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Letter to Ministers concerning Misleading/Flawed Advice.

Dear Ministers , As the current defence debate becomes more complex and precariously balanced with fiscal constraint biting hard, you, our political masters, could show considerable wisdom by taking into account and fully acknowledging the misleading advic ...
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A Critical Decision for Carrier Configuration.

Angled Deck or Ramp for our Queen Elizabeth class Carriers. Introduction. 1. Britain and the Royal Navy will soon have two new capital warships in service the Queen Elizabeth class Pocket Super Carriers [1] . They should provide the Royal Navy Air Force (m ...
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The Choice of Aircraft for our Pocket Super Carriers.

Fast - Jet Operations from Brit ains new Aircraft Carrier s . Executive Summary. i. This paper provides an insight into the manned fast jet component of Carrier Battle Group operations that Project Power in support of British national interests overseas. I ...
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RUSI advice on F-35 Choice is Flawed.

Choosing Plan B A Research Paper That Lacks Objectivity. Reference Choosing Plan B Reviewing the UK's Choice of Joint Strike Fighter by Elizabeth Quintana, Senior Research Fellow, RUSI . http www.rusi.org analysis commentary ref C4F6C9D5A2F291 Executive Su ...
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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II

"F-35" redirects here. For other uses, seeF35 (disambiguation). F-35 Lightning II An F-35C Lightning II, marked CF-1, conducts a test flight over theChesapeake Bay Role Stealthmultirole fighter National origin United States Manufacturer Lockheed Martin Aer ...
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Reversion to the F-35B would be wrong for Britain.

Short-Term Expediency could destroy Britain's ability to Project Power and Influence. Executive Summary. i. This paper examines the suggestion that the UK should now revert to the Short Take-Off and Vertical Landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II ...
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UK pilot flies F-35C for first time

This just in from the Naval Air systems Command press office at Patuxent River, a news release and video . Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Jim Schofield on Tuesday became the United Kingdoms first military test pilot to fly the F-35C, the carrier variant o ...
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