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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