Ships delay; World Tonight
Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England), June 23, 2009
DELAYS in the launch of a new fleet of Royal Navy destroyers could have "deeply worrying implications" for the UK's ability to defend itself, a powerful committee of MPs warned today.
The first Type 45 destroyer is set to enter service later this year, more than two years late and with the project running pounds 1.5bn over budget, even though it will not be fully operational.
Tory Edward Leigh, Chairman of the cross-party Commons Public Accounts Committee, said it was "disgraceful" that its crucial anti-aircraft missile system had not been fully tested..
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