This could be better news than the 2.5% uplift.
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- 25 Apr 2024, 21:03
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19402
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- 25 Apr 2024, 19:39
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6171
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
I think you are under egging Caiman-90 and over egging LCX Caiman-90) 30 x 7.7 meters , speed full load 22 knots , light 40 knots , range 500+ Nm's , Max Load 90 tons LCX ) 30 x 6.4 meters , speed full load 20 knots , light 35 knots , range 500 nm's , Max Load 65 tons Not at all. I am suggesting th...
- 25 Apr 2024, 19:28
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 891
- Views: 323967
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
That's not trying to be neat and tidy, that's trying to align to common goal. It’s not going to be neat and tidy for some time but that’s OK provided the end goal is clear from the outset. If 1st Division goes all-wheeled and 3rd Division goes tracked the logistics are hugely simplified. It’s a sim...
- 25 Apr 2024, 15:36
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6171
- Views: 1868320
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
capacity it can carry, rather than space it occupies. apologies, presuming "LCX" refers to this: https://www.navylookout.com/ship-to-shore-new-solutions-for-getting-troops-onto-the-beach/ may be wrong here, drowning in RN codenames for things that never get to arrive before they're replac...
- 25 Apr 2024, 14:14
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6171
- Views: 1868320
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
i don't understand this argument: I’m not arguing with anyone. It’s just my opinion. LCX can usefully replace LCVP (and add a lot more), but an LCU is a very different beast doing a very different job. It supplies throughput, an LCX does not. The LCX is a similar size to a LCU. How can it replace t...
- 25 Apr 2024, 12:36
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6171
- Views: 1868320
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
So what dose a SLV offer that a Caiman 90 dose not ? The forward bridge offers no better sea keeping it might offer a little bit better protection from overspray what is to stop you fitting a flying bridge on a caiman 90 Firstly what are they for? Start there. Is it still Amphibious Assault? No one...
- 25 Apr 2024, 10:53
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6171
- Views: 1868320
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
But if Caiman 90 offers all the same capability plus the ability to drive through given we are likely to do any OTH beech assault with Allis which would have deeper docks it could be still of use Does the Caiman 90 offer the same capabilities? I think not. A bridge forward design will have vastly s...
- 25 Apr 2024, 00:44
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6171
- Views: 1868320
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
I agree to your points. But, all can also be done with Caimen-90, or french EDML. High speed LCM or LCU has some versality as a compact RORO ship. They absolutely can do it but is OTH beach assault going to be the principle use now or is patrolling the Littoral in these craft going to become the no...
- 25 Apr 2024, 00:19
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6171
- Views: 1868320
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
I am not pushing LCX here. Just pointing out another attractive stern-ramp landing craft. The LCX solves a lot of problems. More than the Caiman90 IMO. The non amphibious assault versatility is also impressive. All kinds of modules could be fitted: Accommodation for the FCF, Medical, 120mm NEMO, GB...
- 24 Apr 2024, 20:29
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 891
- Views: 323967
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
There is more to it than just the unit price. If we consolidate the fleet around boxer we are benefitting from reduced logistics, training, servicing costs, there will also be more UK content from an industrial perspective. K9 and Archer would have been foreign orders with UK assembly, requiring be...
- 24 Apr 2024, 14:04
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 891
- Views: 323967
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
What’s the cost difference?Timmymagic wrote: ↑24 Apr 2024, 11:56 Have to say I think Archer might be a better system, but BAE's industrial offer on it was fairly derisory in comparison to RCH155.
Is this another gold plated solution?
Boxer hull plus RCH155 module looks like it could have a very high unit price.
- 23 Apr 2024, 22:03
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1936
- Views: 254674
- 23 Apr 2024, 14:19
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6171
- Views: 1868320
- 23 Apr 2024, 13:48
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1936
- Views: 254674
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Sunak expected to announce that UK will commit to 2.5% on Defence by 2030….. It would be borderline negligent if it wasn’t for the fact that it will be someone else in charge of drawing up the funding settlements anyway. It’s also another massive own goal by the conservatives. By not committing to ...
- 22 Apr 2024, 18:44
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Astute Class Attack Submarine (SSN) (RN)
- Replies: 856
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- 21 Apr 2024, 19:25
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
- Replies: 112
- Views: 15017
Re: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
Unless MRSS has been substantially more developed than has been made public, I can't see any Gordon Brown style 'final act' with an iron clad contract to force the next government's hand. The £500m in the original article was interesting. Total speculation but used as a budget for a single “Littora...
- 21 Apr 2024, 14:02
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 201399
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
Pretty clear that it’s another case of “when economic conditions allow” https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/04/20/uk-iron-dome-must-be-more-capable-than-israel/. A British ‘Iron Dome’ would need to be even more sophisticated than Israel’s We must be clear-eyed about how we can defend the count...
- 21 Apr 2024, 10:25
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 201399
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
I would have a mixture of land and sea based radar sites, though when tensions are high also assume a level of AEW aircraft in the air also. Would assume mobile launcher sites would be the most effective setup. Could additional E-7 have been part of the £10bn IAMDS proposal? Formulated properly IAM...
- 21 Apr 2024, 10:13
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 201399
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
There is no new money, so it needs to be self funded IMO. If there is no new money then there will be no IAMDS. The existing budget can’t cope with the current commitments. Adding more without an injection of new cash is irresponsible. IAMDS does give RN, RAF and the Army a clear pathway to a lot o...
- 21 Apr 2024, 09:25
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 201399
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
The practicalities of getting RN another 6 Destroyers with ABM within a decade is problematic to say the least. I’ve got an idea to how to get three and how to fund it. Hypothetically, if BAE was asked to build 5 or 6 Destroyers rapidly to fill a UOR it would cause a crisis in planning and probably...
- 21 Apr 2024, 07:40
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 201399
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
If the U.K. needs a £10bn Iron Done system with ABM capability the 6x missing Type 45 should the main component of it. Why not ground based? It should be partially ground based especially around nationally important sites and large population centres. £10bn would be a huge amount to spend on GBAD t...
- 20 Apr 2024, 23:39
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 201399
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
If the U.K. needs a £10bn Iron Done system with ABM capability the 6x missing Type 45 should the main component of it. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/04/20/penny-mordaunt-british-iron-dome-defence-spending-boost/. Penny Mordaunt calls for an Iron Dome over Britain….House of Commons Leader...
- 20 Apr 2024, 17:09
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
- Replies: 112
- Views: 15017
- 20 Apr 2024, 14:25
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19402
- Views: 9735821
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
T31 "as is" is cheap because it is simple. Just it. It’s also worth remembering that for every system added the crew allocation rises. It won’t stay at 105 for long if capabilities keep getting bolted on. My main point remains that the U.K. must return to a balanced fleet because that is ...
- 20 Apr 2024, 12:59
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
- Replies: 112
- Views: 15017
Re: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
Is the PM just going to announce the MRSS has entered the concept phase? The Type 32 has been in the concept phase for 18 months and it still hasn’t been funded or show any tangible signs of progression. Great for creating a headline but not exactly the urgency required when both of the UKs Amphibio...