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Subject:
Relegating Royal Navy to second rate status
Aircraftfan
2/27/2005 3:38:23 AM
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| This month's issue of "Warship" (a UK-based publication) describes what it terms the ?relegation of the RN to second rate status? and its fall from the third most powerful Navy to being behind US and Russia and soon to be overtaken by Japan, China and India.
Current funding will result in a combat force of 25 destroyers/frigates (average age of 18 years), only 8 SSNs, 3 or 4 SSBNs, 2 or 3 assault ships and the 2 proposed aircraft carriers (apparently there is some doubt as to the ability to really build these at the planned funding levels).
Magazine states that viability of UK shipbuilding industry is in doubt beyond the next 5 years.
What's up in the UK? Why is the UK letting such a fine organiszation decline like this?
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