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by cpu121
21 Sep 2020, 12:24
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: UK Politics - General News & Discussion
Replies: 412
Views: 18930

Re: UK Politics - General News & Discussion

The ISC [...] " is one of Parliament's most important committees, overseeing the seven agencies and departments which make up the UK intelligence community. As I said recently the US Treasury Dept has also an intelligence arm (main focus was starving terrorists of money transfers) and perhaps ...
by cpu121
12 Sep 2020, 15:28
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15432
Views: 4405487

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Does anybody know what the reason is that she cant be "stored up" so she does not have to return to her homeport so speedily? But then again they will be getting more harbor maneuvering practice :lol: Offloading temporary personnel/equipment on board for shakedown checks only? (technician...
by cpu121
11 Nov 2019, 23:17
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15432
Views: 4405487

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

I take it from episode 3, SRVL is a tricky one. Or perhaps artistic licence from the director. Is it the case that SRVL can only be performed in calm seas/weather or were they playing it cautious? If anybody can throw some light on this, it would be good. I just hope it’s not a red hearing. I Just ...
by cpu121
21 Feb 2019, 21:59
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15432
Views: 4405487

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

So having underestimated the budget by about 100% to build them, we also underestimated the crew requirements by about 20%, I assume these crew numbers could be subject to revision after we actually test the ship in operationally relevant trials? Did they not take some POW crew with them as well so...
by cpu121
10 Jan 2019, 21:14
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6028
Views: 1721017

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

Should have declared it on New Year's Eve, or better still as a Christmas present. We need to show that we are aiming to get ahead of the programme at every opportunity, not just scraping through or behind it. Let us hope that the RAF never delay deployment to a Carrier by 10 days (or longer). You'...
by cpu121
13 Oct 2018, 18:25
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15432
Views: 4405487

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

They value the extra landing spot for helicopters on a flat deck more than the benefits of the ski jump to the small fixed wing force. The LHD/LHAs are landing ships first and foremost.
by cpu121
03 Oct 2018, 23:49
Forum: Deployments
Topic: Exercise Saif Sareea 3 (Swift Sword)
Replies: 29
Views: 2249

Re: Exercise Saif Sareea 3 (Swift Sword)

ArmChairCivvy wrote:What is that much shorter, tracked vehicle in the the photo?
Warrior?

Looks like 6 running wheels and the side skirt is similar to the image here:

Image
by cpu121
07 Jun 2018, 21:20
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15432
Views: 4405487

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

https://twitter.com/RoyalNavy/status/1004461556464279552 Great to see them here at last. Just a question about the landing. I see the fan doors are open and the thrust nozzle rotated so it's obviously performing that landing technique to be used on QE where they can return with more fuel and stores...
by cpu121
23 Dec 2017, 03:03
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15432
Views: 4405487

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

QE Total time: 2 years, 10 months, 19 days (1054 days) PoW Total time: 3 years, 3 months, 13 days (1200 days) Why was PoW longer in the dock? Presumably because they could. Leave her in there and have full access in the drydock for longer vs rushing out QE to make way for PoW and working on QE from...
by cpu121
19 Nov 2017, 14:47
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: UK Coastguard Helicopters
Replies: 8
Views: 467

Re: UK Coastguard Helicopters

20th anniversary of death of Coastguard winchman who saved 10 lives before being swept away

http://www.shetnews.co.uk/news/15494-co ... -grounding
by cpu121
15 Nov 2017, 23:03
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: UK Coastguard Helicopters
Replies: 8
Views: 467

Re: UK Coastguard Helicopters

As evidence to the above, the CAA G-INFO database lists Bristow as the registered owners for the S92/AW189 fleet currently in use (actually some of the AW189 aircraft are still listed as Leonardo as they haven't yet been delivered to Bristow). https://publicapps.caa.co.uk/modalapplication.aspx?catid...
by cpu121
05 Aug 2017, 22:22
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15432
Views: 4405487

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

First look at who will operate the carriers (video should start at 01:01:44):



;)
by cpu121
10 Jul 2017, 22:32
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15432
Views: 4405487

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

I've been reliably informed that the paintwork under the waterline should be okay, therefore it is highly likely that QE may not go into No.1 dock on return to Rosyth, which makes sense because you need the naming ceremony to be in the dry dock area. So all possibilities are on the cards now. Might...
by cpu121
05 Jul 2017, 23:03
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Replies: 5409
Views: 1418385

