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Pulsar
08-12-2005, 09:48 AM
Reducing the Cost of Aircraft Carrier Acquisition


The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises that its Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF) acquisition project provides opportunities to save substantial sums of money over the life of the ships. To help realise the project’s whole-life savings potential, the MOD called for an independent, objective analysis of new technologies and alternative manufacturing options. The RAND Corporation was asked to perform that analysis and, in particular, to identify and evaluate options for reducing support costs and other whole-life costs, and for reducing manpower.

more (http://www.rand.org/publications/RB/RB9122/)

Rakki
08-12-2005, 11:31 AM
Intepretation: they are retiring their last carrier and haven't quite worked out what to build to replace it....

Tim Nice But Dim
08-12-2005, 11:46 AM
Intepretation: they are retiring their last carrier and haven't quite worked out what to build to replace it....

Not quite, only Invincible has been decommissioned. Illustrious is still in the fleet and Ark Royal is to return to the fleet next year after its overhaul is complete.