This was followed, on 20 May 2008, by the government giving the "green light" for construction of the "Queen Elizabeth" class, stating that it was ready to sign the contracts for full production once the creation of the planned shipbuilding joint venture between BAE Systems and the VT Group had taken place.
This was followed, on 20 May 2008, by the government giving the «green light» for construction of "Queen Elizabeth" class, stating that it was ready to sign the contracts for full production once the creation of the planned shipbuilding joint venture between BAE Systems and the VT Group had taken place.