Cuts announced by David Cameron in the Defence Review this month will lead to the axing of Harrier jump jets and the decommissioning of the Ark Royal carrier.

卡梅伦首相在本月《防务评论》中提出的开支削减将意味着弃用“鹞式”垂直起降喷气式战斗机，并让“皇家方舟”号航母退役。

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In May, the coalition said it was changing from its proposed "catapult and trap" planes to jump jets.

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The government decided to retire the HMS Ark Royal and its fleet of Harrier jump jets in 2011, five years early.

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The Navy's Harrier jump jets are also being retired.

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