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Aircrew and ground crew from 903 Expeditionary Air Wing RAF, Cyprus, have taken time out of their busy operational tours to spell out the Royal Cypher EIIR to wish Her Majesty the Queen a happy 90th birthday.

UK Discloses Zephyr-Suited Payload Investment The UK government’s Centre for Defence Excellence (CDE) is supporting the development of payload projects, which will seemingly be adapted for use on its new Airbus Defence & Space Zephyr high-altitude pseudo satellite (HAPS). A series of CDE-funded...

Some nice pics here from Hidden Pembrokeshire . http://i.imgur.com/RhV45YR.jpg http://i.imgur.com/K4nPImL.jpg http://i.imgur.com/yJx2Wi4.jpg http://i.imgur.com/DjBJfHo.jpg http://i.imgur.com/A9XHbtP.jpg http://i.imgur.com/JW1Vcuz.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iALYdON.jpg http://i.imgur.com/HG7Pm69.jpg http...

Confirmation that it will probably be an off-the-shelf design: UK Looks to Outline Requirement for New General Purpose Frigate The Joint Requirements Oversight Committee is expected to decide the top-level capability set needed for the new General Purpose Frigate There is an expectation that the req...

Video footage of Rafales and Typhoons being refueled:

http://theaviationist.com/?p=38230
That's a lot of helicopters.

Anyone know why Duncan is alongside in Portsmouth? She was meant to be taking part in Exercise Griffin Strike. She was notably absent from the PhotEx with all the other major ships taking part. Not due to propulsion issues, hopefully? https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/722047929024950273 Edit: S...

A tweet from BAE showing the design offered to Australia:

The downselect for the Australian OPV and Future Frigate programs has been announced: <snip> [I don't have a link to an official release yet. This news tweet is the best I've seen so far.] For interest, the Type 26's chances in this competition are being discussed in the Type 26 thread: http://ukde...

17 April 2016 - Enhanced Polls An extension has been added to make polls a little more flexible and interesting. Some of the enhancements include: The ability to abstain from voting and directly view results. The option to display how users have voted. The ability to limit voting only to users whic...

A few miscellaneous items from social media: https://www.facebook.com/royalairforce/photos/a.263638134884.138827.26035834884/10154183143234885/?type=3&theater Bulwark, Ocean and Dixmude: https://twitter.com/davemcross/status/721686531942060032 Some of the ships in formation (anyone know why Dunc...

Royal Marines of J Company 42 Commando carry out beach landings at Wacker Quay ahead of an assault on Scraesdon Fort during training exercises in Cornwall.

http://i.imgur.com/JFqHx7m.jpg http://i.imgur.com/s6OrYhu.jpg http://i.imgur.com/nCBwcJl.jpg http://i.imgur.com/WR8fFn7.jpg Exercise Griffin Strike 2016 is a UK-France operational and tactical level live exercise which aims to demonstrate Full Validation of Concept of the Combined Joint Expeditiona...

http://i.imgur.com/RT9a6eh.jpg http://i.imgur.com/OC0QiUn.jpg http://i.imgur.com/o4TyJln.jpg British airborne infantry have practiced urban operations alongside French armoured infantry as part of a major exercise to demonstrate military co-operation between the two countries. Exercise Griffin Stri...

A thread for the currently ongoing Franco-British Joint Exercise Griffin Strike - a trial for the upcoming Combined Joint Expeditionary Force. Starting with some images of the French arriving. http://i.imgur.com/p4L0aHg.jpg http://i.imgur.com/tnGPI4N.jpg http://i.imgur.com/KQSTo4q.jpg Vehicles and S...

The Type 26's demonstration phase has been pushed back to to June 2017:
http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id ... 6+Frigates

QE and POW:

An interview with a RN pilot on secondment with the USN:

A topic to discuss defence in Austria.

marktigger wrote:https://hushkit.net/2016/04/01/super-hu ... -in-india/

India to produce a "Super" Hunter interesting

Had me for a moment there, then I realised the date. Well played!

A thread for news and discussion on the Royal Navy's Silent Service. UK Attack Subs Return to Arctic THE Royal Navy is to send submarines under the Arctic icecap for the first time since two sailors were killed there almost a decade ago during an exercise. The crews of the navy’s seven attack submar...

Not something you see every day; AAC Apaches without their longbow radars:

B-52s join the fight against ISIL:
http://www.airforcetimes.com/story/mili ... /82829600/

Dixmude arrives at Devonport for Ex Griffin Strike:

Typhoons scrambled to intercept a non-responsive civilian plane today: Scrambled Typhoon's Sonic Boom Shakes Homes Typhoon aircraft from the Royal Air Force's Quick Reaction Alert have been scrambled to intercept a civilian aircraft that was failing to respond to air traffic communications. The figh...

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