It's dawned on me again how large the 'Ark' really is... I apologize for the sheer size of the image... Still I've put too much effort into trying to finish it to hack it apart again. Amended the design slightly to shorten it a bit and changed some of the superstructure around. Yes another change of systems and stuff however as only Spambot/Obsidian really knows I'm in a constant state of flux in such matters... That said. Super Bugs, Trackers and Hueys are staying, period. Mica-VL has been chosen as aircraft in both the Naval Air Arm and Air Force operate the air launched MICA. The VL is not too dissimilar to said version as opposed to some SAM systems derived from AAMs. Stealthy 40mm mounts and quad barrel 27mms replaced in favour of a 27mm Gatling set-up designed in collaboration Tula based on the AK-630. The funny wee things along with the Oto Melara Hit-Role .50s are meant to illustrate an AAE designed "hard kill" countermeasures system for use against sea skimmers.
Revised Armament
4x AAE CIWS-27-2 27mm x145 twin Gatling gun CIWS
4x 8 cell vertical launchers equipped with an even mix of MBDA Mica-VL EM and IR point defence missiles
5x Oto Melara Hit-Role 12.7mm RCWS with FNH M3Ps mounted
7-10 Crew served 12.7mm M3Ms or M134s
Preliminary revised air-group:
Fighters: 76 || 48 FA-18E Taranis' 32 FA-18F Taranis'
AEW: 8 || 8 E-111X Tracer Juniors (SAAB Erieye)
COD 2 || 2 UC-111X Trader Juniors (Not necessarily embarked on-board)
ASW & EW 6 || 2 MP-3B Wikings & 4 EP-3B Wikings
Helicopters 8 || 8 MH-212B Fulmars (Seaspray 7000E surface search radar)
Try, not to hurt me much... Regards, Mark.