Meanwhile at home The RCN has got a huge stroke of luck with the F-35 problem, As the US has 4 Ex Turkish F-35As they are willing to deliver to the RCN for use with the super carrier HMCS Canada.
This sounds interesting Mech.
Any plans to extend the carriers flight deck by 5-600 feet or will the A's be modified in some way?
Meanwhile at home The RCN has got a huge stroke of luck with the F-35 problem, As the US has 4 Ex Turkish F-35As they are willing to deliver to the RCN for use with the super carrier HMCS Canada.
This sounds interesting Mech.
Any plans to extend the carriers flight deck by 5-600 feet or will the A's be modified in some way?
The 4 F-35As will be modified for Carrier borne operations.
Very well, the 4 F-35As will be converted to the C variant. the F-35s are expected to be ready by mid May. these 4 are just a test run to see how well the Jets do onboard HMCS Canada.
That’s efficient and highly effective…. Well maybe not really.
Strengthen the frame for carrier landings, install the hook, strengthen the landing gear. New apparatus for takeoff,
But oh well. I’m sure the conversions would be completed in just a couple of days at the most.
Just normal activity at the moment - some training and some routine garrison activities. If you are focusing on the Imperial Security Zone you are only going to see the 60th MRD. The rest of the 1st CAA and the Imperial Air Force units are in Eastern Libya.
Just normal activity at the moment - some training and some routine garrison activities. If you are focusing on the Imperial Security Zone you are only going to see the 60th MRD. The rest of the 1st CAA and the Imperial Air Force units are in Eastern Libya.
Mediterranean after 1st day of monitoring off Egypt.
So far there has been no indication of any movement coming from the 60th MRD unit in Egypt, Its unknown if the 1st CAA's Commander is even aware of the of our presence here in the Med, but I'll bet he will be in for quite a shock to see our advanced Ticonderoga Class cruiser on his door step. We will remain on station in Egypt for a week, then move to eastern Libya to monitor EE activity there as well.
Mediterranean after Day 2 of monitoring the EE Security zone.
Still no reported movements coming from the EE's 60th MRD. If only Egypt will allow us to get closer instead of being stuck here in international waters. tommrow afternoon we are preparing a Ryan Lightning Bug drone for Photo Recon work. I don't think Egypt will mind as we are just monitoring the EE controlled territory.
An RCN Mail Courier Ship, HMCS Hero (an old H class Destroyer) Will rendezvous with the Nunavut next week to drop off mail.