Better pic of Glasgow’s mast

Can someone tell me how many Britains f35 and American f35 will be embarked on CSG 21 ,if someone knows ,or might be a secret yet ? I know last time we both trained think was only 5 British f35b and loads of helicopters and 9 USMC f35b but please correct me if wrong , cheers As far as I’m aware it ...

SW1 wrote:The main dock at Harland and Wolff Belfast is 550m long the second dock 350m.

Could say it’s... Titanic?

I don't think there is anywhere in the UK this could be done but I can't think of any reason why not. What’s wrong with Rosyth? Dock not long enough surely? Depends how much of an extension we’re talking. The QE class as it is now was not the longest iteration in the design process. The dock they w...

Ron5 wrote:I don't think there is anywhere in the UK this could be done but I can't think of any reason why not.

What’s wrong with Rosyth?

No boot stripe and no pennant number, my guess is that painting has not finished yet and will be finalised at Scotstoun.

Come to think of it there may be an issue with establishing data links with an Aster missile in flight. The Type 45s use SAMPSON for Aster, whereas the Type 23s use separate antennas (Platform Data Link Terminal) to communicate with CAMM as opposed to using ARTISAN. Not sure why that is.

If we were to put this on a Type 45 along with quad packed CAMM in 16 cells it would be perfect in the role of protecting the LRG out to 100 km's and offering land attack out to 200 km's in support of raiding parties given this and looking forward to Type 32 this could be a good fit if type 32 was ...

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ETH wrote:My understanding is that a terrain-following maritime land-attack capability was one of the requirements of I-SSGW, does Gabriel V have this capability?

Yes.
https://www.iai.co.il/p/sea-serpent

Not sure where this says anything about terrain-following?

My understanding is that a terrain-following maritime land-attack capability was one of the requirements of I-SSGW, does Gabriel V have this capability?

The T-83 needs to dovetail into the end of production of the T-26 in order to keep the workforce in place and the planned drum beat for new warships ongoing. The production of the the T-31 and then T-32 elsewhere should do the same, with both combining for the T-83 and eventually the successor to t...

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ArmChairCivvy wrote:But as for T83 (back to the 'topic' ). We might need a 'command frigate' if the BMD update for the AAW destroyers (as suggested by the new member ETH; but without any link) were to go ahead from 2024

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ArmChairCivvy wrote:

ETH wrote: a SAMPSON BMD upgrade in 2024.

Ehh
WE really aspire to be back in the First League
... it is (so far) only a suggestion, though

Developing ship-borne BMD has long been an aspiration of the Royal Navy, just never realised.

Ron5 wrote:There's photos online showing a new/upgraded Sampson being delivered to a T45 under refit. May have just been refurbished or maybe more was done.

My guess is that it was just a refurbishment that couldn’t have taken place on the ship itself. BAE has suggested a SAMPSON BMD upgrade in 2024.

It's a little confusing when the datasheet is shown states the latest long-range radar installed https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/03/thales-completes-hms-dauntless-s1850m-long-range-radar-overhaul/ if maintenance was just replacement of parts becoming obsolete etc. that should been stated ...

As per the ‘Defence in a Competitive Age’ paper - one Bay class will be upgraded for a littoral strike role (presumably forming the centre piece of a littoral response group). Any ideas what this could entail?

My guess is expanded aviation and C2 facilities at a minimum.

My understanding is that SMART-MM/N, multi-mission/navy antenna is totally new, fully digital AESA using new gen GaN silicon transmit receiver modules, also with its dual axis tech, what Lockheed calls dual polarisation, dual‐pol radar sends and receives both horizontal and vertical pulses providin...

Is there any information on the aims of the upgrade to the type 45,s radar regarding capability? I have personally found no intent for the UK to upgrade the S1850M as of yet. However, should an upgrade be announced, you can be almost certain it will be focused on improving the capability to provide...

Does the Block II have a land attack capability? I believe that was a requirement. Specifically a ‘terrain following maritime land attack capability’ which technically makes Harpoon block ll+ exempt from the competition. Sounds like NSM, then? - which, for the most parts of it, is the JSM Which the...

Jdam wrote:Does the Block II have a land attack capability? I believe that was a requirement.

Specifically a ‘terrain following maritime land attack capability’ which technically makes Harpoon block ll+ exempt from the competition.