Armada de Gran Bretaña

[And...]

MOD reveals £160 billion plan to equip Armed Forces

The equipment plan includes the following major investments in state-of-the-art military capabilities and their support over the next ten years:

• £35.8 billion on submarines and the nuclear deterrent, including a total of 7 Astute Class attack submarines, and developing a replacement for Vanguard Class ballistic missile submarines;

• £18.5 billion on combat air power, including Lightning II and Typhoon fast jets and unmanned aerial vehicles;

• £17.4 billion on ships, including 2 Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers, 6 Type 45 destroyers and the development of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship;

• £13.9 billion on aircraft for air-to-air refuelling, passengers and heavy lift, such as Voyager and A400M;

• £12.3 billion on armoured fighting vehicles, including Warrior, Scout and other land equipment;

• £12.1 billion on helicopters, including Chinook, Apache, Puma and Wildcat;

• £11.4 billion on weapons, including, for example, missiles, torpedoes and precision guided bombs.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mod- ... med-forces

Tal vez terminen de equipar las Type 45.

Saludos.

[badghost]

Parece que se acabó la sequía y todo vuelve a reverdecer...


Saludos cordiales

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Parece que se acabó la sequía y todo vuelve a reverdecer...


Saludos cordiales

Unas fuerzas armadas reducidas en número y tamaño pero de las mejor equipadas del mundo.

[Heberth]

Observando el proyecto inicial de los 2 portaaviones que tiene pensado construirse para sí el Reino Unido, he visto que se presupone un número de 40 aviones caza para que se operen desde la plataforma naval. ¿Alguien me puede aclarar si lleva 40 aviones de ala embarcada+los helicópteros aparte o son 40 aviones entre aviones y helicópteros?. Es que las informaciones no están claras o al menos no me he enterado yo al 100%. Gracias de antemano y un saludo.

[KL Albrecht Achilles]

Un saludo And, ¿tienes el enlace donde salen las fotografias?.

Saludos

[And...]

Un saludo And, ¿tienes el enlace donde salen las fotografias?.

Saludos

página de oficial de la royal navy.

Saludos.

[Chechitar_1985]

esta muy impresionante el avance del nuevo portaaviones de la royal navy

[Andrés Eduardo González]

Lo llevan super-adelantado...

[KL Albrecht Achilles]

Un saludo And, ¿tienes el enlace donde salen las fotografias?.

página de oficial de la royal navy.

Saludos.

Muchas gracias.

Saludos

[And...]

British Aircraft Carrier


HMS Queen Elizabeth

Saludos cordiales.

http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/News-and-Ev ... ld-Forward

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFzRtOuj5GQ

El ala embarca de la Royal Navy en la década de los 60.

Saludos.

[And...]

Royal Navy to get its first drone
£30m contract will see ScanEagle aircraft launched from the back of ships using a catapult



The navy is to get its first unmanned drone, an "eye in the sky" that will be launched from the back of its ships by catapult.

The ScanEagle has a wingspan of just over 3 metres, weighs 22kg, and will fly at 60 knots. It was bought by the Ministry of Defence in a £30m contract with Insitu, a subsidiary of Boeing Defence UK Limited.

It is the first drone designed and built specifically for naval operations. The contract is the latest in what is certain to be a long-term drone programme for all three branches of the armed forces. ScanEagle will complement existing intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities used on operations including helicopters and long range radar, the MoD said on Thursday. It is already used by the navies of other countries.

It will be operated by a specialist team on board the ship who will analyse the information the drone gathers using what the MoD described as state-of-the-art sensors, before remotely guiding it back to the ship.

Captain Ian Annett said the ScanEagle represented an important addition to the navy's "intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capability".

He said: "Its ability to deploy during the day and night, coupled with the technology it uses, will give commanders a clearer picture of the operational situation whenever it's required."

The minister for defence equipment, Philip Dunne, said the drone "provides the Royal Navy with proven surveillance capability that has already been used on operations by other nations, so we know we are getting top-quality equipment. The technology is off-the-shelf and will be available to the Royal Navy as soon as possible.

"Our continued investment in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems is essential to keeping our armed forces up to date with the latest capabilities and this will be a central part of the MoD's investment in new equipment over the next 10 years."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/2 ... navy-drone

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UK Will Try To Boost F-35B Landing Weight

July 5, 2013, 12:50 PM
Senior British military officials confirmed that the UK will conduct shipboard rolling vertical landing (SRVL) trials on the F-35B version of the Lockheed Martin Lightning II stealth combat jet. The SRVL technique would allow the aircraft to land at higher weights than is currently possible in the VTOL mode. The F-35B has faced weight problems, leading to concerns that it could not “bring back” to its aircraft carrier a useful weapons load that has not been expended in combat. The British have done nearly all the previous research and simulation on SRVLs.


The officials said they are satisfied that the F-35B could bring back the internal weapons load that is initially planned, comprising–in the UK case–two AMRAAM air-air missiles and two Paveway IV smart bombs weighing some 5,000 pounds. But, one added, when high temperature and/or low pressure conditions prevail–such as in the Gulf of Oman–it would be prudent to achieve another 2,000 to 4,000 pounds of bring-back weight, for either fuel or weapons, especially since the F-35 will be able to carry additional weapons on wing pylons, when stealth is not a requirement.

The UK will formally decide later this year on a further purchase of F-35s, beyond the three already acquired (at a cost of $350 million) for test and evaluation (T&E). The number under consideration is believed to be 15, enough to equip an initial operational squadron. Another 30 are likely to be approved before 2015, when another British defense review will consider how many more F-35s the country can afford. Until then, the officials maintained, the UK “program of record” remains a total of 138 F-35s. Most observers believe that the UK will not acquire more than 100 F-35s, and some suggest the final total might be as low as 70.

The officials revealed that the UK will work closely with the U.S. Marine Corps to bring its F-35Bs into operational service. After it is formed in 2016, the first British squadron will be based at MCAS Yuma and integrated with the co-located USMC F-35B fleet. Pilots of both services will be able to fly the others’ aircraft. The squadron will relocate to RAF Marham in the UK in early 2018 and be ready for combat from land bases by the end of that year.

Meanwhile, the UK’s three T&E jets will embark on the new Queen Elizabeth II aircraft carrier for trials in the same year.

http://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/ ... ing-weight

[Andrés Eduardo González]

Ya les falta poco...

[Wallcroft]

La Royal Navy recibe sus cinco primeros helicópteros Merlin Mk 2



Read more at http://tecnologamilitar.blogspot.com/2013/07/la-royal-navy-recibe-sus-cinco-primeros.html#h9m53uzb7WcKjFVF.99