality that only a package of 4 F35b s will ever be ready for action. To keep stelthy ( the whole point of the F35,) ordnance has to be carried internally. But to land vertically, that ordnance has to be jettisoned. We need to pull the carriers out of service and upgrade them to CATOBAR - then buy surplus Hornets from the USA or Rafale off the shelf from France. Otherwise our carriers are useless, out ranged out gunned targets.
Be the first to reply to this comment.