Britain's Defences
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Scrapping of Ark Royal - RN falling on their sword to cut millions in the short term and save other capabilities.
CATOBAR on one of the new carriers - A stealthy way (geddit) of scrapping the STOVL F-35, I reckon they'll get the catapult variant of the F-35 to appease the US. Failing that they'll get F/A-18s earlier than that and stick proverbial fingers at the yanks. Second carrier as a Heli landing platform.
Other possibility is mixed force of CATOBAR and STOVL F-35s, entirely feasible but I can't see it happning.
Scrapping of Ark Royal - RN falling on their sword to cut millions in the short term and save other capabilities.
CATOBAR on one of the new carriers - A stealthy way (geddit) of scrapping the STOVL F-35, I reckon they'll get the catapult variant of the F-35 to appease the US. Failing that they'll get F/A-18s earlier than that and stick proverbial fingers at the yanks. Second carrier as a Heli landing platform.
Other possibility is mixed force of CATOBAR and STOVL F-35s, entirely feasible but I can't see it happning.
PAAMS/ASTER was tested succesfully recently from HMS Dauntless.
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Yep definitely nothing new but very apt timing.
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Suppose, but I guess that it could have been predicted Russia's we are bigger then you stance, all frills but no knickers... never really rated Russia as a creditable threat any more... but I understand where your coming from
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Do you know who makes the F/A-18? We better put the fingers away.
I Bet the Lt Cdr was thinking "Shove your thanks up your arse you disingenuous ********!"
That was the thing I hated the most. Being thanked of politicians, when you know they couldn't give a **** about the servicemen.
A shame, as being an Island nation they have been quite useful for us in the past.
http://www.mod.uk/DefenceInternet/D...RoyalNavyFiresSeaViperFromType45Destroyer.htm
Yes, Dauntless fired 1 missile. Colour me unimpressed at present - this system is supposed to be able to handle multiple incoming threats, different heights/angles/speeds etc. When will it be properly tested?
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More than aware thanks. The US won't be too happy if we pull out of the large project that they've got question marks over due to cost.
You mean the ship that is rumoured to be getting mothballed?
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HMS Ocean was built to commercial standards and only has a predicted life of 20 years which would put her out of service in 5 years time.
Don't think that means one of the new carriers will be used as a helicopter platform though, they are far to big and expensive for such a use, I think all the news comming out around this today points to some sort of deal with the French being done. They need a second carrier as one is a bit pointless and we want two but can't afford them so I suspect some sort of shared arrangment will be made. I really can't see them being launched one with COTOBAR and one without it makes no sense what so ever.
1 carrier active, other in reserve (not helicopter platform)... JSF carrier version (more capable), brought in around the same time as carriers... good good... glad that Labour ensured that the second could not be cancelled.
I think that it does not look too bad to be honest....
Stelly
I think that it does not look too bad to be honest....
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Does ED miliband have a stutter or was he nervous?
Being thankful to labour for something, it really has been one of those days.
Will both carrier be CATOBAR?
Told you we were going with the C
nope just the one, its going to be interchangeable is that is possible...
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Quite frankly this could have gone worse, never a fan of defence spending cuts but needs must.
I just hope the Falklands doesn't kick off again in the next 10 years.
I just hope the Falklands doesn't kick off again in the next 10 years.