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by hovematlot
06 Feb 2024, 21:40
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

If PLWS is eventually deployed to relieve the Eisenhower after Steadfast Defender 24 I assume she'll be refitted with her Phalanx and maybe even finally get the 3 x 30mm mounts installed?
by hovematlot
01 Sep 2023, 20:32
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

serge750 wrote: 31 Aug 2023, 20:36 Wonder how many F35 will be involved in the SRVL trials ?
I thought is was just going to be the three x 17 Squadron F-35 based in Edwards, possibly supplemented by the odd USMC airframe but I'm probably wrong..
by hovematlot
30 Aug 2023, 21:15
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Still quite a lot of work going on QNLZ forward aircraft lift today.
by hovematlot
04 Aug 2023, 17:43
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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by hovematlot
04 Aug 2023, 17:23
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

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Serious sponson action going on QLNZ today
by hovematlot
31 Jul 2023, 15:26
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Was wondering if the modifications were new radios for the US trip. I believe the US had some secure comms added to the QE for its flight testing and deployment. I remember visiting the ship and seeing a compartment with a US flag on the door, nipper said that's one of the places ordinary AB's like...
by hovematlot
29 Jul 2023, 16:12
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

QE is bows north on Victory Jetty and has an interesting looking white tent covering the entire starboard-aft quarter sponson, the one that usually doesn't have a Phalanx CIWS mount on it. Maybe they're just doing maintenance and painting. Or not? Hmm. QE Victory Jetty 28July2023.jpg Wasn't that sp...
by hovematlot
21 Jul 2023, 11:36
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

PhillyJ wrote: 21 Jul 2023, 10:18 Still in dock, maybe today?
Seems to be quite a bit of tug activity on AIS, so hopefully so..
by hovematlot
22 Nov 2022, 15:26
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Does anyone know when the next scheduled deployment of a QNLZ class with foreign F35Bs is going to be? I thought the global CSGs were going to be every 2 years, and until we can muster more than eight F-35 for a TAG I hope the USN will help plug the gap. I assume PoW was slotted for that deployment...
by hovematlot
08 Nov 2022, 16:26
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ships
Replies: 178
Views: 28106
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Re: Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ships

If Ben Wallace is saying he wants it delivered early next year hull 1 will obviously be an off the shelf buy. I read somewhere that it would manned by RFA, not so sure about that..
by hovematlot
08 Oct 2022, 22:22
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Views: 4409483
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Anyone have any idea how long PoW may be in Rosyth? 3 months, 6 months, longer. Maybe we should run a sweepstake..
by hovematlot
26 Aug 2022, 11:46
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Views: 4409483
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Any news on how many F-35s will be embarking for the deployment? A different site says she wont be embarking any from Marham but will pick up 17 Squadrons, still based in the states, and maybe some USMC as well... We'll see I guess. Shame 617 isn't getting more sea time but then I guess Westlant 22...
by hovematlot
12 Jan 2022, 19:30
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Do we know what POW air group consists of during this first part of her NATO deployment?
by hovematlot
18 Jul 2021, 21:16
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Views: 4409483
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

That article regarding PTB's is odd as I have seen them on PWLS and nipper was on one when transferring off for his course. I guess they've been shared between the 2 QE class up to now. The PTB's in general are odd. The original 4 PTB's were from a design by Alnmaritec and appear to be successful. ...
by hovematlot
21 Mar 2021, 15:05
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ships
Replies: 178
Views: 28106
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Re: Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance Ships

Just paint SD North River grey. Rename her HMS Challenger. Enhance her underwater capabilities. Job done.
by hovematlot
04 Aug 2020, 20:58
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409483
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Apparently, POW is being fitted with her 3rd Phalanx this week...
by hovematlot
09 Jul 2020, 21:16
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Views: 4409483
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

On that pic of Queen Elizabeths hanger what that to the left of the closest Lightening? Portable chiller/fridge or something, looks like there is one further aft as well. Does that imply there is something wrong with her fridges/air con or whatever?
by hovematlot
08 Jun 2020, 20:02
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409483
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Is Exercise Crimson Ocean purely a Carrier and F-35 exercise or is the whole CSG concept being exercised ie QNLZ, F-35, T45, Tide and Fort, and maybe a trials Crowsnest Merlin?
by hovematlot
13 Jan 2020, 21:08
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

While that may be true for the DD/FF and submarine fleets QNLZ & POW don't possess any onboard EW equipment and must rely on their escorts or aircraft I was under the impression most RN platforms already had quite a good passive detection capability. What we could use is a low probability of Int...
by hovematlot
04 Jan 2020, 17:08
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Views: 4409483
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

My experience working particularly with the USN in joint facilities is that they always have their own SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility) for dealing with US Eyes signal traffic mainly. I wouldn't be at all surprised if they don't have one on QNLZ and POW. Cant imagine what could be...
by hovematlot
11 Sep 2019, 12:10
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Views: 4409483
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Maybe a Photex in the channel when QNLZ returns from Westlant19, overflown by a flypast of 617Sqn F-35 :-)

More likely I would have thought they would both be along in Portsmouth for the Christmas, New Year period..
by hovematlot
04 Jun 2019, 07:20
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
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Views: 4409483
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

HMS Dragon have just tweeted the confirmation that they will escort QNLZ on Westlant 19.
Wonder who else....?