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[–] remon@ani.social 6 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

It was a bit odd that they were going to use the B varient even for their land-based fleet.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Unless the US is the enemy and just disables the UK's fighters, stops maintenance and support, etc.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago

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.