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BAE Systems' stealth ship concept to operate unmanned systems
Flight International ^
| 18/09/07
| Craig Hoyle
Posted on 09/18/2007 5:07:58 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki
I wonder how an unmanned system would survive in a hostile environment. A ship is remarkably robust given damage control, the ability to quickly change yoke conditions and respond to hasty repairs to keep afloat. Even if all the hatches were remote controlled, it doesn’t take much to damage remote controls.
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posted on
09/18/2007 5:12:55 AM PDT
by
Cvengr
(The violence of evil is met with the violence of righteousness, justice, love and grace.)
To: Cvengr
I’m a bit more concerned about the link to type 45. I have serious reservations about that class, which I hope will be unfounded.
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posted on
09/18/2007 5:18:51 AM PDT
by
Vanders9
To: Cvengr
I, for one, am wondering how effective UAVs would be against sophisticated opponents. I mean, how hard can it be to jam the telemetry links?
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posted on
09/18/2007 5:20:36 AM PDT
by
Ronin
(Bushed out!!! Another tragic victim of BDS.)
To: Cvengr
At only 8,000 tons, prolly wouldn’t take much to blow it out of the water, so damage control may be moot. On the other hand, its size may make it a difficult target. I think ‘expend-ability’ may be the key here.
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posted on
09/18/2007 5:25:23 AM PDT
by
Roccus
(Hillary........brought to you by the PRC)
To: Cvengr
...it doesnt take much to damage remote controls.Something that engineers never seem to remember when they remain cosseted in the ivory tower long enough.
Theoretical systems do NOTHING.
To: Cvengr
“...it doesnt take much to damage remote controls.”
I hear ya bro, my wife’s always sitting on ours..
To: Cvengr
I don't think the ship is unmanned. It's a UCAV-carrier.
To: papertyger
Theoretically speaking, they do everything
To: Cvengr
The unmanned systems that they’re talking about are the Predator-type aircraft that the ship would launch. The ship itself is manned.
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posted on
09/18/2007 5:30:32 AM PDT
by
Non-Sequitur
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To: Ronin
“how hard can it be to jam the telemetry links?”
It depends. It isn’t necessarily a trivial task, so the premise of your question is, I think, unfounded.
To: agere_contra
‘I don’t think the ship is unmanned. It’s a UCAV-carrier.’
Some of the posters on here must’ve thought the windows were for the computers to see out of! :D
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posted on
09/18/2007 5:33:28 AM PDT
by
britemp
To: Cvengr
Maybe I’m misreading the article, but I don’t think the ship is unmanned. I think it’s just intended for the deployment and retrieval of other unmanned systems (UAVs and the like). But then, it’s early, and I’m under caffeinated so I might be way off.
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posted on
09/18/2007 5:33:33 AM PDT
by
faloi
To: Vanders9
‘I have serious reservations about that class, which I hope will be unfounded.’
What are those reservations?
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posted on
09/18/2007 5:33:59 AM PDT
by
britemp
To: Roccus; Cvengr
I read 8,000 tons and I typed 8,000 tons, but my mind saw 800 tons!
Need more coffee!!!!
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posted on
09/18/2007 5:38:01 AM PDT
by
Roccus
(Hillary........brought to you by the PRC)
To: Hegewisch Dupa
Theoretically speaking, they do everythingAmen FRiend.
I never tire of telling the engineers at my papermill "if people could wipe their a$$ with 'theoretical paper,' you guys wouldn't need us."
To: Roccus
"I read 8,000 tons and I typed 8,000 tons, but my mind saw 800 tons!
Need more coffee!!!!
Could be worse. Last week, I opened our freezer and saw a container labeled "Lime Ice", which I promptly read as "Live Mice". Imagine my confusion!
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posted on
09/18/2007 5:42:34 AM PDT
by
LIConFem
(Thompson 2008. Lifetime ACU Rating: 86 -- Hunter 2008 (VP) Lifetime ACU Rating: 92)
To: sukhoi-30mki
I don't know why they call it a "stealth" ship - it's pretty easy to spot in this picture:
![](http://img220.imageshack.us/img220/7563/yourfilefx7.jpg)
;->
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posted on
09/18/2007 5:52:37 AM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
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To: Izzy Dunne
‘I don’t know why they call it a “stealth” ship - it’s pretty easy to spot in this picture:’
Ah, but there are two ships in the picture - the one at the front has it’s stealth systems turned off, whereas the one at the back. . . . . . :)
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posted on
09/18/2007 6:02:05 AM PDT
by
britemp
To: britemp
but there are two ships in the picture - the one at the front has its stealth systems turned off, whereas the one at the back. . . . . . :) < slaps head > D'oh!
Guess I flunked my military analyst's exam, huh?
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posted on
09/18/2007 6:31:44 AM PDT
by
Izzy Dunne
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