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Not wanting to go into fantasy but perhaps in the future asw drones may be launched via parachute from aircraft as a quicker response ,building expensive ships to do same may limit resources

With apologies to Joans if N.Z decides to acquire the type 26 there would be at least two places where it is being built ,should it be added to these runs it may effect the delivery schedule to those respective navies

I noticed during the simulated f35b landing ,that it came close to a Chinook with its blades in operation ,are there any guidelines on this because would airflow from this effect the slowly landing f35b

Blimey, up to 4 x 12 metre boats? What 12 metre boats does the RN have (or likely to get)? It may not be the 12 metre boats but remote controlled surfaced mine hunting craft ,underwater craft for various missions ,even unmaned aircraft ,and anything else they think of in the various defence centres...

Is it correct that f35b trials of the Queen Elizabeth class provided information for the situating of the ramp on the Trieste class ship?

This article suggests that the U.S.N philosophy of needs is different to the R.N https://news.usni.org/2019/06/20/navy-issues-final-rfp-for-ffgx-next-generation-frigate accoustic stealth is not mentioned ,Im not suggesting its not capable of course that the U.S.N is under congressional pressure to b...

It might not come to if the type 26 is in play for the contract but how it influences the eventual outcome of choice , I cant with any authority state the U.S.N is not on par in surface ship asw operations with other NATO allies ,but if the type 26 is a demonstrable step forward over existing design...

Could be a beat up but placed on this thread as these craft will deploy from the carrier
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2019/06 ... h-coating/

Coming back to the question of should the Royal Navy have the ship ,I would say no because it would come out of the R.N budget . If the hospital ships were owned or leased by the government with the understanding that it could be used for miltary actions in emergencies it could perform those aid rol...

Is the 250 million capped or is there allowance ? because what 250 gets in 2018 might not in the 2020,s lol

My thoughts on this are , Would the seaborne f35 models have a shorter life span than the a model not being exposed to as much salt , would the F35 be required to spend more time in the hangars than parked on the deck to prevent exposure or would the aircraft on deck have more frequent wash downs in...

I have just posted in the F35 section about an Australian audit recommending dehumidyfying the aircaft because of salt corrosion possibilities due to the type of Aluminium used extensively in it structure ,I wondered how this risk was considered in an aircraft carrier

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-07/williamtown-joint-strike-fighters-susceptible-to-corrosion/11085220 This article refers to the corrosion risk associated with the F35 because of its aluminium structure effected by salt and recomended measures including de humidfying ,has this been thought of f...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/23/marine ... ng-concept
This is an interesting article of the U.S.M.C plans for the F35B it may be something the U.K will consider in its own plans for this model of the F35

I haven't read of the work done during the dry docking and was curious if this may have included paintwork on the side that had been erased

Isn't there an argument to increase the missile payload of the escorts for the carrier , Im not sure how many missiles are carried by U.S.N escort groups in defence of the carrier and others but it would likely be several times what the R.N is likely to carry for defence of its carrier

I seem to recall that the plans for the carrier were sold to France for 100 hundred million pounds would such a cost be the same to India? of course having the plans and having the expertise to build can be different things

With the suggestion of getting the Camm system installed is there any advantage and practicality to going a bit further with the Camm-er instead for further range in meeting those threats ,would though like to see the Daring class have its loadout increased

How far is deck penetration for the Camm system and is the space underneath already used , the naval builders may have already built in this contingency somewhere hopefully

Where on the ship and how would it effect operations ?

Much of the plans for the Queen Elizabeth class were sold to the French navy ,so a reasonable amount of non critical information should be able to be offered

Perhaps the Indian navy might be interested in EMCAT for their carrier instead of EMAL

2040 is a long time to believe that the hull for the replacement Hobart would be unchanged from the Hunters class or even what the requirements for this ship would be ,

There was a recent article about wargaming from the U.S apologies for not providing it but showed in the event of hostilities in Europe although the f35 may win in the air being destroyed on the airield ,this may be an argument for the R.A.A.F to stick with the F35B which can be deployed/dispersed a...

The type 45 has been stated to be a carrier escort due to high capabilities in aaw ,now there is a direction that the type 31 will free up the type 45 from this role to other not so defined roles including nuclear deterrent ,this may mean a future role carrying upgraded anti ballistic missiles but t...