Will QE get this fitted to her 4 x 30mm mountings? Lower to zero priority, I'd say. If ANYTHING of the sort of nature this thing hits (FICs etc) gets that close to QE, then she's in the wrong place. The Autocannons are fine as they are for Counter-SBIED (is that a term?) ala USS Cole. She's no-wher...

Will QE get this fitted to her 4 x 30mm mountings?

Why does not the RN buy some of these to install ln the container areas on the Batch 2s?
http://roe.ru/eng/catalog/naval-systems ... ns/klab-k/

Lots of space to bolt down some Sea Venom or Sea Spear?

Is the third, cheaper, solution the famous "mushrooms"?

I remember with Sea Cat there was a flexible cover over the missile which was to be removed before launch, but we were told that if the missile was fired with the cover on it would go though it. I wonder if the same is true of the mushroom covers?

Given the current Gulf situation when does Sea Venom become operational with Wildcats?

In terms of cost the use of StarStreak/LMM in the waist position and Sea Venom just forward of the funnel should not be expensive as they are both in the current inventory?

I believe a heavy weight SSM (such as Harpoon) is overkill for the OPV but putting StarStreak launchers at the beam mounts and mounting ship launched Sea Venom midships between the funnel and bridge would be very interesting? It would be like the Oman use of Sea Skua.

Chaps, what is EXLS ? A quad packed cold launch system to fit in Mk41 silos. It is seen by some as a way to improve on the "mushroom installation" of CAMM onto Type 26 & 31e. I believe that if you have a minimum load-out of CAMM then installing the cheapest launcher (per missile) is a...

I wonder if they will use the same base airframe for the UK E-7 as the P8s? It should not be a challenge as the airframe is larger but otherwise very similar?

An OPV would not be expected to survive in high threat areas. The ideas mentioned around here of OPV escorts are nonsense. Even bolting on Phalanx or CAMM will not hide the fundamental flaws in its ability to keep floating and keep moving if hit. It depends what it is hit by - a SSM hit absolutely ...

Surely the last time the UK airforces (RN & RAF) faced an Airforce that credibly tried to shoot down UK aircraft was 1982?

Some great shots here, https://twitter.com/HMS_Forth/status/1110582477012299777?s=20 D2mU3qMXgAIlaXp.jpg D2mU3qNXcAAgxkO.jpg Just needed a hanger! Stretched to around 105m and with a hanger added this could be one seriously versyatile and cost effective vessel :thumbup: If they moved the life rafts...

Given the RAF has now both RC135 and E7 are we expecting a boom on a Voyager?

Given the significantly improved sensor fit of the Batch 2s and a 30mm gum linked to a reasonable fire control system along wth the intention to forward deploy them, would it be reasonable to fit them with 4 (or 8) surface launched Sea Venoms. The would be similar to the Omani use of Sea Skua. It wo...

What about a surface launched Sea Venom?

Given the common aircraft spec would the USMC aircraft deployed to QE use ASRAAM and PW-IV or would they have US weapons loaded into QE's magazines?

The current X-band radar on USS Fitzgerald failed to see a massive merchant ship bafore they collided near Japan in 2017!

It is notable that Ark Royal (60-79) started life with significant self defense weapons (multiple twin 4.5 etc.) and ended her career with none.

dmereifield wrote:At today's exchange rates that's just shy of £100 million each...quite cheap no? I thought they were costing more than double that

That is probably the airframe and integration of the electronics? I suspect there are seperate contracts for all the other bits supplied to Boeing for installation.

https://www.ultra-css.com/products-capa ... ission-pod A very smart solution, and the new RG1s will have a 24 hr endurance. But will they be ably to carry both the detection plus give-chase kit? ... or we send them out in pairs? Or, a quick 'phone call' to a P-8, loitering in the general area and c...

Yeah, will not be Harpoon in those congested waters... who wants "the Iranian airliner shot down, again" scenario, just because at the time the Tomcat and that airliner taking off fro the same runway were merged into one and the same 'target' that then flew straight towards the ship - Har...

Why is the next SSN a not a reverse of the Valiant/Resolution fix. Just build Dreadnoughts without the vertical tubes? Or even leave one 4 tube vertical section to allow for VLS? If you want more SSNs the you could speed up the Dreadnought build program and build "Dreadnought" number 4 as ...

Is there not a third one on the rear of the flight deck? I also think they are 30mm.