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Originally Posted by Dectilion
There was a question asked about a contingency to navalize Eurofighter if JSF failed Browne said their was a contingency, but failed to specify what it was. I gather that there is no genuine back up plan beyond one or two theoretical possibilities.
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I don't think a navalized Eurofighter would be a practical idea. It is generally difficult and expensive to navalize a land based fighter. The stresses of carrier operations are so much greater that it takes pretty much a total reworking. If JSF is completely canceled, Britain could go conventional and buy Superhornets, or even Rafales. Which would probably be better in the long run, anyway.