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excellent news the CVF construction has started plus a few new contracts have been announced for fitting's and fixtures. Steel has been cut at DML Appledor
£90m contracts for work on carriers
An Equipment and Logistics news article
16 Jan 09
£90m worth of contracts have been announced for steelwork, modular cabins, galley equipment and other components for the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers, HM Ships Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales.
Artist's impression of the Future Carrier
Artist's impression of the Future Carrier
[Picture: MOD]
The key contracts announced today, Friday 16 January 2009, which are expected to sustain some 190 jobs nationwide at peak production, include:
• £50m for steelwork for bow sections of the two carriers, to be carried out at Babcock's Appledore Shipyard in Devon, sustaining some 150 jobs at peak production;
• Galley equipment, £3.4m, Kempsafe Ltd (Southampton);
• Modular cabins and wet spaces, £23m, McGill Services Ltd, sustaining about 40 jobs at peak production (Billingham, County Durham);
• Furniture to be installed throughout the ships, £4.4m, McGill Services Ltd;
• Windows, £1.3m, Tex Special Projects Ltd (Ipswich);
• Doors and hatches, £3.9m, McGeoch Marine Ltd (Inchinnan, Renfrewshire);
• Aircraft electrical supplies equipment, £4m, Ultra Electronics PMES (Rugeley, Staffs).
Early steelwork for the bow unit of Queen Elizabeth commenced in Appledore in December.
After visiting Appledore Shipyard in North Devon, MOD Defence Equipment and Support's Director of Capital Ships, Tony Graham, said:
"Walking on the prepared steel plate destined to become an internal deck on HMS Queen Elizabeth gives everyone at the shipyard a sense of expectation. We have been making progress in engineering and procurement on this programme but we can now see the reality of a ship in build.
"Later this year we will see production start in the main shipyards, where the overall scale of the carriers will become clear. Just days into 2009, there is a real sense of excitement among the partners and confidence in the momentum behind this project."
"Just days into 2009, there is a real sense of excitement among the partners and confidence in the momentum behind this project."
Tony Graham, MOD
Geoff Searle, Programme Director of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, on the tour of the site, said:
"After many years of design, engineering and planning work across the whole of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, it is fantastic to be in Appledore to see physical proof of the project moving into the next phase. It is also an excellent example of how this iconic project will involve companies in many parts of the UK, creating and sustaining thousands of jobs, like those of the 14 new apprentices taken on here in Appledore, the first for six years."
Today's announcements form part of the £3bn manufacture contract, which was awarded by MOD to the Aircraft Carrier Alliance in July 2008.
The Aircraft Carrier Alliance – a single integrated team formed from BVT Surface Fleet, BAE Systems Marine, Babcock, Thales UK and MOD – will deliver the carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.
Work on the ships is expected to create or sustain 10,000 jobs in the UK at its peak.
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and great news
thought about the UK thread but thought the carrier thread more appropriate
£90m contracts for work on carriers
An Equipment and Logistics news article
16 Jan 09
£90m worth of contracts have been announced for steelwork, modular cabins, galley equipment and other components for the Royal Navy's new aircraft carriers, HM Ships Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales.
Artist's impression of the Future Carrier
Artist's impression of the Future Carrier
[Picture: MOD]
The key contracts announced today, Friday 16 January 2009, which are expected to sustain some 190 jobs nationwide at peak production, include:
• £50m for steelwork for bow sections of the two carriers, to be carried out at Babcock's Appledore Shipyard in Devon, sustaining some 150 jobs at peak production;
• Galley equipment, £3.4m, Kempsafe Ltd (Southampton);
• Modular cabins and wet spaces, £23m, McGill Services Ltd, sustaining about 40 jobs at peak production (Billingham, County Durham);
• Furniture to be installed throughout the ships, £4.4m, McGill Services Ltd;
• Windows, £1.3m, Tex Special Projects Ltd (Ipswich);
• Doors and hatches, £3.9m, McGeoch Marine Ltd (Inchinnan, Renfrewshire);
• Aircraft electrical supplies equipment, £4m, Ultra Electronics PMES (Rugeley, Staffs).
Early steelwork for the bow unit of Queen Elizabeth commenced in Appledore in December.
After visiting Appledore Shipyard in North Devon, MOD Defence Equipment and Support's Director of Capital Ships, Tony Graham, said:
"Walking on the prepared steel plate destined to become an internal deck on HMS Queen Elizabeth gives everyone at the shipyard a sense of expectation. We have been making progress in engineering and procurement on this programme but we can now see the reality of a ship in build.
