The F-35 was perfect for us. With the Harrier much of our air-force infrastructure and our carriers are pretty much made with VTOL in mind. We are also loathe to give up this capability as the Falklands War showed just how effective it was in combat. The Argentine pilots were terrified of the Harrier and called it 'The Black Death'.

The F-35 solved many problems the Harrier did have like the high pilot workload and steep learning curve. It's a straight upgrade in every way IMO. And the JSF project created lots of jobs and wealth for all nations involved. We had learned our lesson about working with Europe with the Eurofighter debacle. Never good when you are relying on Spanish and Italian timekeeping and efficiency! lol

I would love to see a MBT version of the JSF. Imagine all the best bits of the Challenger II and the M1 Abrams combined!

The F-35 was perfect for us. With the Harrier much of our air-force infrastructure and our carriers are pretty much made with VTOL in mind. We are also loath to give up this capability as the Falklands War showed just how effective it was in combat. The Argentine pilots were terrified of the Harrier and called it 'The Black Death'.

The F-35 solved many problems the did Harrier have like the high pilot workload and steep learning curve. It's a straight upgrade in every way IMO. And the JSF project created lots of jobs and wealth for all nations involved. We had learned our lesson about working with Europe with the Eurofighter debacle. Never good when you are relying on Spanish and Italian timekeeping and efficiency! lol

I would love to see a MBT version of the JSF. Imagine all the best bits of the Challenger II and the M1 Abrams combined!