Navalized Typhoon and a CATOBAR Queen Elizabeth class

How would a navalized Typhoon available for India in 2011 affect Britain's Queen Elizabeth-class carrier choices?

It could strengthen the case for CATOBAR carriers, possibly a third ship, and a mixed air group of Typhoons, F-35Cs and Hawkeyes.

The scenario assumes that a navalized Typhoon is available for India in 2011 and considers how that would affect Britain's carrier choice. It raises CATOBAR Queen Elizabeth-class carriers and the possibility of a third ship. One suggested air group combines a squadron of Typhoons with a squadron of F-35Cs and Hawkeyes. Typhoon would take a role comparable to the F-18 within that force. These are alternative procurement possibilities, with no single configuration settled.