Queen Elizabeth class Aircraft Carriers

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Paint Problems for Royal Navy's New Aircraft Carrier

The Royal Navy's aircraft carrier project dogged with technical issues is facing a new problem - the paint on one of the new carriers has not set properly.

It means yet more delays for the £6.2 billion programme.

Divers found that the top coat of paint has not adhered to the undercoat on HMS Queen Elizabeth, which is currently based in Rosyth.

It comes just days after a report by the National Audit Office warned that the project may not be ready by its 2020 deadline.

A Royal Navy spokesperson said: "There are areas of the hull of HMS Queen Elizabeth where the top-coat of paint has not adhered to the undercoat.

"We have worked with our suppliers to find out the reasons why and are putting in place a process to bring this to the right standard ahead of sea trials."

http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/182337/paint-problems-for-royal-navy%27s-new-aircraft-carrier.html

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Delivering Carrier Strike

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Gewoon geen competitie met een Hawkeye...

£269m deal signed for Crowsnest airborne early warning and control system
By George Allison -  January 16, 2017

The deal will see Lockheed Martin start manufacturing Crowsnest, a helicopter-borne airborne early warning and control system for the Queen Elizabeth class carriers.
Under Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Minister Harriett Baldwin announced the deal today onboard Type 45 Destroyer HMS Dragon.

According to a press release:
"The Crowsnest project will act as the Royal Navy's eyes and ears for its next generation carriers, giving long range detection as well as the capability to track potential threats.

Crowsnest will be able to support wider fleet and land operations, replacing the Sea King helicopter's Airborne Surveillance and Control capability that has been deployed on regular operations since 1982.

Lockheed Martin, as q prime contractor for Crowsnest, will integrate the selected Thales solution on to the Merlin Mk2 helicopter fleets. This work will be supported by Leonardo Helicopters, who will modify the fleet to fit Crowsnest. The contract also includes £9 million for initial provisioning of spares to support the Crowsnest system during training and operational deployment."

According to material accompanying the announcement, the Thales solution is an updated and improved version of the Cerberus tactical sensor suite, currently in service on the Sea King Mk7 helicopter.

Crowsnest will be fitted to Merlin Mk2 helicopters, the image below is an infographic provided by the Ministry of Defence.


The Crowsnest System will be the eyes and ears of the Royal Navy.

Chief Executive Officer of the MOD's Defence Equipment and Support body, Tony Douglas, said:

"Crowsnest will play a key role in protecting the Royal Navy's future fleet acting as the eyes and ears for the new Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers. This state-of-the-art project will demonstrate how we are providing world-leading, innovative equipment to our Armed Forces.

This contract will also sustain hundreds of UK jobs in the process, highlighting how the MOD, through DE&S, can create a positive and collaborative partnership with industry, benefitting both our Armed Forces and the UK economy."

Air Vice-Marshal Julian Young, Director Helicopters at the MoD's Defence Equipment and Support organisation, said:

"Crowsnest will form an integral part of future carrier operations and act as the Royal Navy's eyes and ears, providing protection through early warning and surveillance.

We have accelerated our programme delivery strategy in order to sustain the capability seamlessly through our Merlin Mk2 helicopters as the Sea King Mk7 fleet retires from service in 2018, and we are confident that the programme will be delivered as planned."

Bron: https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/269m-deal-signed-crowsnest-airborne-early-warning-control-system/

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Fallon confirms USMC F-35s to join maiden deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth

Verstandig plan. Wel wat gênant dat de Britten dit niet zelf meteen kunnen "invullen". Maar met wat politiek gedraai en mooie woorden maakt deze minister daar het beste van zo.

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Fallon confirms USMC F-35s to join maiden deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth

Gareth Jennings, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly - 16 December 2016


Seen here about to launch from USS Wasp, the F-35B is to be flown by both the US Marine Corps and the Royal Navy/Royal Air Force during the maiden operational deployment of HMS Queen Elizabeth in 2021. Source: US Navy

The UK defence secretary confirmed on 15 December previously revealed plans to have the US Marine Corps (USMC) embark aboard the Royal Navy's new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier on its maiden operational deployment in 2021.

The announcement was made by Michael Fallon during a meeting in London with his US counterpart, Ashton Carter, and confirms plans already divulged by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and US Department of Defense (DOD) to have the USMC operate its Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters (JSFs) on the carrier alongside those fielded by the Royal Navy (RN) and Royal Air Force (RAF).

"As Britain's pre-eminent operational partner, including in our current fight against [the Islamic State], the interoperability of British and American forces is crucial," Fallon said. "Having British and US F-35s alongside each other aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth on its first operational tour will further cement our close defence ties as Britain steps up internationally."

