The Lockheed-Martin F-35 Lightning II
First announced in 2001, the US-led F-35 programme has ballooned into the most expensive weapons project in history. Its £1 trillion cost has been condemned by President Trump as “out of control”. A report last week found that the estimated cost of the...
Mmmm not so sure. Considering the fast-evolving political situation and increasing belligerence from Russia I would think a stronger Royal Navy would be a sensible precaution.
A Carrier Strike group gives the UK the ability to project significant soft and hard power anywhere in the world* and is a lot more versatile than a Cruise missile.
*Only if it has planes and enough surface ships to protect it.