UK Gets 2 New Aircraft Carriers

robbo · 03-04-2008, 12:45 PM

MOD announced that it has taken out a contract for 2 new Aircraft Carriers to be built

Whole article here: Ministry of Defence | Defence News | 80,000 tonnes of steel ordered for new aircraft carriers

The Future Carrier Project

The UK is procuring two new Aircraft Carriers for the Royal Navy - HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince Of Wales. The carriers will be the biggest and most powerful surface warships ever constructed for the Royal Navy and will deliver an increased strategic effect and influence around the world

Each can hold 40 Aircraft, looks like their showing off the F35 in those photos too

These look to have massive potential if they can hold 40 F35s on each.

[R-DEV]LeadMagnet · 03-04-2008, 12:48 PM

Interesting that they'd stick with the ski jump configuration over the CV-X use of magnetic catapults.

Dr2B Rudd · 03-04-2008, 01:02 PM

Very cool, weren't these announced last year? I suppose they only just awarded the contracts.

RN FTW!

Addition: HMS is in low readiness in prep for decommission, are any other aircraft carriers being decommissioned? If not it means we will have an extra carrier, yay!

[R-DEV]Rhino · 03-04-2008, 01:14 PM

this is really old news... I knew about this ecleast over 5 years ago? These carriers have been in the making for some time too and ye, they will be equipped with the F-35 JSF too

Its also nice to see the good old RN ski jump design on them too

robbo · 03-04-2008, 01:26 PM

Its old news that they were announced, Not that they have been put into production.

[R-DEV]Rhino · 03-04-2008, 01:34 PM

ah sorry I miss read it, probaly thought it was in production cos they probably meant designing etc.

Viper5 · 03-04-2008, 02:37 PM

Looks as though it could handle more than 40 per carrier. Might just be how the picutre is tho.

[R-MOD]Bob_Marley · 03-04-2008, 02:56 PM

I wonder if they've worked out how to not melt the decks when the F-35s attempt to VTOL yet...

Viper5 · 03-04-2008, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [R-MOD]Bob_Marley

I wonder if they've worked out how to not melt the decks when the F-35s attempt to VTOL yet...

lmao

[R-DEV]Rhino · 03-05-2008, 05:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [R-MOD]Bob_Marley

I wonder if they've worked out how to not melt the decks when the F-35s attempt to VTOL yet...

the version the RN will be using is the short takeoff and vertical landing, like how they use the Harriers at the moment.

Also I found a old pic of the carrier design, its changed quite abit hehe

03-04-2008, 12:45 PM	#1
robbo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Great Britain!!!, Yorkshire Posts: 1,151	UK Gets 2 New Aircraft Carriers MOD announced that it has taken out a contract for 2 new Aircraft Carriers to be built Whole article here: Ministry of Defence \| Defence News \| 80,000 tonnes of steel ordered for new aircraft carriers The Future Carrier Project The UK is procuring two new Aircraft Carriers for the Royal Navy - HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince Of Wales. The carriers will be the biggest and most powerful surface warships ever constructed for the Royal Navy and will deliver an increased strategic effect and influence around the world Each can hold 40 Aircraft, looks like their showing off the F35 in those photos too These look to have massive potential if they can hold 40 F35s on each.

03-04-2008, 12:48 PM	#2
[R-DEV]LeadMagnet PR Lead Tester Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 721	Interesting that they'd stick with the ski jump configuration over the CV-X use of magnetic catapults.
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03-04-2008, 01:02 PM	#3
Dr2B Rudd Join Date: Aug 2007 United Kingdom Location: England, Lincs Posts: 3,155	Very cool, weren't these announced last year? I suppose they only just awarded the contracts. RN FTW! Addition: HMS is in low readiness in prep for decommission, are any other aircraft carriers being decommissioned? If not it means we will have an extra carrier, yay!
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03-04-2008, 02:37 PM	#7
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03-04-2008, 02:56 PM	#8
[R-MOD]Bob_Marley Forum Moderator Join Date: May 2006 Yugoslavia Location: Essex, UK Posts: 4,628	I wonder if they've worked out how to not melt the decks when the F-35s attempt to VTOL yet...
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03-04-2008, 01:14 PM	#4
[R-DEV]Rhino PR Operations Lead Join Date: Dec 2005 United Kingdom Location: Somerset - UK Posts: 18,435	this is really old news... I knew about this ecleast over 5 years ago? These carriers have been in the making for some time too and ye, they will be equipped with the F-35 JSF too Its also nice to see the good old RN ski jump design on them too

03-04-2008, 01:26 PM	#5
robbo Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Great Britain!!!, Yorkshire Posts: 1,151	Its old news that they were announced, Not that they have been put into production.

03-04-2008, 01:34 PM	#6
[R-DEV]Rhino PR Operations Lead Join Date: Dec 2005 United Kingdom Location: Somerset - UK Posts: 18,435	ah sorry I miss read it, probaly thought it was in production cos they probably meant designing etc.

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