Originally Posted by
Onceapilot
It is certainly true that the Defence budget is being wasted on those two big boats.
Defence having to 'own' the cost of the really big underwater boats makes everything else look rather small.
This puts the RN in a bit of a bind. Either support/enable/defend the boomers or support/enable/defend the carriers. The RN philosophy for a number of years when it comes to both funding and manning uplifts has been
'they must' supported by an argument about how much has been spent or committed for these capabilities. I'm not sure the argument is working.