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- 29 Mar 2024, 01:34
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1995
- Views: 555139
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
No pic but Elbit Systems UK have a PDF on their eM-e dominate system, The next generation of Maritime Electronic Warfare https://www.elbitsystems-uk.com/what-we-do/naval/naval-ew-sigint/esm-elint-comint/e-me-dominate.pdf I had a look at the some pictures of the new sa'ar 6 corvettes that supposedly...
- 29 Mar 2024, 01:30
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: French Armed Forces
- Replies: 1867
- Views: 125740
Re: French Armed Forces
What would be the alternative? Buying standard missiles from the states? Strictly speaking MBDA isn't entirely foreign as BAE own 37.5% and there has been a certain amount of consolidation within programmes with MBDA so production of certain components has been concentrated in one of the partner cou...
- 27 Mar 2024, 19:04
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1995
- Views: 555139
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Does anybody know what the Elbit RESM antennas look like? The current UAT antennas on T23 and T45 are quite distinctive.
- 25 Mar 2024, 00:13
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5981
- Views: 1500659
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Are they using both CVF concurrently? Is it not the case that due to the issues with PWLS that the cycles are out of sync. And QNLZ has had to fill in a vice versa while PWLS is brought up to FOC. Time will tell but they are both currently fully crewed. PWLS substituting QE at such short notice was...
- 25 Mar 2024, 00:11
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 951053
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
I share your interests in both TSR2 ( having collected just about everything ever written on the subject over the last 30 years) and also P1154, the same thoughts have crossed my mind too. F35B is effectively a modern take on P1154 the Admiralty wanted 60 years ago. GCAP shares a lot of the same de...
- 24 Mar 2024, 23:05
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5981
- Views: 1500659
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Sorry, but this is a completely incoherent argument - the requirement is the multitude of the requirements that we’ve discussed many many times already - they are extremely flexible floating power projection tools that can be configured in a multitude of ways. The reason for two is to ensure that t...
- 22 Mar 2024, 09:15
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5981
- Views: 1500659
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
No it really isn’t. I do not get why people think more money is the answer all you get is the same issue’s amplified. What’s the solution without spending more money? Spending it more wisely. For example. Do we need all the Ajax without an tracked AFV and a proper level of tanks to go with them in ...
- 22 Mar 2024, 08:55
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: Swedish Armed Forces
- Replies: 238
- Views: 22232
Re: Swedish Armed Forces
Somebody should tell MOD\DE&S about this value for money purchase.sol wrote: ↑20 Mar 2024, 13:31 Sweden purchases 321 6x6 Patria vehicles
https://www.patriagroup.com/newsroom/ne ... rom-patria
- 19 Mar 2024, 01:26
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
- Replies: 595
- Views: 182175
Re: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
Since when did we have to do a 'business case' for National Defence? Are the opposition going to be subject to CMA investigationi if they try to 'monopolise' us? All MoD equipment programmes go through several approvals rounds, larger projects above £100m will have the following ; strategic busines...
- 16 Mar 2024, 23:36
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15445
- Views: 4409941
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Navylookout are at it again, nothing to see here then you get a reply saying Took 7 hrs to extinguish. Junior rates accommodation affected fire spanned 3 sections c,d and e 6 and decks 7 If you watched the video on the sun it shows the footage with no fire damage beyond the compartment. If you list...
- 16 Mar 2024, 21:38
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15445
- Views: 4409941
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Because of the press coverage of recent failures/accidents. Why do you think that press coverage of recent accidents, particularly the fire on board HMS QE, should cause red faces amongst the "Top Brass" Where is the open and transparent press release from MOD to cut this off at the pass?...
- 16 Mar 2024, 02:32
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15445
- Views: 4409941
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Because of the press coverage of recent failures/accidents. Why do you think that press coverage of recent accidents, particularly the fire on board HMS QE, should cause red faces amongst the "Top Brass" Where is the open and transparent press release from MOD to cut this off at the pass?...
- 14 Mar 2024, 21:58
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
- Replies: 310
- Views: 133264
- 14 Mar 2024, 20:08
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
- Replies: 310
- Views: 133264
Re: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
14 extended range chinooks on order... https://www.gov.uk/government/news/capability-boost-for-uks-global-military-operations-as-contract-confirmed-for-new-chinooks No cost for the 14 Chinooks quoted just a £300m discount and £150m of UK industrial gains. 2.3 billion before discount I believe. Yes ...
- 14 Mar 2024, 18:35
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Dassault Falcon 900LX
- Replies: 14
- Views: 2491
- 14 Mar 2024, 17:52
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
- Replies: 310
- Views: 133264
Re: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
No cost for the 14 Chinooks quoted just a £300m discount and £150m of UK industrial gains.bobp wrote: ↑14 Mar 2024, 17:49 14 extended range chinooks on order...
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/capa ... w-chinooks
- 14 Mar 2024, 17:49
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5981
- Views: 1500659
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/03/singapore-cuts-steel-on-its-first-multirole-combat-vessel-mrcv/ Interesting concept. Not quite an amphib, not quite an escort. At 8,000t it's a fair bit bigger than the Absalon Class too. - Leonardo’s 76mm naval gun in the STRALES variant; - MBDA’s VL MI...
- 14 Mar 2024, 17:34
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15445
- Views: 4409941
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Does USS Paul Ignatius need an overhaul, seems a bit smoky.
- 14 Mar 2024, 17:31
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 951053
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
But a Global Hawk is in no way comparable in size to a 737. The GH and the Triton both have a span of 39.9m versus c.36m for a Boeing 737 NG or MAX. I doubt he meant anything more specific than that. It's a quick way to give the committee a reference point for the size of an MQ-4C, rather than an i...
- 13 Mar 2024, 04:28
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 951053
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
In fairness to the good professor. He makes 'some' good points: Justin Bronk: For example, the Iranians shot down a roughly $230-million RQ-4 maritime Global Hawk—something that is the size of a 737 airliner and is incredibly expensive—in the Gulf, and the reaction from the US was fairly minimal. I...
- 12 Mar 2024, 23:24
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5461
- Views: 1465017
- 10 Mar 2024, 05:33
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1011
- Views: 397828
Re: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]
How many were fired to down the 2 drones? Five? It didn’t look like all those flashes and bangs were sea ceptor but not sure what they were It's difficult to tell as due to the darkness you can't se the cuts in the video. Richmond doesn't have anything else apart from Sea Ceptor, 4.5 and small arms...
- 10 Mar 2024, 05:31
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1011
- Views: 397828
Re: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]
Never dawned on me till now but because of the soft launch system it doesn't light up the night sky when fired like after system. Yes the contrast between Sea Ceptor on T23 and Aster on FREMM is interesting in the video\pictures released. Sea Ceptor looks like nothings happening apart from the nois...
- 08 Mar 2024, 22:42
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15445
- Views: 4409941
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
I am led to believe there will be some of the naval architects from T31 switching to QE at the very least. To change a corroded shaft coupling? *Potentially corroded. Maybe they're looking at a completely new coupling. Stronger and easier to inspect. Be the smart thing to do. Different to the ones ...
- 07 Mar 2024, 23:38
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15445
- Views: 4409941
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
I am led to believe there will be some of the naval architects from T31 switching to QE at the very least. To change a corroded shaft coupling? *Potentially corroded. Maybe they're looking at a completely new coupling. Stronger and easier to inspect. Be the smart thing to do. Different to the ones ...