XV Patrick Blackett (X01) is an experimental ship used by the Royal Navy as a testbed for new technologies, including unmanned underwater vehicles, unmanned surface vehicles and quantum navigation, arriving at Dartmouth.

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China To Surpass U.S. Navy In Submarines, Match Aircraft Carriers By 2035:

https://ift.tt/DkqM3z1 https://www.eurasiantimes.com/china-to-surpass-u-s-navy/ China already possesses the world’s largest maritime fighting force, with 234 warships. However, the PLA-Navy is still behind the USNavy in two critical domains: Submarines & Aircraft Carriers. A recent Pentagon report suggests that China could surpass/ close the gap by 2035. https://ift.tt/m6E8VbS

HMS Hermes as seen from above

https://ift.tt/iDthKa9 With Sea Vixens, a Fairey Gannet, and Buccaneers ranged on her deck, before converting to the Commando/ASW carrier role. In the mid-1960s, a decision was taken to phase out fixed-wing carrier aviation, and Hermes was consequently designated for conversion into a “Commando Carrier” to support Royal Marine operations, broadly comparable in concept to aContinue reading “HMS Hermes as seen from above”

The last meeting at sea between HMS Eagle and HMS Ark Royal (R09) in the Moray Firth, Scotland, March 1971. Eagle was involved in service release trials for the Harrier GR1, and Ark Royal had just completed her four year modernisation.

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