HMS Ark Royal to be Scrapped

Tuesday, October 19, 2010
By Editor

The Royal Navy’s flagship, the aircraft carrier Ark Royal, is to be scrapped early as part of the government’s defence review.

The UK’s Harrier jump jets will be axed, the money saved going towards the cost of two new aircraft carriers.

It means that, until at least 2019, Britain will not have the ability to launch fighter jets at sea.

Read full BBC article HERE

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