Britain To Abandon Plans To Buy The F-35C. Will Favor Jump Jets

Scrapped: The PM has followed military chiefs in abandoning plans to buy the conventional F-35C Joint Strike Fighter, pictured in a U.S. Navy test flight, after costs soared by £1.8billion

EXCLUSIVE: Cameron In Humiliating U-Turn On Future Of Britain's Aircraft Carriers With Return Of The Jump Jet -- Daily Mail

David Cameron has agreed to perform a u-turn on the future of Britain’s aircraft carriers.

In a humiliating reversal, the Prime Minister has agreed to scrapping the aircraft that were due to fly off the troubled warships and replace them with jump jets which he had previously rejected.

Senior Downing Street sources say Mr Cameron has decided to follow the advice of military chiefs by abandoning plans to buy the conventional F-35C Joint Strike Fighter after costs soared by £1.8billion.

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My Comment: Talk about eating crow .... but considering the alternatives they had no choice.