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by RunningStrong
03 Feb 2024, 14:54
Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
Topic: Malloy Aeronautics
Replies: 15
Views: 811

Re: BAE buys Malloy Aeronautics

Shame, I thought Malloy had a really good culture an opportunity to grow into something special.
by RunningStrong
03 Feb 2024, 14:17
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 2421
Views: 525047

Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

Thanks for the replies. Can you guys quantify the benefits? For example, with a remote turret the Ajax IFV could carry X number of troops and with a manned turret, Y. I seem to remember the Ajax variant IFV entered for the Australian competition, was said to need to be extended to accommodate enoug...
by RunningStrong
03 Feb 2024, 13:24
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 862
Views: 292260

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

Archer is process of clearing for transport via C-17 https://twitter.com/Gabriel64869839/status/1753557389486223757 According to Gabriel, apparently original Archer does not fit into A400, but he don't know if version mounted on MAN maybe can do it. Wikipedia page on Archer would suggest HX2 versio...
by RunningStrong
02 Feb 2024, 23:54
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 2421
Views: 525047

Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

Sorry Sol, maybe I did not put enough emphasis on "was" - I meant during the timeframe up to when the Warrior life-extension/improvement project was eventually decided upon. A current IFV version does indeed not exist, but it was developed from IFVs which were/are in service with Spain an...
by RunningStrong
01 Feb 2024, 15:42
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 2421
Views: 525047

Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

Sorry Sol, maybe I did not put enough emphasis on "was" - I meant during the timeframe up to when the Warrior life-extension/improvement project was eventually decided upon. A current IFV version does indeed not exist, but it was developed from IFVs which were/are in service with Spain an...
by RunningStrong
31 Jan 2024, 16:11
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 862
Views: 292260

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

1RHA on Facebook stating that E Battery has retrained onto L118 and that AJAX conversion begins later in the year. Interesting times! When they say conversion to AJAX, are they giving up the towed 105mm or operating the AJAX alongside it? Any idea how that works, doctrinally? It seems like an odd c...
by RunningStrong
31 Jan 2024, 11:33
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 862
Views: 292260

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

1RHA on Facebook stating that E Battery has retrained onto L118 and that AJAX conversion begins later in the year.

Interesting times!
by RunningStrong
30 Jan 2024, 21:18
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
Replies: 684
Views: 190204

Re: Ground Based Air Defence

Would you even hear it coming and, if you did, would you have time to engage it? You're conflating detection with killing. You either need to use a different system to detect of you need to be keeping an eye out. The rifle (not hypothetical shotgun) is not firing shot, so the trajectory of one bull...
by RunningStrong
30 Jan 2024, 13:51
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
Replies: 684
Views: 190204

Re: Ground Based Air Defence

I get how it works :D I'm not entirely sure you do. It's not difficult for a person to follow a moving target through sights, but becomes challenging for the user to perform the necessary ballistic compensation for range and movement. The system does this for the user. The system is also only a fir...
by RunningStrong
29 Jan 2024, 19:56
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
Replies: 684
Views: 190204

Re: Ground Based Air Defence

The Army has procured this for the moment: https://www.army.mod.uk/news-and-events/news/2023/06/game-changing-anti-drone-weapon-sight-for-army-s-close-combat-soldiers/#:~:text=The%20capability%20can%20recognise%20a,other%20in%2Dservice%20individual%20weapons. In all honesty, what are the chances of...
by RunningStrong
22 Jan 2024, 19:57
Forum: British Army
Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
Replies: 2788
Views: 712776

Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)

Industry has no appetite for accepting any risk in the supply chain. MoD has burned way too many matches on promises of large fleets and then placing small orders (AJAX, Foxhound etc etc). Then out that in the context of government finances and election year and no wonder they've put little effort i...
by RunningStrong
19 Jan 2024, 08:47
Forum: British Army
Topic: UK Mobile Fires Platform
Replies: 97
Views: 11609

Re: UK Mobile Fires Platform

I'd rather went all in on M119A3 than continue anything more on the L118. That would give us commonality within AUKUS and commonwealth.

