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by MRCA
05 Nov 2017, 18:24
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056538
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Sorry left out a bit was on the phone. Should read

To suggest the RN taking it into service would be welcomed in the Kremlin makes you look incredibly silly.
by MRCA
05 Nov 2017, 16:37
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056538
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Talking out of both sides of your mouth, a few posts ago you wanted the UK to cancel the Type 26 and buy a French ship. By the way, Lockheed paid to qualify UK CAMM to be fired from their VLS. The Navy knows exactly what it wants. The comparison with FRES is frivolous. Better than u talking out you...
by MRCA
05 Nov 2017, 11:05
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056538
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

If we’re buying American why fund a uk French future missile program! Why have stingray if you want mk43 are we gonna pay to clear it on type23/26, merlin, wildcat ect because if we are we’ll be the only ones. Why have sylver launcher systems have all your current missiles and future uk/French missi...
by MRCA
05 Nov 2017, 10:04
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056538
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Harpoon may have indeed come with air sea and sub sea but as is typical with mod we ended up with sea eagle, harpoon and Exocet all inservice at the same time! We seem in danger of doing the same with the launcher systems and torpedos too we don’t seem to learn! If harpoon is really life ex, and we’...
by MRCA
05 Nov 2017, 09:51
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
Replies: 2804
Views: 763685
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Re: Typhoon

Initial Meteor and storm shadow clearance are part of the p2e currently being evaluated by 41 Sqn. P3e introduces brimstone won’t be with 41 Sqn until middle of next year. Once 41 Sqn are happy they’ll be rolled out to the fleet. While everyone likes to focus on the stuff that goes bang there other ...
by MRCA
02 Nov 2017, 20:57
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056538
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

The treasure should not dictate indervidual project budgets not any spec, they need to be cut down so they are there to collect tax and give each department its yearly budget ( in the case of MOD a 10 yearly budget as its needed ) Once done it should be down to each department how it's spent with n...
by MRCA
31 Oct 2017, 21:05
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056538
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

The treasure should not dictate indervidual project budgets not any spec, they need to be cut down so they are there to collect tax and give each department its yearly budget ( in the case of MOD a 10 yearly budget as its needed ) Once done it should be down to each department how it's spent with n...
by MRCA
28 Oct 2017, 18:18
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Boeing P-8A Poseidon (MRA Mk.1) (RAF)
Replies: 1271
Views: 456292
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Re: Boeing P-8A Poseidon (Future Maritime Patrol Aircraft) (RAF)

Yep they are, IAI also offering an mpa option on GX

That maybe because there’s rumours both of the new typhoon sqns may stand up at Lossiemouth. 5 up there 2 at conningsby
by MRCA
15 Oct 2017, 22:25
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056538
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

So who is our target nations for this cheap patrol frigate were pinning our future escort fleet size on and why will they be buying our design? Or is this really a desperate last throw of the dice of a dying industry.
by MRCA
15 Oct 2017, 09:12
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056538
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Just for those with short memories https://www.warshipsifr.com/features/type-26-bakers-dozen-minimum/ “The cost price of the Type 26 must be at the lower end of this spectrum, or the Royal Navy can expect the Type 23s to be replaced by a far smaller number of Type 26s. The present estimate of the co...
by MRCA
14 Oct 2017, 15:39
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056538
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Or how about instead of messing around trying to turn things into something there not forget about the type31 nonsense and just buy something like venari 85 as is and accept that the escort force will fall to 14 vessels and things like our contribution to the gulf will be a mcm flotilla like the cur...
by MRCA
13 Oct 2017, 17:38
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
Replies: 2804
Views: 763685
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Re: Typhoon

sunstersun wrote:https://theaviationist.com/2017/10/...d ... bYWwDuK.99

3rd crash in a short period of time.
Sadly 2 crashes the result of doing loop to loop when to low and the 3rd flew into a mountain on operations.
by MRCA
12 Oct 2017, 19:34
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: AW101 Merlin Helicopter (RN)
Replies: 513
Views: 273105
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Re: Merlin helicopters

