U.K. Carrier Bow Out
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The new U.K. government is struggling with the budget (see p. 18) and some defense programs are likely to be cut, but work is proceeding on the first of two 65,000-ton aircraft carriers, HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales. Two bow sections of the ships, weighing a total of 400 metric tons...
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