"Later this year we will see production start in the main shipyards, where the overall scale of the carriers will become clear. Just days into 2009, there is a real sense of excitement among the partners and confidence in the momentum behind this project."
"Just days into 2009, there is a real sense of excitement among the partners and confidence in the momentum behind this project."
Tony Graham, MOD
Geoff Searle, Programme Director of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, on the tour of the site, said:
"After many years of design, engineering and planning work across the whole of the Aircraft Carrier Alliance, it is fantastic to be in Appledore to see physical proof of the project moving into the next phase. It is also an excellent example of how this iconic project will involve companies in many parts of the UK, creating and sustaining thousands of jobs, like those of the 14 new apprentices taken on here in Appledore, the first for six years."
Today's announcements form part of the £3bn manufacture contract, which was awarded by MOD to the Aircraft Carrier Alliance in July 2008.
The Aircraft Carrier Alliance – a single integrated team formed from BVT Surface Fleet, BAE Systems Marine, Babcock, Thales UK and MOD – will deliver the carriers HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales.
Work on the ships is expected to create or sustain 10,000 jobs in the UK at its peak.
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and great news thought about the UK thread but thought the carrier thread more appropriate
Here's a few very recent photos of the HMS Ark Royal
I'd love to see some USMC Sea Harriers deployed on this ship.
I'd love to see some USMC Sea Harriers deployed on this ship.
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I don't think the politicians will try to interfere; it is providing work for many of their constituents and none of them are willing to cancel a contract throwing many of their constituents out of work and possibly being angry at them.
The PCU(Pre-Commision Unit) Makin Island successfully completed her initial builders trial last month in the Gulf of Mexico. The ship is being built by Northrup-Grumman in Pascagoula MS.
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MAKIN ISLAND will be commissioned on October 24, 2009, in San Diego, CA. More information on accommodations, the ceremony, invitations and on how you can participate is available at;
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Humm?? I'm surprised no one has commented on the recent deployment of the USNs CVN-74 with 19 SH-60 variants. That's a large number of helos of all types. ASW,SAR / Attack. Presently an LHA/LHD deploys with 23 helos of various types.
There is certainly of plenty of room on board for those helos with the retirement of Tomcats & Vikings.
The "R" model shows that the US is very serious in combating pirates & other "threats". Perhaps the message now is that the gloves are off..no more Mr Nice guy.
There is certainly of plenty of room on board for those helos with the retirement of Tomcats & Vikings.
The "R" model shows that the US is very serious in combating pirates & other "threats". Perhaps the message now is that the gloves are off..no more Mr Nice guy.
Well, for ASW work, to replace the role of the Viking, it may well be needed...though I would much prefer seeing the return of a wing of dedicated, fixed-wing, large store, long range (and long loiter time) aircraft like some kind of V-22 Osprey outfitted for ASW and dedicated to ASW work. I believe the greatest threat to the carrier group is still a sub, and believe that defense in depth (with a fast attack sub of their own, ASW escort vessels, a wing of ASW helos on the carrier for close-in prosecution, and a wing of long range ASW fixed wing aircraft) is still the best.
As to the super carrier itself being outfitted with a bunch of support helos, particularly for ground support missions...well, on occassion for a specific mission perhaps it is a good thing and allows flexibility. But my own feeling is that the use of large numbers of rotary aircraft off a full deck carrier for close support work on any long term or regular basis is a waste of the resource. The super carrier is specifically built for heavy power projection using fixed wing aircraft. Use the LHA and LHD classes for this other work...and the new LHA(R) America class vessels for a crossover using the F-35 for a "Jeep" carrier as necessary. But thaty's just my opinion.
It seems the USN is moving towards an air wing concept similar to the RN's Tailored Air Group concept, increasing flexibility and keeping the carriers themselves relevent to the changing face of warfare. In future I would expect the composition of the rotary wing complement to be varies according to requirements, eg swapping a sqn of SeaHawks for a sqn of Ospreys for special forces insertion. The CVN may be closer to the scene of the problem than LHDs and the Ospreys could 'forward deploy to the CVN for an operation. Also the possibilities of allied deployments rises, with perhaps a sqn of NATO helos staying aboard for short spells as required. The key to the Carrier has always been flexibility, and perhaps this marks a new dawn for the flat tops.
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