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- 19 Mar 2024, 00:38
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5841
- Views: 1495595
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
There is no chance for either of those options, UK simply could not currently afford one 40k or two Juan Carlos LHD large enough to operate F-35B. It does not need them as there are already two carriers to provide air cover and support. Priority would probably be to get a 3rd Squadron of F-35B so t...
- 18 Mar 2024, 15:12
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5841
- Views: 1495595
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
….I don't think UK will order 4 LHP/LHD, even 1 would be a miracle. IMO there are two ways forward here. 1. Build a single large 40,000t LHD to replace the Albions. Add a 12x F35 capability to enable a LHA role and rotate with the 2x CVFs ensuring permanent F35 availability. Clearly the current set...
- 18 Mar 2024, 14:35
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5841
- Views: 1495595
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
…..I think we need 60 in the past plus I am not looking for NMH to be fully marinized just to have a folding rotor head so it can be used if needed the same as Apache….. This is vital and the importance should not be underestimated. IMO the wisdom of the Wildcat AH1 is now highly questionable with ...
- 14 Mar 2024, 14:28
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15432
- Views: 4405449
- 11 Mar 2024, 16:22
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15432
- Views: 4405449
- 09 Mar 2024, 20:52
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Russia is struggling to recruit to fight a limited campaign in Ukraine, let’s not overdo it. That’s right now today. You can’t make planning assumptions on what you expect to happen next week. You also have to plan for the best and worse case scenarios and everything in between. 3 Divisions will be...
- 09 Mar 2024, 20:31
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1010
- Views: 397039
- 09 Mar 2024, 20:11
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1010
- Views: 397039
Re: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]
How many were fired to down the 2 drones?
Five?
Five?
- 09 Mar 2024, 17:33
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
You are going to have to spell out how you see that working against a peer with possibly 5 million men at arms within 3 years. The rest of Europes armies are in a similar state to the U.K. so placing complete confidence there may be unwise at this stage. Much depends on a US contribution and that i...
- 09 Mar 2024, 13:49
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Those numbers include funding for Ukraine, reserve monies and also other factors that are being spun. It’s not a cut. There is just no additional funding. It will just be short term sticking plasters to keep the wheels turning until SDSR25. I’m not sure why everyone is acting so surprised. Forget m...
- 08 Mar 2024, 17:51
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Why would anyone do that? They have different roles. Where do the Rangers fit in against a peer? 3rd Commando usually covered Arctic area. Should they carry on in that role? If the U.K. is to remain as the leading nation in the JEF region as our main land contribution to NATO why rely on a shrinkin...
- 08 Mar 2024, 16:02
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
So we are agreed then, by not increasing the defence budget it’s being cut in real terms and savings have to be made. Not really. See here. https://twitter.com/DefenceHQ/status/1766059626854769080 Agree the SDSR process is the wrong way round. The ambition should be set and then costed, if the ambi...
- 08 Mar 2024, 11:22
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
That would be true if cuts weren’t needed to live within current budgets - it is not. I’m all for prioritisation and making the most of the money being spent, but the chancellor is playing a dangerous game of misdirection. The RDEL budget was always due to contract in 2024/2025. It’s nothing new. T...
- 07 Mar 2024, 22:21
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
The reality of no new funding and in fact cuts to capital expenditure in defence following the budget should hopefully bring a close to the end debate of all the new things we can afford. The chancellor said today that everyone realises that more money must be spent on defence but first a plan must...
- 07 Mar 2024, 22:06
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
so this is what we have to work with….. So what needs to be added to ensure the U.K. has 3 deployable Divisions with all necessary enablers? Could it be achieved with a headcount below 100k? Should this now be the scale of the ambition. It was a totally different security landscape back in 2010. Ev...
- 06 Mar 2024, 20:54
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Just my two cents IMO it is all the more important that UK takes a lead role in European theatre…. Perhaps the U.K. should now aspire (once again) to be the most capable military in Europe, with global reach but not necessarily comprise the largest in terms of armour and massed ground formations. T...
- 06 Mar 2024, 20:45
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: UK Shipbuilding
- Replies: 236
- Views: 29041
Re: UK Shipbuilding
If H&W can keep on chipping away with small but profitable contracts…. H&W is much more than a purely shipbuilding enterprise which is a good thing but it may also tempt a future government to allow any drumbeat to slip if the rest of the business is doing well. The Belfast site is a sleepi...
- 05 Mar 2024, 15:51
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
So the Army it self said it has a need for 190 CH3 but HMT will not fund them in the same way that they have a need for 90 M270a2 but will get 76 Exactly. It’s defence up to a point and down to a price. If the UK is to step up and do more then those requirements will need to be further upgraded. Cl...
- 05 Mar 2024, 15:41
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
None of that can be answered until the basic question of what role in the world the UK intends to fulfil is answered. The problem with that is it’s either a role we can’t afford, or a role that doesn’t match the grandstanding. What comes first, the chicken or the egg? If HMGs ambition is to have on...
- 05 Mar 2024, 12:21
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Taking a breath with the hatchet while all that is figured out surely much be the first step. I am not suggesting anything further should be cut. I fully expect another couple of £bn applied as a sticking plaster tomorrow which is the most that can be expected in an election year. I am suggesting t...
- 05 Mar 2024, 11:37
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Current cuts they could role back may, upgrading all our tanks to the Challenger 3 configuration instead of only doing 150, going back to the original buy of 5 E-7's, keeping our mine sweepers. I think you could make a case for all in the current situation. To achieve what exactly? That is why U.K....
- 05 Mar 2024, 10:51
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
He went in the right direction , but no way is the budget in equilibrium . If no new money, then further cuts are required to ensure we have a sustainable force, especially given inflation. It was a case of unfinished business but the primary objective was successful. The U.K. needs to be proactive...
- 05 Mar 2024, 09:00
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: UK Shipbuilding
- Replies: 236
- Views: 29041
- 05 Mar 2024, 08:47
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Not sure if you are agreeing or disagreeing? My view is very clear. The U.K. needs to articulate a long term strategic vision based on risk and burden sharing rather than on how much cash is left over after the political giveaways have been funded. Regardless of any election results this year the U...
- 04 Mar 2024, 21:18
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1838
- Views: 183267
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
However it’s all the mundane things like wage rises, improved housing, stockpiles and maximising what the U.K. already possesses that would make the biggest difference. Agree and they definitely resonate, but that’s a reason for inflationary increases combined with a reprioritisation of resources /...