Couldn’t they have just attached these arresting wires? Or maybe the Elizabeth class carriers aren’t long enough?
They would also need aircraft catapults alongside those wires to operate the C-variant of F-35. Even then, QE-class is certainly long enough to have both. As shown in size comparison below, QE-class is 20000 tons heavier and at least 20 meters longer than Fr*nch’s Charles de Gaulle-class, which is a STOBAR carrier.
As to why QE-class didn’t have those stuffs? As you could probably guess, budget cut.
They would also need aircraft catapults alongside those wires to operate the C-variant of F-35. Even then, QE-class is certainly long enough to have both. As shown in size comparison below, QE-class is 20000 tons heavier and at least 20 meters longer than Fr*nch’s Charles de Gaulle-class, which is a STOBAR carrier.
As to why QE-class didn’t have those stuffs? As you could probably guess, budget cut.