Monday, July 16, 2012

Another Design Change For Britain's New Aricraft Carriers?

An artist's impression of the future aircraft Carriers for the Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales. The Telegraph

Aircraft Barriers: Cameron Facing New Ships Humiliation -- The SUN

DAVID Cameron could be forced into a SECOND multi-billion pound U-turn on the design of Britain’s new aircraft carriers.

The PM will have to dump his revised plan for jump-jets to fly off the two giant ships if there is no quick resolution to the US budget crisis.

Chopping of the American-led programme to build the F35B Joint Strike Fighter is “likely” under automatic spending cuts, a US Congress report has revealed.

That would push the MoD into a third complete redesign for the HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.

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My Comment: With the U.S. experiencing trillion dollar deficits .... as well as facing massive defense budget cuts on the horizon .... if I was a betting man I will predict that the F-35B program will be cut and/or seriously derailed. For Britain .... this is a lose-lose situation. They are now going to be either stuck with a naval aircraft carrier fleet that is very expensive .... or .... no planes at all.

Talk about disasters.

Update: Maybe the worst case scenario is not going to happen .... Ministers 'confident' over aircraft carrier fighter planes.

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