Below is an interesting quote for the SDSR: "A recapitalised Command Support Air Transport eet to replace the current aircraft as they reach the end of their life. This will increase their operational utility and ensure we are able to continue to transport the Royal Family and senior Ministers ...

If you need to see his chit he says you can get it from his Grandmother.

looks good to me, Why RAF did not get any C17 when they had the chance is beyond me. I could not agree more. A classic example of MoD short-termism. Between May 2001 and March 2015, No. 99 Squadron flew 100,000 C17 hours. Those four originals (ZZ171, ZZ172, ZZ173 & ZZ174) must have absolutley r...

Quite why I am up at 02:17 deliberating over a fantasy fleet when I have to work 06:30 I do not know. However, here are the results: SDSR 2015 C17 x 11 Chinook x 60 A400m x 22 A330 x 14 BAE 147 x 4 P8 x 6 RC135W x3 Typhoon x 119 F35 B x 27 Reaper x 19 E-3D Sentry x 6 Total Procurement Costs =£3299 m...

Well, exactly. We all know (from photos, if not officially advertised) what machines were parked on the deck of the Ocean (ready to go) when the Apaches were taking off for Libya missions. I have seen the photograph in question. Do you happen to know if they are USAF HH-60Gs or some other USN or US...

Not to flog a dead horse here but it is absolutely infuriating that the PFI nature of AAR capability makes it unlikely, (for all the reasons stated above), that any Voyagers will be fitted with booms. If one were to carry out an assessment of where in the armed forces the most capability growth coul...

A thread for the posting of your own self-taken defence related photographs.

To get us started:

Ex-USMC McDonnell Douglas AV-8A Harrier. Reg 159232.
The Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum, NYC. 20/01/2014.
(High-resolution also available if file size limit upped)

Hello Ladies and Gents, I was a longtime lurker on MP.net. A UK national, I have been fascinated with all things defence since I was old enough to mount a raid on the garden shed with nothing but a few mates and some cap guns. I have a background in defence and security policy but nothing makes me h...

The King is dead! Long Live the King! Thank you for setting up this forum in such a timely manner. MP.net was a daily destination for me that shall be very much missed. As a very longterm lurker on the epic QE Class thread I am delighted there is now a place to continue that discussion. Three cheers...