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BZ to HMS QNLZ sailors who helped move a standing stone at butser farm

Chaplain Eddie said, “I knew our sailors would enjoy visiting the farm & getting stuck in! So I offered our services to the community project - a great opportunity to demonstrate the RN’s can-do attitude.”
See - https://twitter.com/HMSQNLZ/status/1552688216909701121
And - https://twitter.com/butserfarm/status/1 ... 3227949058
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Might ‘Protector’ drones operate from British carriers?

General Atomics has shown off a concept for a carrier-capable MQ-9B drone, a type already entering service with the Royal Air Force.
Adding Short-Takeoff & Landing Capability to Industry-Leading RPA Enhances Versatility
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems have announced that it will begin developing a short takeoff and landing (STOL)-capable MQ-9B aircraft, which includes the SkyGuardian and SeaGuardian models.

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Could these end up on the Queen Elizabeth class?
This is speculation at best but it would certainly be possible.
The Royal Navy is moving towards drones to augment and complement the number of aircraft that can be deployed onboard their two Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.
Last year I reported that drones could “allow the opportunity” for Britain to put an air wing on both HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales at the same time.
Etc.
See - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/drones- ... -air-wing/
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin:
“Are we matching what the Department has always said, which is that the carrier full operating capability matures at the end of 2024 and needs to be able to deploy 24 jets on an aircraft carrier? We are absolutely on track to be able to do that, and I think that has always been a very clear aspiration and it has been laid out. Within the Navy—so not yet a departmental plan—how might we be able to look to provide a second carrier air wing? In the modern world, does that mean purely more jets, or is it what I think most of us would see as being a hybrid force of both jets and drones?”]

SEE - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/might-p ... 5viYYdbWcI
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PoW now in dry dock Rosyth - https://twitter.com/HMSPWLS/status/1580 ... 08/photo/1 - Two photos.

Q.E.returns to Portsmouth tomorrow after visit to New York - passing Round Tower approx 1445. Preparing to deploy again soon on CSG22 with embarked jets in European waters.
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Pelican wrote: Wed Oct 12, 2022 7:26 pm PoW now in dry dock Rosyth - https://twitter.com/HMSPWLS/status/1580 ... 08/photo/1 - Two photos.

Q.E.returns to Portsmouth tomorrow after visit to New York - passing Round Tower approx 1445. Preparing to deploy again soon on CSG22 with embarked jets in European waters.

Pilot’s view when you’re berthing the UK’s most sophisticated warship. Awesome pilotage on show by the highly skilled ForthPilots,tugs and everyone involved in getting HMS PWLS into Babcocks Rosyth on the Firth of Forth.

See 3 Photos at - https://twitter.com/ForthPilots/status/ ... 2519640064
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As of 10/10/22 QE has spent 603 days at sea since acceptance in 2017, with operational F-35 jets embarked on 278 of those days.

POW has spent 267 days at sea with operational F-35 jets embarked on 13 of those days.
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Well that's value for money surely David ? .......perhaps the US government has a master plan to take us over by acting like a python on our defence program ......lets face it they successfully crucified our Aero industry , then encouraged our engineers to join them [ shades of TSR 2 ?] and our half soaked political parties aided them by squabbling amongst themselves ....... give it time and someone will make a documentary on it :roll:
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ivorthediver wrote: Thu Oct 13, 2022 6:48 pm Well that's value for money surely David ? .......perhaps the US government has a master plan to take us over by acting like a python on our defence program ......lets face it they successfully crucified our Aero industry , then encouraged our engineers to join them [ shades of TSR 2 ?] and our half soaked political parties aided them by squabbling amongst themselves ....... give it time and someone will make a documentary on it :roll:
Did you say "Pass the salt" Ivor? https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bae-sys ... -in-texas/
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Certainly not David [ would not wish to cause affront] anyway its the way he said it with such warmth , had it been anyone else you would have thought it churlish ;) but there again any old salt would bring their own :roll:
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HMS Queen Elizabeth lit up.
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