Naval vessels in the Solent in 1995 to mark the Battle of Trafalgar. Labour has been accused of chronically underfunding the Navy over the past two decades Photo: Stephen LockNavy Facing Struggle For Survival As Treasury Cuts Spending, Report Warns -- Times Online
The Royal Navy is facing a struggle for survival against a Treasury intent on cutting back on defence spending, a report warns today.
The Royal Navy is now “smaller than it has ever been in its history but the demands upon the few remaining ships remain as high as ever,” says British Warships and Auxiliaries, an annual guide to the state of the Navy.
With Afghanistan absorbing an increasing amount of resources, the Navy’s surface warship and submarine fleets look set to be the most vulnerable.
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