Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ...
by nradov on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @03:46PM
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The F-18 is totally incapable of operating from UK Royal Navy carriers. There are no serious plans to build some new manned fixed wing VSTOL fighter. The F-35B will be the only available option for the next 20+ years.
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Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ...
by jollybean on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @07:52PM
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If they had to build Harriers, they could. I wonder what 1970s Harriers, with upgraded comms, radar and weapons would be like? Maybe 'good enough' in a lot of situations. If they didn't spend 20 years integrating some overly complicated 'Meatverse Helmet' etc. i.e. they took a 'build it now' wartime footing ... I wonder what they could build ...
Re:British F-35B crash possibly caused by 'rain cover' left ...
by nradov on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @08:07PM
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No they couldn't build new Harriers. The production line was shut down years ago. The supply chain for many critical components no longer even exists. The production workers with essential knowledge have mostly retired. It would take many years to try to recreate, and at this point it would actually be more expensive than just buying more F-35B's.