Thread: 2 New Aircraft Carriers....

Originally Posted by p38arover

It's not USS Regan - it's USS Ronald Reagan.

You tell 'em Ron.

Originally Posted by p38arover

It's not USS Regan - it's USS Ronald Reagan.

And don't confuse the Ronnie Raygun with the other very large aircraft carrier, the USS British Isles, permanently moored off the coast of Europe, and about the only relevance the Poms have left in today's world.

nuclear power, that's where the future is!
if only the hippies didn't keep getting their way...

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

And don't confuse the Ronnie Raygun with the other very large aircraft carrier, the USS British Isles, permanently moored off the coast of Europe, and about the only relevance the Poms have left in today's world.

Yep getting on Par with Australia now, whats the world coming too.. And here is a real article..

Britain orders two massive new aircraft carriers




Today, the British government announced a twenty percent increase in military spending over the next three years. This amounts to an extra £7.7 billion (€11.5 billion) in funding, which will take the national defence budget up from £33 billion (€49 billion) in 2007 to £36.9 billion (€55 billion) in 2011. Not only will this additional funding sustain Britain’s position as the world’s second biggest military spender, but it will also pay for two massive new aircraft carriers, the first of which was ordered today by the Ministry of Defence for the Royal Navy. Costing nearly £2 billion (€2.98 billion) apiece, these vessels will be by far the largest and most powerful ever operated by the United Kingdom—or any other part of the European Union.

Set to be named HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, the new aircraft carriers will greatly improve Britain’s ability to mount expeditionary warfare in foreign lands and seas. As Des Browne, the defence secretary, said: