From the BBC:
The two 950ft long, 60,000-tonne carriers will be the biggest British warships ever built.
The value of the work is likely to rise to £10bn when maintenance and support is added.
On Monday, Kellogg Brown and Root (KBR), a subsidiary of US firm Halliburton, won the contract to manage the construction of the ships.
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Ghost of a flea links to a gallery of images from World War II. These are beautiful, even if you’re not something of a history buff.
[tip to SondraK ]
(cross-posted at Swanky Conservative)
Greyhawk at Mudville Gazette links to an amazing story about Sgt. Rafael PeraltaOn November 15, 2004, Sgt. Rafael Peralta volunteered to go on the very dangerous mission of clearing the city of Fallujah of terrorists house by house, room by room. At the fourth house of the morning, the second room, Peralta lead his “stack” […]