Joint strike fighter decision was flawed, MPs say

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MPs have accused the Ministry of Defence of making a "rushed and flawed" decision to switch fighter aircraft for the Royal Navy's new carriers.

The defence committee said the 2010 decision to opt for the carrier variant of the joint strike fighter, rather than the jump jet, had been a mistake.

It said this had led to increased costs and delays to the carrier programme.

Ministers said the decision, which was reversed back to jump jets last May, had been "right at the time".

The previous Labour government had placed orders for two new aircraft carriers to be equipped with the F-35B variant of the American built joint strike fighter (JSF), which is capable of short take-off and vertical landing
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