Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

[Jackstar]

[PhillyJ]

According to nipper, lift is broken

[bobp]

Interesting it just had its chains replaced.

[PhillyJ]

PWLS might be returning earlier than planned as well, not sure why though.

[bobp]

PWLS might be returning earlier than planned as well, not sure why though.

The plot thickens....

[Jdam]

All ships seem to have their gremlins and the lifts seems to be the QE ones.

[Jdam]

[SKB]

Biggerised

[Scimitar54]

I was thinking EMCAT actually, for the catapults along with the advanced arrestor gear. However, I submitted my post before I thought of adding it.

[SKB]

Eight more takeoffs from Portsmouth pretty please...?(!)


^ 16th December 2019

[new guy]

Eight more of these pretty please...?(!)


^ 16th December 2019

Hey, make it 30, RAF marham is what, an half hour flight from Portsmouth?

[Jdam]

You can see why the deck needs protective paint.

[new guy]

You can see why the deck needs protective paint.

Even cooler is seeing the engine throttling on decent.

[2HeadsBetter]

Tried googling price of F35 brake discs but just comes up with BMW parts. And Opel camper van. Probably not relevant.

[new guy]

Tried googling price of F35 brake discs but just comes up with BMW parts. And Opel camper van. Probably not relevant.

What were you doing that for?

[Caribbean]

And Opel camper van

Oh, the fun you could have with a rumour like that on Twitter!

[PhillyJ]

I wonder how many Opel Camper vans it would take to fill the hangar...

[Scimitar54]

Before or after crushing ?

[SKB]

I do know that QE can accommodate 470 double decker buses, or 1234 Rolls Royce Phantoms on her flight deck if that's any help?!

[Scimitar54]

Shame that she cannot accommodate McDonnell Douglas Phantoms on her Flight Deck (including embarkation and disembarkation of course).

[bobp]

Bring on the Buccaneers....

[wargame_insomniac]

JMSDF onboard to observe RN carrier ops ahead of them doing their own from the Izumo-class.

[hovematlot]

QNLZ departing Friday 1445

[SKB]

Departing on a Friday is just asking for more bad luck..

[bobp]

Nov. 02, 2023
(Source: US Navy; issued Oct 27, 2023)
WESTERN ATLANTIC OCEAN --- U.K. weapons personnel embedded with the Patuxent River F-35 Integrated Test Force (PAX ITF) recently carried out essential training with HMS Prince of Wales (R09) personnel in ground handling operations for the Meteor beyond visual range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) aboard Britain’s biggest warship during developmental test phase 3 (DT-3).

The training on the next-generation BVRAAM system is in preparation for full operational capability (FOC).

The missile, which brings together six nations with a common need to defeat the threats of today as well as the future emerging ones, is designed to revolutionize air-to-air combat in the 21st century, according to the weapon system’s manufacturer, MBDA, a missiles and missile systems company.

The team was able to assess the ship’s suitability to prep and store the missile whilst also delivering handling training and capability briefs, explained Royal Air Force Sqn. Ldr. Simon Stafford, U.K. weapons lead, PAX ITF, who led the team. “Meteor operations on F-35 will provide the U.K. Carrier Strike Force with beyond-visual-range capability, enhancing the U.K.’s F-35B weapon arsenal,” Stafford said.

As part of the training, Meteor lead NCO Acting Sgt. Dan Housden briefed the ship’s head of air engineering, Royal Navy Cdr. Jamie Elliott, on the missile characteristics.

Additionally, weapons team members Chief Technician Darrel Crane and Petty Officer Nathaniel Bicker embarked to support this trial iteration. They assessed the ship’s suitability to prep, store, and deliver enhanced electronic countermeasures in preparation for HMS Prince of Wales’ participation in a carrier strike group deployment in 2025 (CSG 25).

The first phase of the Operational Testing and Evaluation (OT&E) campaign of the Beyond Visual Range Air to Air Missile (BVRAAM) Meteor took place in recent weeks at Hebrides Range in the United Kingdom, according to reporting by EDR Magazine, which pays special attention to European defense-related matters.

“Guided by an advanced active radar seeker, Meteor provides all weather capability to engage a wide variety of targets from agile fast jets to small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and cruise missiles. It is designed to meet the most stringent of requirements and is capable of operating in the most severe of clutter and countermeasure environments,” according to the description provided by the manufacturer on its web site.

“The weapon is also equipped with data link communication. Aimed at meeting the needs of a network centric environment, Meteor can be operated using third party data, enabling the Meteor user – the pilot – to have the most flexible weapon system,” continued the description.

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