The more I think about it the more I begin to wonder if configuring HM armed forces in a similar manner to the USMC might not be a bad idea. Perhaps three Wasp - type ships with embarked JSF, heliborne AEW and ASW plus a hefty Royal Marine force might be a good thing. It would mean a major reconfiguration of the whole of the armed forces however unless the army (and more importantly the soldiers themselves) could be persuaded to accept sea basing for some of it's strength.