HMS Queen Elizabeth

[Alex_6n2]

20,000 shaft horse power engagement will do that to an engine

Lots of work to get us here, but proud to be a (very) small part of it.

[FourWheelDrift]

Forces TV coverage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vraUAaRa7TE

[TTmonkey]

FourWheelDrift said:

Non-FB veedeeo - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoLRqW-CHSU

Bit disappointed that it didn't do a fly by of the tower....

[saaby93]

FourWheelDrift said:

Forces TV coverage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vraUAaRa7TE

They could use a shorter boat?

[FourWheelDrift]

That lift fan door staying up as it's pulling away reminds me of Clarkson trying to put his roof up and failing as he's are driving along. - https://youtu.be/DgjD_MVR-X0?t=359 I wonder what the max speed of the F-35 is before that doesn't want to go back down.

[Seight_Returns]

citizensm1th said:

not all of us have forgotten john knott

John Knott was just doing what he was told to do - as were most of Thatcher’s cabinet. And at least he had the decency and accountability to fall on his sword when the consequences of what he was told to do became clear.

Cummings is doing the telling.

[hidetheelephants]

Seight_Returns said:

citizensm1th said:

not all of us have forgotten john knott

John Knott was just doing what he was told to do - as were most of Thatcher’s cabinet. And at least he had the decency and accountability to fall on his sword when the consequences of what he was told to do became clear.

Cummings is doing the telling.

Wot he sed; Knott was told to take an axe to the defence vote to help with the budget until savings from closure of loss-making nationalised industries materialised; a 'peace dividend' 10 years early and about as damaging as 'options for change' was. The navy was lined up for literal decimation, losing both assault ships, one or perhaps both flat-tops, all other remaining steam-powered surface ships, HMS Endurance, the withdrawal of which kicked the whole Falklands panto off, and other less visible cuts to shore establishments etc; doubtless the army and RAF had similar penciled in.

[andy97]

ecsrobin said:

Agreed MoD procurement does need a review.

They have been trying to review it and make it fit for purpose since the dawn of time! I remember when Sir Peter Levine was appointed by Heseltine as Chief of Defence Procurement specifically to overhaul it. In fact I think he was the architect of the Defence Procurement Agency as the successor to MoD (Procurement Executive).

Edited by andy97 on Wednesday 18th December 23:02

[MartG]

andy97 said:

ecsrobin said:

Agreed MoD procurement does need a review.

They have been trying to review it and make it fit for purpose since the dawn of time! I remember when Sir Peter Levine was appointed by Heseltine as Chief of Defence Procurement specifically to overhaul it.

With Cummings behind the scenes, I wouldn't be surprised if they decide to charge recruits for their training while not paying them and forcing them to take out huge loans, then wonder why recruitment figures fall

[hidetheelephants]

MartG said:

With Cummings behind the scenes, I wouldn't be surprised if they decide to charge recruits for their training while not paying them and forcing them to take out huge loans, then wonder why recruitment figures fall

We already have the Crapita 'outsourcing recruitment to reduce headcount' plan for decimating the forces and it's going swimmingly, the Kremlin must be cockahoop.

[Cold]

HMS QNLZ leaves port at 8:30 tomorrow morning (Tues 21st). This will be for a training exercise with 207 Squadron and their F35s, but this time in UK waters.

[Cold]

Cold said:

HMS QNLZ leaves port at 8:30 tomorrow morning (Tues 21st). This will be for a training exercise with 207 Squadron and their F35s, but this time in UK waters.

..and at the last minute this trip has been postponed.

Stand by.

[normalbloke]

Rumours are, she’s due in 03:30 tomorrow.

[acd80]

normalbloke said:

Rumours are, she’s due in 03:30 tomorrow.

On the QHM page.

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/qhm/portsmouth/shippi...

[Cold]

Grainy, out-of-focus, night time pic:

[AshVX220]

And apparently some throbber on twitter asked the ships twitter account if they came in at night because they have somethi ng to hide, or is she broken etc, etc.

Seriously, the sooner twitter fks off the better, it really is an echo chamber for complete half-whits!

[HarryW]

AshVX220 said:

And apparently some throbber on twitter asked the ships twitter account if they came in at night because they have somethi ng to hide, or is she broken etc, etc.

Seriously, the sooner twitter fks off the better, it really is an echo chamber for complete half-whits!

Tide and time waits for no man (or ship)

[Cold]

It's worse than that, it was actually the local paper which started that line of questioning. Of all the rags that you'd think would show some support to the armed forces...

[Shakermaker]

AshVX220 said:

And apparently some throbber on twitter asked the ships twitter account if they came in at night because they have somethi ng to hide, or is she broken etc, etc.

Seriously, the sooner twitter fks off the better, it really is an echo chamber for complete half-whits!

You can almost guarntee the same kind of question would be asked on here though by another half wit.

Also is complete half-wit a bit of an oxymoron?

[Gojira]

Cold said:

It's worse than that, it was actually the local paper which started that line of questioning. Of all the rags that you'd think would show some support to the armed forces...

Knowing the crap our local rag puts out, I'm not in the least bit surprised, unfortunately