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Article: Britain's next carrier should be larger, admiral says.(Rear Admiral Alan West believes UK Royal Navy needs larger carriers to accomodate more types of aircraft)
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- Defense Daily
- Article date:
- May 8, 1996
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ABOARD HMS ILLUSTRIOUS OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST----As a newer, more capable generation fighters and helicopters enter service, Britain's future carriers should be larger, according a senior British naval commander.
"I would hope that the future carrier would be bigger," said Rear Adm. Alan West, Distinguished Service Cross, the commander of the United Kingdom Task Group, in a May 4 interview. "The great joy of a big flat top with a hangar is that you have great flexibility in terms of the mix and weapons you can carry."
And unlike his current command ship--the Illustrious--which was designed as a command cruiser capable of operating helicopters, the new ...