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minus-square@remon@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglish6•13 days agoIt was a bit odd that they were going to use the B varient even for their land-based fleet.
minus-square@Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish4•13 days agoI think the advantage there is they don’t need a full airfield to operate from, but if the UK has lost all it’s airfields, somebody’s getting nuked.
minus-square@WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish4•12 days agoUnless the US is the enemy and just disables the UK’s fighters, stops maintenance and support, etc.
minus-square@Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish2•12 days agoThe F35 is a global product, with quite a few countries involved in manufacturing. I do think Europe and the UK could keep them flying without the US. Hell, Iran kept their F14s going for many decades without US support.
It was a bit odd that they were going to use the B varient even for their land-based fleet.
I think the advantage there is they don’t need a full airfield to operate from, but if the UK has lost all it’s airfields, somebody’s getting nuked.
Unless the US is the enemy and just disables the UK’s fighters, stops maintenance and support, etc.
The F35 is a global product, with quite a few countries involved in manufacturing. I do think Europe and the UK could keep them flying without the US.
Hell, Iran kept their F14s going for many decades without US support.