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Queen Elizabeth

Program Status: Under Construction
IOC: 2016
Total Production: 2
Unitary Cost: GBP£1.5 billion (USD$2.4 billion)
Also Known As: CVF (Carrier, Vehicular, Future)

Origin: United Kingdom

Contractor/s: Babcock Marine, BAE Systems*, BVT Surface Fleet, Edmund Nuttall Limited, Kellogg Brown & Root and Thales*

Description: The Future Aircraft Carrier (CVF) program calls for a replacement for current Invincible-class aircraft carriers, also called all-deck cruisers, by 2012. Two larger more capable aircraft carrier will be constructed under CVF program with up to 46 aircraft onboard. The CVF carrier will be capable of operate both F-35B and V/STOL F-35C aircraft. The CVF will be able to accommodate future aircraft due to its planned long service life of about 50 years.

The CVF carrier will no feature catapult and arresting recovery system but installation of these sub-systems will be possible in the future due to design flexibility. The Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom estimates the production costs of 2 CVF-carriers approximately in £2.7 billion ($4 billion). The first CVF will achieve operational capability in 2014 and the second in 2016.

On 11 February 2005, UK MoD selected Kellogg Brown & Root (UK) Ltd (KBR) to act as the preferred 'Physical Integrator' on the future aircraft carrier (CVF) project. After October 2010 budget cuts the program was delayed two years with the UK to operate only the second aircraft carrier after 2019.

Parent system is the CVF
Total Cost: GBP£3.0 billion (USD$4.9 billion)
Transactions: There are 1 transactions involving 2 items for CVF from 2014 to 2016 view report

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:: Specifications ::

Crew: 1,500
Number of Aircraft: 40

Dimensions
Beam: 73 meter
Draft: 11 meter
Length: 284 meter
Ship's Height: 56 meter

Time
Days at Sea Over a Year: 200 day
Service Life: 50 year

Weight
Full Displacement: 65,000 ton

:: News ::

There are 29 news between
23 Jan 2003
and
19 Jul 2012

1 2 3

UK Takes Delivery of First F-35B Lightning II STOVL Aircraft UK MoD to Change Back to the F-35B STOVL Fighter Jet FMS: United Kingdom Wants EMALS Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System New Royal Navy Type 997 Radar Begins Tracking Trials Sperry Marine Awarded Production Contract to Supply Bridge and Navigation Suite for UK Aircraft Carriers Royal Navy to Withdraw from Service HMS Illustrious and Four Remaining Type 22 Frigates United Kingdom Releases its Strategic Defence and Security Review Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier Manufacture Begins UK MoD to Purchase First Three F-35 Stealth Fast Jets Royal Navy's Future Carriers to Receive S1850M Long-Range 3D Search Radars

:: Operators ::

Operators
	Country	Items	Country	Items
	United Kingdom	2

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:: Related Equipment ::

Related Equipment
		Qty
	Ship Power Plants
	MT30
	Ship Sensors
	ARTISAN 3D
	S1850M
	Strike & Fighter Aircraft
	F-35B Lightning II	x46
	F-35C Lightning II	x46
	Tactical Support Helicopters
	EH101 Merlin

:: Ship Listing ::

Ship Listing
	Serial	Ship's Name	Flag	Keel Laying	Launch Date	Commissioning	Decommissioning
		HMS Queen Elizabeth		-	-	2016	2019
		HMS Prince Of Wales		-	-	2019	-

:: Image Gallery ::

There are 7 images added between
2 Dec 2006
and
7 Jul 2009

:: Notes & Resources ::

Last Updated:
Saturday, February 2, 2013

(*) lead contractor

IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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