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

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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".

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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".

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"There is no doubt that the Royal Navy, and indeed all our services, need to move in that direction," Mr Gater began."However, that isn't the reason I think this is being chosen.

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The reason this is being chosen is that it is cost-effective within the budget that is available, and that is a significant problem."This nation's greatness has derived almost exclusively from the power of the Royal Navy throughout its modern history," the defence expert explained.

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He added that "something along the lines of 95 per cent of everything that (Britons) consume, whether that be energy or commodities, arrives...

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