GRF will not be flying anything but helos for a long time.

Surplus power in the LVAC system being transferred to HVAC distribution via the step up side of the H bridge.

AFAIK there was some work on carriage trials for the JSM. The trials on the LCS went well and there was some concern re the cost of integrating LRASM on all platforms. This and the fact the LRASM is quite a drag intensive object on the wing pylon might mean that it makes it's way onto USN/? Norwegia...

Apologies SB, by using the term recuperator I should have not been lazy and used the term intercooler/recuperator!! The money I believe (thirdhand info), has been set aside to integrate the diesels (new and old) into a failsafe parallel circuit that switches automatically when the thermal loading be...

For some time there has been a heated debate around the TYPE 45 Destroyer, it’s acquisition, production, and performance. In many ways this seems to reflect all that was bad about defence procurement in the last 2 decades and unfortunately haunts the same process to this day. Any attempt to call thi...

No need, if it starts down that road i will slot that mad nazi bitch and resume the role of steward. We as a family did do that for a while until ed ned decided to fulfil his imperial ambition.

The failure rate for parachute selection is approx 65%. Marine selection in 62%. Cost per recruit per day is in excess of £250. The timeline for dropouts is non linear depndant on the course but the highest is usually in the mid/ late 1/3 for voluntary withdrawals. On a 12 week course this means ver...

Yes I do know what a type B Bn is. You are missing my point completely. We need to refocus to construct force structures which allow for insertion of high end deployable units in battlegroup and Brigade elements. This needs to be in a light role with high fire density and able to insert rapidly (wit...

Per soldier, yes. The training regimen is hideously expensive and demanding with a massive personnel loss during training. We need a balance. Troops that can go in rapidly to do high tempo small unit operations or be part of a wider intervention followed by a higher density deployment. There is no p...

Light forces are more expensive to maintain due the 'light costs more' imperative in design and manufacture and the training regimens. Our airborne and marine troops cost far in excess of what most other countries special forces cost in terms of training and support. The key is to have the right bal...

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Sorry, are you looking for us to disagree?

OT- it was yellow veil and fitted to the Lynx.

There is no ejected kinematic disruptor that will stop a Sabot round. Period. The reaction and ballistics do not allow for it (simple physics). The autocued GAU-20 CIWS tha has been mentioned does due to the engagement period being cued at the thermal bloom of firing and the pre-aimed barbette based...

Does anyone actually what the life expire date is for the Block 1c Harpooon is. They did get a LEP sometime in the last decade with rounds going to Boeing. Could we put the OSD back 2-3 years and then dovetail a LRASM order due to the commonality of the launcher footprint, consoles, and wiring?

In the end i think it will be a reworked osd and the canister variant of lrasm due to the common launch infrastructure.

MAFF died a long time ago. Now DEFRA and in this particular context APHA. They dont have personnel to to this so subcontract to RN and border agency.

The unnamed source was an aide to the 1SL. He is I believe now considering new career options. A more cynical view might be that the RN wanted to UOR LRASM in 2018 without competition but the meeting of Sir M Fallon and his oppo might have involved more than cooperation on training and ASW ops. Cue ...

That looks like a lot of fun!

HESH still has the range and accuracy due to the rifling. The lack of rifling is prominent in the ballistic trajectories (why else would we rifle howitzer and naval guns due to the costs).The only exception is the proposed ERAP multi-effect round that has dropped off the radar for the L55. I agree t...

Leo' have lots of problems but their media don't talk about them like ours. The tank crews LOVE the rifled gun. It is more accurate by default and does not bleed lateral stability like the smoothbore (this is basic physics).

Sea Venom would cause a mission kill in all but the heaviest surface combatants. The original MO for Sea Skua and Lynx was to hover below the horizon , pop up and salvo fire, duck down, wait for partial transit and then provide terminal illumination. This was often accompanied by ship launched SSM.

According to the MBDA website the SPEAR3 system is 'compatible with the cold launch system for CAMM', not travelling at hundreds of knots and no solid booster but cant find anything other than a YouTube video link which is no longer valid. Have e-mailed the company for confirmation but they are not ...

I'm in. Do we have a date yet?

The HESH kills remain the longest range kills AFAIK. The Technique was to lob into the upper armour of the turret. That said it was an MT-LB supporting a mortar team outside of Basra. A guy I went through Sandhurst with says the tank crews would prefer a rework of CR2 and then but the Leo follow on....

8km in GW1 10.1km GW 2. Smooth bore bleed lateral stability badly past 5km. The new multi effect projectiles are really nice and the longer sabot isnt a bad bit of kit but the CR2 users really like the rifled gun. This comes from a friend in whom I have a lot of respect and he really should know. Th...