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- 26 Apr 2024, 15:36
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2823
- Views: 746378
Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
I assume that these highly automated guns will need ammunition loading carriers as well.
- 24 Apr 2024, 21:29
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2823
- Views: 746378
Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
Good news, I thought the German company has some on order for Ukraine.
- 24 Apr 2024, 16:21
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1937
- Views: 255661
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, 12:09
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1937
- Views: 255661
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: 1937
- Views: 255661
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: 112
- Views: 15068
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: 358
- Views: 77633
Re: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)
Another 7 challenger 3 prototypes delivered for Army trials....
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uks- ... tion-lines
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- 14 Apr 2024, 12:31
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5704
- Views: 1496170
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: 6466
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: 5704
- Views: 1496170
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: 8498
- Views: 2201987
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: 2823
- Views: 746378
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: 8498
- Views: 2201987
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: 51546
- 09 Apr 2024, 01:46
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 249
- Views: 93085
- 03 Apr 2024, 15:20
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6102
- Views: 1771261
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: 2092
- Views: 112571
Re: USA Armed Forces
The US Airforce has cleared its F35A aircraft to fly in lightning. The F35B and C are already cleared.....
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/04 ... n-4-years/
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- 02 Apr 2024, 16:54
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Post-war British Aviation - [Fantasy and Speculation]
- Replies: 32
- Views: 3048
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: 4466256
- 31 Mar 2024, 16:27
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6102
- Views: 1771261
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: 4466256
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: 2823
- Views: 746378
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: 4466256
- 25 Mar 2024, 14:08
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 996440
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: 2823
- Views: 746378
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...