As I understand it, the UK has 18 F35s. 3 of these are with 17 Sqn for operational test and evaluation in the US. 6 are with 207 Sqn OCU, being used to the train the trainers, training pilots for 617 Sqn and preparing to train pilots for 809 NAS. That leaves 9 with 617 Sqn. Deploying 5 of these for...

c123"]And how about adding money for defence first? Instead of waiting what will be cut next?[/quote] Did you not get the memo. The defence budget is a endless pot of gold for MPs to cut to pay for all there favourite projects. That why the NHS and welfare benefits are running @ inexcess of 350...

More from Defense-Aerospace dated Sept 3rd :- https://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/213148/uk-to-invest-%C2%A3317m-to-develop-aesa-radar-for-typhoon.html More from Defense-Aerospace dated Sept 3rd :- https://www.defense-aerospace.com/article-view/release/213148/uk-to-invest-%C2%A33...

The RN have decided to operate the ASaC and ASW Merlins from just one Squadron, an enlarged 820 NAS. 849 NAS was decommissioned on 21 April, with its personnel moving to 820 NAS. This decision is to allow the RN to maximise the output from its fleet of 39 Merlin HM2. From Jane'es. Where does 39 Mer...

Gabriele wrote:2 of those are actually coming out, and 2 are only preparing to get in, for accuracy.

It could be 3 ,the third one running a bit late.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDjvc2r02V4 (Thales) 3rd July 2019 Thales proves its Lightweight Multirole Missile's precision strike capability in protecting vital assets and service crew at sea by defeating IMG_20190716_172211.jpg naval threats at recent firings trials. Thales LMM brochure (PDF) ...

Ianmb17 wrote:Pride of Moray

Nice pic

It'll come down to cost though. Exactly, otherwise the Royal Navy would simply be getting a fleet of 13 Type 26 frigates. Back in time the government (labour I think) said we cannot afford the last two T45 Numbers 7 &8. And said instead we canceĺ these and bring forward the T26 ships earlier. T...

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Tempest414 wrote:HMS Dragon escorts US navy boomer Ohio up the Clyde

(@wolfie250)

This is not a normal escort ,usually done by the RM detachment up there isit ?h

SKB wrote:
^ New artists impression of the RAF P-8A Poseidon

The nose is painted black and not grey- looking at the boeing production photograph s posted on Twitter.

Would be great to see a Harrier drop on board from Italy or the USMC. In many ways it would be good. I think the scale of QE with a Harrier on board would be an interesting view. But at the same time it would ignite the entire 'should have retained Harrier' argument and 'we could have had an operat...

Tempest414k wrote:You beat me to it I was about to say all the Bay were deployed right now top effort from the RFA

Shame there wasn't a fourth one to help out,sorry we got rid of it to save £65million from the defence budget in 2010.☹

MoD 'to scrap cut-price frigates plan' after fears ships would not be able to protect themselves https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/05/07/hopes-cut-price-frigates-navy-dashed-mod-gives-way-250m-per/ According the the Telegraph, the T-31 looks likely to be getting the bin... Can't see the res...

Surely the the bottom line is that the BAe CMS system is only a uk taxpayers system which does not compete with the rest world's systems. Compared with the American ,swedish saab (9LV),french(Tacticos) all have sold worldwide and employed on more ships then the BAe cms. I suspect we the taxpayers ar...

Not directly RN QNLZ issue, but French CGD "inside" video here is very impressive. We will be seeing RN version of this kind of movie within 2 years? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIzVgY-r70c Note the 2 16 cell SAM sites near the E2A planes, Needed for the QE class carriers ASAP if taki...

I must admit that I have a small hope that both the P-8 and E-7 programmes have, in the end, similarities with hoe the RAF purchased the C-17 regarding numbers. That is to say over time the respective fleets are increased by an aircraft here and an aircraft there when funding permits. This may allo...

Not really the supplier has prove the escape system works before it is accept by the customer,so all the costs are already budget forby the supplier.
It only costs the customer after the system is accepted and is used let say for training and or proven after x period in service.

With this radar the carrier can detect with a range tested at 2000 miles and direct anti-ballistic missiles from allied escort warships and or from a T26 fitted with the pac3 missiles in the mk41 silos. Or even land base Japanese anti-ballistic missiles. You mean SM-3? Pac-3 isn't Mk41 enabled, I d...

If the carriers are goingt to be deployed in the gulf and or south China sea area .I think it would only to be prudent to update the long radar s1850 smartL radar to the lasest anti-ballistic radar that Thales have supplied to the Dutch navy, the Smart L MM/N Radar. With this radar the carrier can d...

As I have said before T26 is designed to be the best singleton it can be yes it can be tweeked but we have the best part of 10 years to do that. However what I have also said in the the past is T26 will be to much ship for the job it will do i.e we will have 8 T26s 4 will be tired to the Carriers a...

Cross-post from T23 thread. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status of the 13 T23s are: [ (c) =active with CAMM, (w)= active with Sea Wolf, (r/c) = refit coming back soon with CAMM , ...

The The recent series about HMS Duncan and her visit to the Black Sea was interesting as the vessels was never shown carrying Harpoon for example. Whether this was to make her look less frightening to the Russians I do not know but in my view Duncan should have been fully outfitted. I think in the ...

Edinburgh has to be a given to keep the scots happy. Sheffield / Newcastle / Manchester / Liverpool all worth a shout but very northern centric so not all. Maybe Gloucester / Southampton or Exeter may slip in there to address the balance. I can't see there being a Plymouth with the recent news abou...

Yet another rival of T31e to come? https://mobile.twitter.com/xaviervav/status/1059765455336820736 The second ship in the picture looks like somone's idea of a Type 31. DrULDRrVYAAZJhd.jpg large.jpg Interesting indeed ! Pure co-incidence or does the hull number give us a clue - 331 ? Looks like Art...

Adding AAMs to a MPA like we did in the Falklands was only designed to counter the oppositions MPAs if they ever met up. If a SU-27 or SU-30 wants to shoot down a MPA it will if the target is within range. Saying that shooting down a USN P-8 in international airspace is somekthing that cannot be sp...