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HMS Invincible R05 (wallpaper 4). HMS Invincible R05 ship images wallpaper gallery 4. HMS Invincible R05 ship pictures and images collection 4. Aircraft Carrier Ship. Invincible initially lacked any close-in weapon systems. As one of the lessons from the Falklands War Invincible had two 20 mm Raytheon Phalanx close-in weapon systems fitted but these were later upgraded to three Thales 30 mm Goalkeeper CIWS; there are also two Oerlikon 20 mm cannons. Countermeasures were provided by a Thales jamming system and ECM system, Seagnat launchers provide for chaff or flare decoys. Initially the carriers were armed with a Sea Dart SAM missile system, but this was removed to enlarge the flight deck and to allow magazine storage for Royal Air Force Harrier GR7s. The carrier's air group comprised nine Harriers and twelve helicopters (usually all Sea Kings, either anti-submarine warfare (ASW) or Airborne Early Warning (AEW) variants). The carrier also provided an operational headquarters for the Royal Navy task force. The runway is 170 metres (560 ft) long and included the characteristic "ski jump" (initially at 7°, later increased to 12°).We will accordingly: in the transitional period, retain a reduced Tornado fleet, but remove Harrier from service in 2011 as the fast jet force moves to two operational types – Joint Strike Fighter and Typhoon. HMS Invincible R05 (wallpaper 4). HMS Invincible R05 ship images wallpaper gallery 4. HMS Invincible R05 ship pictures and images collection 4. Retaining the Tornado fleet allows a fast jet contribution to be sustained in Afghanistan and support to concurrent operations which would not have been possible if Harrier was retained instead;.... On 15 December 2010 the Secretary of State for Defence (Dr Liam Fox) stated that: "The White Paper “Securing Britain in an Age of Uncertainty: The Strategic Defence Review” (Cm 7948), presented to the House on 19 October 2010, explained the Government’s intention to make certain changes to the armed forces in order to deliver the force structure we require for the future and to help address the legacy of unaffordability in the defence budget. I am now able to explain more fully those changes that affect the Royal Navy’s surface fleet.... We announced that the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal would be decommissioned and accordingly, she will finally be withdrawn from service at the end of this month. We also announced that we would decommission either her sister ship HMS Illustrious or the landing platform helicopter HMS Ocean following a short study into which of these two ships was better able to provide the capability we require over the next few years. This work has now been completed and we have decided that HMS Ocean should be retained to provide our landing platform helicopter capability for the longer-term. HMS Illustrious will be withdrawn from service in 2014, once HMS Ocean has emerged from a planned refit and been returned to a fully operational state. This will ensure that we retain the ability to deliver an amphibious intervention force from the sea and maintain an experienced crew to support the later introduction into service of the new Queen Elizabeth class carrier." HMS Invincible R05 (wallpaper 4). HMS Invincible R05 ship images wallpaper gallery 4. HMS Invincible R05 ship pictures and images collection 4.