Arrowhead 140 was their last offering

dmereifield wrote:All of these discussions assume that the carriers will always be escorted by 2 T45s. Is that realistic,

More than likely its not what you will see in peacetime unless operating in the Gulf or other hotspots.

past rumours that the 6th T45 was for the chopping block as it was not key. This may be true as we have heard that one t45 has been gutted to keep the others afloat. With respect to our experts above, I believe that 2 ASW cruisers, and 2 AD Cruisers is more than adequate as escorts. The one weaknes...

Hmm a Arsenal ship can be fitted with hundreds of ship to shore cruise missiles, a bit nasty for those on the other end.

SW1 wrote:I don’t see the f35 expanding much beyond what’s currently there for the foreseeable.

The price of them is way too high, also the running costs. So I don't expect any more than about 75.

Lord Jim wrote:Well its obvious now why the industrial support packages for platforms cost so much.

Some truth there. Marham, Brize Norton, Lossiemouth just wait now for the E7 Wedgetail

Thankyou for the above XAV. Do you think we will get any major announcements from the MOD.

First female marine pilot flies F35b

https://www.silive.com/news/2019/08/mee ... r-jet.html

This work shouldn’t too much trouble though should it Besides the ski jump the entire deck needs to be strengthened and coated with thermal resistant paint. I would imagine also that there would be some modifications to the refuelling and fire fighting systems. Edit. All this is pure speculation as...

@CJ I have sent a PM to both mods, but it seems to have “disappeared” so I’ll say it here. We need more mods, because around a half dozen fantasists and a chronic retweeter have ruined this forum. Which at the start was a worthy successor to MP.Net. Remember MP Net well. A lot of good stuff on there...

Nice video, good to see how things are moving along.

Awesome display of US Navy ships, makes you realise how small our navy is.

The Armchair Soldier wrote:Stumbled upon this video

I can see why you posted it contains a bit of everything. Its going to take a bit of cleaning to get the desert dust out of those vehicles. I notice a few land rovers including a ambulance, have they got a replacement for these in the pipeline.

8 years to completion seems like a long time for 1 ship.

Have they fixed the weapons elevators yet?

Apparently Airmen will be allowed to have beards from September

https://www.forces.net/news/raf-personn ... row-beards

Two of the Rover Class fleet have been sold to Turkey for 1.5 million

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/p ... ld-3198892

downsizer wrote:Should this garbage be on this forum?

Ha ha my thoughts exactly but I was trying to be subtly polite.

Should not this garbage be posted in the Scotland thread.

Great pictures with lots of detail too!!

I come on here to see factual news not speculation and fantasy. Yes its rather tiresome reading through some of the "fantasy" posts. There is a place for them but not filling up all the discussion groups. Likewise I come on here to gather information and news events discussing them when a...

SKB wrote:Cough. England & Wales gas deposits....

Not forgetting coal and oil deposits as well as remaining off shore gas and oil.

Looks like the UK are joining the US effort in the Gulf.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/u ... spartanntp

Ron5 wrote:Each wing can accommodate either 10 Martlet or two Sea Venom missiles. The design also provides additional lift for the helicopter in forward flight, taking some effort from the main rotor.

Wow that's some firepower, would be handy right now in the gulf as a deterrent.

Sounds a bit like the plane used to do the F35 avionics and sensors. Good news for the UK that this research will go ahead. Wonder if it will fly under RAF or Civilian ownership.