Who said that we would ever have more then one CVF operational in a fixed wing role? I don't see that anywhere in any official statement and certainly the Navy never thought so
Which again begs the question - why two? Wouldn't the money for the second be better spent buying more approprately sized 'amphibious commando' vessels (and perhaps even more than one of them!).
Post Herrick the role of the RAF's share of JFH is less clear/justifiable in the current financial climate
Bit of a throw away line? According to some commentators we will be committed to a 'land-locked' Herrick (assuming we want to 'win' rather than honourably withdraw) for decades, rather than years. Surely the RNs share of JFH is equably less clear/justifiable .... and perhaps posters more biased (
) would say that the role of JFH and carrier based aviation is less clear/justifiable in the current financial climate.