CATOBAR operation requires an aircraft designed for it, and ordinary runway suitability is insufficient. The F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C show how different operating methods produce distinct variants. Eurofighter never became a CATOBAR aircraft, so moving it to such a carrier would not make it suitable for deck operations. Carrier compatibility has to be part of the aircraft's design.
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Runway aircraft do not become carrier aircraft by relocation
CATOBAR operations impose design requirements that ordinary runway aircraft cannot satisfy without substantial changes.