More people join PWLS...

An article on future land power.....

Looks pretty useful for defence against drones...

Safety drills onboard PWLS...

Scimitar54 wrote: ↑13 Feb 2024, 20:02 Also needed is a berth for a 3rd Carrier!

And some more f35B

Must watch film one of the greatest and on you tube.

Am not a fan of Lord West but this article at the bottom implies that some civilian engineers are on board PWLS.

https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defen ... le-4515508

SKB wrote: ↑12 Feb 2024, 21:17 I just noticed... PoW sailed without any of her Phalanx CIWS again.

I guess that they did not have time to fit them, but due to current world events a bit worrisome.

Well done .....

1pm today...

https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/royal ... en-4514235

Maybe

Prince of Wales sets sail tomorrow....

https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defen ... th-4513351

Happy to see that there is at least a bow sonar dome at the bow. A few months before she is launched I guess.

If a carrier had vls and loaded the tubes using an onboard crane , the crane would be pitching and rolling with the tube., unlike the scenario of a ship being loaded by a crane on an auxiliary pitching differently And the missile dangling from the crane on the end of a wire how would that behave?

So we now know it was an underwater coupling that was corroded, but only on the starboard side, but not on the port. Is there a material difference in construction that caused it to corrode or some other cause such as stray electrical currents ?

Definitely not minor, to replace a coupling even if it is just corrosion damage is a big job.

Ooops https://www.navylookout.com/mechanical-issue-prevents-hms-queen-elizabeth-from-sailing-on-nato-exercise/ The Fleet Commander said: “Routine pre-sailing checks yesterday identified an issue with a coupling on HMS Queen Elizabeth’s starboard propeller shaft. As such, the ship will not sail on S...

Not sure where to place this news item....

Progress on the bridge equipment for HMS Venturer....

So PWLS has got a new Captain.......

Wishing everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year.

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year all.

Regarding fitness, I have no idea whether RAF standards are lower than the army, but it is the case that basic training is pretty tough and if she uses a inhaler or needs one then i imagine they may say no. But worth a try.

Maybe she should join the RAF as a Loadmaster.

The 4th Archer is now in the UK ten more in the new year. Babcock and BAE bid for more.....


https://www.defensenews.com/global/euro ... -howitzer/

I read a few months back that Raytheon had built a laser capable of taking out drones, and that one had been sent to the UK for mounting on a Wolfhound army vehicle presumably for trials. Does anyone have any information on this. https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/10/20/uk-anti-drone-laser-wolfhound/