Sure thing, but aren't we also flying Hornets off of it?
What I'm saying is that if the Brits or NATO threw down the money for a deck that size, wouldn't logic also follow that they would try to get another type of plane to go with it?
Yes, but we also fly Harriers as well.
What I'm saying is that if the Brits or NATO threw down the money for a deck that size, wouldn't logic also follow that they would try to get another type of plane to go with it?
What would be the point unless they wanted to buy aircraft off of us as well? I doubt that they would want to train their pilots and crews on the new aircraft and launching system. All they need is the seaborne platform. I have no idea what price they would be paying. We could give it to them.
Not only do you get a deck that size, you get the hanger deck that lives under a deck that size.
And as I said before, the Brits are buying F-35B STOVLs, so it wouldn't be a stretch to also purchase some F-35C carrier variants in the future. Or just weld a ski ramp on the nose of the JFK and maybe another off the angled deck and be done with it.