Carriers
If we put into service the 2 new CVF when they were first to go in to service in the Mid to late 70s, there is doubt that the Argys would have ever invaded the Falklands, saving:
250 dead, 1000 or so wounded, God knows how many poor souls have taken their lives since, plus 1000 Argy dead and a few thousand wounded.
Plus how much would we have saved year on year if we did not have to have the amount of forces down there.
I hope we get the Carriers and they are never used due to the fact they are deterrents, first and formost. Nobody not even the experts on here knows what round the corner.
Afghanistan is important but its not the be all and end all.
We need a Royal Navy, British Army and the Royal Air Force.