Wrekin1410 wrote:https://www.facebook.com/royalnavy

Royal Navy tweeting they have it live on the above fb link (vid is slow to load). Also they have some tweets earlier than the HMSQNLZ page

Who still uses flash in 2017

bobp wrote:

cyrilranch wrote:Third Tide-class tanker RFA TIDESURGE undergoing sea trial off Opko, South Korea 29/5/17 @ModernNavy #RoyalNavy

Rust bucket looks old not new.

I suppose the fact it would get stripped and repainted with sneaky beaky paint on U.K. arrival means they aren't too bothered by that.

Even if QE were to go to sea around that day, what would she do out there? A few bursts of speed and some laps around the North Sea? Is the Princess Royal Jetty in Portsmouth ready? Is Portsmouth Harbour's dredging fully completed yet? Are there any T45's currently in service or available to protec...

Work still progressing and the breakwater is taking shape. The hull coating (or at least, the first coat?) appears to be completed. The crane is fenced off, presumably for investigation, and the bits underneath that look like parts for the ship are still trapped underneath. The parts that were alon...

whitelancer wrote:Why an angled deck? The QEs seem ideally suited to a parallel deck see CVA 01.

You might want to go back and read the 6 posts preceding yours

ArmChairCivvy wrote:

shark bait wrote:C isn't really a variant, more like a unique aircraft that shares an engine and sub systems.

I agree, but can you quote any numbers?

Does this help?



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F-35 Dominates At Red Flag With 15:1 Kill Rate The U.S. Air Force’s F-35A made its debut at the toughest Red Flag yet, and not only dominated the air space but made the legacy aircraft in the force package even deadlier, according to pilots. The F-35’s participation in the Air Force’s capstone trai...

dmereifield wrote:http://m.navaltoday.com/#newsitem-13508

HMS Portland in South Georgia

Your link is page not found.

This one gets to the page

http://navaltoday.com/2017/01/16/royal- ... h-georgia/

Contracts just been placed for the MDI-DSL 30mm cannons for QEC, combined order for 12 mounts, but this also includes mounts for the Tide class. Do we know how many mounts the QEC will actually be fitted with? http://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:115077-2016:TEXT:EN:HTML We were expecting 4 guns...

More from the BBC on the Type 45 engine problems: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-35432341 That's the original story, was posted on the 29th of January by GibMariner... Type 45 destroyers: UK's £1bn warships face engine refit The Royal Navy's most modern warships are to be fitted with new engines beca...

QEClass Carriers (@QEClassCarriers) 11/03/2016, 15:54 We have successfully signed over the first compartments of HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH to her crew. Read all about it here aircraftcarrieralliance.co.uk/media/latest-n… First Compartments of Flagship Handed Over to Ship's Crew The Aircraft Carrier Allia...

HSBC keeps headquarters in London, rejects move to Hong Kong http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160215&t=2&i=1117528074&w=&fh=&fw=&ll=644&pl=429&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC1E00Z Global banking giant HSBC Holdings (HSBA.L) has decided to keep its headquarters...

HSBC keeps headquarters in London, rejects move to Hong Kong http://s4.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20160215&t=2&i=1117528074&w=&fh=&fw=&ll=644&pl=429&sq=&r=LYNXNPEC1E00Z Global banking giant HSBC Holdings (HSBA.L) has decided to keep its headquarters...

I do like Emily Thornberry's comments given the Government who were in power for the type 45 program Well, it wasn't this sorry shower of lefties currently masquerading under the Labour name, I actually suspect Corbyn and his small band of acolytes (like Thornberry) revel more in putting the boot i...

Im surprised we still haven't had any info on Tidespring leaving for the UK. Tidespring was said to be due to arrive in the UK in "Spring 2016", if that's still the plan there's likely a few weeks left. I'm sure we'll find out whenever she does set off for home. The original report I was ...

shark bait wrote:

Second ship tiderace looks to be coming along well.

Im surprised we still haven't had any info on Tidespring leaving for the UK.

cockneyjock1974 wrote:We did with the Malta class carriers which were cancelled at the end of WW2.

Wasn't a bad looking ship design either.


HMS Malta and escort (Fleet Air Arm Museum: by David Hatchard)

I might be wrong, but I seem to remember it being pretty unambiguously stated that the thirteen would comprise eight T26 and five Light Frigates. Fallon seems to be saying that if the light frigate is successfully developed they might get more of them, which would seem to imply that if it's a piece...

Scotland will not be independent anytime soon or even for generations. The overwhelming majority voted to stay in the UK 10% is a huge margin in politics. A yes vote in Cameron's forthcoming referendum could cause a rethink by many, or at least another Scot's referendum which could go for independe...

We think there is a role for a lighter frigate in the middle. If we are able to successfully develop that, they could be additional to the fleet of 19 , which is the point you are making. If Fallon's words are correct, the lighter frigates are additional to the 19 escorts, so what fills the gap of ...

marktigger wrote:"problem with political jokes is they have a habit of getting elected!"Henry Cate, VII

I doubt it this time, the Tories must be laughing at the prospect of 2020 if Corbyn stays as leader until then.

marktigger wrote:looks like labour has lost its defence team. Or is this the start of the new Livingstone defence policy

Corbyn really is on his quest to be a short term leader with all the enemies he is making in the Labour Party.

At least CMD came out with a quick response essentially telling the new El Prez to jog on. Mr Cameron's official spokeswoman said today: "We are very clear that the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands should be determined by the Islanders and they expressed their view very clearly in the recent...

and carry on normal jogging (just not as tough). Argentina to create a Department for the Secretary for the South Atlantic including the Falkland Islands. http://en.mercopress.com/2015/12/28/malvinas-a-constitutional-issue-not-optional-plans-for-a-south-atlantic-secretariat-which-includes-antarctic...

Reuters reporting that Germany are considering manufacturing a Tornado successor, possibly to be a Eurofighter project. Germany plans to develop new fighter jet to replace Tornado Sun, Dec 20 17:09 PM GMT BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany plans to develop a new fighter jet to replace Tornado jets in the lo...