Re: river I/I.5 and II patrol vessels

hovematlot wrote:CO of HMS Scimitar has just said on GBC TV that the current Gib squadron boats Scimitar and Sabre will be 'replaced in
the next two years, by much bigger gunned, longer range ships' Anyone any ideas....Rivers?
P2000 fulfils that description... :|
by cpu121
03 Jul 2017, 00:45
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15432
Views: 4405487

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

There is an awful lot of brownish patches on her deck that appear to be rust. Probably just rust stains left over from all the containers, materials, debris and marquee tents that were all over the deck during fitting out. That was my initial thought too but did she have much of that stuff on deck ...
by cpu121
26 Jun 2017, 22:23
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15432
Views: 4405487

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

I showed the footage to my daughter said, 'why is it called 'ROB'? :D The secret's up. She's actually a fully autonomous ship controlled by ROB The Robot. http://starfox.wikia.com/wiki/ROB_64 The R doesn't stand for anything - it was just the letter allocated to aircraft carriers when the RN ration...
by cpu121
24 Jun 2017, 23:38
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15432
Views: 4405487

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Who will be in command of QE during her sea trials - will it a contractor trials master or Captain Kyd?
by cpu121
08 May 2017, 22:34
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Archer Class Patrol & Training Vessel (PBR) (RN)
Replies: 133
Views: 59469

Re: Archer Class Patrol & Training Vessel (PBR) (RN)

Hi aethulwulf would you be able to tell me what fast interception craft they use and what sort of armerment they have as in unsure on it, last I read 2 archer were being used in that role on the Clyde. We would still need to protect other vital or contested ports ( Portsmouth, Gibraltar, Bahrain, O...
by cpu121
09 Apr 2017, 19:48
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Inshore Survey Vessels (RN)
Replies: 29
Views: 19433

Re: Gleaner Class Inshore Survey Vessel (RN)

October 2016 Navy News article about HMS Gleaner

https://issuu.com/navynews/docs/201610/16

Mentions this is her last year in commission with a replacement expected in early 2018. Anyone heard about that?
by cpu121
11 Jun 2016, 16:53
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Replies: 5409
Views: 1418385

Re: river I/I.5 and II patrol vessels

no shark bait the rivers need to be EEZ only and the international commitments need to be met by either a frigate or destroyer. Why? because we need to properly patrol this https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/346014/UK_Exclusive_Economic_Zone.pdf The UK EEZ is ...
by cpu121
11 Jun 2016, 16:48
Forum: Personnel and Units
Topic: UK Civil Defence
Replies: 59
Views: 5365

Re: UK Civil Defence

A day in the life: MPV Minna and Paul Weychan Marine Protection Vessel (MPV) Minna is one of 5 deep sea ships operated by Marine Scotland. She is the smallest of the 3 ships which concentrate on fisheries protection work around the long and rocky Scottish coast and into the distant grey seas beyond...
by cpu121
07 Mar 2016, 20:56
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Bay Class Landing Ship Dock (LSD (A)) (RFA)
Replies: 367
Views: 192886

Re: Bay Class Landing Ship Dock (LSD (A)) (RFA)

VOS Grace. Had to look her up. Seems an odd choice, sending the offshore safety ship I origionally dismissed the VOS Grace as another countries contribution, but it is ours which shocked me. The borderforce have chartered a civilian platform supply vessel because of a shortage of platforms. That's ...
by cpu121
07 Mar 2016, 20:35
Forum: Personnel and Units
Topic: Royal Marines
Replies: 205
Views: 33845

Re: Royal Marines

That's a video of the demo they did at dsei 2015, boarding a French vessel, VN Partisan. A cheap OPV kitted out for aviation, boarding and other naval training activities, rather than using an expensive asset. Perhaps something the RN could look at. The French have it under a PFI (or their version ...
by cpu121
04 Jan 2016, 14:24
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
Replies: 2803
Views: 762640

Re: Typhoon

Where will the extra Typhoons be based? I am guessing Leeming might be the best option. Given that Lossiemouth is vulnerable to rising sea levels and flooding, why has that been the one Scottish air base to be retained? According to this map, Rising sea levels would impact Kinloss and Leuchars befo...
by cpu121
25 Dec 2015, 11:20
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Liam Fox on his time as Defence Secretary..
Replies: 6
Views: 448

Re: Liam Fox on his time as Defence Secretary..

And the Lib Dem presence in the MOD: http://www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/ministers-reflect/person/nick-harvey/ "A good example was the question of the aircraft carriers having cats and traps from which you would fly a conventional aeroplane rather than a jump jet. The time we got in there,...