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Thursday, December 16, 2010

HMS Illustrious to go in navy cuts

HMS IllustriousDefence Secretary Liam Fox has confirmed that HMS Illustrious is to be withdrawn from service along with the four remaining type 22 frigates as part of the cuts to the Royal Navy agreed in the strategic defence and security review.

Fox set out the scope of the cuts to be made to the Royal Navy's surface fleet in an address to Parliament.

A short study into the viability of current carriers HMS Illustrious and HMS Ocean decided that HMS Ocean should be retained to provide Landing Platform Helicopter capability for the longer term.

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