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by clinch
20 Jun 2018, 13:11
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5461
Views: 1464643
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Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

donald_of_tokyo wrote:Design export (T26 and 90m OPV to Thai) and ship export (90m OPV to Brazil, Khareef to Oman, and (may be) Leander to Qatar) are different issues.

But,

Anyway if T26 were to really be selected as SEA5000, it is great!
And would winning the Aussie bid help with selection for the Canadian contract?
by clinch
20 Jun 2018, 12:28
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5461
Views: 1464643
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Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

So will Type 26 end up selling more in exports than the Type 31e?
by clinch
02 Jun 2018, 08:12
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Future Solid Support Ship
Replies: 1972
Views: 547339
United Kingdom

Re: Future Solid Support Ship

Jesus, just tried to read the version Ron5 linked to, and I thought some of the Robo translations on You Tube were bad. Regarding the contract, my view is the same, If Babcock and BAe can build the ships for the same price as an overseas builder, with support form the DTI if necessary then that is ...
by clinch
22 May 2018, 09:21
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5461
Views: 1464643
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Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

Personally I think the Type 26 has a great chance. Politics will undoubtably play a major role in the decision but that may actually strengthen the UK's bid. How much does the Australian government value the UK's defence cooperation in the Pacific region? As we don't have enough ships to send them ...
by clinch
28 Apr 2018, 13:24
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Future Solid Support Ship
Replies: 1972
Views: 547339
United Kingdom

Re: Future Solid Support Ship

Looks like the Government is ignoring Sir John Parker's report. What happened to the National Shipbuilding Strategy? Ignoring what part? This is from his report, "Overseas build brings its own challenges including potential denial of opportunities for the UK supply chain, higher costs of overs...
by clinch
28 Apr 2018, 12:20
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Future Solid Support Ship
Replies: 1972
Views: 547339
United Kingdom

Re: Future Solid Support Ship

Looks like the Government is ignoring Sir John Parker's report. What happened to the National Shipbuilding Strategy?
by clinch
26 Apr 2018, 15:45
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056280
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

I think T31e shall better be more smaller, to be on the largest end of heavy corvettes. Mission bay is particularly unpopular for export, neither long range/endurance. Export customers can just ban mission bays amidship, and fill VLS there. Also, "looking fighty" is very important for exp...
by clinch
10 Feb 2018, 09:05
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056280
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

I am starting to think we should give the T-31e a rest until we get a firmer idea of what is actually going to be done. We all agree what it won't be and have a fair idea of what can be achieved with the budget. The result is we are going round and round in circles, raising the same points and havi...
by clinch
01 Feb 2018, 08:57
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056280
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

According to the Times, the Government has managed to create a £21 billion black hole in the defence budget.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news ... -3nnj22xqr
by clinch
03 Jan 2018, 07:48
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Ocean Class Helicopter Carrier (LPH) (1998-2018) (ex RN)
Replies: 1195
Views: 366861
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Re: Ocean Class Helicopter Carrier (LPH) (RN)

The money doesn't go straight to the rn, or any service that has a piece of their equipment sold. Its handled through the disposal agency (DESA). IIRC it goes back to the mod to be respent but not automatically with the service that used that bit of kit. Desa sell everything surplus bar housing sto...
by clinch
04 Nov 2017, 07:21
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Defence Secretary
Replies: 89
Views: 5237
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Re: Defence Secretary

and his cowardly tactics May be he is planning to do a "Theresa May" and walk back to the party leader/ PM job at the point in time when all the other contestants are corpses, each with a knife sticking out from the back ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJFiByfiRTA He will probably be g...
by clinch
19 Oct 2017, 12:40
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Replies: 8469
Views: 2142429
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Re: Type 31 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]

