USS America CV-66

[zab1001]

it seems to me like the Navy's burden in South America isn't all that great right now

No worries, I got it covered down here.

 

[Jolly Roger]

So maybe our government can convince them to buy some F-35C's then they would have a need for tailhook air arm. Look at what happened to Brittains Navy in the Fauklands, they could use a REAL carrier. That is if they ever decided to take action without U.S. military backing them up around the world.

The Brits are starting construction on a two ship class. They will displace 60,000 tons and will be able to handle the F-35C. And, no ****, Haliburton is supposed to coordinate the construction of the two ships in two seperate yards. they are also looking at developing a variant of the E-2 to operate from the new carrier.
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/cvf/

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/1971.html

Future FAA aircraft:

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/2002.html (bottom of the page)
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/1971.html

 

[Fly Navy]

Haliburton is supposed to coordinate the construction of the two ships in two seperate yards.

So what? Don't listen to everything you hear dude. They're one of the largest companies that do this kind of work and one of the few capable of it.

 

[Jolly Roger]

So what? Don't listen to everything you hear dude. They're one of the largest companies that do this kind of work and one of the few capable of it.

No, I am not a Haliburton is running the US Cool Aid drinker. I just though it surprising that the Brits would hire an oil field services company to manage the construction of their new toy boats. KBR (a Haliburton subsidery) is running it, that is a different story. They own most of the shipyards in Houston. In fact they bought the shipyard overhauled the USS Texas (BB 35).

 

[Brett327]

The Brits are starting construction on a two ship class. They will displace 60,000 tons and will be able to handle the F-35C. And, no ****, Haliburton is supposed to coordinate the construction of the two ships in two seperate yards. they are also looking at developing a variant of the E-2 to operate from the new carrier.
http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/cvf/

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/1971.html

Future FAA aircraft:

http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/2002.html (bottom of the page)
http://www.royal-navy.mod.uk/static/pages/1971.html

Haliburton is an oil services company, how do you figure they are going into the shipbuilding business. I call BS. I'd like to see your source for that assertion, as none of your listed links make that claim.

Keeping it real,

Brett

 

[Jolly Roger]

Haliburton is an oil services company, how do you figure they are going into the shipbuilding business. I call BS. I'd like to see your source for that assertion, as none of your listed links make that claim.

Keeping it real,

Brett

http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/cvf/

Second paragraph, under the heading CVF AIRCRAFT CARRIER PROGRAMME.

In January 2003 the Ministry of Defence announced that the preferred prime contractor for the UK Future Aircraft Carrier is BAE Systems with Thales UK as the key supplier. The industrial partnership between BAE Systems and Thales UK is known as the Future Carrier Alliance. In February 2005, Kellogg, Brown & Root UK (KBR) was appointed as preferred "Physical Integrator" for the project and is responsible for developing the optimum manufacturing strategy. The carriers will be constructed at a number of different yards with a final integration site.

KBR is a subsidiary of Haliburton. (Which I said in a previous post)
http://www.halliburton.com/kbr/index.jsp

You can pick up the BS flag now.