Future carrier project floats. (Digest).
The British Royal Navy has reviewed the design for its Adaptable
variant of the Future Aircraft Carrier, which will operate the short
take-off and vertical landing F-35 Joint Strike Fighter A strike fighter is a fighter aircraft which is also capable of attacking surface targets, including ships. It differs from an attack aircraft in that the aircraft remains a capable fighter. . The Carrier
will displace over 50,000 tonnes, carry a complement of 600 crew with
squadron and command staffs up to 1400, run on non-nuclear propulsion
(Integrated Full Electric Propulsion Electric propulsion is a form of spacecraft propulsion used in outer space. This type of rocket engines utilize electric energy to obtain thrust, unlike the "normal" rocket engines that use chemical energy. is being considered) and will see
action around the 2012 timeframe. The BAE Systems-led team responsible
for the development and manufacture of the carrier consists of Alenia
Marconi Systems Alenia Marconi Systems (AMS) was a major European integrated defence electronics company and an equal shares joint venture between BAE Systems and Finmeccanica until its dissolution on May 3 2005. , QinetiQ, Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) is an aerospace and defense conglomerate that is the result of the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company is the third largest defense contractor for the U.S. , RollsRoyce and Vosper
Thornycroft, among others. Two Future Carriers will be built and
delivered by 2015. (BAE Systems)
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