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by dmereifield
24 Jan 2023, 22:28
Forum: Conflicts
Topic: The war in Ukraine
Replies: 1163
Views: 85571
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Re: The war in Ukraine

https://twitter.com/WarMonitors/status/1617901436863676417 Looks like Abrahams could be heading to Ukraine - most likely a "fig leaf" for German weakness ... With a few hundred Leopard and Abrams the Russians will literally be rolled up and swept back over the boarder, there's little Puti...
by dmereifield
22 Jan 2023, 21:46
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Replies: 8470
Views: 2142493
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Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]

They won't have NSM when they're commissioned...
by dmereifield
22 Jan 2023, 13:08
Forum: British Army
Topic: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
Replies: 2323
Views: 1031787
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Re: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)

The other Leo users are trying to send them, but Germany is blocking....pretty clear cut. More to do with German arms industry losing out when those nations need backfill their tank donations, they won't be buying German given Germany's actions this last 11 months....a morally repulsive position tha...
by dmereifield
20 Jan 2023, 21:09
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Replies: 8470
Views: 2142493
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Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]

12 CAMM on entry into service? I'll beleive it when I see it
by dmereifield
20 Jan 2023, 08:49
Forum: British Army
Topic: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
Replies: 2323
Views: 1031787
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Re: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)

France should be thinking about pulling out if the joint Euro tank ASAP. If they can afford it, the joint fighter jet, too...can you imagine France wanting to allow Germany to constrain its exports of military equipment?
by dmereifield
09 Jan 2023, 16:32
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724027
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Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

Until they pull out again...
by dmereifield
09 Jan 2023, 12:02
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 32 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]
Replies: 553
Views: 112662
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Re: Type 32 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]

What is properly armed we don't know yet how Type 31 will be armed on her first deployment as said my guess is T-31 will be fitted with 1 x 57mm , 2 x 40mm , 24 x CAMM & 8 x NSM plus a Wildcat able to carry 20 x LMM , 4 Sea Venom or a mix of both making it a good Global Patrol Frigate In later ...
by dmereifield
09 Jan 2023, 07:59
Forum: Deployments
Topic: Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territory)
Replies: 239
Views: 27273
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Re: Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territory)

SW1 wrote: 08 Jan 2023, 22:48
dmereifield wrote: 08 Jan 2023, 22:20 Allowing the F16s doesn't prevent Argentina from facilitating China indefinitely...at best, it might postpone it a little
America is interested in furthering American business they just dress it up well.
Of course
by dmereifield
09 Jan 2023, 07:59
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 32 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]
Replies: 553
Views: 112662
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Re: Type 32 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]

If it's a properly armed T31, that would be the perfect outcome. It's the only way to get a 2nd Tier Frigate at an affordable price and quickly
by dmereifield
08 Jan 2023, 22:20
Forum: Deployments
Topic: Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territory)
Replies: 239
Views: 27273
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Re: Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territory)

Allowing the F16s doesn't prevent Argentina from facilitating China indefinitely...at best, it might postpone it a little
by dmereifield
08 Jan 2023, 09:07
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950525
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

I think this Government would like to sign up to a watertight contract (ala Brown and the carriers) so Labour can't back out of it. Still don't see us getting much more than 100 I don't favour governments continuing to govern after they have left office through punitive contract cancellation clause...
by dmereifield
08 Jan 2023, 00:17
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950525
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

I think this Government would like to sign up to a watertight contract (ala Brown and the carriers) so Labour can't back out of it. Still don't see us getting much more than 100
by dmereifield
07 Jan 2023, 18:11
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950525
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

150 Tempest for UK. Sounds like fantasy stuff to me. HMG hasn't made any substantive policy changes with regards to defence to indicate that they are taking it (and Russia and China) seriously. If indeed 150 ever did materialise, it'd be at such a slow annual rate that I'll be far too dead to eat my...
by dmereifield
19 Dec 2022, 19:44
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950525
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

