The Second Sea Lord and Scott Williams (RAF) don't seem too bothered by it so I guess neither should we

And do you reckon we'll find out the names now.. I'd like to think there's a HMS Plymouth in there somewhere..

but even worse I feel as if BAE are going to get the contract So, is your feeling that the whole SJP report was arranged for just to scare BAES into realistic pricing? I just have a "feeling" as they say, feeling is that we'll be disappointed by the type 31 even more so than some are now ...

I feel like the Type 31 is here to stay but even worse I feel as if BAE are going to get the contract and we'll be stuck with the stretched out OPV that is Avenger..

Well the rumour going around is that they're only announcing an order for the first THREE! Nothing like saving money in the short term to add a massive chunk onto the overal cost. They never learn

Defence Journal reporting that the announcement Harriet Baldwin spoke about this week is due on Sunday

ArmChairCivvy wrote:

bobp wrote:definitely a problem there.

Anything to do with the 3' do-not-cut warning on the same piccie?

Maybe the frame is wrapped in some form of vinyl instead of receiving the paint? That or 3' do-not-cut warning may itself be a sticker that stretches over the frame?

Defiance wrote:

bobp wrote:The actual strip of material that surrounds the canopy, in this case the lower left corner, looks quite bubbly

Indeed, that area. It looks rather blistered

This point was picked up by somebody else on a different forum but does the canopy frame appear to have air bubbles in it like a poorly applied sticker? It just looks a bit shoddy that's all..

Strong contender for my new favourite QE image. Posted by ThinkDefence on Twitter

Hopefully we'll have pictures with some Merlins embarked tomorrow..

It's a shame that she's in service for the next 50 years and through that time I'll forever associate it with that image of a sad cat

I'd like to know when that shipbuilding strategy will be published, "in due course" seems to be the best answer we'll get at the moment..

What's the bet that the crew of Sutherland's Wildcat all spoke about jumping the gun and stealing the first landing from 820?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... oyage.html

One for the defence reporting hall of shame perhaps? It amazes me that newspapers can still get away with printing such misinformation in its headlines

Bloody hell you can really see how close that mast gets!! And nice to see the S1850M up and running (or spinning should one say)..

The minehunter Pembroke appears to be escorting QE positioned on her stern while the type 23 HMS Sutherland is sailing ahead.

C.

Thanks

Has anyone got the live feed up, it says the link has expired?

A short video but quite a view..

It's a shame that ACA couldn't have set up a live feed on YouTube or something for an event like this

Here we go lads..

Looks like they're taking up position..

Just saw on another forum that the Beeb are bringing out a programme soon about the QE, called Royal Navy: Strike Carrier. Apparently it's going back to the start of the build process. I think I saw that as well. It mentioned Chris Terrill, which means it should be good if its anything like his Afg...