So Canada and Australia going for the T26 can benefit them by reducing the risk but how is this benefiting the RN ? If the licence is given away the vessels are built in each country, I am not seeing how it benefits us Apart from the other reasons already mentioned think long term. Mid-life upgrade...

Enigmatically wrote:How can you possibly have the gall to say that, when you lot elected this?

It's a fair point, I mean we didn't have any choice with Camilla....

I think it was on here a few days ago that someone mentioned their fix feelings towards amateur photographers with drones getting too close to QE, well it's been reported in The Inverness Courier that a photographer landed his drone on the ship while she was being docked at Invergordon the other da...

Certainly an X47-B would need arresting cables ,but which is more cost effective, rebuilding the carriers to accommodate future aircraft or building aircraft to suit the carriers ? Given the ongoing downgrading of the MQ-25 to an AAR platform with potential to be made into an ISTAR platform at a la...

Hows about that then, US visitor to HMS Eagle 1969, courtesy of Facetube. There's a picture somewhere of a US F-4 that landed on Eagle or Ark when it was unable to land on the accompanying US carrier. It then couldn't be flown off as the carrier was entering Malta, where at the time there was some ...

Some nice drone footage of HMS Queen Elizabeth when she was at Scapa Flow: It's really good footage, no doubt about it. But I have to say that whenever I see drone footage like this my first thought is what colossal berk thinks flying a drone around a warship is really a good idea in this day and a...

Amazing picture of QE in that task group and she looks just as big as the American carrier. But what really struck me was the difference in the greys used by both navies, the RN ships look positively white compared to the American ships. I wonder if anyone can tell us why there is such a big differ...

SKB wrote: green carpet...?

Doesn't count. I don't think thats the wardroom, thinks its a day cabin.

cockneyjock1974 wrote:ep it's George Bush's wardroom, panic over lads.

Thank Christ for that.

It's not a carpet, it's a rug on top of laminate flooring....and serving soft drinks in crystal is really not on...

The next bit is speculation I suspect 2 reasons that they have changed to come to Portsmouth earlier are: 1) Being told that its a tricky transit through the gap at Rosyth basin and experiencing it are different matters 2) Although still an ACA vessel, she is under the command of an RN commodore/ca...

I have not seen any mention of handover at Portsmouth, just that she is sailing into Portsmouth. Perhaps the sea trials are still continuing but with a homeport visit added to the mix. This way if there are any issues that crop up and the handover is delayed it will not be as big an issue for the p...

I should say my previous comment is based on the 5+1+5 week schedule that was discussed.

So, contractor sea trials aced ahead of expected times, despite the more than two weeks in Invergordon...? Early talk had been of 5 weeks + 1 week Invergordon + 5 weeks before entry into Portsmouth. The new date means this phase of trials will be significantly shorter. I know the schedule (as we un...

RetroSicotte wrote:Clearly the answer is "both of them" and thread the needle between them.

They'd have to bring a Buccaneer pilot out of retirement for that...

I keep thinking about the automated pallet handling in rough weather will it still work if it has too or snag up with bending and flexing of the ship in rough seas .I'm sure they thought of that tho They did. On another forum one of the designers of the system posted a picture of it being trialled....

I really think the only solution for NZ is A400M, but can they get them in their desired timeframe is another problem all together When you look at cargo carried and range the A-400 or C-17 were the only sensible answers. The smart move would have been a shared C-17 and C-130 fleet with Australia. ...

me to except the RAF aren't releasing the model or numbers then RNZAF need of the J yet Or what is available is shagged Presumably the one released to Bangladesh had not had their wing box done? Mind you our definition of shagged and the RNZAF definition of shagged are completely different. We coul...

They should be reading TD's back-dated issues and buy A-400Ms for both transport and Maritime Surveillance cum SAR roles. Convertible between the two (or at least from the latter to the former role). I'm actually surprised Bangladesh got in there on the 2 x C-130J's let go recently ahead of the Kiw...

Little J wrote:What was the point of flying through the loop if they was going to do it that high up?

To be fair it was a few months ago when they deployed to Lakenheath. It was their first time through.

QEC Eye in the SKY wrote:Just add JETS !!!! Shame we can't land the Super Hornet on QNLZ, but I'll take the F35B next spring!

It's interesting that no pictures of Typhoon's flying past have turned up. There's been mention of them flying past/over QE whilst up north. But no photos from the RAF or RN....I wonder why....

Fancy a drink anyone ..... Quick question. No doubt the reverse osmosis systems are impressive. But given the drive for greater habitability for the crew in the modern RN, with decent internet access, better cabins etc. does that extend to the water system? Does it have massive overcapacity of fres...

On the way to Yokosuka then..

The latest stats were interesting. Around 1.4% were Syrian....over 15% were Nigerian...

The AEW (Kamov) helicopter seems to be carrying a mickey-mouse radar, though. i don't think thats a KA-31. The radar is much more prominent underneath, no chin mounted radome either. Apologies for the music in this...you can see the radar fold down and then start rotating. As to performance I've no...

cockneyjock1974 wrote:No idea what they're for tbh but you can look down the full axis of the flight deck with them.

Maybe it's one of those contemplation pods like the Scottish Parliament?