It was a question to accompany the rush to let’s bin wildcat rumour. I believe there is no operational clearance for merlin on type 45 due to some issues being identified.
by MRCA
12 Oct 2017, 11:03
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: AW101 Merlin Helicopter (RN)
Replies: 513
Views: 273105
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Re: Merlin helicopters

Ever been an operational deployment of merlin on type 45?
by MRCA
07 Oct 2017, 19:12
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056538
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

[quote="donald_of_tokyo"]In some assessments after Falklands war, I read 1: if UK had a CVTF, Argentina shall not invade That argument only holds true if you fail to understand why Argentina invaded. They invaded because there country was on the brink of total crisis and there dictator pre...
by MRCA
03 Oct 2017, 20:05
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724071
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Re: F-35B Lightning II (RN & RAF)

Ron5 A gun is a Prerequisite for air defence, and as for tornado regularly on recent operations maybe you haven’t been informed. Typhoon operates with either 1 2 or 3 tanks but then it 13 stores stations on which to hang them and weapons as opposed to f35s 4 before its range and performance falls of...
by MRCA
03 Oct 2017, 13:36
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724071
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Re: F-35B Lightning II (RN & RAF)

A legacy fighter needs to strap a pod to its hardpoints (losing the ability to carry something and possibly causing symmetry concerns for the loading, or in the Typhoon's case, one of its only three fuel positions) and then fly with it hanging off the aircraft. Drag, range loss, aerodynamics being a...
by MRCA
02 Oct 2017, 09:50
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724071
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Re: F-35B Lightning II (RN & RAF)

And when are we getting 4sqns??? There's only 2 budgeted for so far into the late 2020s if that ramp up is not delayed further due to budget issues!
by MRCA
01 Oct 2017, 17:17
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056538
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

As the NAO already stated that is what the RN signed up to when it ordered the carriers.

As for FJ Sqns there will only be 2 sqns and only that by about 2025 if we're lucky so they'll definitely not be available all the time.
by MRCA
01 Oct 2017, 14:21
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056538
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Or Option D the uk gives up standing task deployments with frigates to instead focus on deploying a carrier strike group instead.
by MRCA
28 Sep 2017, 19:20
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Boeing P-8A Poseidon (MRA Mk.1) (RAF)
Replies: 1271
Views: 456292
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Re: Boeing P-8A Poseidon (Future Maritime Patrol Aircraft) (RAF)

Ron5 Not the daily shit no just the self righteous pricks in Seattle, just a little over a year ago this happened “One major driver may be the serious discount United got from Boeing. I'm talking about a Black Friday kind of discount. The 737-700 is listed with a price tag of $80.6 million or roughl...
by MRCA
28 Sep 2017, 09:52
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Boeing P-8A Poseidon (MRA Mk.1) (RAF)
Replies: 1271
Views: 456292
United Kingdom

Re: Boeing P-8A Poseidon (Future Maritime Patrol Aircraft) (RAF)

ArmChairCivvy wrote:I agree, but was "that" a bad result?
Yes, too much aircraft for the task.
by MRCA
28 Sep 2017, 08:56
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Boeing P-8A Poseidon (MRA Mk.1) (RAF)
Replies: 1271
Views: 456292
United Kingdom

Re: Boeing P-8A Poseidon (Future Maritime Patrol Aircraft) (RAF)

If you don't want to touch military orders from Boeing fine. All Boeing products entering the U.K. For military or civil use should have a 220% tax placed on them payable by any budget holder that orders them. Level playing field for all provided it's not in boeings back yard. We will ignore all the...
by MRCA
27 Sep 2017, 20:29
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Boeing P-8A Poseidon (MRA Mk.1) (RAF)
Replies: 1271
Views: 456292
United Kingdom

Re: Boeing P-8A Poseidon (Future Maritime Patrol Aircraft) (RAF)

R686

Nah your ok u can keep them ;) ! Well fit brimstone to wildcat