Two services in ten years 'entirely plausible', says Sir Jock

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Flexibility is the key.

As none of us (however exulted) has a crystal ball and thus is unable to see clearly into the future, the sensible strategy should surely be one of giving us maximum flexibility, the colour of the driver’s uniforms doesn’t matter. Therefore, we should be aiming for an air component that is not tied to concrete; the link below says it all, in particular the last two paragraphs.

www.navy.mil/navydata/ships/carriers/cv-why.asp

I’m sure many will rubbish the concept saying we have no money but to those I say are all the emerging powers (China, India, and Brazil) wrong in their plans to join the carrier club? To stay in the game we need the right toys.