@ytz pretty much nailed it. The whole sovereignty thing is a bit of a distraction that people have lobbed into the mix. If we wanted sovereignty, we'd have to go ask Dassault for Rafales.
Rafale the only reasonable option that is not controlled by the US, but that has categorically proved interoperable up to and including integrated operations from a USN nuclear carrier.
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