If I ran the Italian Air force, I would be questioning Tempest involvement, as it will divert needed funding on a duplication of capability..... What we do ignore AMX, M346 and all programs we have to develop a national industry? So It would be a duplication for Italy but not for Japan? Kinda stran...
by dmereifield
19 Dec 2022, 10:07
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950525
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

Could we be seeing the first hints of the Italians pulling out.. Italy defence minister demands equal weight in UK, Japan fighter partnership ROME (Reuters) - Italy must have equal treatment in a partnership with Britain and Japan to develop a new jet fighter, Rome's defence minister told Reuters, ...
by dmereifield
11 Dec 2022, 08:15
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056460
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

The "increase" sounds like its brought about by including funds allocated to support Ukraine as "defence spending" and to replenish (at least partially) munition stocks donated to Ukraine. Likely a decrease in reality when you exclude those spends
by dmereifield
10 Dec 2022, 17:03
Forum: Conflicts
Topic: The war in Ukraine
Replies: 1163
Views: 85571
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Re: The war in Ukraine

Think that is the Americans way of telling Germany to step up and supply more systems to Ukraine - rather than sitting on the sidelines and sprinkling in the odd old system from time to time.. I think this is more about Germany's terrible PR game and their early reluctance. Germany has significantl...
by dmereifield
09 Dec 2022, 21:25
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5461
Views: 1464697
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Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

Missed it but I can imagine how it went
by dmereifield
09 Dec 2022, 17:52
Forum: Conflicts
Topic: The war in Ukraine
Replies: 1163
Views: 85571
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Re: The war in Ukraine

There are reports indicating that the U.S administration is encouraging Germany to provide Leopard 2 tanks to the Ukraine https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/leopard-2-tanks-headed-to-ukraine-to-fight-russia/ar-AA154gi8 https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/10/could-nato-send-ukraine-the-leopard-2-tank...
by dmereifield
09 Dec 2022, 13:59
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5461
Views: 1464697
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Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

Had to be called "frigates" because that was what was promised to Scotland. Same for the Type 31s. Missed Opportunity HMG could of upgraded them to destroyers and claimed Scotland got more than they were promised Wouldn't work, the NATs are already complaining that the promise was broken ...
by dmereifield
03 Dec 2022, 08:43
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
Replies: 595
Views: 182114
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Re: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)

It’s a series of fuselage frames with lug attachments (brkts if you like) at the top to attach the radar and fairing mounts, the new crown panel nests round that. https://breakingdefense.com/2022/12/uk-industry-officials-raise-eyebrows-over-royal-air-force-f-35-e-7-and-a400m-programs/ Elsewhere, an...
by dmereifield
02 Dec 2022, 13:14
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056460
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

All three of those suggestions sound like reasonable options (to me, at least), so I'm sure none of them will come to pass
by dmereifield
29 Nov 2022, 17:51
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 32 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]
Replies: 553
Views: 112662
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Re: Type 32 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]

IMO the likelihood of the T32 programme being scrapped just went through the roof. A mix of additional T26 and T31 looks like the most sensible way to proceed if HMG are really serious about growing escort numbers. Unlikely to see more T26. If we're lucky we might get a batch 2 of uparmed T31 if ba...
by dmereifield
29 Nov 2022, 17:46
Forum: British Army
Topic: M270 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS)
Replies: 104
Views: 38469
United Kingdom

Re: M270 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS)

Seems like there is request for 75 M270 and 10 MLRS recovering vehicles, but funding for only 61 & 8 respectively. Still significant increase over current numbers https://twitter.com/Gabriel64869839/status/1597578927782133761 What are the current numbers? Are these actually for the UK or for do...
by dmereifield
20 Nov 2022, 13:41
Forum: Political Discussions
Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
Replies: 4600
Views: 117497
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Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal

A mixture of things coming out here, not sure how much is correct and how much is remainers (in Government, Parliament, civil servants, media) pushing their own agenda. The UK isn't going to accept the 4 freedoms, nor is the EU goin to budge on them, just as they didn't for May's Chequers proposals ...