Could a naval Typhoon replace imported carrier aircraft?

Would a larger British carrier fleet buy American aircraft or develop a British variant?

A Super Hornet with British engines and avionics is considered the likelier choice. A naval Typhoon would require structural changes and partners willing to share their cost.

A British Super Hornet variant is imagined with Rolls-Royce engines and some British avionics. Catapult launches and arrested landings place demands on an airframe that other Typhoon partners would have little reason to fund. Designing for those loads would also add weight beyond the land-based requirement. An Anglo-American programme would accept junior-partner status in return for savings from a much larger production run. An Anglo-French programme is considered possible, with Jaguar offered as an example of arguments over leadership. A mixed Jaguar and Super Hornet air group, or a Super Buccaneer programme, remains another counterfactual route.