Poiuytrewq wrote: ↑22 Mar 2023, 08:53Its a complete failure of successive governments.
Let’s rewind a little.
- The UK had three invincible class aircraft carriers.
- The UK decided to replace them with two QE aircraft carriers
The U.K. decided to replace the 3 with 2 carriers in the 30-40k tonnes range sdsr 98!
Then the lunnies decided to significantly upscale on really really bad “requirement” and naval command then cut everything to protect this thinking bonkers
A coherent plan requires senior officers to be coherent n what they ask for within any likely budget/plan/strategy. As you can see from there comments in the press when they leave you can see why it’s not coherent.