The royal Navy's two new aircraft carriers are likely to enter service one or two years later than expected following a review of spending, the UK's Defence Secretary John Hutton has announced.Work on the ￡4Bn project was due to begin this spring, with the vessels entering service in 2014 and 2016, but Hutton said it was being brought more closely in line with the introduction of the Joint Combat Aircraft which they will carry. (For a review of the likely progress of this aspect see MER November 2008. Ed).
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