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by Think Defence
30 Jun 2017, 17:15
Forum: British Army
Topic: An Invitation to the UK Defence Forum
Replies: 3
Views: 7000
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An Invitation to the UK Defence Forum

I am embarking on an experiment in collaborative writing and wanted to extend an invite to UK Defence Forum members The goal is to take my long piece on FRES/AJAX and broaden it to include the British Army's quest to field a medium weight capability If you are interested in taking part, drop your ha...
by Think Defence
28 Aug 2016, 17:35
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Replies: 8470
Views: 2143412
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Re: Type 31 General Purpose Frigate

Just done a T31 write up if you gents have a few minutes

http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/type-31-g ... gate-gpff/
by Think Defence
11 Feb 2016, 15:23
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Replies: 5411
Views: 1421161
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Re: river I/I.5 and II patrol vessels

donald_of_tokyo wrote: What kind of River "B.3" do you imagine?
One that looks remarkably like a B.2 !
by Think Defence
11 Feb 2016, 14:39
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Replies: 5411
Views: 1421161
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Re: river I/I.5 and II patrol vessels

To those wartime tasks you can add, being a light frigate!

I still think the new light frigate will actually be a River III
by Think Defence
30 Dec 2015, 20:54
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410742
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Janes articles online can be commented on

Just sayin :)
by Think Defence
26 Nov 2015, 09:43
Forum: Personnel and Units
Topic: Strike Brigades (SDSR 15)
Replies: 156
Views: 22624
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Re: Strike Brigades (SDSR 15)

UJ, the after party is always the most interesting!
by Think Defence
25 Nov 2015, 22:48
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5461
Views: 1465366
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Re: UK's Future T26 Frigate.

The very notion that we think we know enough about ship classification rules, construction standards and survivability to pass judgement on one ship or another against another ship or nation is, frankly, risible. It is an extremely complex subject that defies simplistic comparisons between military ...
by Think Defence
25 Nov 2015, 22:30
Forum: Personnel and Units
Topic: Strike Brigades (SDSR 15)
Replies: 156
Views: 22624
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Re: Strike Brigades (SDSR 15)

The order to GD did include options for additional options but the wording from the MoD went something like 'but we don't expect to exercise them' Can't see additional Ajax to be honest but you never know These Strike Brigades sound very much like the FRES medium weight concept to me. The Army will ...
by Think Defence
25 Nov 2015, 21:59
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Replies: 8470
Views: 2143412
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Re: Future Light Frigate

Every single desirable quality being given to the new light frigate was also given to Type 26

After all the talk of credibility and the concept of a two tier Navy being the work of the devil, here we are, looking at a two tier navy

The jokes write themselves
by Think Defence
04 Jun 2015, 22:35
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1725130
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Re: F-35B Lightning II (RN & RAF)

I think I might have read somewhere they didn't have the right lifting tackle, an easily rectifiable issue!
by Think Defence
24 May 2015, 17:17
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410742
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Surely the point is about layers of the onion, in general, the more layers the better. i.e. it would be better for QE to have the additional layer provided by Sea Ceptor. So I think the argument about whether it is a good thing or not is rather moot. The argument is about allocation of resources, pu...
by Think Defence
10 May 2015, 22:07
Forum: Deployments
Topic: Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territory)
Replies: 239
Views: 27296
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Re: The Falkland Islands

DT, when did the USN switch over to low smoke cable sheathing?

That was another big lesson from HMS Sheffield I think, reinforced by various other fires in enclosed spaces such as Kings Cross in 1987 and Piper Alpha in 1988
by Think Defence
08 May 2015, 17:53
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15445
Views: 4410742
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

All you would need to do is wear a tartan jock strap and whisper sweet referendums in her ear :)

Is it Friday?
by Think Defence
08 May 2015, 11:14
Forum: Deployments
Topic: HMS Bulwark in the Mediterranean
Replies: 8
Views: 448
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HMS Bulwark in the Mediterranean

Some images from the MoD
by Think Defence
08 May 2015, 10:43
Forum: Deployments
Topic: Royal Navy In Britain's Biggest Ever Drugs Bust
Replies: 6
Views: 345
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Re: Royal Navy In Britain's Biggest Ever Drugs Bust

I think they found another couple of tonnes when specialist search teams got involved in port.
by Think Defence
08 May 2015, 10:25
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1725130
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Re: F-35B Lightning II (RN & RAF)

Arfah, many years and six (ish) stone ago :) Topman, I think we all agree that it would be a future aspirational capability but as I said, seems unwise to not exploit one of the aircrafts principle selling points. I thought it was always part of the concept of operations for JCA anyway? If we think ...
by Think Defence
07 May 2015, 14:39
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1725130
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Re: F-35B Lightning II (RN & RAF)

Thanks Downsizer, am thinking perhaps we need to look at the difference between carving a new expeditionary airfield out of nothing and improving an existing but austere/damaged location. A spot of runway repair, improve the fuel infrastructure, add a couple of temporary or shade hangars or some tem...
by Think Defence
07 May 2015, 10:17
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1725130
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Re: F-35B Lightning II (RN & RAF)

Downsizer, do you think the whole expeditionary airfield thing is a capability worth retaining, perhaps as part of the Army/RAF Reserve Regardless of the current stock of AM-2 (which I think is more or less the same as it has been for a while), the bomb damage repair mats and various other bits of A...
by Think Defence
06 May 2015, 09:06
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1725130
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Re: F-35B Lightning II (RN & RAF)

The MoD purchased 4,700 tonnes of AM-2 at a cost of £10m to improve and repair the runway at Port Stanley in 1982 until Mount Pleasant was completed
by Think Defence
01 May 2015, 10:39
Forum: UK Defence Forum
Topic: Welcome to the UK Defence Forum
Replies: 31
Views: 2590
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Re: Welcome to the UK Defence Forum

Morning all