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Tuesday, June 07, 2011

France 'stunned' by UK navy cuts

HMS IllustriousCuts to the Royal Navy left French officials "stunned", the head of the French Navy has said.

Admiral Pierre-Francois Forissier told the Daily Telegraph that France had been surprised by the cuts made in 2010's Strategic Defence and Security Review which had stripped Britain of its carrier strike capability until at least 2019.

"From a French standpoint, I have to say that we were really stunned because the Royal Navy has always been a model for us and it is now faced with a very difficult situation," Forissier said.

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