Sentences with phrase «new aircraft carriers»

What the Department of Defense spends dealing with corrosion each year would buy two brand new aircraft carriers or a few dozen fighter jets.

Among the issues he is considering are army numbers, the # 20bn renewal of the Trident nuclear deterrent and the # 5bn programme for two new aircraft carriers.

Yesterday also happened to be the day news broke that the cost of new aircraft carriers has doubled from # 3.65 billion to # 6.2 billion.

«We must not get into a situation where there are no aircraft to operate from the two new aircraft carriers when they enter service.»

The completion of Britain's two new aircraft carriers and even the continued reliance on Trident were placed in doubt last night as the head of the Army embraced a historic shift in the country's defence priorities.

Gordon Brown has lent his voice to calls for the building of two new aircraft carriers to be spared George Osborne's axe.

Shipworkers would have been paid for doing nothing for 12 years if the defence review had turned its back on the two new aircraft carriers currently under construction, it has emerged.

Among the big ticket items being considered are two new aircraft carriers costing # 5.4 billion - with concern that cancellation of one or both of them may actually cost more money than continuing with the building programme.

And we are currently building two advanced new aircraft carriers at a cost of over # 6bn, but can not afford the complements of aircraft they need when launched.

Programmes for the building of two new aircraft carriers for the Royal Navy have been preserved following a last - ditch meeting of the national security council (NSC), according to reports.

The decision has been finalised to save the building programme for two new aircraft carriers, according to a report.

And of course, we have recently invested in the new F - 35 strike aircraft for our new aircraft carriers that will secure our naval presence — and increase our ability to project our power around the world — for years to come.

Committee members, publishing their report into the MoD's equipment programmes, also criticise delays to the Joint Strike Fighter programme which will see two new aircraft carriers operating without air support when they enter service in six years.

On specific programmes he added: «It is disappointing that the first of the navy's two new aircraft carriers will not have new aircraft to operate from it when it enters service because of delays on the Joint Strike Fighter aircraft programme.

It is the lead ship of its class, and is planned to be the first of 10 new aircraft carriers.

The new USS Gerald R. Ford, the first new aircraft carrier design from the US Navy in four decades, boasts a slew of improved features that separate it from the previous Nimitz class carriers.

In June 2017, when the UK's newest aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, went through sea trials, a Russian submarine was spying on it.

History: Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of her class and one of the newest aircraft carriers in the world.

The US commissioned its newest aircraft carrier in 2017 — the USS Gerald R. Ford — the first in the Ford - class.

We'll still be the fourth largest defence power in the world, he continued, and listed retention of Britain's nuclear deterrent, a world class new aircraft carrier, a new fleet of destroyers and the new Typhoon fighter as evidence that Britain will remain a «full spectrum defence player.»

I got the very strong impression both Osbourne and Cameron were considering cancelling Trident II and the new Aircraft Carrier orders.

Not exact matches

These factors include, but are not limited to, the prospects of entering into agreements with existing or other carriers to fly new aircraft, ongoing negotiations between SkyWest, SkyWest Airlines and ExpressJet and their major partners regarding their contractual obligations, uncertainties regarding operation of new aircraft, the ability to attract and retain qualified pilots, the impact of regulatory issues such as pilot rest rules and qualification requirements, and the ability to obtain aircraft financing.

With this new type of warship, and with the advent of aircraft carriers decades later, naval battles saw a new level of intensity and importance, as they defined the course of wars.

The newly designed aircraft, built partially with lightweight composite materials and powered by Pratt & Whitney's fuel - saving engines, is targeted at established carriers looking to replace older, inefficient planes, and new airlines launching in developing countries, such as China, to service the growing middle class and airport expansion.

Currently the J - 15 launches using a ski - jump arrangement as with Russian and soon UK aircraft but at least one modified J - 15 was photographed with a catapult bridle on its nose wheel for land - based testing of a new magnetic catapult system likely to be used on the next Chinese aircraft carrier, the yet - to - be-named CV - 18, Type 002 aircraft carrier of entirely Chinese indigenous design to be built by the Jiangnan Shipyard in Shanghai.

China is not new to an aircraft carrier development program.

The US Navy's 10 Nimitz - class flat - top aircraft carriers are the envy of the world, and yet the Navy has a newer, more powerful, and more advanced carrier in the works: the Ford - class.

The ship has a number of new technologies, like the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, which is intended to replace the current steam - powered launch system on current aircraft cAircraft Launch System, which is intended to replace the current steam - powered launch system on current aircraft caircraft carriers.

An amateur drone pilot landed on Britain's new Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier without anybody noticing.

Its new regional carrier, Encore, began service this year with four Bombardier Q400 turboprops, and will add roughly one aircraft to its fleet every month through to 2015.

The investment will purchase 20 Bombardier aircraft that will form the core fleet of flymojo, the name of the new carrier.

That the company delivered so many new aircraft in 2017 and logged a high number of new orders suggests international carriers are optimistic about long - term air passenger and cargo demand.

That the company delivered so many new aircraft in 2017 and recorded a high number of new orders suggests international carriers are optimistic about long - term air passenger and cargo demand.

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The regional carrier could raise around $ 600 million to buy new aircraft and pay down debt, a separate source said.

The NAO have also criticised the government for refusing to hand over Cabinet committee papers relating to the decision to construct the two new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers.

The spokesperson added: «Difficult decisions had to be taken to deal with the MoD's financial blackhole but we are moving towards an enhanced future carrier strike capability with the new Joint Strike Fighter arriving at the same time as the next generation of aircraft carriers.

Lt. Burt Baskin was a World War II Navy quartermaster running a PX at a base on the South Pacific island of New Hebrides when he made a fateful swap with a supply officer off a visiting aircraft carrier.

«The process of launching a new drug is like launching an aircraft carrier.»

These so - called electro - optical satellites produced images at resolutions better than 1 meter (about 3 feet)-- detailed enough to show individual cars and revealing such secrets as a new Soviet aircraft carrier under construction at a Black Sea shipyard.

Over the last few years, China has ramped up its efforts in developing advanced new military equipment, including submarines, aircraft carriers and anti-satellite missiles.

Last month, we told you about Toyota's new Yaris WRC car, with the giant, aircraft carrier wing, and intimated that the company will probably make a hot hatch version for the road.

Land Rover used the aircraft carrier Intrepid in Manhattan to announce a new sub-brand called Discovery.

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Should the political winds shift, it's possible the Navy may be forced to choose between these new boomers and other vessels, such as the Gerald Ford, America's latest generation of Aircraft Carrier.

WestJet did not reveal any pricing details for its new offering or where it plans to fly, but said the yet - to - be-named carrier will be using «high - density» aircraft.

The aircraft used for the delivery was the first to feature LATAM Airlines» new logo and the aircraft also featured a special trademark identifying it as the carrier for the Rio 2016 Olympic Torch Relay.

The Philippines» largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific Air has signed operating lease agreements on two brand - new Airbus A330 - 300 aircraft with Intrepid Aviation, a US - based commercial aircraft lessor to passenger and freight airline operators worldwide.

The Philippines» largest carrier, Cebu Pacific, has received the first of its 39 A321 aircraft - ushering the entry of a new Airbus model into its fleet.

It can be found on the airline's new Airbus A321 aircraft and is designed to provide a better high - class travel experience in markets that only have legacy carrier options.