RAeS backs UK aircraft carrier acquisition 08 Jul 2014 Beth Stevenson
"...[the RAeS paper] adds that US support for the Queen Elizabeth-class acquisition “becomes clear” when it is considered that the US Navy hopes a UK carrier task group will provide sufficient capability to replace one of its 11 task groups on station.
“Even if it is one task group once a year, this has significant appeal to the US and is an, albeit subtle, lever for the UK with its major ally,” the paper adds...."
RAeS backs UK aircraft carrier acquisition - 7/8/2014 - Flight Global