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Aircraft carriers, naval aircraft and austerity

Rome, Italy - The project F-35 Lightning II is dying, the Harrier in retirement: what will Italy embark on the "Garibaldi" and on the "Conte di Cavour"?

In recent weeks several media reported the withdrawal from the Libyan-Mediterranean war theater of the aircraft carrier "Garibaldi" (displacement of 13,000 tons, daily expense of 135,000 euros), which had been operating for about three months against the Gaddafi forces with six AV8-B Plus "Harrier II" fighter jets (no longer in production). The "Garibaldi" was replaced by the support ship "San Giusto"...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1134440
Rome, Italy, 10/03/2011 13:18
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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