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by SKB
02 Nov 2023, 12:58
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410259
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Departing on a Friday is just asking for more bad luck.. :roll:
by SKB
31 Oct 2023, 18:54
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410259
England

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

I do know that QE can accommodate 470 double decker buses, or 1234 Rolls Royce Phantoms on her flight deck if that's any help?!
by SKB
30 Oct 2023, 15:51
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410259
England

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Eight more takeoffs from Portsmouth pretty please...?(!) :twisted:


^ 16th December 2019
by SKB
30 Oct 2023, 10:01
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410259
England

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Don't forget steam catapults and arrestor gear...

John Bowen (1932-2021) passed away on 10th January 2021 aged 88.
by SKB
29 Oct 2023, 00:10
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410259
England

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Wasn't the Dauphin II one of them? https://twitter.com/HMSPWLS/status/1706673996417085759 Correct! But the Yanks don't know what "Dauphin" means (the eldest son of a French King), so they call the "Dauphin" a "Dolphin" instead. :lol: See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
by SKB
28 Oct 2023, 17:20
Forum: Personnel and Units
Topic: Ranger Regiment (British Army)
Replies: 3
Views: 393
England

Re: Ranger Regiment (British Army)

Ranger Regiment soldiers have a blast with plastic explosives training https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c54nvgITaNY (Forces News) 24th October 2023 Soldiers from the Ranger Regiment have been having a blast in Somerset as they undergo training and practice to sharpen their demolition skills. Manoeuv...
by SKB
28 Oct 2023, 17:19
Forum: Personnel and Units
Topic: Ranger Regiment (British Army)
Replies: 3
Views: 393
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Ranger Regiment (British Army)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/fa/Ranger_CapBadge.jpg The Ranger Regiment is a special operations-capable unit of the British Army which was formed on 1 December 2021 under the Future Soldier reform and is part of the Army Special Operations Brigade. It is intended to be used prim...
by SKB
28 Oct 2023, 17:12
Forum: Personnel and Units
Topic: Royal Engineers (British Army)
Replies: 1
Views: 369
England

Re: Royal Engineers (British Army)

How British Army gets drinking water to frontline troops https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvGd6tWq5dA (Forces News) 21st October 2023 The Royal Engineers have been testing a Combat Water Supply System in the River Monnow in South Wales. Water is sucked out of the river and treated as it would be on ...
by SKB
28 Oct 2023, 17:11
Forum: Personnel and Units
Topic: Royal Engineers (British Army)
Replies: 1
Views: 369
England

Royal Engineers (British Army)

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/82/RE_grad.png/800px-RE_grad.png The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is the engineering arm of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support ...
by SKB
28 Oct 2023, 16:59
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: Gazelle Helicopter (RN & AAC)
Replies: 35
Views: 12626
England

Re: Gazelle Helicopter (RN & AAC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnM_kqo48fE (Forces News) 26th October 2023 The Gazelle helicopter began its British military career on 6 July 1974, and after nearly 50 years of service that spanned all branches of the Armed Forces this trusted aircraft is set to retire at the end of the month. But ...
by SKB
28 Oct 2023, 16:47
Forum: Personnel and Units
Topic: Royal Marines
Replies: 205
Views: 34157
England

Re: Royal Marines

Knight's Stoner 1: The Royal Marines (and British Army) new rifle explained https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVakt4vEEqc (Forces News) 8th September 2023 British special operations soldiers and Royal Marines will soon be more lethal on the battlefield thanks to a £90m contract to deliver a new moder...
by SKB
26 Oct 2023, 22:53
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410259
England

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

^ 1:47 "Fartygschef" :lol:
(Swedish for "Ship Commander")

"hangarfartyg" = aircraft carrier
by SKB
21 Oct 2023, 20:18
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410259
England

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

First F-35B Shipborne Rolling Vertical Landing on HMS Prince of Wales https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpfPBW-z-Q8 (Royal Navy/NavyLookout) 21st October2023 The first SRVL was conducted in benign conditions off the east coast of the US during the Westlant 23 deployment. Also flying operations in hig...
by SKB
20 Oct 2023, 00:57
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410259
England

