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by SW1
28 Mar 2024, 14:16
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
Replies: 310
Views: 133183
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Re: Boeing Chinook (RAF)

For those interested there is on bbc iPlayer a two part documentary to mark the 30th anniversary of ZD576 Titled Dead men don’t talk https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001vxy6/chinook-zulu-delta-576-series-1-1-catastrophic-loss I think it deserves the widest possible viewing so it’s never allowe...
by SW1
26 Mar 2024, 19:34
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Post-war British Aviation - [Fantasy and Speculation]
Replies: 13
Views: 341
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Re: Post-war British Aviation - [Fantasy and Speculation]

This book maybe of interest on transport aircraft topics

https://www.crecy.co.uk/on-atlas-shoulder

On Atlas' Shoulders: RAF Transport Aircraft Projects Since 1945


The coanda effect is used to aid lift by inservice aircraft today namely c17.
by SW1
25 Mar 2024, 22:13
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5981
Views: 1500349
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

To assemble a force for such an incursion would require build up and planning. If you have the intelligence assets you would see it. That’s fine but the planning and contingencies still need to be in place. What will the U.K. be contributing to blunt any incursion and then what follows and how do y...
by SW1
25 Mar 2024, 21:50
Forum: Conflicts
Topic: The war in Ukraine
Replies: 1163
Views: 85584
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Re: The war in Ukraine

by SW1
25 Mar 2024, 21:28
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5981
Views: 1500349
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

i'm not expecting a more peaceful Europe in the 21st century, but I do work to the following: 1. the scale of the threat from russia today is an order of magnitude smaller than was the case when britain was staring down the barrel of 15 soviet shock armies. 2. in consequence, the threat that russia...
by SW1
25 Mar 2024, 17:48
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5981
Views: 1500349
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

Russian aggression would likely not take the forms of a traditional invasion of nato countries. Potential disruption could be greater think back to fuel protests of the last decade or so as an example instead disruption to money transfer or payment systems for weeks. Or attacks against infrastructu...
by SW1
25 Mar 2024, 13:20
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5981
Views: 1500349
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

The answer to your original question is No. That is an opinion that i do not share. The vast majority are not spending 2.0% nor will they for many years yet, outside of Greece and Poland no major country in Europe is spending 2.5% Accepted - my point was more that if the UK did respond to events by...
by SW1
25 Mar 2024, 12:41
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5981
Views: 1500349
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

no. no more so than was true in the 19th century. more purple if you will - at the direction of a maritime strategy, yes. The maritime strategy was historically designed to firstly contain Spain then France in the 18th/19th centuries followed by Germany in the first half of the 20th century. The re...
by SW1
25 Mar 2024, 08:56
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5981
Views: 1500349
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

A maritime strategy is not a naval strategy. It is largely based on the law of economic warfare. Whereby you guarantee trade for yourself and deny trade to your enemy. In the 19th century that trade was almost exclusively at sea so denial of the sea to the enemy was considered paramount. That holds ...
by SW1
24 Mar 2024, 16:35
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5981
Views: 1500349
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

The ultimate guarantor of nato is the nuclear umbrella and that will remain. The response to nibbles or testing along its border more interesting and why Baltic states in particular are extremely nervous. It’s the political leadership and command elements most missing without the US you saw that in...
by SW1
24 Mar 2024, 11:45
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950628
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

The question that people are really asking is do you want the political construct that goes with such a joint program.

It really has little to do with the airframe requirement that’s just a smokescreen.
by SW1
24 Mar 2024, 09:40
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5981
Views: 1500349
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

…my answer to that is I’m not sure they are crucial it can be done without them. They can’t be excluded from the discussion, RN literally revolves around them now. It’s an easy win for an incoming administration. Put PWLS into extended readiness and instantly the headcount and budget pressures disa...
by SW1
23 Mar 2024, 20:23
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5981
Views: 1500349
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

What may last post means is less tasks, less programs to free cash to invest in specialists areas. So based on current planning what are you proposing to cut? As I have mentioned before my choice is national requirements around air defence, maritime security and counter terrorism/eod. Beyond that o...
by SW1
23 Mar 2024, 19:06
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5981
Views: 1500349
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

As I have mentioned before my choice is national requirements around air defence, maritime security and counter terrorism/eod. Beyond that our contributions to coalitions would be around submarines, strategic transport, aar, airborne ISR and special forces (under which I included the RM and paras)....
by SW1
23 Mar 2024, 16:46
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5981
Views: 1500349
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

What may last post means is less tasks, less programs to free cash to invest in specialists areas. So based on current planning what are you proposing to cut? As I have mentioned before my choice is national requirements around air defence, maritime security and counter terrorism/eod. Beyond that o...
by SW1
23 Mar 2024, 08:50
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5981
Views: 1500349
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

Much tighter priorities, fully resourced areas of competency more focus on defence. Many many others do it on much less than we do. Of course this is important but it won’t solve all of the problems in isolation. Blaming foreign exchange rates isn’t the only answer either. The SSNs, SSBNs and Tempe...
by SW1
22 Mar 2024, 14:56
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724129
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Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

Have you noticed that when a fastjet squadron deploys as a squadron they go with 8 jets be they tornado, typhoon, or f35 even though there peace time compliment is 12. For intense operations they may add 1 or 2 additional jets for fwd deployed maintenance spares. The problem with comparing what the...
by SW1
22 Mar 2024, 10:44
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724129
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Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

Have you noticed that when a fastjet squadron deploys as a squadron they go with 8 jets be they tornado, typhoon, or f35 even though there peace time compliment is 12. For intense operations they may add 1 or 2 additional jets for fwd deployed maintenance spares. The problem with comparing what the ...
by SW1
22 Mar 2024, 09:11
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5981
Views: 1500349
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

No it really isn’t. I do not get why people think more money is the answer all you get is the same issue’s amplified. What’s the solution without spending more money? Much tighter priorities, fully resourced areas of competency more focus on defence. Many many others do it on much less than we do.
by SW1
22 Mar 2024, 08:32
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5981
Views: 1500349
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

[quote=Poiuytrewq post_id=165613 Moving to 2.5% will produce almost £60bn per annum for defence. Moving up to 3% would produce closer to £75bn. Thats a huge increase and clearly shows what has been removed. This is the foundational reason for all of the problems that U.K. defence is suffering now. [...
by SW1
21 Mar 2024, 18:19
Forum: Conflicts
Topic: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
Replies: 49
Views: 1637
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Re: RED SEA - Houthi attacks

French fremm frigate engaged 3 ballistic missiles in the red sea