I was wondering what people's thought were with regard to when Australia might equip the new Canberras with F-35s. One of the first papers I read on the Canberras (Capability of First Resort:Australia's Future Amphibious Requirement by Aldo Borgu at the Insights publication of ASPI) seemed to suggest that the primary requirement for the new LHD was to improve disaster relief operations which their present ships' 1 company capacity were proving under-equipped for. It seems to me that Australia's fiscal interests might be better served by waiting on a purchase until the price on the F-35B's falls as production of US marine fighters reaches higher capacity. It also seems that this question has more to do with Australia's posturing of the role of their new ships more than the economics of the fighters, but I've been known to be wrong.
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What picture? I'm at work and cannot see any photos from imgur..it is blocked. I may check it later or tomorrow at home.
edit.2135 CDST. ok now I see it.. man someone goofed..
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The Australian government has requested and is receiving a military review of the possibility.
See the Australian Military News Thread. It has been discussed in detail there over the last few weeks.
In January of 1973 when I was aboard JFK we visited Mayport FL for a very short 6 hour stint as we were transiting back to Norfolk VA.
USS Saratoga (CVA-60) was in port having just returned from her one and only WESTPAC deployment(April 1972 - Jan. 1973) to Vietnam. I took these photos with an instamatic camera from the flight deck of the JFK. Saratoga looks weather beaten because of her long Transit from the Western Pacific to Florida.
USS Saratoga (CVA-60) was in port having just returned from her one and only WESTPAC deployment(April 1972 - Jan. 1973) to Vietnam. I took these photos with an instamatic camera from the flight deck of the JFK. Saratoga looks weather beaten because of her long Transit from the Western Pacific to Florida.
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A new design for a futur Russian CV, look like QE, with T-50 navalized... 
No dimensions specified. But STOBAR.
For 2025 minimum...
No dimensions specified. But STOBAR.
For 2025 minimum...
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Yep looks like they're going for the double island concept but the deck seems wider than the QE. Do you know when construction will begin?
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Russian naval shipbuilding currently as of now can not build a LHD/LHA hence the ToT with the French Mistral Class
Building a carrier which is probably 3-4 times the size is a huge and I mean a huge undertaking
It is questionable wether Russia can actually build a fully blown carrier even the UK got lots of help from US and even more when it comes to logistics and operations
In all honesty I have seen these annual Russian advertisements of carriers from Russia for years and years nothing new
Building a carrier which is probably 3-4 times the size is a huge and I mean a huge undertaking
It is questionable wether Russia can actually build a fully blown carrier even the UK got lots of help from US and even more when it comes to logistics and operations
In all honesty I have seen these annual Russian advertisements of carriers from Russia for years and years nothing new
One of the reasons the Russian want the Crimea under "friendly flag???", no doubt????
Normaly 10 years between decision and commissioning, definitely build in a shipyard of St-Pétersbourg.
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Interesting a little ski-jump ramp after the track, so aircrafts can take off from two locations.
But no simultaneous takeoff and landings possible if this new starting positions used.
Notes : only US CVN can do simultaneous takeoff and landings, if use only their 2 front catapults ofc. If is not a E-2C on the C 2 but as as they are almost always first catapulted no problem normaly.
CDG also can't front catapult exceding on the track, originally it was to be longer for simultaneous takeoff and landings built to Saint-Nazaire but finally built to Brest which had a smaller dry dock, price question also.
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Interesting a little ski-jump ramp after the track, so aircrafts can take off from two locations.
But no simultaneous takeoff and landings possible if this new starting positions used.
Notes : only US CVN can do simultaneous takeoff and landings, if use only their 2 front catapults ofc. If is not a E-2C on the C 2
but as as they are almost always first catapulted no problem normaly.CDG also can't front catapult exceding on the track, originally it was to be longer for simultaneous takeoff and landings built to Saint-Nazaire but finally built to Brest which had a smaller dry dock, price question also.
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