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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Interview: Adm. Sir George Zambellas, First Sea Lord, UK Royal Navy

Despite budget cuts, Britain’s Royal Navy is modernizing with new cutting-edge destroyers, nuclear attack submarines, two new giant aircraft carriers, frigates and other systems on the way, like the short-takeoff and vertical-landing version of Lockheed Martin’s F-35 joint strike fighter.

The man steering a revived Royal Navy is Adm. Sir George Zambellas, the First Sea Lord, who has made capability and readiness his mantra and increased cooperation with the US a top priority.

Meanwhile, Russia continues to provoke its neighbors, prompting NATO to increase readiness and maritime capabilities.

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