Media reports late last week that Britain may ditch the short-takeoff and vertical-landing variant of the Joint Strike Fighter in favor of the conventional carrier variant were not entirely dismissed by a Ministry of Defence statement, which appeared to leave the door ajar for a possible change of platform for the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers."To maximize the flexibility that the carriers will offer over their service life, they are being built to an adaptable design that can operate both STOVL and CV type aircraft.
The QE Class are designed around the operation of the STOVL Joint Strike Fighter aircraft, and this remains our preferred solution to meet the UK's Carrier Strike requirement along with the Queen Elizabeth Class of carriers and the Maritime Airborne Surveillance Capability," the statement said.
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