If you want an LCU I assume you’re going to need a well deck. Never seen a ship that has a hanger vehicle and well deck all the same level. @Donald’s San Giorgio and Osumi are great examples albeit too small to meet the outlined requirement. The potential is clear if upscaled.220B4841-F470-4FF5-909...

Any concerns regarding shipbuilding with the last steel blast furnaces in UK likely to be shut down over the next year? We can’t make virgin steel anymore so wondered how that would affect in particular submarine construction and to an extent armoured vehicles too. Maybe we are just going to import...

not sure why you think mistral is too much ship when it has a 6 spot flight deck and accommodation for 600 of which 160 are crew. Which seems to be what you’re asking for if not too small if your looking an 8 spot landing deck. I suggest your looking for unobtainium or a tardis. Not at all. To meet...

Am I the only one who sees a correlation between germany possibly opting for GCAP and RUSI releasing an article that more money is needed? Apart from that: Germany will try to seal a GCAP participation asap if Scholz actually decides to abandon FCAS - which is still pretty unlikely imho. The rusi a...

Any concerns regarding shipbuilding with the last steel blast furnaces in UK likely to be shut down over the next year? We can’t make virgin steel anymore so wondered how that would affect in particular submarine construction and to an extent armoured vehicles too. Maybe we are just going to import...

Am I the only one who sees a correlation between germany possibly opting for GCAP and RUSI releasing an article that more money is needed? Apart from that: Germany will try to seal a GCAP participation asap if Scholz actually decides to abandon FCAS - which is still pretty unlikely imho. The rusi a...

Nothing I've seen hints this is possible. The Canberra and Trieste cost over £1billion each, built in Spain and Italy respectively, which are well known to be lower cost than building in the UK. Thats not remotely realistic, I don’t recall anyone on this forum proposing 6x MRSS based on JC or Tries...

I assume it only for nostalgia that people wish to see harrier on a QE carrier. It doesn’t really compare to the f35 Personally, I'd rather see a Stringbag! Probably got enough room for a landing and take-off, without dragging it back. We're on the verge of having three airworthy examples in the UK...

Just build a couple of mistral if you’re going down this route. 160 crew a helicopter deck a role 3 hospital and a dock.

I assume it only for nostalgia that people wish to see harrier on a QE carrier. It doesn’t really compare to the f35 Not that it’s relevant to the carrier, but I wouldn’t of seen how a metal large wing with those stores would off worked on harrier at that stage it would off been too heavy in the hov...

Its something that's been on my mind for a while, we have all called for more equipment/funding for the armed forces but are we saying (for example) if due to world events we were order another 8 type 26's we wouldn't have the manpower to use them? I read recently and don’t know if it’s true that t...

Its something that's been on my mind for a while, we have all called for more equipment/funding for the armed forces but are we saying (for example) if due to world events we were order another 8 type 26's we wouldn't have the manpower to use them? I read recently and don’t know if it’s true that t...

Its something that's been on my mind for a while, we have all called for more equipment/funding for the armed forces but are we saying (for example) if due to world events we were order another 8 type 26's we wouldn't have the manpower to use them? I read recently and don’t know if it’s true that t...

[ There needs to be some mechanism to force industry to stop estimating or quoting prices that are just to secure the business, to be followed by cost plus, cost plus, cost plus... what makes you think this is the preserve of industry? Plenty in uniform do this to ensure their favourite project get...

Digital design, prototyping and testing techniques and a much closer and more collaborative relationship between the MoD and industry are central pillars of the GCAP plan. Policymakers and the public are regularly assured that these genuinely impressive advantages compared to previous generation ef...

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2023/november/03/231103-dauntless-drugs-bust A Royal Navy warship seized £60m worth of drugs and forced traffickers to scuttle their speedboat in a double-blow to Caribbean drug-runners. Portsmouth-based destroyer HMS Dauntless took her tall...

Any thoughts on the Zaluzhny essay/article in The Economist that concedes that the Ukraine war has apparently reached a deadlock? He seems to hold out little prospect of a material change now from stalemate/deadlock and thinks that, for example, the delivery of F16 is now too late to be offer a dec...

That way you have up to date, well maintained carrier strike available 24/7 360 days a year, with a short break every three years when you swap ships and work up the QE class emerging from refit. This is a very bad take. This is what's been happening with the LPDs, yielding terrible availability an...

The more partners you have you will always have discussions of definition of the program I don’t think there’s much room for discussion on timelines that window is nearly closed things are further on that what’s public. I personally think typhoon and tornado worked out alright. If you said it was u...

I don’t think Germany are as bad as many make out, I think in some areas there stance allows others with similar concerns cover to say not much but in reality they think the same just don’t say it because they know Germany will take the flak. We do share a lot in common with them in world outlook I...

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/germany-may-abandon-100bn-fighter-jet-project-with-france-2n7ffv5g5 What a **** show... Not sure I'd want any part of this. No matter how many Deutschemarks they're willing to chuck in. One senior German official said Scholz saw no point in FCAS competing with Tem...

The 2% of the defence budget you keep quoting is creative accounting to make it sound small. The mod only spends a portion of the defence budget on purchasing new equipment the that’s quite a significant percentage of that. Simply can’t agree here. Allocating only 2% of the defence budget to shipbu...

Over the time period (3-4 years) when those ships are most likely to be built, there is uncommitted budget in excess of £2.5b (thanks to @SB for quantifying exactly how much is available for purchase of new vessels etc). To support BAE Govan/Scotstoun, Babcock Rosyth and H&W Belfast/Appledore a...

If you removed the word frigate and said long term escort force you would have it about right add 6 vessels for the mcm role you would satisfy the c3 requirement too. Yes - I agree - I should have said "escorts". Maybe with a longer term increase from 6 to 8 DD (probably at the cost of re...