Great Britain has proposed in a letter to the u.s. congress of the replacement aircraft of the F-35. Under this proposal, the United states gave Great Britain on-board version of the F-35C conventional take-off and landing, in exchange for a variant of the F-35B STOVL. The proposal also counts with the fact that Britain will pay the additional costs associated with modifications of both versions according to the requirements of individual forces.
United Kingdom in the last year in the context of new security strategy, decided to buy a variant of the F-35C instead of the originally planned F-35B.
If there was an exchange, they will gain ADMINISTRATOR of your F-35B two years earlier. In the years 2013 - 2014, would have to be an increase in their budget of about $ 10 million to the operating costs associated with the introduction of the F-35 into service.
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United Kingdom in the last year in the context of new security strategy, decided to buy a variant of the F-35C instead of the originally planned F-35B.
If there was an exchange, they will gain ADMINISTRATOR of your F-35B two years earlier. In the years 2013 - 2014, would have to be an increase in their budget of about $ 10 million to the operating costs associated with the introduction of the F-35 into service.
More here:
www.defensenews.com.