Former Naval officer warns scrapping Destroyer replacements for drones ‘about affordability, not capability’

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Former Naval officer warns scrapping Destroyer replacements for drones ‘about affordability, not capability’

Defence commentator James Gater has warned that the descsion to scrap plans to replace ageing Royal Navy vessels in favour of further investment in drones was “about affordability, not capability”. Speaking to GB News, the former Navy officer said the motivation behind the descsion in the long-awaited Defence Investment plan presented a “significant problem”. “There is no doubt that the Royal Navy, and indeed all…