U.K. Decommissions HMS Illustrious

LONDON—The U.K. Royal Navy’s last Invincible-class aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious, has been decommissioned. The 22,000-ton ship, which has been used as a helicopter carrier since the retirement of the Sea Harrier fleet in 2006 and the withdrawal of the Harrier GR9 in 2010, was formally retired...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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