Prime Minister David Cameron will tell the House of Commons from 1430 GMT the HMS Ark Royal is to be decommissioned almost immediately, while a decision on a replacement for the Trident nuclear deterrent is set to be delayed. (以下ry)
The move is among wide-ranging measures to be unveiled by Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday as part of the military's share of the Coalition's severe public spending squeeze. (以下ry)
HMS Queen Elizabeth is the first of two £5.2billion ships on order. It will be used as a helicopter launch platform for just three years before being mothballed or sold off.
HMS Prince of Wales will come in to service in 2019 and will have to use cheaper jets than intended. (以下ry)
艦載機ハリアーは2011年退役、F-35Bは恐らく2015年ぐらいの戦力化、 HMS Queen Elizabethは2016〜2019年の3年間のみヘリ空母として運用後、モスボールor外国に売却、 HMS Prince of Walesは2019年就役で、ただし強襲揚陸艦としての運用になり、航空機はごく少数の搭載となります。