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- 28 Mar 2024, 14:16
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
- Replies: 310
- Views: 133362
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...
- 27 Mar 2024, 18:43
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Project Mosquito / Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA)
- Replies: 128
- Views: 35664
- 26 Mar 2024, 21:01
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 951653
- 26 Mar 2024, 19:58
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5988
- Views: 1501074
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Quite a good publication to read of what’s going on in artic
https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/nordic ... ins-closed
https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/nordic ... hern-flank
https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/nordic ... ins-closed
https://www.highnorthnews.com/en/nordic ... hern-flank
- 26 Mar 2024, 19:34
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Post-war British Aviation - [Fantasy and Speculation]
- Replies: 13
- Views: 350
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.
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.
- 25 Mar 2024, 22:13
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5988
- Views: 1501074
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...
- 25 Mar 2024, 21:50
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: The war in Ukraine
- Replies: 1163
- Views: 85688
- 25 Mar 2024, 21:28
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5988
- Views: 1501074
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...
- 25 Mar 2024, 17:48
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5988
- Views: 1501074
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...
- 25 Mar 2024, 13:20
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5988
- Views: 1501074
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...
- 25 Mar 2024, 12:41
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5988
- Views: 1501074
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...
- 25 Mar 2024, 08:56
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5988
- Views: 1501074
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 ...
- 24 Mar 2024, 16:35
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5988
- Views: 1501074
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...
- 24 Mar 2024, 11:45
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 951653
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.
It really has little to do with the airframe requirement that’s just a smokescreen.
- 24 Mar 2024, 09:40
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5988
- Views: 1501074
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...
- 23 Mar 2024, 20:23
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5988
- Views: 1501074
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...
- 23 Mar 2024, 19:06
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5988
- Views: 1501074
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)....
- 23 Mar 2024, 16:46
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5988
- Views: 1501074
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...
- 23 Mar 2024, 08:50
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5988
- Views: 1501074
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...
- 22 Mar 2024, 14:56
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6067
- Views: 1725138
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...
- 22 Mar 2024, 13:29
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8470
- Views: 2143420
- 22 Mar 2024, 10:44
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6067
- Views: 1725138
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 ...
- 22 Mar 2024, 09:11
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5988
- Views: 1501074
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.
- 22 Mar 2024, 08:32
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 5988
- Views: 1501074
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. [...
- 21 Mar 2024, 18:19
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
- Replies: 49
- Views: 1642
Re: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
French fremm frigate engaged 3 ballistic missiles in the red sea