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- 18 Mar 2024, 13:09
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6097
- Views: 1754529
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Have the US started accepting jets from Lockheed again they had suspended delivery due to software issues?
- 18 Mar 2024, 12:00
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6128
- Views: 1860783
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Yes the 23 Merlins are more than the current 6 ships can carry but if we were to get 4 x 200 by 36 meter flat tops MRSS then we could in full load out carry 3 x that I disagree that RN needs 4 LHP/LHD (of would even consider that) but nevertheless lets assume that 4 of them are ordered. It would be...
- 17 Mar 2024, 19:01
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4444126
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Where is the open and transparent press release from MOD to cut this off at the pass? How much information on the operational status of a British warship would it take for you to consider it "open and transparent"? How much information do you think would be needed to "cut this off at...
- 17 Mar 2024, 15:37
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6128
- Views: 1860783
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Really depends on what your priority is. If the focus is aviation and in particular helicopter operations then a flat deck is important to allow enough helicopters to be loaded without asking them to hold airborne until the assault force is formed up. If your priority is vehicle and equipment off lo...
- 16 Mar 2024, 12:13
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4444126
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Because of the press coverage of recent failures/accidents. Why do you think that press coverage of recent accidents, particularly the fire on board HMS QE, should cause red faces amongst the "Top Brass" Where is the open and transparent press release from MOD to cut this off at the pass?...
- 10 Mar 2024, 09:47
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1013
- Views: 434550
Re: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]
How many were fired to down the 2 drones? Five? It didn’t look like all those flashes and bangs were sea ceptor but not sure what they were It's difficult to tell as due to the darkness you can't se the cuts in the video. Richmond doesn't have anything else apart from Sea Ceptor, 4.5 and small arms...
- 09 Mar 2024, 21:14
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1013
- Views: 434550
Re: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]
It didn’t look like all those flashes and bangs were sea ceptor but not sure what they were It would be interesting to know as if it’s 2x sea ceptor per target, even for crude drones as 32x becomes 16x targets and there is no 57mm/40mm or Phalanx in reserve. One of the comments on the video from a ...
- 09 Mar 2024, 20:15
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1013
- Views: 434550
Re: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]
It didn’t look like all those flashes and bangs were sea ceptor but not sure what they were
- 09 Mar 2024, 19:32
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
- Replies: 63
- Views: 2579
Re: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
The French engaged 4 with missile and 76mm cannon.
- 09 Mar 2024, 18:46
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1889
- Views: 252639
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
There is no vision or strategy being offered by either of the main political parties for the country no goal to aim for and work toward, so defence does not have a viable strategy to support a vision that does not exist. Absolutely this - without stated a vision and goals everything else is rudderl...
- 09 Mar 2024, 17:59
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
- Replies: 63
- Views: 2579
Re: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
A longer video of the HMS richmount engagement in the Red Sea
Not sure what was she was firing but didn’t all look like sea ceptor
Not sure what was she was firing but didn’t all look like sea ceptor
- 09 Mar 2024, 17:11
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1889
- Views: 252639
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
until a clear strategy is defined So what, to your mind, constitues a clear strategy? Perhaps that's where we should all start, with agreement on that There is no vision or strategy being offered by either of the main political parties for the country no goal to aim for and work toward, so defence ...
- 09 Mar 2024, 11:59
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
- Replies: 63
- Views: 2579
- 09 Mar 2024, 09:16
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: FV4034 Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (British Army)
- Replies: 2323
- Views: 1040439
- 08 Mar 2024, 21:16
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1889
- Views: 252639
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
[ And if you want to fix something in the next 5 years this would be a good place to start https://twitter.com/so2quietquitter/status/1766015313512911185?s=61&t=-w58-AqEK8dlq02bHexwZA I wonder when it bottoms out. Certainly doesn’t look like anytime soon going by those charts. Maybe if the econ...
- 08 Mar 2024, 18:57
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1889
- Views: 252639
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
However it’s all the mundane things like wage rises, improved housing, stockpiles and maximising what the U.K. already possesses that would make the biggest difference. Agree and they definitely resonate, but that’s a reason for inflationary increases combined with a reprioritisation of resources /...
- 05 Mar 2024, 11:11
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
- Replies: 480
- Views: 55689
Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
@SW1 forgot to show the last paragraph in the article: That many accidents during a collective 1.7 million flight hours gave a rate of .87 class A mishaps per 100,000 flight hours, lower than the Army’s overall rate of 1.03 and lower than the H-60’s previous five-year rate of 1.04. Flightfax’s revi...
- 04 Mar 2024, 21:25
- Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
- Topic: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry - News & Discussion
- Replies: 87
- Views: 9792
Re: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry - News & Discussion
FAA is cracking the whip may put the recent news in context. https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/updates-boeing-737-9-max-aircraft The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s six-week audit of Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, prompted by the January 5 incident involving a new, Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft, fou...
- 04 Mar 2024, 19:25
- Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
- Topic: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry - News & Discussion
- Replies: 87
- Views: 9792
Re: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry - News & Discussion
FAA is cracking the whip may put the recent news in context. https://www.faa.gov/newsroom/updates-boeing-737-9-max-aircraft The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)’s six-week audit of Boeing and Spirit AeroSystems, prompted by the January 5 incident involving a new, Boeing 737-9 MAX aircraft, foun...
- 04 Mar 2024, 15:57
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
- Replies: 480
- Views: 55689
Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
@SW1 forgot to show the last paragraph in the article: That many accidents during a collective 1.7 million flight hours gave a rate of .87 class A mishaps per 100,000 flight hours, lower than the Army’s overall rate of 1.03 and lower than the H-60’s previous five-year rate of 1.04. Flightfax’s revi...
- 04 Mar 2024, 11:42
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6128
- Views: 1860783
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
[quote=Tempest414 post_id=165091 Firstly under CANZUK I would be looking at Canada and Australia to form an F-35b unit of 20 jets meaning that that the carrier would carry between 24 and 30 5th Gen jets however I know you don't think so but most including the USN would think a CANZUK battle group o...
- 04 Mar 2024, 09:43
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
- Replies: 480
- Views: 55689
Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
If they are falling over themselves for Blackhawk and wish to ignore the supposed industrial strategy cut the program delete the funding. They might get the message then that industrial resilience matters it’s not a catchy sound bite. yeah, that'll help the squaddies Does in France and Italy What o...
- 03 Mar 2024, 20:06
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: The war in Ukraine
- Replies: 1164
- Views: 95196
- 03 Mar 2024, 17:15
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
- Replies: 480
- Views: 55689
Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
Both leonardo and airbus have offered production lines and full integration in the uk with airbus also offering export from there line Full integration = assembly of kits produced abroad with a smidgen of UK parts. All three offer that with varying amounts of smidgen. No R&D, no design, no prot...
- 03 Mar 2024, 16:22
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6128
- Views: 1860783
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
[quote=Tempest414 post_id=165091 Firstly under CANZUK I would be looking at Canada and Australia to form an F-35b unit of 20 jets meaning that that the carrier would carry between 24 and 30 5th Gen jets however I know you don't think so but most including the USN would think a CANZUK battle group op...