Interview with 820 Naval Air Squadron personnel about Crowsnest

More about the CROWSNSET project here:

[AlexBrown]

The Royal Navy Merlin HM2 Anti-Submarine Warefare Helicopter is truly a wonderful aircraft. These Merlin HM2 Helicopters are truly brilliant examples of what the Royal Navy is all about. Detecting enemy aircraft with the radar and also to detect submarines and enemy ships. These helicopters have proven it's worth within the Royal Navy and they're truly great aircraft and allow the Royal Navy to have such a great capability in protecting future Carrier Strike Group Operations along with the F35B Lightning IIs.💪🇬🇧

[josephlezano]

Nice video about the Merlin Helicopter Crowsnest, and modifications . Very well explained by the two Royal Navy personnel . They are Fine good looking Helicopters .
With Best Wishes.
British Gibraltar, UK Overseas Territory 🇬🇧.

[robhartley]

Good to see th AEO understands that the bag will be pressured on initial power up, not once the dome transitions to the horizontal!

[romeo]

Watch and learn Harry! Fond memories of 845 at Split....

[CharlesHedges-vu]

A more manoeuvreable and agile asset than a full blown aircraft. Can be disposed between other accompanying vessels giving greater flexibility. Eliminates the constant demand for oleo legs that result from hard carrier landings by fixed wing air craft. I believe it has a five hour endurance at a 1, 000 mile range - not bad. Three people on the payroll instead of the Hawkeye's five (5 -6). Spares and maintenance are common to other helicopters on board -
Hawkeye is an expensive beast to maintain. A damaged carrier without catapults loses out to a carrier that can still function despite battle damage.

[garwhittaker]

I'd love to see the set up inside with all the screens . Anyone ?

[jamesdugher]

How does this compare with something like the e2 Hawkeye?

[robinmyman]

Two and a half rings...an observer? Is an Admiral flying it! 😈

[GordonjSmith]

Proud of our guys! However let us think about this for a moment, why not use an autonomous (helicopter) drone to fly on station above the group to provide the same radar feedback to the group?? Why risk 3 personnel on an 'enemy target' when they could be based 'almost anywhere else' analysing the data, and still serving their role. Even if you don't believe in 'autonomous drones' the same role could be delivered from a tethered balloon with a 'radar package'! (Although not to the same height I admit). Not sure that this is as 'cutting edge' as it is being promoted as, actually far from it. It actually reminds me of films from the 1970' and 1980's of the role of helicopters in the fleet. Rather 'old school' for my defence 'taste'.

[anthonyharris]

Things have changed does 820 still do anti submarine. It was 849 that use to do early warning if
I remember.

[drinksnapple]

When you can't have an E-2D, I guess this is the next best thing. But don't fool yourself, it's a half-ass machine.

[michaelsalt]

Limited capability, but it's affordable. Ideal option be would Osprey with an AESA radar but that would could billions so unaffordable for the UK.

[mcvfm]

Why do they always start to answer with the wording So?

[benoitnadeau]

What's the difference between this and Canadian CH 148 Cyclones?

[janwitts]

Hope they are not using the old reciprocal bearing nonsense anymore.. 2 tornados ram each other.. 2 sea king aew ram each other... if your going from point a to point b and the other guy at point b is returning to point a you have to offset by a distance right or left as agreed before hand.. not just follow the autonav into the other guys cockpit.... no more stupid mistakes please

[goelnuma]

Should have got the Osprey (higher ceiling and higher range) with radar instead of this

[cjtathome]

Those two patches are bigger than the radar dish 🤣

[cairnsandy]

wonderfull stuff, sub's ummmh, it's a complicated Battlefield, I'm in NZ, u guys and some girls
still thinking about US, rather not be an afterthought, got some plans for US, we have a budget,
home is still home to US, here in NZ.

[matthewbaynham]

When they only have one pilot and no co-pilot, is that because of a cost saving?

[donlaight]

So the benefits of a large helicopter that folds up for easy storage goes out the window straight away.