lived it and loved it. Landing at the home of the Lightning Force, RAF Marham after the trans-Atlantic flight, they worked up with 617 Squadron conducting the RAF led Exercise Point Blank before embarking in the carrier. They are more like power cells. Some scrambling for relevance going on here Trevor. don’t forget primary role was fleet air defence in N Atlantic against Russian long range/maritime aircraft, Christ – as few as that?! As an aside, do you you know how many potatoes it takes to kill an Irish man ? I understand those two ships were cut to fund the type 31s, though it’s all lies and politics, this especially comes to the fore now Hammond is showing his true colours regarding Brexit. loved it. and ABBA….. and they do have a pretty hefty defence industry. We need to sail it somewhere. But you’re right to question what it leaves behind – it’ll take perhaps half of the available force to deploy properly. What ships will make up the new British Carrier Strike Group? Usually based in Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma, in Arizona, VMFA-211 arrived in the UK just under two weeks ago. This is exactly the wrong time to be keeping our navy pegged at its weakest for centuries. I’d bet that the CSG receives French & Italian escorts in the Med, US and Maybe Indian ones in the Gulf and Australian, Malaysian & Singapore escorts in the Pacific. Very true. Probably accurate. Learn more about the Royal Navy’s priorities and what we do day-to-day. The problem is the government is doing exactly the opposite: they want these ships to be built at a snail’s pace so that it doesn’t go over any single year’s budget, even if it increases the overall cost of the ships and leaves us with a shortage of ships. Especially those that are just starting to get an interest in defence. 6 UK F35’s are now onboard. If it could be fitted with the Stingray, even better. We are proud to play such an important role in the generation of an allies’ carrier strike capability.”, Captain James Blackmore, the UK’s Carrier Air Wing Commander, added: “We are going to learn a huge amount from operating F-35Bs at sea with the USMC, they have had them longer and we can share ideas and practices. Ensuring the security of home and international waters is central to the stability and prosperity of Britain and the world economy. ” Its what you make of it Andy R, I know plenty guys who have gone ‘outside’ and have done very well for themselves, JR’s and SR’s, For every hard luck story there’s a… Read more ». Without that apportionment, Bae was building the Type 45’s for 650 million or thereabouts. Replace the 24 x Sea Ceptor mushroom farm with a more densely packed 36 or 48 tube silo possibly using LM 3-cell ExLS. numerous other nations deploy with the smaller group of; carrier, a tanker, a destroyer, and a submarine and a frigate in the mix, the proposed u.k group is pretty luxurious with two PAAM ships. Zo is er een lek door een defecte afsluiting rond een aandrijfschroef, waardoor er per uur 200 liter water het schip binnenkomt. You have seen the appalling state of the Argentine armed forces? It wouldn’t mean much in the grand scheme of things, other than demonstrating that we can defend their interests if… Read more », Surprised an article hasn’t been posted regarding Reaction Engine’s SABRE precooler hitting Mach 5 only a few days ago. Connect with like-minded people and develop a peer-to-peer support network both online and at community centres. That’s the key, majority. the more i see of the type 26 dimensions E.T.C the more i think it should have designated as a destroyer, as for a.s.w, where is the anti submarine weapons? The vessel could also potentially be accompanied by a hunter-killer submarine when it sets sail from the navy base. Personally, I hope they end up back in Pompey. Its a noble cause you hold dear to your heart and I salute you for your passion and commitment to right the Weasly Swedes many wrongs….. The Fact is we dont have enough ships to give adequate protection to the aircraft Carriers and carry out other dutys and even further to mount a strike group as well as The PO Wales Carrier . IMHO anyway. The Norweigians were not laughing in 1940, (german troops regularly passed through sweden to norway) and families of dead merchant seamen were not laughing 39-45 either. Series 2 took much of that groundwork as having already been laid re the people on board and focused a lot on the first F-35B landings and takeoff. Secondly, it was also reported at the time… Read more ». She added: “The Royal Navy has sufficient ships and submarines to meet its global commitments.”