Europe, the not boring thread

[Montegriffo]

It was good while it lasted.....

[Montegriffo]

Our latest and largest ever Royal Navy ship took to the open waters for sea trials yesterday.

HMS Queen Elizabeth and a second carrier, the Prince of Wales, also being built at Rosyth and still covered in scaffolding, will together cost more than £6bn.

The carriers, along with the Trident nuclear programme, account for a huge chunk of the defence budget. Critics within the military complain such high-profile projects have been at the expense of surface ships, soldiers and the air force. They also question whether aircraft carriers are anachronistic and vulnerable to attack from increasingly sophisticated missiles.

Asked by the Guardian whether the carrier is a white elephant, Kyd unsurprisingly, disagreed. “These assets give you a global presence, a serious punch, anywhere you want, at immediate notice,” he said. “I think it is a pretty good investment at £6bn. In 50 years from now, we will look back and say that was extremely good value and they will be used a lot.”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/201 ... o-the-seas

[Penner]

Just a random question Mont, but whatever happened to your Boaty McBoatface?

[Speaker to Animals]

HMS Boaty McBoatface was sunk by a Russian attack submarine.

[Penner]

HMS Boaty McBoatface was sunk by a Russian attack submarine.

[Montegriffo]

Just a random question Mont, but whatever happened to your Boaty McBoatface?

The Antarctic survey ship was named the Sir David Attenborough but a remote sub on it was given the name Boaty Mc Boatface.

[Penner]

Just a random question Mont, but whatever happened to your Boaty McBoatface?

The Antarctic survey ship was named the Sir David Attenborough but a remote sub on it was given the name Boaty Mc Boatface.

So they refused to give it the name the public wanted it to be named?

[Speaker to Animals]

[TheReal_ND]

Our latest and largest ever Royal Navy ship took to the open waters for sea trials yesterday.

HMS Queen Elizabeth and a second carrier, the Prince of Wales, also being built at Rosyth and still covered in scaffolding, will together cost more than £6bn.

The carriers, along with the Trident nuclear programme, account for a huge chunk of the defence budget. Critics within the military complain such high-profile projects have been at the expense of surface ships, soldiers and the air force. They also question whether aircraft carriers are anachronistic and vulnerable to attack from increasingly sophisticated missiles.

Asked by the Guardian whether the carrier is a white elephant, Kyd unsurprisingly, disagreed. “These assets give you a global presence, a serious punch, anywhere you want, at immediate notice,” he said. “I think it is a pretty good investment at £6bn. In 50 years from now, we will look back and say that was extremely good value and they will be used a lot.”

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/201 ... o-the-seas

Just read an article on that. They are using Windows XP and are worried for some reason? There is ways to secure it but judging from recent events I wouldn't trust anyone to do it.

[Speaker to Animals]

Hopefully they can pay the 300 dollars in bitcoins before somebody shuts down the email address.