"Mark" wrote in message
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marble wrote in message
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We could do with building some proper aircraft carriers to secure the
oil thats rightly ours. Oh we are...

But...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3718567.stm

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Seems the problem is the ships wont have a catapult but just a ski
slope thing so weight is a problem.
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/...fighter-progra
m-uk-update/index.php#more
Maybe they'll buy he French naval
plane:


God help us !
Perhaps we should get the Chinese to tender a quote for this,
since we no longer have the ability to manufacture anything in this
country.

Thanks to Thatcher and her small minded Little Middle England mentality.