And she is home....
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- 26 Mar 2024, 14:53
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15445
- Views: 4410417
- 25 Mar 2024, 15:53
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2802
- Views: 715232
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: 15445
- Views: 4410417
- 25 Mar 2024, 14:08
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 951392
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: 2802
- Views: 715232
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: 1163
- Views: 85674
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: 6067
- Views: 1724909
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: 2802
- Views: 715232
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...
- 16 Mar 2024, 08:49
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15445
- Views: 4410417
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
I guess QE will be out of action for a while, wonder who leaked this to the Sun.
- 15 Mar 2024, 22:03
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
- Replies: 310
- Views: 133320
Re: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
Well I hope this order includes things like spare parts and engines.
- 14 Mar 2024, 21:51
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
- Replies: 310
- Views: 133320
Re: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
This is the resurrection of a old contract that was cancelled by the previous Defence Secretary as being too costly or unaffordable at the time. Been going on for a few years. Not cancelled. He wanted to cancel it. This is confirmation we are not cancelling it. Yes you are correct, in fact they wer...
- 14 Mar 2024, 21:17
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
- Replies: 310
- Views: 133320
Re: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
This is the resurrection of a old contract that was cancelled by the previous Defence Secretary as being too costly or unaffordable at the time. Been going on for a few years.
- 14 Mar 2024, 19:40
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
- Replies: 310
- Views: 133320
Re: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
14 extended range chinooks on order... https://www.gov.uk/government/news/capability-boost-for-uks-global-military-operations-as-contract-confirmed-for-new-chinooks No cost for the 14 Chinooks quoted just a £300m discount and £150m of UK industrial gains. 2.3 billion before discount I believe.
- 14 Mar 2024, 17:49
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
- Replies: 310
- Views: 133320
- 12 Mar 2024, 12:00
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: USA Armed Forces
- Replies: 2089
- Views: 108898
Re: USA Armed Forces
USAF testing its new trainer Red Hawk..
- 11 Mar 2024, 17:32
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15445
- Views: 4410417
- 09 Mar 2024, 21:08
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15445
- Views: 4410417
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Just read the same in the Daily Fail...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -fire.html
More red faces for the top brass...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -fire.html
More red faces for the top brass...
- 08 Mar 2024, 18:23
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15445
- Views: 4410417
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
HMS QE sailing up the loch to offload her munitions yesterday....
- 07 Mar 2024, 10:14
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15445
- Views: 4410417
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Besides the coupling they may bring forward the planned maintenance for next year, plus any other items requiring attention, so Babcock workforce will be busy unless they bring in workers from other shipyards etc.
- 06 Mar 2024, 12:23
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 239
- Views: 87016
- 04 Mar 2024, 22:09
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15445
- Views: 4410417
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Making water onboard PWLS..
- 04 Mar 2024, 16:50
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
- Replies: 479
- Views: 49467
Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
So out of 1600 Blackhawks only 18 were Class A write offs. How many of those were combat damage in places like Afghanistan.
- 04 Mar 2024, 16:40
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15445
- Views: 4410417
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Historical problems faced by QE carriers....
https://www.forces.net/qe-class-aircraf ... o-carriers
QE sailing delayed
https://www.forces.net/services/navy/hm ... ay-repairs
https://www.forces.net/qe-class-aircraf ... o-carriers
QE sailing delayed
https://www.forces.net/services/navy/hm ... ay-repairs
- 03 Mar 2024, 15:02
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15445
- Views: 4410417
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
HMS QE to sail tomorrow at 5pm for dry docking...
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defen ... es-4540946
https://www.portsmouth.co.uk/news/defen ... es-4540946
- 28 Feb 2024, 07:52
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
- Replies: 479
- Views: 49467
Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
So an invitation to negotiate and not a invitation to tender = kick this down the road for two years minimum.