Maybe that is the answer. Do we need an independent Royal Navy? Perhaps it would be cheaper to disband the Royal Navy and call it the "Sea Arm of the RAF"?
Is there really a requirement for an independent Air Force? Is there a requirement for an independent Royal Navy? I do know that the RAF enjoy embarking in the CVS but how about embarking in a Frigate or Destroyer? If we get rid of the Fleet Air Arm then would the RAF be content to go to see in DD/FF? I think it would work.
p.s. The Carriers may be fair game but Trident has been ring-fenced and is not part of the SDR