Macron/Sunak diplomacy at work?

A pity! It sounds as if he has been persuaded to remain in the Senior Service though.

Ron5 wrote:-

Even got a hangar! Open on 4 sides tho'

Not many people to attend a cocktail party in Diego Garcia, so the small size would not be an impediment.

Full marks, they have even painted the ISO containers with Dazzle Paint.

IIRC, I did post something to this effect MANY MONTHS (if not over a year) ago!

Triumph is expected to go next year, so we will then be back down to 5 (at most) because as has been pointed out above boats 1 and 2 must be approaching the need for major re-fits). This is a ridiculously low number of boats. A major increase in numbers is urgently required …… HMG, please get a grip...

T83s have already been stated to be Destroyers that will be heavily biased towards AAW and ABM defence for the ‘carriers. In view of this, they are possibly going to be substantially larger than the T45s. This will be particularly so, if in addition to an adequate Missile Load-out, they are required...

With a consequently SLOW build rate !

It may just be possible, that 1 or more additional PWR2 reactors have been built for further Vanguard SSBN refits which, IIRC may, due to progress on “Dreadnoughts” not now be needed. This may make them potentially available for 1 or more additional “Astutes”, (or Astute class SLEs).

It will be even better when we are seeing 2 x (full) squadrons of F-35B on 1 x QEC.
Or better still 2 squadrons on each!

Not likely,, but the possibility does exist for joint crewing of one or more Astute Class, over an extended period.

HMS Queen Elizabeth II annoys me equally.

We want the largest number of them that we can, plus we have a need to “top up” Astute class numbers in the near term.

She would have a meltdown if anybody dared to report “Man Overboard”! :

She would have a meltdown if anybody dared to report “Man Overboard”!

Well I guess’s that must be the modus operandi of the RAF then, it certainly is not that of the FAA.

The crew ?

wargame_insomniac wrote

So you would have to fill that gap with building more ships.

Exactly, there would be no gap, you really are catching on fast aren’t you!

Shame that HMG and The Treasury don’t seem to be!

Ron5 wrote

The Treasury dictated the build rate not Bae.

Quite so, but it is not what is required, so The Treasury should think again and get it correct.

I know that it is not their area of expertise, but if they can’t read the runes, they should get a size 11 boot up their “six”!

Yes, and work will be continuing “in the existing facilities” on blocks for both Hulls 2 and 3 !!! Do you really think that they will have room for Hull 4 and 5 Blocks to be built let alone stored , whilst they are still attempting to build and assemble the same for hulls 2 and 3. They will need the...

Any Batch 2 T26 are highly unlikely to be laid down this year! With plans for these to be built in a major new facility which has yet to be built (possibly not yet even having received planning consent), I would think it more likely to be well into 2024 or even 2025 before hull 4 and/or hull 5 could...

Three are currently active, …… FTSP means Diamond is undergoing “Routine” Maintenance, so still active. Two vessels with PIP completed (one about to rejoin the active fleet) and another PIP underway. From the awful low point of just a short while ago, it looks like significant progress to me, even t...

Yes, but GB left the incoming government in 2010 “No money”!

Of course people in the UK DID clock that. The point is, that as a UK subject, HE should have considered that to be the first and foremost consideration. By not doing so, he has insulted all of his “countrymen”. If he demonstrably cannot be bothered about them, then he really should not expect to ge...

wargame_insomniac Wrote:- What??? Where did I suggest that can probably halve numbers to what you came up with. No, you did not, but the more realistic numbers of what would be available for “other tasks are my figures. If you want to rely on your figures being “available”, then an additional T45 an...