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VTOL was a Marine requirement, not Navy.
by JabavuAdams 12y ago
VTOL was a Marine requirement, not Navy.
- falsestprophet 12y agoAlso a requirement of the Royal Navy and Italian Navy and any export target nations interested in maritime operations from smaller-than-supercarrier aircraft carriers like Singapore, Spain, Australia and Turkey. Still possibly very stupid though.
- dmurdoch 12y agoIndeed, and it isn't new either, having been introduced in 1971. It still remains a mainstay of their combined arms doctrine (apparently). It will continue to be demanded for a while, and for good reason.