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    Purple Dave: Heh. This reminds me of when the French built a naval craft about a decade ago, and it was the shining gem of the European NATO-affiliated navies beca... more »
    Inshard Naizer: What about its onboard defense systems???? A new carrier would at least have something new to prevent hostile attacks, right? more »
    Noobs-R-Us: Great! Considering that Britain is among the only few counties that have actually used their naval power for offensive purposes in history. Those coun... more »
    Andham: Perhaps the European appears to cost less than the American once because European moneys are worth a lot more than American moneys? more »
    Andune: "Two Rolls-Royce MT30 gas turbines" Now what is wrong with nuclear propulsion? more »
    KhaiJB: erm...this is news? the project started in 2002 and the design was finalised in 2003 with the MOD announcing the contract in 2007. more »
    Makkuro: How did 16,000 Sq. Meter come to 370 acres? Did I really fail my math class that bad? more »
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    Britain Building Next-Generation Aircraft Carriers for F-35 Fighters

    Britain is not only getting a whole lotta lot of F-35B STOVL fighters, but two new 60,000-ton state-of-the-art aircraft carriers. Apparently, according to Dr Lee Willett, it's all part of a new World arms race: