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Thursday, November 17, 2011
Navy faces shortage of attack submarines
The Royal Navy faces a shortage of attack submarines because of decisions taken in the Government's Strategic Defence and Security Review.
That is the conclusion of the National Audit Office which says delays to the new Astute class would leave the Navy without sufficient submarines for operations over part of the next decade, while adding £200 million to the cost of the programme.
The NAO said decisions taken by the Ministry of Defence to balance its budget in the short term following the SDSR had contributed to a £466 million increase in the cost of the 15 largest equipment projects over the past year.
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