Ummm… there are only 2 CVF on order… and HMS Ocean is due to leave service in 2020… with Illustrious & Ark Royal going earlier.

This will leave just the two (unless a miracle happens), to trade off “duty ship” and “reserve/refit ship”.

Either can operate as LPH or CV, depending on mission requirements.

Sony* has a component CD player/recorder for around $300 US.
It has a 5-CD player on the left and a single CD player-recorder on the right. It accepts normal RCA-type cables with analog or digital input, so you can patch a phonograph, cassette player, reel-reel player, etc in and record them to CD.

Mine works great.

*A quick Google shows here are others on the market as well.
Amazon shows it on sale for $224 US… http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0000B3E8U/ref=asc_df_B0000B3E8U967041?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&tag=googlecom09c9-20&linkCode=asn&creative=380341&creativeASIN=B0000B3E8U

They do indeed have other concerns:)

And 55 civil nuclear reactors of their own in Japan… so there is really little grounds for protest over 2 more power-producing reactors!

http://www.japannuclear.com/nuclearpower/program/location.html

There are currently 55 operating nuclear power plants in Japan.

The ten FEPC member companies own and operate 52 Light Water Reactors (LWR). Three more LWRs are operated by the private company Japan Atomic Power Corporation (JAPC).

The Monju Fast Breeder Reactor (a prototype reactor which was taken off line in the 90’s but expected to start up again soon) is run by the semi-governmental organization Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute (JNC).

There are also two more nuclear plants currently under construction, as well as another 11 that are in advanced planning stages. One of those reactors in the planning stage will be owned and operated by another semi-private corporation, The Electric Power Development Co, Inc. (EPDC).

Two reactors in Japan, JAPC’s Tokai and JNC’s Fugen Advanced Thermal Reactor prototype have been permanently closed.

They should talk to Italy & India about a variant of IAC-I… possibly with cats developed from the BS-5 in Sao Paulo (lengthened & boosted to about BS-5A capability… then they would launch Rafale at full combat weight).

India could then possibly mount the same cats on IAC-3, allowing them to buy F/A-18E/F for it.

Considering the flank sonar arrays on several modern sub designs, I suspect that your work is still relevant.

Complete list of RN carrier air groups:
http://www.btinternet.com/~a.c.walton/navy/rn-cv3.html

1960: 800 & 807 sqn. 6 & 8 Scimitar F1; 892 sqn. 8 Sea Vixen FAW1; 849 sqn. A flt. 4 Gannet AEW3; 820 & 824 sqn. 6 & 8 Whirlwind HAS7; Ships Flight 1 Dragonfly HR5

1962 – 1963: 800 sqn. 12 Scimitar F1; 890 sqn. 14 Sea Vixen FAW1; 849 sqn. C flt. 4 Gannet AEW3; 815 sqn. 8 Wessex HAS1 ;Ships Flight 1 Whirlwind HAR5

What you want is here:
1965 – 1966: 803 sqn. 12 Scimitar F1; 890 sqn. 14 Sea Vixen FAW1; 849 sqn. C flt. 4 Gannet AEW3, 1 Gannet COD4; 819 sqn. 8 Wessex HAS1; Ships Flight 1 Whirlwind HAR5

UPI Asia.com

Nov 2, 2009

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Japan is building Hyuga-class helicopter destroyers, which are essentially 18,000-ton amphibious warfare ships that carry only helicopters. Japanese shipyards are more than capable of achieving the task, given their capability of operating aircraft carriers in the past.

Japan’s new government has recently stated that it will reexamine its past agreements with the U.S. military. The Japanese navy will have to scramble for additional units if the new dispensation is a “go it alone” strategy and the government asks the U.S. Navy to withdraw from its base in Okinawa.

The Australian government has also taken the bold decision to reacquire aircraft carriers and has placed orders for two Canberra-class ships. If hostilities develop in the Strait of Malacca and ships are rerouted into waters near northern Australia, protecting Australian waters will be imperative. Australia will need air power more than 500 miles from its coastline, and shore-based aircraft could not handle the task.

The Canberra-class ships, which are similar to India’s INS Viraat, are expected to be in service from 2014. They will be capable of operating 18 MRH-90 helicopters during hostilities. The navy’s biggest problem will be its ability to retain trained manpower. There are also reports of navy discussions on making Christmas Island an unsinkable aircraft carrier.

In 2007 South Korea commissioned an 18,600-ton “air warfare destroyer” equipped with the AEGIS system imported from the United States. This has amphibious capability and presently operates only helicopters. The South Korean Navy will reportedly acquire four of these Dokdo-class ships in the near future, primarily aimed at the North Korean navy.

Recently, this “interim aircraft carrier” has evoked a fair amount of interest from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. South Korea has very competent shipyards, and it is possible that after gaining valuable operating experience at sea, a larger variant may emerge in the decade beyond 2020.

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(Captain Devindra Sethi is an alumnus of India’s National Defense Academy, the College of Defense Management, the College of Naval Warfare, and the War College in St. Petersburg, Russia. He is a successful entrepreneur in the maritime industry and fluent in English, Russian and Hindi. ©Copyright Devindra Sethi.)

There is sooo much wrong with this section!

Start with switching the JMSDF Hyuga‘s description with the South Korean Dokdo… Hyuga is the ASW destroyer with a phased-array radar system (not AEGIS) and ESSM missiles (and no amphibious capabilities), Dokdo is the amphibious assault helicopter ship with only RAM for air-defense (and no phased-array radar of any type).

The only thing in common is the full-length flight deck and their size.

Then there is the Canberra–Viraat comparison… Viraat is a 50-year-old STOVL carrier designed for ASW/attack with no amphibious capabilities, and Canberra is a new amphibious assault ship with a well dock for landing craft and troop transport helo capability… and only secondary STOVL capacity with no ASW capability. The Australians also have no current plans to buy any STOVL aircraft so they couldn’t use them to “project air power outside the range of land-based aircraft” anyway.

Again, the only thing in common is the full-length flight deck and their size.

Captain Devindra Sethi seriously needs to to some actual research before he writes a story… I am just a former USMC Sgt with a hobbyist’s interest in world-wide Naval matters, and I know more than he seems to!