The current debate about the new RN carriers seems to suggest that we'll either get the full 65,000 behemoths with Joint Strike Fighters or the programme will be cancelled altogether.
I haven't heard any arguments for buying a couple of smaller carriers (30,000+ tons) with a cheaper 'off the shelf' aircraft such as the Rafale.
Surely if we cannot afford the large carriers, the RN should have a 'fall-back' position such as this.
Better to have smaller carriers than none at all.
I haven't heard any arguments for buying a couple of smaller carriers (30,000+ tons) with a cheaper 'off the shelf' aircraft such as the Rafale.
Surely if we cannot afford the large carriers, the RN should have a 'fall-back' position such as this.
Better to have smaller carriers than none at all.