3. jul 2008. godine
Britansko Ministarstvo odbrane potppisalo je ugovor o izgradnji dva nosača aviona. Ugovor vredan 3 milijarde funti potpisan je na palubi nosača aviona HMS Ark Royal.
Animacija novog nosača avionaCela vest:The MOD today signed contracts with industry to build the two future aircraft carriers. The contracts, worth in the region of £3 billion, were signed with the newly-formed UK maritime Joint Venture, BVT Surface Fleet, and the Aircraft Carrier Alliance onboard HMS Ark Royal, one of the Royal Navy’s existing aircraft carriers and currently the Fleet Flagship.
Contracts authorised today encompass work worth:
£1,325M for the construction of giant sections of both ships by BVT Surface Fleet at Govan on the Clyde and Portsmouth;
£300M for the construction of giant sections of the ships at the BAE Systems yard at Barrow-in-Furness;
£675M for the bow section and final assembly and completion of the ships by Babcock Marine, with assembly taking place at Rosyth;
£425M for design and engineering for Thales UK; and
£275M for design and supply of Mission Systems for BAE Systems Integrated Systems Technologies (Insyte).