More progress:
Giant hull sections of Queen Elizabeth carrier joined at Clyde yard - BBC
Also
here from the
Telegraph.
Wait a minute - was
Queen Elizabeth not meant to enter service in 2014 - and since she is not getting catapults and arresting gear, that should not have changed?
Also of note (and also from the
Telegraph):
New delay over fighter jet choice
If F35B is picked, then surely the RN Pilots sent stateside to fly would be better off flying Harriers - and we could do with embarking Harriers to maintain the skills of carrier crews? I wonder if the cost issue is the only one, or if training and skills (and current capabilities this decade) come into it? Issues which, of course, were
discussed elsewhere on PPRuNe as well as on this thread.
I realise that there is a
thread discussing just this question, but thought I would put it here for completeness.