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The Navy Vol 73 No 4 Oct 2011 THE RAN’S CENTENARY ELECTRONIC RESURGENCE NIITAKAYAMA NOBORE’ THE IMPERIAL JAPANESE NAVY’S ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR THE UK SDSR2010-2011 PACIFIC MEANS BUSINESS INTERNATIONAL MARITIME EXPOSITION SYDNEY CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE 31 JANUARY - 3 FEBRUARY 2012 THE COMMERCIAL MARITIME AND NAVAL DEFENCE SHOWCASE FOR THE ASIA PACIFIC PACIFIC2012 International Maritime and Naval Exposition will be a unique marketing, promotional and networking forum. PACIFIC2012 will be a comprehensive showcase of the latest developments in naval, underwater and commercial maritime technology. PACIFIC2012 will also feature a number of timely and highly informative industry conferences and seminars. PACIFIC2012 will be the most comprehensive industry event of its type ever staged in the Asia Pacific region and will provide a focused and informed business environment. 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All Subscriptions, Membership and Advertising enquiries to: Front cover: The Hon Secretary The USN’s multipurpose LHD USS MAKIN ISLAND with her five embarked USMC Harrier II+ aircraft parked at the stern. 2011 has been the year of the aircraft Navy League of Australia, NSW Division carrier (LHDs included). See our From The Crow’s Nest for more details. (USN) GPO Box 1719, Sydney NSW 2001 Deadline for next edition 5 November 2011 FROM THE CROW’S NEST Themistocles THE YEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER In June the UK’s decommissioned aircraft carrier INVINCIBLE, an important This year has been a big year for the aircraft carrier in many navies around Falklands conflict veteran, was ignominious hauled onto a beach in Turkey the world with contracts, launches, commissionings, decommissionings and ripped apart for scrap. While sister ship HMS ILLUSTRIOUS started and operations. her sea trials after a lengthy refit and modernisation, only to face early It started with the signing of an agreement between France and Russia for decommissioning in a few years, again to save money. two 21,000 tonne French Mistral class multipurpose LHDs. These ships The UK’s actions on ARK ROYAL and Harriers, to save costs, ironically will represent a quantum leap for Russia’s amphibious warfare capability, ended up costing more when the UK deployed off the Libyan coast. with the potential for at least three more. Instead of a carrier to provide on the spot and at call air support to the In February the 26,000 tonne multipurpose LHD, CANBERRA, was mission, the UK was left with lengthy and expensive transits from the launched for the RAN in Spain. While the keel of ADELAIDE, the RAN’s UK by RAF Tornado strike aircraft and expensive deployments to bases second LHD, was laid down almost immediately after. in Italy for RAF Typhoon fighters, none of which could provide the at In the US the first steel was cut for the new 101,000 tonne Gerald R. Ford call responsiveness only carrier borne aircraft can. To add insult to class aircraft carrier, USS JOHN F. KENNEDY for the USN. injury the GR-9s’ impressive ground attack capabilities would have been In March the new 44,750 tonne Indian aircraft carrier VIKRAMADITYA (ex ideal over Libya. Instead the UK took the very risky step of using army Soviet Kiev class carrier ADMIRAL GORSHKOV) started its harbour trials. attack helicopters as quasi-strike platforms, something they were never VIKRAMADITYA has been modified with arrestor gear and a ski jump to designed for. allow for STOBAR (Short Take Off but Arrested Recovery) operations for The NATO led operation Unified Protector off the Libyan coast also up to 24 MiG-29K fighters. The carrier is expected to start sea trials in contributed to the case for 2011 being the year of the aircraft carrier. November. While India’s second indigenously built 40,000 tonne Project The US Government’s decision not to participate with its 100,000 tonne 71 carrier INS VISHAL will be laid down this year. super carriers off Libya meant the operation had to be prosecuted from In July the French Navy’s third Mistral class multipurpose LHD, DIXMUDE, the decks of two smaller aircraft carriers and three multipurpose LHD/ arrived in Toulon for fitting out and the start of harbour trials. LPH type vessels. This operational necessity inadvertently signalled the August saw the long awaited saga of the ex-Soviet VARYAG finally come return to prominence of the small or light fleet carrier concept. These to an end with the ship completing its reactivation in China and putting five vessels provided the bulk of NATO capability to enforce a no-fly zone, to sea for builders trials as part of the People’s Liberation Army – Navy an arms embargo and provide close air support to rebel fighters on the (PLA-N). The 60,000 tonne ex-Soviet carrier has been renamed SHI- ground. LANG, after the last Chinese General to conquer the island of Taiwan. The largest aircraft carrier used by NATO was France’s 42,000 tonne She will embark the formidable Su-33 strike fighter. Her presence in and CHARLES DE GAULLE. Launching supersonic Rafaels and Super around the region may be the start of a regional arms race which Australia Etendards it was also the flagship of the naval task force. will need to watch carefully. Italy’s 13,000 tonne GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI carrier, the smallest of the task In December India is expected to launch its first indigenously built 40,000 force, used a force of eight Harrier II+ for combat air patrol, strike and tonne project 71 aircraft carrier VIKRANT. close air support.
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