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Photos by @Ex_Cormorant

What a beautiful shot.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buQjzG-EHys (TheSgbarter) 20th November 2019 HMS Queen Elizabeth anchored in the Chesapeake Bay outside Annapolis, Maryland, USA. The Royal Navy Aircraft Carrier visited the area to host the Defense and Security Trade exhibition and the 2019 Atlantic Future Forum. Pa...

One Reaper out of service:

A better shot of all 4:

My favourite shots so far (click for high res versions): https://i.imgur.com/xqktWj4.jpg https://i.imgur.com/aeOqZnk.jpg https://i.imgur.com/ev8olcM.jpg https://i.imgur.com/n9yFfhW.jpg https://i.imgur.com/2M6yXxc.jpg https://i.imgur.com/xqktWj4.jpg

I’ve moved the US Navy/Yemen discussion to the US Armed Forces topic. Feel free to continue your discussion there but let’s keep this topic focused on Type 31 news from now.

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UK A400M tactical parachuting capability delayed A target date for the clearance of the United Kingdom to use its Airbus A400M Atlas airlifters for tactical parachuting of airborne forces has yet to be set, a UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) spokesman confirmed to Jane’s on 9 October. This includes the...

POW in sea state 6.

Second drone crash in the Kimberley this year A state-of-the-art drone owned by one of the world’s biggest aeronautical companies has crashed in the remote Kimberley for the second time this year, after it lost control during a test flight. The Airbus Zephyr pseudo-satellite, while being launched f...

A good roundup of the second phase of Westlant 19 here:
https://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/photo- ... nt-part-2/

Deleted a page worth of OT posts. Can we keep it strictly on the topic of the carriers themselves. Take the squadron size discussion to a more appropriate topic. Feel free to PM if you need guidance and do not reply to this post within this thread.

Type 45 news only in this topic please.

Who doesn't like a bit of BRRRT:

https://i.imgur.com/PvVZU23.jpg https://i.imgur.com/K3UDAH4.jpg The first of Britain’s new fleet of nine maritime patrol aircraft has taken to the skies. The flight of the Poseidon MRA Mk1 was completed successfully at the hands of Boeing test pilots. Following this first test flight the aircraft, ...

Iranian boats 'tried to intercept British tanker' Iranian boats tried to impede a British oil tanker near the Gulf - before being driven off by a Royal Navy ship, the Ministry of Defence has said. HMS Montrose, a British frigate shadowing the tanker British Heritage, was forced to move between the ...

https://i.imgur.com/xC37Ojo.png https://i.imgur.com/Tqo6ghh.png https://i.imgur.com/9itpYIX.png https://i.imgur.com/VATSJLS.png RAF F-35 Lightning aircraft from 617 Squadron “The Dambusters” operating today with their Aeronautica Militare counterparts. Italy and the UK were the first European opera...