Britain to dump F-35B as new carriers will have catapults
The Daily Telegraph said Thursday that the British military will opt for catapults for its new aircraft carriers and will switch from the F-35B to the F-35C instead.
The newspaper said Britain is reluctant to fund development of the F-35B due to its higher costs and the F-35C offers a better payload and range performance.
Senior defense officials told the newspaper that an announcement is due this autumn.
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