New £500million Joint Strike Fighters Set To Cost Taxpayers Even More... Because Jump Jets May MELT Ships' Decks -- Daily Mail
* MoD must pay for heat-resistant paint on new warships
* Exhausts from jet takeoff can damage aircraft carriers
* News comes two weeks after £250m U-turn on new jets
* Latest embarrassment in £6.2bn 'omnishambles'
The controversial replacements for the Harrier jump jets may cost taxpayers even more than their £500million asking price - because the heat from take off could melt aircraft carriers' decks.
The fumes from the U.S. Joint Strike Fighters are so hot that special heat-resistant paint will be required to protect the take-off strip.
But American military experts are still developing the coating, which the Britain will now have to beg for as well as the new planes.
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My Comment: This is a never ending saga for the Brits .... and always costing them on the bottom line.