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- 14 Apr 2024, 13:55
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: Directed Energy Weapons
- Replies: 57
- Views: 6745
Re: Directed Energy Weapons
but what do I know. :clap: I know a tad more after reading this: PS still think that debugging a system on a deployed warship isn't the smartest idea around. After all, that was the approach taken with the Type 45 propulsion system. Saved oodles on money not testing it out onshore first. (Buff)Hoon...
- 13 Apr 2024, 13:38
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: Directed Energy Weapons
- Replies: 57
- Views: 6745
Re: Directed Energy Weapons
Seems the good Minister is placing most of his faith for the accelerated service date, in his new procurement rules. Specifically the rule that says immature kit should be put into service so that bugs can be ironed out in the field rather than the development lab. Sounds fukking stupid to me but wh...
- 13 Apr 2024, 13:34
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1501042
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
A GP frigate for at least half the price or more can provide a good level of ASW with a TAS and it doesn't need to be modularised. But would your GP frigate actually catch any submarines? If the chances of that are tiny, it's wasted money. There a lots of frigates and destroyers around the world fi...
- 13 Apr 2024, 13:26
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1501042
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bae-target-dramatic-reduction-in-frigate-build-time/ We aim to reduce the build duration from the first of class being 96 months to the eighth being 60 months. More than that, we intend to compress the interval between ships from 18 months to 12 Now that’s an opportu...
- 13 Apr 2024, 13:24
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1501042
- 12 Apr 2024, 15:23
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1501042
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
You forgot the £100 for them to get a Hogwarts magic wand :D It’s easy to be cynical Ron but would it be more straightforward than what USN is attempting with Constellation? • The forward 32x cell silo would take some substantial re-design. • The addition of hybrid propulsion would take some substa...
- 12 Apr 2024, 14:10
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1501042
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
I'm afraid Rosyth does not have the capability to design a new escort. They have never done any. T31 design was bought from Denmark. T31-mod can be, but I'm afraid they do not know how to make it ASW-quiet enough. Babcock doesn’t need to design anything. A partnership with BMT could continue the de...
- 12 Apr 2024, 14:08
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1501042
- 10 Apr 2024, 13:33
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1501042
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Accelerated? To get back on schedule or to improve delivery date?imperialman wrote: ↑09 Apr 2024, 22:01 This outsourcing is designed to ensure that the construction schedules of the Type 26 frigates are accelerated
Thanks for the update George
- 09 Apr 2024, 15:27
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9757061
- 08 Apr 2024, 14:38
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9757061
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
It is quite sad we do not seem to have a Merlin successor (or one in the works) to compete in the larger bracket. The UK does have "one in the works". It's the lead nation in the Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability (NGRC) program designed to replace many medium helo's across Europe and ...
- 07 Apr 2024, 13:39
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9757061
- 06 Apr 2024, 13:42
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
- Replies: 5492
- Views: 1566356
- 06 Apr 2024, 13:39
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9757061
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
And you can have the exactly same dipping sonar and processing system that is on merlin on wildcat now. The South Koreans bought it. Thales sell it as compact flash basically they used new materials, replaced hydraulics with electrics to reduce the weight and shrink. And a much shorter cable so no,...
- 03 Apr 2024, 14:11
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8504
- Views: 2206049
Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
When told that the Iver Huitfeldt was a "proven" design during the Type 31 selection, I asked what exactly had been proved other than they could float and move?
- 02 Apr 2024, 14:24
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1877016
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
*ASRAAM capableTempest414 wrote: ↑02 Apr 2024, 14:15 Maybe the RM could do with some CAMM capable Vikings
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- 02 Apr 2024, 13:44
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6102
- Views: 1777231
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Jeesh that's a bit sad.Timmymagic wrote: ↑02 Apr 2024, 11:47 So we could be due a bumper delivery at the back end of the year of 6 a/c, that to all intents and purposes increases the fleet by 20%. True combat capable fleet by 25%+.
- 01 Apr 2024, 13:49
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9757061
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
I don't think either are correct. The Navy intends the T31's to have a regular service life and the NSS doesn't mention Parker's idea of selling on "young" ships. Not all of his recommendations were adopted. "Not all" doing some very heavy lifting there Ron! We might all want mo...
- 31 Mar 2024, 17:12
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9757061
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
"Not all" doing some very heavy lifting there Ron! Sorry but what does that mean? This particular idea from Parker has been dropped. It was agreeing with you. Suggesting that a great many of Parker's other concepts (particularly in supply chain and distributed build) have similarly gone o...
- 31 Mar 2024, 15:26
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 206397
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
Martlet is a Navy name for a Navy air to ground missile in Navy service. LMM is the name the Army uses for its surface to air missile. Please keep up. It's the same missile. If you're going to be that petty you should also have picked up that Starstreak is not the name that the Army uses either. Ac...
- 31 Mar 2024, 14:28
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6102
- Views: 1777231
- 31 Mar 2024, 14:21
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1877016
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Great that settles it then HMT 600 even with brimstone or 105mm can be lifted by a Chinook Probably why its been seen towing the light gun. Well, I think that's a Coyote. Bit far away to be sure. Oops no, they are Jackals :cry: https://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/wp-content/webp-express/webp-images/uplo...
- 31 Mar 2024, 14:16
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9757061
- 31 Mar 2024, 14:08
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9757061
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
I don't think either are correct. The Navy intends the T31's to have a regular service life and the NSS doesn't mention Parker's idea of selling on "young" ships. Not all of his recommendations were adopted. "Not all" doing some very heavy lifting there Ron! We might all want mo...
- 31 Mar 2024, 14:02
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 206397
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
Martlet is a Navy name for a Navy air to ground missile in Navy service. LMM is the name the Army uses for its surface to air missile. Please keep up.