UK Abandons F-35 Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing Plans

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Credit: Royal Navy
ROME—The UK Defense Ministry has canceled plans that would have enabled its carrier-based Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters to use a shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) capability, financial reports reveal. The rolling vertical landing upgrade is one of several cancellations...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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