Yet less than half the price of USS Gerald R. Ford which is comparable as its being built today, not in ancient history.
Well if 2009 is ancient history to you, then our carriers are already decrepit relics of ancient history. And in any case, how does that change the fact that it's faster, heavily armoured, well defended and can launch the whole spectrum of aircraft with an unlimited range; compared to our un-armoured, poorly defended, slow, range limited, empty flight decks?
Yes the Ford is being built today, but that's where the similarities end, and at £6 billion per ship (ex. development costs) I'd rather buy one of those and use the saved money for a full compliment of aircraft than the 2 hulls and 12 jets we're getting at the moment.