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Thursday, July 05, 2012

Navy boss warns aircraft carriers are ‘vital’

Admiral Sir Mark StanhopeBritain needs aircraft carriers to remain an effective global power, the head of the Royal Navy warned today.

The government’s 2010 defence cuts has left the nation without a fully functioning aircraft carrier with naval jets until at least 2018.

Today, the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, said the ability to project air power from the sea is vital to wield influence around an uncertain world.

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