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xIthtkEldk (Navy Lookout/Swedish Armed Forces) 19th October 2023 HMS Queen Elizabeth made her first visit to new NATO partner, Sweden, arriving in Gothenburg on 13 October for a week of defence diplomacy as part of the UK Carrier Strike Group deployment. Welcomed by ...
by SKB
18 Oct 2023, 12:01
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Replies: 8470
Views: 2143109
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Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsatwFoH6q4 (Babcock/Navy Lookout) 16th September 2023 CGI Animation shows a Mk4 Commando Merlin helicopter landing on the flight deck, launch of sea boat (using twin davits), a Sea Ceptor missile launch (unclear if quad-packed in Mk41 launcher.) Naval Strike Missile ...
by SKB
17 Oct 2023, 19:01
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Taiwan
Replies: 23
Views: 1846
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Re: Taiwan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyvBjvuz-rc (Forces News) 9th October 2023 To bolster its defences against a possible Chinese navy attack, Taiwan has unveiled its first domestically-made submarine. Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, has made its submarine programme a key part of an amb...
by SKB
17 Oct 2023, 18:57
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: AW159 Wildcat Helicopter (RN & AAC)
Replies: 488
Views: 211289
England

Re: AW159 Wildcat Helicopter (RN & AAC)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upXv4JTmZgs (Forces News) 3rd October 2023 Wildcat is the latest generation of multi-role helicopters specifically procured to operate from the frigates and destroyers of the Royal Navy. Forces News was given a tour of the helicopter embarked on Type 23 frigate HMS Ir...
by SKB
17 Oct 2023, 18:55
Forum: British Army
Topic: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
Replies: 2323
Views: 1032273
England

Re: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dASU3K-wrZY (Forces News) 9th October 2023 Getting the UK's heavy armour from A to B takes a handful of specialists and kit. Heavy equipment transporter (HET) vehicles and their seven-axle trailers are used for transporting armoured vehicles, like the Challenger 2 tan...
by SKB
17 Oct 2023, 18:51
Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
Topic: JFD Shadow Seal (Special Forces Submersible)
Replies: 1
Views: 469
England

JFD Shadow Seal (Special Forces Submersible)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN_1yiVfXQw (Forces News) 11th October 2023 A four-man submersible that could deliver special forces personnel undetected to mission locations has been launched by defence company JFD. Shadow Seal is lightweight and portable, electrically powered, and can travel 80 na...
by SKB
17 Oct 2023, 18:45
Forum: British Army
Topic: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)
Replies: 349
Views: 65057
England

Re: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnN-pIcgErM (Forces News) 10th October 2023 Could Challenger 3's weight be preventing it from being as effective as it could potentially be? Doctor Jack Watling, a Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at the defence and security think tank Royal United Services Ins...
by SKB
17 Oct 2023, 18:25
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Replies: 5411
Views: 1420835
England

Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)

3 minute version of video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcucfW1NFnI (Royal Navy/Navy Lookout) 17th October 2023 During her second deployment to the Gulf of Guinea, HMS Trent is working with coastal West African nations to disrupt illegal activity and promote security along busy shipping lanes. Tr...
by SKB
17 Oct 2023, 18:23
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410259
England

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsKNEzcLuxU (Royal Navy/Navy Lookout) 17th October 2023 HMS Prince of Wales has crossed the Atlantic to begin a series of developmental Flying Trials (DT-3) off the eastern seaboard of the US. Aircraft embarked include Chinooks, Merlin Mk2, Wildcat, USMC V-22 Osprey a...
by SKB
16 Oct 2023, 17:18
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: UK Shipbuilding
Replies: 236
Views: 29114
England

Re: UK Shipbuilding

Portsmouth's shiphall is 200m long and 60m wide...
by SKB
12 Oct 2023, 14:24
Forum: Personnel and Units
Topic: Littoral Response Groups North & South
Replies: 32
Views: 1911
England

Re: Littoral Response Groups North & South

We already have an HMS Argus and Merlin threads.
Groups should be in the Deployments section. Groups are not a specific Equipment section thread.
Please merge or delete this thread.