The following is a list of the procurement cost (actual or forecast) of Royal Navy's major equipment programs.
These procurement projects are spread over a period of around 40 years.
These procurement projects are spread over a period of around 40 years.
£15,000 Million - £20,000 Million Trident replacement
£10,000 Million - £15,000 Million Future Surface Combatant
£5,133 Million Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier
It can be seen that the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers are the cheapest program in the list.
They also have the lowest operating cost of any of these projects.
Why then do we so often hear it claimed that the new aircraft carriers are "killing the navy"?
Is it because other services do not feel threatened by surface combatants and submarines?
Is it because other services do not feel threatened by surface combatants and submarines?
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