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That excuse is marvellously surreal, in a "Yes, Minister" way. "We are going to spend an extra $25M on each fighter, in order to save on training costs." $3.5
by cstross 11y ago
That excuse is marvellously surreal, in a "Yes, Minister" way.
"We are going to spend an extra $25M on each fighter, in order to save on training costs."
$3.5Bn (we're buying on the order of 138 of these turkeys: the F-35B, as required for the STOVL role, costs $25M more per unit than the F-35C or A) will buy you a lot of CATOBAR training.
- arethuza 11y agoWe seemed to manage OK with training in the days of the old Ark Royal (I vaguely remember the "Sailor" BBC series).
- rjsw 11y agoWe don't want pilots to have to spend all their time doing CATOBAR training. I could see a mix of models being bought eventually with a lot fewer than 138 F-35Bs.