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Is it possible that they are still in the testing stage to establish operating parameters of the aricraft from the carrier ,another benchmark to be be looked forward to is when one hundred f35b sorties are achieved in a day from the carrier possibly with 24 aircraft

Just out of curiosity is the s1850m sensor capable of being upgraded to increase performance ,as the principle radar protecting the carriers from attack with the advent now of more supersonic if not hypersonic threats is there any feasibility of this? I can understand the f35b has some ability in de...

I have read some of the articles on this development and wondered if this may be the successor to the Captas system https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rspa.2010.0154 although the below article suggests the game will go on https://www.livescience.com/49689-stealth-coatings-hide-subma...

https://www.timesofisrael.com/cost-of-pricey-f-35-fighter-jets-to-come-down-next-year Of course another big reason to have a slow aquisition rate is the continuing fall of the cost of these planes ,to for instance buy a large number for the carriers before they even come into service a few years ago...

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/analysis-f-35s-next-engine-to-reach-for-more-range-459856/ https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2018/06/13/pratt-whitney-is-pitching-a-new-version-of-the-f-35-engine/ The above articles suggests that increasing the range of the aircraft will come through en...

This is a bit out of left field but could a long range refueling drone be one of several launched from the actual tanker

IThe U.S.N is introducing the mq-25 for stealthy air to air refueling of aircraft like the f35 and the Hornets can the f35b be refueled from such an aircraft ? and should the feasibility or risk be considered of developing such a similar craft to operate from the Queen Elizabeth class

https://www.businessinsider.com.au/eugene-ely-navy-launched-plane-from-ship-for-first-time-in-1910-2017-11?r=US&IR=T Was this what was meant as first aircraft launch certainly the I.J.S Hosho was the first purpose designed carrier to be commissiones in 1922 ahead of H.M.S Hermes ,H.M.S Ark Royal...

https://news.usni.org/2019/10/23/marine ... le-amphibs
There is an operation shown here of 13 f35b,s on the America class with high sortie rates so there seems to be a fast track on this aircraft

https://dsta.gov.sg/docs/default-source ... f?sfvrsn=2
This article also provides more background for the earlier discussion on vibration

Often at trade shows the sales people are more than happy to spruik ,asking them about the interior ergonomics could be interesting ,maybe Xavier and Gabrielle could be asked nicely to do this ,

The legislation I am referring to requires the examination of the tasks for vibration , this would include the workplace in this instance the vehicles for whole of body vibration and this result would be shared with all concerned ,There is also a duty of care on the designer and supplier of such veh...

https://www.truppendienst.com/themen/beitraege/artikel/power-on-rubber-tracks/#page-1 The above article provides some pros and and cons of composite tracks ,I include this to show there are operational benefits of composite tracks , I am not suggesting change for changes sake but if there is also a ...

If composite tracks are shown to reduce if not eliminate vibration should then all tracked vehicles be so equiped to meet occupational health and safety requirements ?
Are there also controls of vibration in tanks to mitigate such risk to crew ?

https://www.comcare.gov.au/preventing/hazards/physical_hazards/vibration I can understand duration of exposure to risk but there is an obligation to reduce if not eliminate that risk ,to place a time limit on such would not ,generally the obligation is to identify and and assess such risk before tak...

There is now the introduction of tracked vehicles with non steel tracks with composite rubber this has claims of reduced weight with either better belly armour or increased range ,but interestingly better vibrarion protection for crew ,in Australia the armed forces amongst some employers are under C...

Would an f35b landing on a very wet deck generate steam using the downward thrust of it engines in vertical landings ?

This an old article but it provides some ideas of the capabilities of this craft for the doubters https://sldinfo.com/2015/11/from-troubled-to-trailblazing-program-the-wedgetail-and-21st-century-combat-innovation/ https://www.airforce.gov.au/our-mission/plan-jericho I have placed these articles that...

POW in sea state 6. :thumbup: https://twitter.com/HMSPWLS/status/1181909492168105986 It has beeen a while since I read on this but I seem to recall that the f35b could operate off carriers in higher sea states than the c model if needed ,has testing on the ship of the f35b been done in high sea sta...

https://www.defensenews.com/land/2019/10/04/lynx-41-disqualified-from-bradley-replacement-competition/ GDLS remains the only horse in the race for the Bradley replacement, with Griffin/ASCOD/Ajax. Could be seeing a US/UK shared hull. My dream on it is that in the end the UK, US, AUS and CAN would a...

This might be a litttle off in the usual posts but as its suggests future ASW why not https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-10-04/chinese-scientists-are-developing-lasers-to-find-submarines/11570886 I can appreciate that media claims can be to a high degree inaccurate and the restrictions on work carried...

With the type 31e frigate the concerns seem to be of the ship in where it is built than on any capabilities and capacities the winning tenderer may have in the winning design .
I could easily envisage the admiralty wanting one design and politicians another

I note in the article that all the f35b,s and f35c,s will have this process including aircraft of partner nations https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=110618 it would be likely to include those that the U.K is purchasing according to the controller of this facility ,that much of the part...

Hi Donald I quoted plasma being developed from these missiles based on this report and others https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2019/07/30/defense-against-hypersonic-attack-is-becoming-the-biggest-military-challenge-of-the-trump-era/#e27e04b62c00 certainly the article presnts as pessimistic...

Sincde the discussion is to include AAW capabilities I would ask since there is not a proven counter to hypersonic missiles that can be deployed from ships ,and that even there is a difficulty detecting these because of electrical interference caused by the plasma bubble during their high speeds , t...