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Рубрики Современность; ВВС; Версия для печати

Кстати, британцы будут покупать вариант F-35C для авианосца Queen Elizabeth


Вариант F-35B купили именно для испытаний и разработки тактики его применения.

Lt Matt Fooks-Bale, a former Harrier pilot and weapons instructor now on the carrier strike staff at Fleet Headquarters, added:

“The sooner we get involved in testing, the better.

“It’s important to learn how to ‘fight’ the F35, how to develop tactics. In a Harrier you would spend half your time simply flying the aircraft. That’s not the case on the F35.

“Getting our hands on BK-1 means we should be at the top of our game when the F35C is delivered, having had time to learn about the aircraft.”

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Events/Latest-News/2011/November/23/111123-HW-F35-Carrier