M777 way, way too expensive for reservist play thing. Give them high quality simulators and make assets available for live firing quarterly.
by RunningStrong
17 Jan 2024, 16:39
Forum: British Army
Topic: M777 Portee DVD 2016
Replies: 113
Views: 28880

Re: M777 Portee DVD 2016

That looks like a rehash that uses the same assumptions that others have made.
by RunningStrong
16 Jan 2024, 22:36
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 238
Views: 86674

Re: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]

Rolls Royce site to open in Cardiff? Supposedly on AUKUS work. Not far from Bristol but not a hotbed of submarine, nuclear or defence in itself.

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wale ... e-28458142
by RunningStrong
14 Jan 2024, 19:18
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 862
Views: 292260

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

Timmymagic wrote: 14 Jan 2024, 09:52 If the Army have a braincell they'll purchase 2 Decoy systems for every Real one...
Counter-intelligence batteries have been discussed recently by a few people with experience.
by RunningStrong
12 Jan 2024, 11:20
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Replies: 5409
Views: 1418356

Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)

Do we need to revisit the OPV armament in of Yemen and consider LMM or CAMM?

https://www.navylookout.com/enhancing-t ... h-ii-opvs/
by RunningStrong
05 Jan 2024, 21:14
Forum: British Army
Topic: M777 Portee DVD 2016
Replies: 113
Views: 28880

Re: M777 Portee DVD 2016

leonard wrote: 04 Jan 2024, 15:01 It is now official the production line of the M777 will be restarted the contract has just been notified.
https://x.com/jpartej/status/1742919384337973482?s=20
Nothing official that Barrow will be restarted...
by RunningStrong
05 Jan 2024, 10:46
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 862
Views: 292260

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

Timmymagic wrote: 05 Jan 2024, 09:33
RunningStrong wrote: 04 Jan 2024, 16:18 Any guarantee the work will take place at Barrow?
Thats where it was done previously and where all of the experience in the titanium fabrication is. Pretty much nailed on.
I guess the equipment is still there but how much of that knowledge and skill has gone to the wind over the years?
by RunningStrong
04 Jan 2024, 16:18
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 862
Views: 292260

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

Any guarantee the work will take place at Barrow?
by RunningStrong
26 Dec 2023, 07:58
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Advice joining Uk forces
Replies: 8
Views: 405

Re: Advice joining Uk forces

I’ve heard that unfortunately she was turned down by the army due to asthma. I don’t have the full story, but I was quite surprised as whilst I knew she had it, it’s never been particularly serious AFAIK. She’s always been pretty sporty and it’s never been an issue in any of that and it seemed to m...
by RunningStrong
15 Dec 2023, 17:18
Forum: British Army
Topic: Morpheus Cancelled
Replies: 6
Views: 939

Re: Morpheus Cancelled

BB85 wrote: 15 Dec 2023, 14:29 SOTAS from Thales is used by 30 countries. How many countries use Bowman?
2. But then the USP of BOWMAN is very UK-centric due to typical MoD requirements management.

I wonder if Thales would run a UK SOTAS business from their Ebbw Vale offices.
by RunningStrong
15 Dec 2023, 13:32
Forum: British Army
Topic: Morpheus Cancelled
Replies: 6
Views: 939

Re: Morpheus Cancelled

What BOWMAN equivalent CIS is there?
by RunningStrong
11 Dec 2023, 14:58
Forum: British Army
Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Replies: 862
Views: 292260

Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments

Interesting that they are offering 8x8 archer but RDUK Elbit turret is on 10x10 chassis.
by RunningStrong
04 Dec 2023, 20:21
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 2421
Views: 525047

Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

Interesting. On Astute the main payment milestone was handover, and it's a much lumpier product. Long lead items were generally purchased by the MOD directly and provided to BAE as segregated Project stock ie GFE. That's a different contract model. Aside from the Cannon which was GFx, GD have to bu...
by RunningStrong
01 Dec 2023, 19:30
Forum: British Army
Topic: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
Replies: 2421
Views: 525047

Re: Ajax Armoured Vehicles (British Army)

"With an initial payment of £480 million, withheld since December 2020 due to challenges with noise and vibration, the MOD will resume payments to General Dynamics as the vehicles are scheduled to enter initial operating capability between July and December 2025" I'd still like to see har...