Qinetiq and the United Kingdom's Carrier Strike Programme
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QinetiQ and the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike Programme QinetiQ is a trusted and impartial partner for the United Kingdom’s Carrier Strike programme, a 5th generation capability, based around the Royal Navy’s two brand new aircraft carriers: the lead ship, HMS Queen Elizabeth and her sister ship, HMS Prince of Wales. The total Carrier Strike capability also includes the F35B Lightning II aircraft, helicopters, warships, submarines and support vessels, integrated together to deliver a cutting edge, battle-winning capability that can operate independently or interchangeably with close allies. QinetiQ is a trusted and impartial partner to the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence, supporting and enabling the safe and timely delivery of this national programme, referred to as the ‘UK Carrier Strike Group’. Working at the heart of the programme, QinetiQ has been involved throughout the design, test, evaluation and force generation in both of the Queen Elizabeth-class carriers as well as other components of the total capability. We have delivered advice and technical solutions from the earliest phases of concept development, through to the training and assurance, and impending first deployment of the Carrier Strike Group in 2021. QinetiQ provided the following advice and technical solutions: Concept and Assessment Development and Manufacture - First concept designs, operational analysis and support for decision on - Interface development for Integrated Platform Management System (IPMS) which aircraft to select and size of carrier required for use on board to manage intact and damaged stability requirements - Survivability assessment of early aircraft carrier designs - Ship / air integration and safety: - Vulnerability studies and engineering support, including crew casualties - Examination of requirement to provide a Support Helicopter Assault launch assessment - Launch and landing configuration analysis with safety assessments - All aspects of ship / air interface during the design stage - Simulator trials to test theories for launch and landing - Design of new flight deck landing aid to enable Shipborne Rolling Vertical - Creation of initial safety assessment with recommendations for further Landings – a QinetiQ innovation to enable increased landing weight, for short simulator trials and hazard analysis take off and vertical landing (STOVL) aircraft - First of Class flight trials for Merlin and Chinook aircraft and subsequent - Radio frequency environment study clearance activities for Apache and Wildcat - Communications and information systems design and assessment - Flight deck wind flow analysis, leading to installed performance - Build and test of a 6.2m model to test manoeuvring and seakeeping assessments of ship’s anemometer systems at QinetiQ’s Haslar site - Support to combat system integration activities through the Naval Combat Systems Integration Support Service (NCSISS) - Analysis of power and propulsion capability as a risk management activity to Support to the Carrier Strike Generation Programme enable crew to minimise lost power in certain configurations - Live-fire exercises to integrate, test and train with all weapon - Support to assess fatigue response to vehicles travelling over the hangar deck systems deployed from the F35 - Support on Test & Evaluation activities to the Integrated Test Force in USA - Development and integration of a system to allow detailed tracking across the UK, to facilitate control and debrief of the Strike Warrior - Support to Cost Assurance and Analysis Service team undertaking cost and exercise, enabling UK and US pilots to train together at an schedule risk assurance on QEC re-price appropriate level - Validation of In-Service Support (ISS) planning round data and support - Support to upcoming capability generation trials, undertaken on to the authority in maturing the ISS base estimate QinetiQ operated ranges, to train and assure the Carrier Strike - Survivability and vulnerability effects of ballistic missile impact Group prior to its first deployment in 2021 - Support to requirement setting process for the Fleet Solid Support (FSS) vessels including interfacing of stores handling between ships For further information please contact Cody Technology Park Ively Road, Farnborough Hampshire, GU14 0LX United Kingdom +44 (0)1252 392000 [email protected] www.QinetiQ.com © QinetiQ Ltd 2021 2021_040.