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Old 5th Oct 2010, 22:16
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mick2088
 
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But given this headline from one year ago, I'm suprised that the Carrier debate is still going on!

Navy surrenders one new aircraft carrier in budget battle.
LFFC, add to that the stories about a sale of one to the Indians and then co-sharing with the French.

There's another one now, using the second carrier as a "pared-down floating platform to ferry helicopters, troops and vehicles", according to "senior defence sources". Is this the re-emergence of 2009's amphibious helicopter carrier story, as I don't quite understand how it would work. Just sitting in port doing nothing, unless needed. I'm getting seriously confused reading about this now.

Building an economy aircraft carrier could save £1bn, Cameron to be told | UK news | The Guardian
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