Navaleye, relax....
My point is that constructing QE2 and PoW is a small part of the through-life costs of the Carrier Strike capability. The escorts aren't cheap, the air wing is pretty pricey, and therefore we can call time on it. Whether we build 'em and flog 'em or stop building now is a contractual question: my fear is that we will end up with the CVF programme completely warping the RN's capabilities because everything else is being sacrificed to build these two prestige vessels that actually provide a limited additional capability.
Bismark: FSTA is clearly a rip-off. That fact doesn't mean that everything that is cheaper is good value, does it?
Which is not to say that I'm anti-carrier; far from it: indeed, I may well end up serving on one of them if they ever get into service. So your "adapt" comment is well wide of the mark I'm afraid. But for the good of the RN, I'd stop wasting money on the CVF programme.
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