Despite the ongoing debate on the strategic direction of the UK's Carrier Enabled Power Projection capability in a cash-strapped future, and the questions that persist around the cost and technical viability of the F-35, the construction programme of the Queen Elizabeth (QE) class carriers goes on. Commodore Steve Brunton, Head of DE&S Capital Ships, is recently quoted as sounding a ringing endorsement of progress so far. "Build progress on Queen Elizabeth continues at such a pace that we are really starting to see the ship take shape now, and getting a first glimpse of the truly awe-inspiring vessel she will become," he told DE&S' Desider magazine in January.
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机译：尽管围绕现金短缺的未来，英国的“航母动力投射”能力的战略方向一直存在争论，并且围绕F-35的成本和技术可行性仍存在疑问，伊丽莎白女王（QE）的建造计划班级承运人还在继续。 DE＆S Capital Ships负责人史蒂夫·布鲁顿（Steve Brunton）准将最近被引述为迄今为止取得的进展。他在一月份告诉《 DE＆S》《 Desider》杂志时说：“伊丽莎白女王号的建造进度继续，以至于我们现在真的开始看到这艘船的形状了，并且可以一窥她将成为真正令人敬畏的船只。”
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