First of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary's new Tide Class ships enters UK for the first time
03/04/2017
The first of the Royal Navy's new support ships, RFA Tidespring, has arrived in the UK ready for the next stage of work which will bring her into service.
The 39,000-tonne tanker will join the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, the civilian-manned fleet which provides support for warships, helping the Royal Navy maintain operations around the world.
Tidespring, which can carry up to 19,000 cubic metres of fuel and 1,300 cubic metres of fresh water, is the first of a fleet of four Tide Class tankers which will all now be taken through customisation work in Falmouth.
She will undergo an intense programme of work at the A&P shipyard, and is expected to enter service before the end of the year.
The new Tide Class tankers will provide key support to the Queen Elizabeth Class carriers when they come into service, alongside the wider fleet
Unbelievable. They just sent a bunch of money on a refit for her to keep her going into the 2020s.
These pols are appalling.
@Obi Wan Russell what are your thoughts on this lunacy?
Jura The idiot
General
Sunday at 9:10 PM
which is less than of one (1) F-35
and April 12, 2017 Proposed sale price of HMS Ocean to Brazil revealed
which is less than of one (1) F-35
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
Closer to a tie.
803,000,000 Pound is roughly $100,700,000.00 US. current per unit is just under 100 million.
Jura The idiot
General
if I were you, I would take out '0' now between '8' and '3' in your first number ...
the rest of your post now may trigger my rant about the SCHEME the RN got itself into ... skipping the rant
TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
little late now and 80.3 million pounds is 80,300,000 I added a 0 at the end by mistake, I have to correct again I was using an older conversion It should be $100,855,595.50 US.
Current Unit of a F35A is about $94,600,000.00 US.
The low price of the Ocean likely would not cover systems ( comms, Radar, Computers engines), Weapons and of course Aircraft, training. spare parts, and maintenance. which would drive up the cost.
oh and Shiping and handling.
Current Unit of a F35A is about $94,600,000.00 US.
The low price of the Ocean likely would not cover systems ( comms, Radar, Computers engines), Weapons and of course Aircraft, training. spare parts, and maintenance. which would drive up the cost.
oh and Shiping and handling.
Jura The idiot
General
LOL! are you teasing me?... do you know of which F-35 variant the UK "confirmed a planned order" (the wording is from ), and do you know the current price of said variant? for your information, it's the same variant as described in:
United Kingdom
A Legacy of Innovation
"The Royal Air Force and Royal Navy plan to operate ..."
so, the price is: