I just think the CVF has more on its plate than just air superiority and air strike.

If that was its primary mission then surely it would have larger hanger space. Its being planned to be used to stealth aircraft yet it can’t hanger more than ~20 of such aircraft. Im saying I think the designers envisage fewer aircraft being required and fewer fixed wing aircraft. We have after all seen the reduction of air wings over the years from all navies. Also I’m guessing there is going to be more inbetween sortie stealth maintence than on a conventional 4th generation aircraft.

Im not saying the CVF likely to have a dock. Just making a obervation about it hanger design in comparison to displacement. Its not trying to be a mini nimitz.

The RAN has offically concidered operating F-35B’s from the Canberra classes. The offical word is its not a priority. But there are many reasons for that. We are going to buy F-35’s. F-35’s A and B share high component commonality. Australia could use the F-35b’s even with out carriers. We have previously had carriers and it was only bad luck we don’t have one now.

I see no reason why Australia would not be interested even in atleast latent carrier potential. Look at the $’s being spent. Australia isn’t downsizing either its navy or airforce or army. Its the opposite.

just out of curiousty are you baseing your statements from the predicted hanger deck size from the bedelles site. as according to AFM it seemed like the offical plans were just being sorted out as they were on the final stages of the offical plan.

when ever i see Gorskov im always supried how bad it looks it remineds me a bit of the last days of clemanau. i hope it looks better in indinan servise.

also is there an indian LPD program

the RN and other had 2ed 3rd line ships during traflager and though out the sailing age. they were killed of by admaral fisher as he was changeing the RN to big gun battleships and battlecurisers
[he is partly to blame for the shortage of ships in WW1 which repacussed the lack of ships in WW2]

its an intersting solution to a pernnial problem of number of hulls and the ablitly of the ships

but if the F35 is delayed any more the USMC is in real trouble as it harriers need to be replaced and they don’t want supers hornets what can the USMC do if the F35s are delayed?

The Sea Kings will be different, but I suppose the measurements, like bolt sizes etc. will be the same. They’ll have a lot of parts in common too, but I don’t think it’ll be identical.
The ship on the other hand… 😮 I think the only usefull thing they can do with it is take it apart, look very well how it was constructed and start from there to make their own indigenous improved design.

Here’s something on them, I know it’s not the best of sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westland_Sea_King

don’t the Westland sea kings have diffrent engines and many other changes compared to the US helos

more fun in the indian losgistcs:diablo:

USS Kitty Hawk, a conventional powered 60,000 tons a/c carrier, is scheduled for decomissioning in 2008.

Any chances that it could be looked out for the Indian Navy?

I know Admiral Gorshkov & ADS are in the pipeline, but this would be a one time opportunity to have a carrier of this class with CAT, provided US is willing to sell.

I am trying to think of ramifications of such a deal to the Indian Navy. I have heard of the time it takes for the Indian establishment to decide and act: the ship will not be in Indian colors for another 10 years or so, even if such a deal takes place, if ever.

Your thoughts please?

nope i don’t think that would work as kitty hawk is an old ship and is very near it 50 years it would be very maintainace intesive it would be even worse than hermes due to it much harder servise life i couldn’t see it ever working

you do know it inted for the civy market so im not expecting any mil users.

it a great idea it BAE Hawk for the civys will 1mill spare it ment to have very good performance don’t know much more than that

tiddles your lack of fath is alrming why do you balive they won’t be built