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d01100100 t1_j234qtj wrote

Reply to comment by tomassino in Japan eyes [joint venture] and shared assembly for fighter with U.K., Italy — Prime contractor Mitsubishi believes single structure would be more efficient by marketrent

France is also the only country other than the US with an operational CATOBAR style carrier, and wanted an locally designed (not American) aircraft to fly from it. Adding a carrier variant was a headache for the F-35, and ended up being yet another major reason why they backed out of the Eurofighter. None of the other countries cared about having a carrier version.

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