I think the electoral will not vote on defence, it will be the economy, health, immigration and how many handouts for heating. If they base force structures on the hope of future funding it will be a repeat of the mess of the last 20 years. Then priority needs to be the allocation of defence assets ...

Tempest414 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2023, 10:46 Into the 4 Armoured Cavalry units plus some may go the close Armoured artillery and Engineer units within the 3rd division

I only saw two armed cavalry in the armoured brigades which I assumed were challenger tanks.

Poiuytrewq wrote: ↑25 Apr 2023, 10:52

SW1 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2023, 10:22 Ok fair enough but where did the 600 Ajax go?

With the list of priorities as long as it is, can the Army still justify so many Ajax?

I don’t think so but then as there on order..

So moving on from the Amphib thread would the Army be be off like so 2 x Rapid Response Brigades = 16AA & Gurkha RRB with 3 x Infantry Battalions 1 x Artillery regt 1 x Logistics regt 1 x Engineer regt Core task to of each brigade is hold a Battalion Battle Group at high readiness to be moved b...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65383400 The UK is beginning a "large-scale" complex evacuation of British people from Sudan, PM Rishi Sunak has said. RAF flights will be leaving from an airfield outside the capital Khartoum with seats given on a priority basis. Rival military factions agree...

I’d be interested to know what is considered a sensible headcount? Whatever is required to allow all units to function properly but it’s difficult to accurately assess now that the reserve in so intertwined. To do it properly requires 90k to 100k plus a reserve of 20k to 25k. It’s a big uplift whic...

So moving on from the Amphib thread would the Army be be off like so 2 x Rapid Response Brigades = 16AA & Gurkha RRB with 3 x Infantry Battalions 1 x Artillery regt 1 x Logistics regt 1 x Engineer regt Core task to of each brigade is hold a Battalion Battle Group at high readiness to be moved b...

I’d be interested to know what is considered a sensible headcount? The armed forces are recruiting from a smaller portion of the population due to age demographics in the U.K. and in and environment where more are leaving than staying due to a relatively good employment environment. The second is i ...

The problem with all the twin engine aircraft options is for a tactical departure with the engine out climb and manoeuvre performance from unprepared ground especially in hotter or higher areas to get out of engagement zones specified by the operators hence it nearly always drives you to 4 powerful ...

No one thinks the c-27 is any use a waste of time.

Deter China with a lot more long range missiles seems to be the general gist.

https://www.defence.gov.au/about/review ... gic-review

A thread on the highlights

Still getting value out of these venerable workhorses, with only a couple of months to go before retirement. https://twitter.com/GDarkconrad/status/1650126834175016960?t=S5BrrQlcAFaplLXuTXQNnA&s=19 The entire air mobility fleet is in constant demand. There is at least 4 voyager and 3 a400m in C...

https://news.sky.com/story/sudan-how-el ... l-12864485

Akrotiri must be quite busy! Supporting Ukraine, operations over Syria and Iraq and the Sudan evacuation.

Points 2 and 3 are simply wrong and on point 4 it’s subject to service clearances and training.

Procuring of larger and complex items of kit without much or very overly optimistic assumptions about the cost to maintain and support them leads to these problems. Cannibalising equipment is a symptom of a much bigger problem and can have very unintended consequences. The Thin pinstriped line conti...

U.K. diplomats evacuated overnight

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65367019



Good effort all round

https://twitter.com/navylookout/status/1650067098251436033?s=61&t=-w58-AqEK8dlq02bHexwZA https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12003445/Stricken-3-2BN-Royal-Navy-aircraft-carrier-HMS-Prince-Wales-reduced-acting-scrap-yard.html Britain's £3.2 billion aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales has be...

Giving an idea of the distances involved US MH-47s conducted a 1600 mile round trip evacuation of their embassy in Sudan overnight staging thru Ethiopia and conducting multiple air to air refuelling https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/special-ops-forces-evacuate-u-s-embassy-personnel-from-sudan In...

The UK has always had a global involvement it had it before boris decided to attach a catchy sound bite to it and has had since. It’s just militarily it’s not that significant or as the defence secretary even admitted we don’t move the dial in the pacific. It’s diplomatic involvement not military. ...

The UK has always had a global involvement it had it before boris decided to attach a catchy sound bite to it and has had since. It’s just militarily it’s not that significant or as the defence secretary even admitted we don’t move the dial in the pacific. It’s diplomatic involvement not military. ...

Doubt it have you seen how far Khartoum is from the sea. Its why a number of transport aircraft have moved to the region in the past week. What is the most likely option IUO? If it’s embassy staff only it will be something asking to the Afghan evacuation from Khartoum airport with force protection ...

Poiuytrewq wrote: ↑22 Apr 2023, 11:13

Repulse wrote: ↑22 Apr 2023, 11:01 ….current Sudan crisis

Perfect for Argus and LRG(S)?

Depending on the numbers to be evacuated even QE may be appropriate.

Doubt it have you seen how far Khartoum is from the sea. Its why a number of transport aircraft have moved to the region in the past week.

The UK has always had a global involvement it had it before boris decided to attach a catchy sound bite to it and has had since. It’s just militarily it’s not that significant or as the defence secretary even admitted we don’t move the dial in the pacific. It’s diplomatic involvement not military.

If you were considering forming an armoured brigade similar to a U.S. army combined arms armoured brigade then you only really need enough ifv for a single infantry battalion and that’s all the contingency you really need for that type of warfare. Lighter rapidly deployable protected mobility units ...