I Am so Glad You Followed Up Yesterdays Video on This Its Amazing and Testament to All your Hard Work and Resilience to Operate and Protect BRAVO to all the Crew
I am guessing these things are a little too expensive to be actually shoot down and are just tested to see if weapons systems can actually lock on to them or not? Good to see the Prince of Wales.
We used them as targets for SAM weapons systems in South Wales when I was in the Royal Artillery. They were normally too small to hit, but the occasional one was shot down. Thales would give a propeller to the soldier who hit it. The new one with a jet engine is an impressive beast.
@@michaelsalt4565 depended on the missile system. On HVM, they were hittiles with a proximity capability. A good operator could hit them. The Banshee pilots would watch the shot and try to veer off at the last moment. The vehicles usually lasted about 20 shots, especially with a good pilot.
I hope this isn't the limit of the QE class's drone capabilities, it's pretty disappointing if so given what other countries can operate from theirs. Would it be possible to make a proper drone, something bigger that's capable of some actual weapon carrying and combat use I mean, that could do short take-off and rolling landing from the carrier's deck the way the F35's can? Perhaps adapting a Reaper for that purpose, or perhaps even new stealth stuff like the Taranis or "Friendly Wingman" systems?
Project Vixen is the RN multi-purpose drone program, roughly half the size of the f-35, much cheaper, unmanned, but also 5th generation, it will use a catapult embedded into the deck to launch the drones down the deck and off the ramp, current possible configurations under development, airborne early warning, airborne replenishment, reconnaissance and strike
You talk like drones are standard on carriers? There is basically nothing currently operational on other carriers. The US is in late stages of development of MQ-25 but I can't see anyone else even close.
I said this in yesterdays video. Yet no catapult launch for the jets huh...(just teasing) Lol. Would also help with early warning aircraft, as the QE class has to rely on slower helicopters both with less range in radar and the aircraft itself. Keep it up otherwise UK, you are doing great. Keep building more carriers/CSGs, hope to see you go nuclear before China. Would be cool to see US and UK nuclear carriers in the SCS full of F35s. Hopefully the US can get your order to you soon, but so many nations want the F35 it's crazy to see how slow they are getting them.
@@noodles9371 You missed my point completely. The E2 hawkeye does though. Or any other early warning plane. Catapults also give you a much better sortie rate. The UK only has 21 F35b, not even enough for a full squadron, hence the US loaning some. "Lockheed has so far delivered 21 F-35Bs to the UK, which has declared initial operational capability "
They should up scale it put on good cameras and then try and missle it up with the darts off the end of starstreak up to 30 or so then us it as a dedicated drone killer
@@davidhouseman4328 I was pulling your leg. We do need a platform with longer range and endurance though. Maybe in the fulness of time a drone will be able to do the job, but it's a lot of reliance on a datalink in a potential jamming environment.
@@lachlanchester8142 They are generally recovered at sea since the carrier is at sea, and almost never at land do to the fact parachuting at land can cause more damage to the aircraft. When at sea when it hits the water, it's softer landing then ground. It would be hard for carrier drones to land on land when they aren't by land often.
@@YKulbaIB Britain has operated STOVL aircraft from its carriers with great effect for decades. Just ask the Argentines. Britain invented the aircraft carrier and has the most world renowned Navy in history. I think it knows what its doing a little bit better than you do.
This is the stale reading you get when a non-actor has to regurgitate a script/autocue. Could have been better to give him some key points to make his way through on his own.
@@givenfirstnamefamilyfirstn3935 Early history is always more ambiguous, I'd clarify by saying they have to take off and land on the ships, I'm not aware of any operating in WW1 but would be happy to read up if you have and details. But if your bringing up history your claiming greats of WW2 like HMS Illustrious and USS Enterprise weren't real carriers. And the largest air-sea conflict more recently is the Falklands, fought with VTOL aircraft.
Steam CATOBAR, Angled flight deck, Optical Landing System, STOVL, twin island all UK and if aircraft can takeoff and land on a vessel it is then a Aircraft Carrier
