yes but they were replaced with 16 Type 23 so in 2004 we had 20 frigates 4 x T-22 B3 and 16 Type 23 this dropped to 17 when the 3 T-23's were sold off In real terms we should have kept 16 frigates we should have replaced the T-22's with 6 new GP frigates and Type 23 with 10 new ASW frigates Origina...

In 98 did anyone think that the 4 B3 Type 22's would go without replacement after just 20 years service I'd imagine they probably wouldn't have minded at all. Back then we were withdrawing Batch 2 Type 22s with as little as 12 years service life at the time! Then again there was the vision back the...

My vote would be for Gannet or Sea Gannet after our previous, fixed-wing, single prop, ASW and AEW platform! Good choice! As it’s a first for the Royal Navy my vote would be for VAMPIRE in memory of Eric “Winkle” Brown’s first landing of a jet aircraft on a ship when he landed on HMS Ocean on 3rd D...

Maybe also speeding up T83. because, if the MoD wants 12, +12 SSNR Where's the 12 Type 83 figure coming from? I'd be flabbergasted if we get more than six. Unfortunately I'd probably be happily surprised for even that many... The solution is to allow BAE to build the T26’s as fast as possible. They...

For £1.5m, I hope we get Royal Navy written in the correct font.. UKNavy.jpg :mrgreen: RoyalNavy.jpg 8-) :lol: I quite like the star though! More importantly, the name. Mojave isn't exactly very British and we renamed Predator B. My vote would be for Gannet or Sea Gannet after our previous, fixed-w...

For £1.5m, I hope we get Royal Navy written in the correct font..

Just some nice clear photos of the weapons deck on the Iver Huitfeldt and Absalon Class:

I believe 6 viable stripped HM1's are still in storage, they could be rebuilt to HM2 spec if needed. From what's been said in the past, they're in such a disassembled state that there's not much advantage over building from new. Particularly if they haven't been in proper storage for the last decad...

This is the old model with a set of replacement parts (to be seen in the background) that interested folks can play games by substituting various items. Means zilch. Scruffy bugger in the video. Someone needs to tell him to go get a shave. Come now Ron. What naval enthusiast doesn't enjoy a large s...

SW1 wrote: ↑25 May 2023, 20:38 Because it’s far to large costly and unsuitable for a puma replacement not to mention its wheezy in hot and high conditions.

We've also been down this road before. It was an expensive and rather wasteful experience.

Additional HM2s would be welcome but we don't have the money.

Maybe the first Type 31 for New Zealand?

More images of Harland and Wolff's design....there was no way this was coming in at £250m...what on earth were Boris and Conservatives thinking....thank god it was cancelled. This was a poltical disaster in the making from day 1. https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/1661349269800906753?ref_src=tw...

Must have posted at the same time on the escort thread, as you did here Donald-san! Here's a higher resolution image. Would very much like to see a 3/4 view from the other side. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fw0XKZpaQAYr6I3?format=jpg&name=large Looks like there's something different about the 57m...

Some good looking models of Arrowhead 140 (not Type 31); BAE ASF; Type 26 and Boris's cancelled pleasure barge: https://twitter.com/AC_NavalHistory/status/1661009316902744071?s=20 Particularly of interest to me, is the Arrowhead 140 model: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fw0XKZpaQAYr6I3?format=jpg&n...

Once upon a time in 1999 we were angling for 45... 6. Requests for Proposals have quoted a potential UK requirement for up to 45 FLA and have sought prices for stated equivalent numbers of C-17, and mixed fleets of C-17 and C-130J. Final numbers will be decided in the light of further operational an...

Made in the UK? Yes. Used to be the Meggitt Banshee, and before that Target Technology Ltd. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meggitt_Banshee There's a rather snazzy new Banshee NG that QinetiQ was showing off in April. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EEGaETcXYAA_6pe.jpg https://www.qinetiq.com/en/what-we-...

5 River B2s in overseas operation support for 5 years is £250M. £50M per ship. 3 River B1 in homewater support for 5 years is £70M. £23M per ship. "Overseas" may be costing. Difference between River B2 (with CMS, military-grade 2D radar, and upgrade standard) and B1 (no CMS, merchant-ship...

Most of the rest of this article is similar to our speculation here. However a little more detail: The answers to these questions will likely emerge from a new assessment phase being undertaken by UK stakeholders in the Type 31 programme and the US Navy to determine how the Mk41 could be integrated ...

Puma could stay in service till 2027/28, depending on NMH progress https://twitter.com/GarethJennings3/status/1658832185854492672 Almost amusing when you think the NMH bidding process has been recently delayed by the MoD. Starting to get a whiff of death about the whole thing. I wonder what it woul...

Just speculating: The wording: "we intend to fit it also to our Type 31 frigates" is fairly loose and doesn't give timescale, numbers of tubes or any suggestion that it's budgeted On the other hand, why say anything when the intention for MK.41 to be FFBNW type 31 is already on the record?...

Investment in new facilities at Barrow. BAE is planning to construct the Ramsden Dock Facility and has begun the process to obtain planning permission. The building, which would bring what BAE describes as a pre-paint outfitting facility, would be built on land currently used as a car park. https://...

It would appear some of the 'Bobs' up at Govan are rather disgruntled:

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/alleged ... s-glasgow/

donald_of_tokyo wrote: ↑24 Apr 2023, 03:10 Report on the first ACRIMS USV deployed to the Gulf, on board RFA Cardigan Bay.

According to The Times she's headed for Port Sudan to assist in the evacuation.

Curious what will happen to the MHC gear.

Excellent points Jensy, if we are talking a common transport fleet, then 8 more A400's. The main issue with the C130 as a design, is obviously the physical dimensions of the hold. All the equipment the Army uses has grown in size over the last 25 years and now much simply can't be loaded into a C13...

My answer would be to buy 8 more A400's to directly replace the airlift lost from the retirement of the J's. I would also buy 12 C27J's, for SF and light transport loads. Using A400 for some tasks is like sticking a transit load of pallets onto an Articulated lorry, it's overkill. The C27 has some ...