That's a well developed opponent your referring to there. For that we have a big ass carrier with 20+ F35 on board, that trumps any other surface unit that doesn't have and american flag on it. The Wildcat is there for taking on the numerous coastal navies around the world, the ones with no, or a v...
by clinch
12 Oct 2017, 08:57
Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
Topic: BAE Systems plc
Replies: 191
Views: 15556
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Re: BAE Systems plc

Could there be a chance, albeit small, that the recent announcement of job losses at BAE, specifically listing a lack of Typhoon and Hawk orders, is a ploy to 1) provide political cover to HMG for approval of a second batch of Typhoon to Saudi Arabia, whom swoop in with an order at the last minute,...
by clinch
08 Oct 2017, 10:27
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5977
Views: 1500180
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

Suspect it's the usual well announce 2 to be cut and then they'll be relief when it's only one. What losses me off is the belief it's the RNs fault - it was the government pouring funds into land based forces in the early 2000s that did this mess and a complete lack of understanding how we trade an...
by clinch
07 Oct 2017, 13:18
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5977
Views: 1500180
United Kingdom

Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

Maybe from a resources and manning point of view we looked seriously at what is tied up in the Nuclear deterrent and were realistic for the sake of the fleet and the armed forces as a whole and got rid! Since this Government moved the nuclear deterrent into the defence budget, it has sucked a huge ...
by clinch
28 Sep 2017, 12:28
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5461
Views: 1464643
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Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

2HeadsBetter wrote:Do newspapers not employ sub-editors any more? Jesus! :x
Afraid not. Disappeared with the cuts.
by clinch
13 Sep 2017, 19:51
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056280
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Zealot wrote:Its our Nuclear Missile Boats which stop us from being invaded and/or attacked, never going to happen.
The way things are going, we will be using nuclear missiles on Somali pirates because we won't have anything else left.
by clinch
13 Sep 2017, 19:43
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056280
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Given the way that conventional forces are being slashed, i would prefer to get rid of the nuclear missile boats.
by clinch
13 Sep 2017, 18:13
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056280
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

First Sea Lord openly talking about removing platforms. I'm not sure what will be left.

http://www.defensenews.com/digital-show ... ech-surge/
by clinch
10 Sep 2017, 09:02
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056280
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

The Government is coming into some criticism about its ability to help in the BVI. Whilst not discussing the merits of the criticism it does seem that the Americans, Dutch etc appear to be better equipped with helicopters somewhat larger than a wildcat and one wonders what sort of aid a small friga...
by clinch
06 Sep 2017, 07:12
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Replies: 8469
Views: 2142429
United Kingdom

Re: Type 31 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2017/09/06/britain-orders-fleet-budget-battleships-deal-boost-shipbuilding/ If this is true, some bad news....the order is for 5 hulls and the cost will be capped at £250 million per hull..... "Under the National Shipbuilding Strategy, Britain will buy five ...
by clinch
04 Sep 2017, 09:16
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Replies: 8469
Views: 2142429
United Kingdom

Re: Type 31 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]

If the UK government insists going down the T31 light frigate route (and putting aside enhanced B2 River or Venator 90 for a MHPC ship) then my vote goes for an envolved Khareef. By envolved I mean the same size, but with similar system / survivability changes the RN made for the River, plus 127mm ...
by clinch
19 Aug 2017, 17:31
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056280
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

UK RN T31, if its cost is 250M GBP, while that of T26 is 750M GBP, is 33%. (if 1B GBP, 25%). This sums up perfectly why the T31 in its current form will be a waste of money, as there is zero chance IMO of a £3.5bn budget (67% of a 750mn T26 for 6 ships, plus a conservative 500mn design budget) - ha...
by clinch
12 Aug 2017, 12:19
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Replies: 5411
Views: 1420145
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Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)

In this option, of course the modification cost, Wildcat number, and the whole man-power are the issue. But, this option is directly related to abandoning APT-S escort, which will release ~3.5 hull equivalent. In other words, it will make it possible to disband two T23GP now, use one 180-strong cre...