What if Sea Vixens and Scimitars received 15,000-pound-thrust engines and Sea Vixen carried Red Top and Blue Dolphin in 1960?
Short answerThe Royal Navy would welcome the improvement if it includes the full airframe overhaul needed for a Super Sea Vixen, but the lasting advantage is uncertain.
NotesThe proposed 15,000-pound dry-thrust engines and improved missiles would still require a substantially redesigned Sea Vixen airframe. Blue Dolphin is tentatively identified as a radar-guided development comparable to the AIM-7 Sparrow. The Super Sea Vixen proposal provides the model for the required supersonic redesign, including afterburning engines. With that full overhaul assumed, the Royal Navy would welcome the improvement, although its advantage might not last long.