In July 2015 the USMC was the first F-35 operator to announce initial operating capability (IOC), and with deliveries progressing and squadrons being stood up the service is already advanced in ship trials of the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft aboard its own Wasp- and America-class amphibious assault vessels. In contrast, the UK has received just seven aircraft to date (of which four are training/test assets), and will not formally stand up its first operating unit or embark on ship trials until 2018.

With the USMC being a few years ahead of the UK in respect to standing up its F-35B capabilities, the arrival of the service aboard Queen Elizabeth will help 'de-risk' the ship for the RN by providing not only the know-how of flying this new aircraft type from the new aircraft carrier, but also by providing the JSF numbers needed while the RN and RAF continue to build up their own joint inventory.

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Grootste schepen ooit van de RN...
Jaaaah, maar ook frustrerende miskleunen...
Het geld dat daaraan besteed werd levert maar een beperkt platform op... Jazeker, het is groot en zit vol tech-snufjes. Ook minder crew nodig... Maar al die technologie moet lekker (kunnen) blijven werken om optimale inzet te garanderen. En met techniek heb je soms wel problemen en dan is het af en toe wel nodig dat je over good-old-fashioned-man-power beschikt.
Over de keuze voor F-35B ga ik het niet meer hebben. Ik denk dat we het daarover allemaal eens zijn...

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UK Royal Navy conducts study to plan amphibious capability integration in Queen Elizabeth carriers

Dr Lee Willett, Rosyth, Scotland - IHS Jane's Navy International - 30 September 2016

Key Points
. UK Royal Navy is developing a requirement and plans to augment the amphibious capabilities of its aircraft carriers, as directed in 2015 SDSR
. However, the primary role of the two ships remains the delivery of carrier strike operations

The UK Royal Navy (RN) is conducting study work to determine how to optimise the planned integration of an amphibious capability element into its Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.

The two carriers - the future HM ships Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales - are dedicated to generating carrier strike operations. However, the size and scale of the 65,000-tonne platforms provides the flexibility to support additional roles.

In its 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR), the UK government stated its intent to "enhance a Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier to support this amphibious capability".

Enhanced amphibious outputs, when integrated with the strike and air support capabilities inherent in the vessels' carrier strike role, will enable the ships to conduct a range of tasks from the sea, including amphibious operations, commando and special forces raids, and counter-terrorism operations. For the carrier undertaking amphibious operations, the intent is for the ship to be able to deliver ashore by air an assault force up to two companies strong.

As reported previously, IHS Jane's understood that second ship Prince of Wales would likely be developed to provide increased amphibious capability, but that the work carried out on Prince of Wales to meet this requirement would also augment the ability of lead carrier Queen Elizabeth to support amphibious operations. It seems likely that both ships will be modified in the same way to deliver broadly the same amphibious capability, in terms of improving the arrangement of facilities for an embarked military force (EMF). However, work on Queen Elizabeth will be completed post-delivery, whereas time remains available to re-organise the amphibious spaces on Prince of Wales prior to build completion and to implement the modifications in a more dedicated manner.

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The hangar deck on the UK's second-in-class Queen Elizabeth carrier Prince of Wales. The size of the ship, and the inherent flexibility in its design, are evident. (Lee Willett/IHS)

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Captain Nick Walker Provides An Update on the Queen Elizabeth Class Carrier at the Williams Foundation Air-Sea Seminar

2016-09-06 By Robbin Laird

Recently, the Williams Foundation held their latest seminar on 5th generation enabled combat. This one focused on new approaches to air-sea integration, and featured two key foreign military perspectives.

http://www.sldinfo.com/the-williams-foundation-seminar-on-air-sea-integration-shaping-sea-air-land-forces-for-deterrence-in-depth/

The first was provided by Rear Admiral Manazir, who currently serves as the deputy chief of naval operations for warfare systems (OPNAV N9) on the staff of the chief of naval operations. In this capacity, he is responsible for the integration of manpower, training, sustainment, modernization and procurement of the Navy's warfare systems.

His presentation focused on the strategic context for the U.S. and allied maritime forces and shaping a convergent way ahead. How can the allies shape convergent capabilities to ensure that the global commons remain open, and not controlled by powers seeking to enforce their will against the allied powers?

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Helemaal mijn fout. De achterzijde heeft inderdaad geen nat dok. Kennelijk Hms Bulwark en Hms Ocean verwisseld. Hoe kan dat nou toch...

Geval van foutje bedankt  Er zijn ook teveel soorten dat met de L (LPD, LHD, LPH, enz.) begint 

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Het is zonde van de HMS Ocean. Overigens is deze geen LHD, maar een LPH (Landing Platform Helicopter). HMS Ocean heeft geen dok.

Helemaal mijn fout. De achterzijde heeft inderdaad geen nat dok. Kennelijk Hms Bulwark en Hms Ocean verwisseld. Hoe kan dat nou toch...