[GeronL]

This is the type that Italy is the only foreign customer for? Is the US really thinking about canceling the F-35B variant?

[Jeff Head]

Italy, Spain, Australia, Korea, Japan, France, even Thailand all have VSTOL carriers...and maybe ultimately ther UK will reconsider.

See WORLD-WIDE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS for a full list of all carriers and large, flat deck amphibious vessels.

Here's an image of all aircraft carrietr types around the world. There would be a lot of allied customers.

[Jeff Head]

Specifically, here's an image of all the STOL carrier types out there right now:

Again, at: WORLD-WIDE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS