الخبر بتاريخ اليوم
يتحدث عن رغبه بريطانية بالحصول على الهورنيت او الرافال
كبديل للاف 35 التي من الواضح انه برنامجها يواجه مشاكل كبيرة
و خاصة بنسخة بريطانية البحرية
بسبب مشاكل في الهبوط و الاقلاع من حاملة الطائرة المنتظرة كوين اليزابيث
Due to the recent tail hook issues encontered by Lockheed Martin during the first carrier landing trials of the F-35C, the British Ministry of Defense starts to think about a possible plan B if the american aircraft were to be delayed. The problem seems quite serious as it could lead to a major redesign of the rear fuselage of the plane and thus to significant additional costs and delay.
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"According to The Times, Admiral Sir Trevor Soar, the current commander-in-chief fleet, said concerns were growing about rising costs and delays in the JSF programme, something now worsened by order cuts from the US.
Soar, who was addressing defence companies at the ADS Maritime Interest Group, reportedly said the UK might not receive the $100m per piece F-35 jets until a decade after the delivery of the carrier, currently set for 2019.
He was said to be considering the French Dassault Rafale and the US F-18 Super Hornet to give Britain an "interim aircraft capability".
Soar indicated that the JSF would be a major talking point at the next strategic defence review in 2015."