Queen Elizabeth Class (CVF) development

[WatcherZero]

Been announced Italian Army and Navy will be joining on the 2025 Pacific voyage. Italian F-35B demi-squadron? I presume the Cavour will need a refit after its voyage to Japan this year.

 

[Hood]

In April 1995, the Director Future Projects (Naval) released the CV(R) Concept Exploration Summary Report into the concept studies for CV(R) - previously CVSG(R) and soon to become CV(F).

These studies pre-date the circa 1997 studies I posted earlier in this thread. These all feature the Lockheed STOVL JAST proposal (part of the MoD's STOVL Strike Fighter -SSF - programme) and Merlin. A couple of these designs (26f00000 and 26f010000) also featured the F/A-18 C/D and E/F respectively with C13 catapults and US Mk.7 arrester gear.

In October 1995, further studies included a navalised EF2000(N), but without folding wings.

There were also STUFT studies undertaken by BAeSEMA, which quite rightly ruled out this option as being feasible.
It also looks like a LPH-hull variant was also looked at around this time.

 

[WatcherZero]

For the first time in 15 years a Royal Navy fast jet squadron has been deployed at sea with 809 Naval Air Squadron joining 617 The Dambusters on Prince of Wales for a month long training deployment. There will be a two week carrier accreditation followed by a fortnight long fleet training exercise in the North Sea titled Strike Warrior.

 

[FighterJock]

Excellent news for the Royal Navy aircraft carrier in deploying both 809 Naval Air Squadron and 617 Dambusters on the Prince of Wales, I would not be surprised that if the RN would deploy both squadrons on an active cruise at some point in the future.

 

[snne]

Interesting news.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1844400321273176470

View: https://x.com/ragipsoylu/status/1844400321273176470


So now they're preparing to build one for themselves.

We heard these claims back then but it wasn't confirmed by a PM yet. But it makes sense that it didn't happen.

 

[SK2]

Interesting news.



We heard these claims back then but it wasn't confirmed by a PM yet. But it makes sense that it didn't happen.

Things coming from his mouth isn't a particular proof, just like his claim of planning to invade the Netherlands