We have a whole bunch of threads, alt-history or not. But no full blown TL so far.
The POD: May 1972, common sense prevails: Convair Model 200 carries the day over Rockwell NAR-356. It becomes the XFV-12 interceptor for Zumwalt Sea Control Ship.
Even after that one is canned, two prototypes are...
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Will the Navy buy the Bell-Boeing V-22 to replace the Grumman C-2 Greyhound?
"Osprey on the Truman, Fishing for COD"
Posted by Amy Butler 2:16 PM on Apr 18, 2013
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Shortly after the recommissioning of the ex-Hermes as the the INS Viraat in 1987, there were reports from India of long term plans for a 4 carrier fleet,with two new construction hulls and both ex-Hermes/Viraat and ex-Leviathan/Vikrant being retained in service until the late 1990s.
A contract...
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