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- 24 Apr 2024, 12:09
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1929
- Views: 253894
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Where is the money coming from to pay for increased defence spending after cutting National Insurance by 4 percent. Also is the money for Ukraine coming from the defence budget or foreign aid. If we are looking for pennies behind the sofa, then there's billions a year frittered away in the NHS thro...
- 24 Apr 2024, 09:24
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1929
- Views: 253894
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Where is the money coming from to pay for increased defence spending after cutting National Insurance by 4 percent. Also is the money for Ukraine coming from the defence budget or foreign aid.
- 21 Apr 2024, 22:11
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
- Replies: 111
- Views: 14388
Re: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
I am not convinced that this will happen where is the money ?
- 18 Apr 2024, 17:12
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)
- Replies: 357
- Views: 76291
Re: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)
Another 7 challenger 3 prototypes delivered for Army trials....
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- 14 Apr 2024, 12:31
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5669
- Views: 1487660
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Some sonar capability is better than none. Or better than being a sitting duck not knowing what lies beneath.
- 13 Apr 2024, 20:21
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: Directed Energy Weapons
- Replies: 57
- Views: 5970
Re: Directed Energy Weapons
And also this is coming soon....
- 12 Apr 2024, 17:28
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5669
- Views: 1487660
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bae-target-dramatic-reduction-in-frigate-build-time/ We aim to reduce the build duration from the first of class being 96 months to the eighth being 60 months. More than that, we intend to compress the interval between ships from 18 months to 12 Now that’s an opportu...
- 12 Apr 2024, 14:27
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8490
- Views: 2194775
Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Bob The welder at work...
- 11 Apr 2024, 20:58
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2809
- Views: 739902
Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
Would this be useful for protection against drones?
- 11 Apr 2024, 14:57
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8490
- Views: 2194775
Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
HRH The Princess Royal visits Babcock and HMS Venturer.
- 09 Apr 2024, 01:51
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: JAPAN / 日本
- Replies: 460
- Views: 50999
- 09 Apr 2024, 01:46
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 249
- Views: 92061
- 03 Apr 2024, 15:20
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6097
- Views: 1759013
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
I would imagine that upgrades to the Tranche 1 airframes to bring them up to the latest spec will take a long while, so three squadrons max plus ocu.
- 02 Apr 2024, 21:12
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: USA Armed Forces
- Replies: 2091
- Views: 111799
Re: USA Armed Forces
The US Airforce has cleared its F35A aircraft to fly in lightning. The F35B and C are already cleared.....
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- 02 Apr 2024, 16:54
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Post-war British Aviation - [Fantasy and Speculation]
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3008
Re: Post-war British Aviation - [Fantasy and Speculation]
Should we have kept the Sea Harrier
- 01 Apr 2024, 23:38
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4450880
- 31 Mar 2024, 16:27
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6097
- Views: 1759013
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Update on delivery schedule plus serials...
- 26 Mar 2024, 14:53
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4450880
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
And she is home....
- 25 Mar 2024, 15:53
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2809
- Views: 739902
Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
I came across this article a few days ago; https://www.eurasiantimes.com/is-germany-ditching-boxer-infantry-vehicle/ Though it is just speculation and the Australian deal does make the article look a little less convincing. It is true that the Puma/Lynx is a different role. As for the CV90 purchase...
- 25 Mar 2024, 15:04
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4450880
- 25 Mar 2024, 14:08
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 984893
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
peaking of cost-effectiveness, assuming the F-35/22 R&D costs were an outlier, and it can be kept reasonable with GCAP, hopefully the unit cost at the very least can be kept well below the F-35 (which recently went up). Not a hope in hell and by the way, F-35 purchase price is cheaper than its ...
- 25 Mar 2024, 11:24
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2809
- Views: 739902
Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
I came across this article a few days ago; https://www.eurasiantimes.com/is-germany-ditching-boxer-infantry-vehicle/ Though it is just speculation and the Australian deal does make the article look a little less convincing. It is true that the Puma/Lynx is a different role. As for the CV90 purchase...
- 25 Mar 2024, 08:43
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: The war in Ukraine
- Replies: 1164
- Views: 96234
Re: The war in Ukraine
The above is way off topic there is a separate thread for Red Sea conflict...
- 20 Mar 2024, 22:34
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6097
- Views: 1759013
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Hope the existing ones get upgraded to latest spec. ,and that we get a minimum of 74 airframes.
- 18 Mar 2024, 20:53
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2809
- Views: 739902
Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
The Army now has a requirement for a 120mm Mortar for the Boxer according to Shepherd Media... https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/uk-wants-120mm-turret-mortar-for-artic-boxer/ Think there is a spelling mistake in address.... :geek: :sick: :crazy: https://twitter.com/TotherChris/statu...