I assume that as the bay is capable of carrying 2 x 1,000 lb bombs that in RAF/FAA service we can get the F-35 B carrying 4 x 500 lb bombs.

No there are only 4 internal hardpoints, 2 Air-to-Air and 2 Air-to-ground, it would only be possible to carry 2 500Lbs.

I’m trying to watch this Iplayer now but it’s being an absolute ***** about it. Now I REALLY want to watch it to see what all the fuss is about.

Way to burst my bubble. 🙁

Don’t get me wrong I’m not saying she was a stunner, but she was rather cute and seemed like a rather nice young lady:)

Anyone else rather taken with the apprentice electrician?

An apprentice electrician working on nuclear submarines that is cute, blond, female and obviously happy being on film and talking to the camera, I bet the programme makers couldn’t believe their luck, in fact I suspect the entire production team did a ‘high five’ when they saw her.

Couldn’t help but notice there a few cheeky cleavage shots too, naughty cameramen.

…then ship the design over to the UK so we can have a couple to replace HMS ocean 🙂

Rather have a couple of BPEs they’d probably be much cheaper as well.

First image of Yasen ( via Ria ) seems like she has skewed prop and not pumpjet

SecretProjects has more pictures

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,6544.30.html

Serious question, not trolling: Now, I know that it was laid down in 93 but was it built without pump jet? Surely props on SSNs was old hat in 93 as well? The last RN boat with a propeller was commissioned in 1983.

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Also why do many people especially the press keep going on about it being a Cold War relic.

Because the press don’t really understand what they’re talking about and there are people from various groups (including other services) that want to criticise MOD programmes so that ones that are more favourable to them are shown in a more favourable light. CVF has also been referred to as a ‘cold war relic’; it seems its fashionable for any programme that doesn’t directly benefit the army’s transference to a counter-insurgency force to be criticised in this way.

Well it’s certainly the case that a large number of RFA ships are definitely in need of replacement, hopefully the MARS programme doesn’t get cut to far because the vessels that are due for replacement are getting a little long in the tooth.