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Carrier GCAP and the cost of redesign

The expectation of no carrier GCAP rests on the cost of redesigning a land-based airframe.

Question

Will there be a carrier version of GCAP?

Short answer

No carrier version is expected because adapting the land-based aircraft would require extensive and expensive redesign.

Notes

The expectation offered is that GCAP will remain land based. Carrier conversion is treated as a major airframe redesign. Its cost explains the dismissal of that prospect. No naval variant already under development is described.