Fears Defence Cuts Could Sink Plans for New Aircraft Carriers
Western Morning News, The › September 10, 2010
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Fears are mounting that defence spending cuts could be more brutal than anticipated after it emerged contracts to build two new Royal Navy aircraft carriers could be cancelled.
The chief executive of BAE Systems has told a House of Commons select committee that it has been asked to provide detailed figures for axing one or both of the 65,000-ton warships - a deal worth Pounds 5 billion.See the full content of this document
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Fears Defence Cuts Could Sink Plans for New Aircraft Carriers
Sir Ian King's comments represent one of the most definitive insights into the Ministry of Defence's (MoD) thinking as part of the review of Government spending.
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