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by Garlath
14 Feb 2024, 06:46
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 324
Views: 123392

Re: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]

It seems quite clear to me that they haven't really decided what the T45 replacement should look like. Seems fair to me that they look all over the trade space at this point, but given most of the cost for an aaw ship is the radar/missiles/cs, they are unlikely to make it much cheaper by making it s...
by Garlath
14 Feb 2024, 05:10
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Project Crowsnest (RN)
Replies: 220
Views: 79104

Re: Project Crowsnest (RN)

Is amazing what you can find with Google! how did you find this, genuinly. You just hit two treasure troves. Saw the slide on the are proposal on a news site, wanted to see the rest of the preso, use enough specific terms ("site: " and "type:.pdf" are your friend)... Bob's your ...
by Garlath
13 Feb 2024, 21:25
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408490

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Interesting presentation (found on Google) talking about the future maritime aviation force in a bit more detail than usual: https://www.navyleaders.com/presentations/1215-pm-royal-navy-future-maritime-aviation-force-exploiting-uncrewed-systems-operational-advantage Looks like the aim for Proteus is...
by Garlath
13 Feb 2024, 21:09
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 324
Views: 123392

Re: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]

Found this via Google - seems quite a current look at what the RN are thinking on the 'small' end: https://cdn.asp.events/CLIENT_Defence__8EE24275_D70D_4386_936BB8991B847FF8/sites/Navy-Leaders-2022/media/CNE23-Slide-Library/FSF-Stream-B---Day-2---1615---Goldsmith.pptx.pdf The focus on the land strik...
by Garlath
13 Feb 2024, 20:06
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Project Crowsnest (RN)
Replies: 220
Views: 79104

Re: Project Crowsnest (RN)

In case of interest - the GA-ASI MQ-9B UAEW&C proposal - single facing pod on each side and a processing pod on the centreline. Also has some good stuff on the MPA proposal. And also makes it clear the Mojave on QEC was a demo for the full proposal of putting the STOL kit on carriers. Would be p...
by Garlath
17 Apr 2019, 14:04
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: Airbus Zephyr - HAPS
Replies: 189
Views: 99732

Re: Airbus Zephyr - HAPS

For those who (understandably) weren’t convinced at the possibility of radar on HAPS...

https://ceoi.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/d ... _Munro.pdf

(Lots of other interesting U.K. tech also on display across the rest of that website)