. Or have a friend or loved one who is? If things were more transparent, then the MOD would be forced to actually buy the kit that the military needs should the worst occur. Now we get the news that Norway is in NATO (has been from the start). DON'T MISSChina furious as Australia, India, Japan and US showcase military [ANALYSIS]South China Sea CRISIS: Ex-Sea Lord warns Boris must stop Beijing [WARNING]Princess Anne mirrors Prince Philip during latest royal outing [INSIGHT]. Destoryers of the future will need to be bigger, in order to store and generate energy for future Maga watt lasers, and radars. Wouldn’t it be far easier to announce this cruise as a joint venture with the USA and European and Australian/New Zealand warships. Assuming that the stocks of missiles is adequate, what is the argument for not going to see with all the silo’s full? HMS Queen Elizabeth is the largest and most powerful vessel ever constructed for the Royal Navy. As well as state-of-the-art weaponry and communications systems, HMS Queen Elizabeth boasts five gyms, a chapel and a medical centre. Perhaps I should add in other weasiling neutrals like Sweden. The Royal Navy's aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth has returned to base after two Russian bombers headed straight towards it while it was part of exercises in the North Sea. I’ll admit, I’ve never heard that one. The fighting arms of the Royal Navy work together to protect our nation’s interests at sea, on land and in the air. Would they not look darker under cloud etc? They’ve come on a long way then. De vliegkampschepen van de Invincible klasse (22.000 ton) zijn vervangen door deze schepen van 70.000 ton, die bovendien 90 meter langer zijn en veel meer vliegtuigen kunnen hebben. Although I’m glad to see she’ll be going on deployment. It’s not the Navy’s fault and to be honest, pretty much every major military project takes too long or costs more than first thought. is it all left to the helicopter? Discover the key services available to serving personnel and access the Defence Gateway, where you can contact a range of external organisations. Ah, so we’re talking ancient history. As expected we did it. (en) 1. Thousands of sailors will depart Portsmouth in early 2021 as part of the task force accompanying the 64,000-tonne aircraft carrier. They are tasked with protecting the Queen Elizabeth-class carriers from enemy ships, submarines, aircraft and missiles, as well as carrying out a range of support missions, from maritime security to disaster relief. dam capslock again (sorry). Still, it will be a very proud day for the U.K.! Now that’s what I call a carrier strike group – apart from the shortage of aircraft, of course. Regards. Bad PR for us and needlessly provocative. Queen Elizabeth later served in several t… The reason for this is that the T45s need to be operating away from the carriers to improve their radar coverage. The T26s, are specialist anti-submarine frigates, not destroyers. Recently I read a government paper and the gist of it was, yes we don’t have a China strategy and yes we need one. Otherwise QE will be taking more than half the active fleet with her on what is largely a flag showing exercise and leaving 2-3 frigates to cover every other commitment. Ireland of course …. Prefer a darker grey myself…aircraft as well…think the Typhoons look insipid. Welcome back George-was missing my daily fix! A very real risk that a Labour government, led by Corbyn, would simply hand them over to his beloved Argentina. VT Group heeft later zijn scheepsbouwactiviteiten aan BAE Systems verkocht en de overige onderdelen aan Babcock. I put my chit in which would have taken me up to the 12 years. In 2005 kwamen daar Babcock en VT Group bij en de naam van het samenwerkingsverband werd gewijzigd in Aircraft Carrier Alliance. We’ll likely never know if a submarine is deployed there regularly. Administrators are the culprits & they all seem to have been spawned by the same Alien! That will apply equally to the Chinese, should they consider starting one. Would their respective silos have their full missile load-out? There is talk here regretting the fact that we cut the T45 build from 8 to 6 (and the original plan was 12 of course) but if we had 8 and still had the personnel issues we have now we would have 3 T45 laid up for lack of crew rather than 1! We are building up to regularly having a minimum 1 carrier available at all times. At the time, HMS Queen Elizabeth was taking part in the NATO exercise, Joint Warrior, as part of the UK's new Carrier Strike Group. As I said earlier, I’d bet F35’s from other countries would be embarked alongside our own if Gulf War 3 or whatever took place. Remember the new strategic/foreign policy doctrine is “return east of Suez” putting a carrier group in the Pacific and the new British fleet bases in the middle east. While this is positive news, it’s only going to be possible if active ship numbers improve dramatically by then. Not sure we should send a sub into the SCS. I thought the UN made a clear decision on the SCS but the PRC just ignored it. De vliegtuigen zijn van het type F-35 Lightning II en het type helikopter hangt nauw samen met de taak die zij moeten vervullen. sorry caps lock is stuck again. We have canister launched sting rays already, but their utility is questionable due to range. I thought we had only sent 4 F35’s on this excercise but the one photo above shows 6-all sporting RAF roundels! If it was good enough for the previous Prince of Wales……. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2019/10/22/british-made-hypersonic-engine-passes-key-milestone-at-colorado-test-site/. Has it occurred to you that the carrier would just turn round and come back? By forging international partnerships with friendly nations, we're better able to protect the UK's interests, both at home and abroad.
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