Make an APC variant and put if forward for MRV-P, that would be a great candidate for group 2.

I honestly feel as if everyone here is seriously over exaggerating by calling them '4000 tonne rivers' or 'stretched rivers' until we can see what the full requirements are, all we can do is speculate as to what the Type 31s are going to be. Half the requirements we know of are for export markets. T...

james k wrote:Will a hangar for a 10 tone Helicopter example NH90, fit a Merlin or limit the Type 31 to Lynx Wildcat?

From the pdf it states it can be adapted to fit all of the above. I imagine the NH90 is the standard as that is the go to for the majority of countries. This is to be exported after all.

More information just released;

https://ukdjstatic-b4d.kxcdn.com/wp-con ... ram-V4.pdf

The silhouette and requirements make me think of a baby Type 26.

ArmChairCivvy wrote:

Zealot wrote:We knocked out 6 Type 45 in just 4 years

Was block building (model) involved, by any chance?

They were actually, but were all built by VT Shipbuilding(now Babcock) and multiple BAE Yards in Scotland.

Does anyone else think, as the article states, that it is unrealistic to expect the first T31 to be commissioned by 2023? Award contract 2018; steal cut 2020; laid down 2022. I think 2023 is more than reasonable. We knocked out 6 Type 45 in just 4 years, we could do something similar for Type 31, c...

The British want the first of the Type 31 frigates in the water in time to replace the Type 23 frigate HMS Argyll when it is pensioned off in 2023, said a program official who spoke on condition of anonymity.

They will be built in parallel to the type 26. Some good news I guess...

Hmm... I wonder if Norway is interested in our plan to add ISTAR sensors onto Poseidon.

One problem you seem to be ignoring is that the reason we have manning issues is due to too many redundancies... Because of the budget. We simply can not increase personnel numbers without increasing the budget. Unfortunately no government seems to be interested in doing so. didn't they go on a sma...

my belief is the RN not only has a budget problem which can be sorted out by the government, but the main problem I can see is long term active member numbers. from my perspective this is of more importance then budget. for this reason alone is why I believe an LHD will get up and not an LPD, the R...

There was a photo somewhere about how the new hall can take three Astutes, side by side... it is not clear to me how this helps with handling the bigger Dreadnoughts: fatter, longer, or both? The hall appears more than large enough to accommodate what ever the navy's requirement for Dreadnought are...

LordJim wrote:I wonder if anyone has thought of putting a refueling probe on an Apache?!

India seems to be exploring that possibility; http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories ... bility.htm

ArmChairCivvy wrote:Time for the SF guys to be envied by fighter pilots:
https://special-ops.org/news/special-fo ... oe-vision/

Now all they need are Exo-skeletons

Aethulwulf wrote: And how is it not a good fit for the RAN instead of a 70,000tn supper carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth is 65,000tn and designed to operate upto 36 F35s.

She was Designed to carry 72 Aircraft; 50 of those I imagine being F35.

Someone has been reading the Toxic Youtube chat

Bloody thing keeps freezing.

Seems a little odd that no one is pursuing Counter Drone equipment for ships, the tech already exists and is being put to good use around Airports and Nuclear Reactor sites. Anti UAV.jpg They have also been proven to be effective in Syria by US SOF. Counter UAV.jpg http://www.blighter.com/products/a...

Gabriele wrote:To say that China is not a superpower is just plain stupid.

Resorting to insults now are we? How childish.

Provide me with reports from reputable sources which state china is a Super Power and I will believe you.

It is ridiculous to pretend that China cannot project force if it wants to. Sorry but who said they cant project force? Because I didn't, I stated that they are merely a Regional Power. France is considered to be a Regional Power who happen to project power through out Africa and the Middle East. D...

Regional Power – a country lacking the comprehensive attributes of a superpower, or even the reach of a global power, but with a strong and highly concentrated regional footprint, perhaps extending to the nearest zones of adjacent continents. This definition screams CHINA! The United States is the o...

Italy has the largest Mediterranean Fleet and does not use fixed radars. It will soon enough. Will be on the new ships being built and might even appear on the last two FREMMs, according to the rumors. China is not a major naval nation nor are they a superpower Are you for real...? A military super...

France with a larger navy than us does not use fixed radar. Italy has the largest Mediterranean Fleet and does not use fixed radars.

China is not a major naval nation nor are they a superpower; they are a regional power slowly emerging as a global power.

We appear to be going the same route to entice Canada into choosing T26;

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/canadia ... gate-work/

From French source unverifiable the winner of the MIV program would be the Piranha 5, I can not say more, they will be produced in Wales. Well that's honestly no surprise... P5 was designed for the British Army due to feedback GD received when we tested P4. GD have also unofficially stated that the...