UK Royal Navy: News & Discussions

Ah , a new boat's finally broken waters eh ? Hopefully it'd be commissioned into the RN by the time the next elections are called whenever it is & saves you the embarassment of sending OPVs to your colonies on the other side of the world.

Of course all this is assuming British engineering doesn't deliver another superior product like the Prince of Wales aircraft carrier.
 

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“The second one is the RJ 10, which will fly at very high supersonic speed and will be highly maneuverable,” here too the acronym revealing the powerplant, RJ standing for RamJet.
The RJ 10 is being designed mainly to attack ships, to perform SEAD/DEAD missions, destroying enemy radars hence weakening its air defences, and it will also have a capability against high value airborne assets (HVAAs), such as AWACS, tankers, etc, at super long distances.
 


These are perfect for the Indian Navy as an affordable stopgap amphibious ship. INS Jalashwa is just too old.
Agreed. Unlike HMS Ocean, these are not built to commercial standards right? We can get 10-15 years out of them.