Royal Navy Considering Adding Catapults, Arresting Gear to Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carriers to operate F/A-18E/F, F-35C, Rafale and high performance uncrewed strike and support systems – The Aviation Geek Club
The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers would move from STOVL to STOL then to STOBAR and then to CATOBAR. The Royal Navy would like to retrofit arrestor gear and assisted launch equipment as part of a broader Future Maritime Aviation Force (FMAF) vision, Colonel Phil Kelly, Head of Carrier Strike and Maritime Aviation within the Royal …