Account of the downing of an Iranian airliner in 1988. A short clip but describes the details and confusion of the event very well:

Im not sure of the tonnage quoted is that correct in that it (Hunter class)is significantly heavier than City class is that short tonnes or what and there is not mention of abm capability t Actually, I'm sure you're referring to the announcement by PM Turnbull on the strategic ballistic missile cap...

Im not sure of the tonnage quoted is that correct in that it (Hunter class)is significantly heavier than City class is that short tonnes or what and there is not mention of abm capability t The quoted tonnage is the same that is all over the class spec sheets - 8800 tn. Wikipedia states 8,700 long ...

Absolutely fantastic news. One that everyone on this forum has been waiting for. Our Prime Minister May stated that it would be great for the UK economy, how much so?? Does anyone know how much of a percentage would be UK content given they are being built down under? Looking forward with everyone ...

Has anyone noticed that the Hunter class is a whopping 8800 tonnes?

UK PM Teresa May's view on the decision - " Theresa May hails £20bn frigate deal as biggest naval defence contract for decade " http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16321816.theresa-may-hails-20bn-frigate-deal-as-biggest-naval-defence-contract-for-decade/ The Prime Minister has been directly...

Interesting that the announcement came just hours after the US State Department approved some parts for Australia. Perhaps this was the hold up and not the WA ASC involvement? https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2018/06/28/report-australia-selects-bae-for-frigate-design/ "The announ...

Brilliant news! Was waiting for this and searching every day for any updates. This got me by surprise but that makes it even better.

http://adbr.com.au/breaking-bae-type-26 ... -sea-5000/

There's a story about a new hypersonic airliner from Boeing which will go 5 times the speed of sound. It mentions the SABRE engine from Reaction - though not sure if this is what Boeing have in mind as that theoretically goes up to 25 times the speed of sound. https://thewest.com.au/business/aviatio...

f35b around till seventies I dont believe you mean an aircraft will last fifty years if you mean at end of life cycle they are replaced then the total purchased could be easily double what has been proposed for the total buy certainly developments in physics of radars and computing may erode the st...

Perhaps the ability to be launched off carriers using EMAL should be considered with a longer range than aircraft now being introduced it would not be expected that the f35b would still be flying thirty to to fifty years time but the carriers fielding them will need aircraft it may be too expensive...

According to the below article, UK maybe set to outline strategy for next generation fighters during next months Royal International Air Tattoo - " Excluded from cooperative plans in Europe, UK sets groundwork for future fighters " https://www.defensenews.com/digital-show-dailies/farnborou...

Another article on the SEA 5000 programme - " SEA 5000 decision delayed due to industry wrangling – report ". Still speculation but we seem to be getting closer to the truth: http://adbr.com.au/sea-5000-decision-delayed-due-to-industry-wrangling-report/ The decision on the successful SEA 5...

A new update on the SEA 5000 decision - " $35 billion warship announcement delayed as Cabinet grapples with final project details " For the first time mid-year rather than by end of Q2 is been given as the time for the decision. Seems there's lots of politics going on around Austal ship ya...

I read that Italian forum post ( than you google translate ) it seemed again to be speculation will see of course monday Indeed. I also tracked down that forum and it's mostly reposted content from other forums such as this. The person who made the claim that the FREMM had "found her husband&q...

Looks like sea5000 anouncement not today then Seems to have been just speculation - although it appears the whole industry was fooled by it. We did get the statement from the minister that it would be by the end of the month though - that leaves just next week. Sorry, don't have access to the site ...

well is it or isn't it the Friday sea5000 announcement , place your bets folks is it going to be tomorrow and whos the lucky winner? Well, up to a few days, I was thinking that Navantia is safe, but now, with these leaks, who knows... The last news from Navantia on the SEA 5000 programme was a coup...

Decision could be announced in Adelaide this Friday: https://www.afr.com/news/austal-asc-tipped-to-be-thrown-lifeline-for-35b-frigate-build-20180619-h11kr0 "Multiple sources in the defence industry are anticipating Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will announce the winning international designer...

And would winning the Aussie bid help with selection for the Canadian contract? I think one could say the T26 has been on rails to win the Canadian CSC competition from the beginning. Looking at the technology partners it has involved and the vendors who didn't even bother entering. The latest news...

Looking pretty good for T26, though I'm still cautious after what went down with the submarine selection. The interesting thing about the submarine decision is that it was leaked and nobody believed it! No one thought the Barracuda had a chance and assumed the information to be wrong. I'm also hopi...

The speculation that the decision could be announced this Friday in Adelaide is supported by the fact that the Australian National Security Committee didn't sit on Tuesday as it normally would. It's now meant to sit on Thursday which would reduce the period of time any decision could be leaked. This...

Lord Jim wrote:Mixed feeling if the T-26 wins as the Australian version will probably ne better than the one the RN eventually operates.

Are you serious? It would bring down the capital costs of the final 5 for the UK and also bring down lifecycle operational costs.

Another article on the SEA 5000 decision - to be announced in Adelaide this Friday? https://www.afr.com/news/austal-asc-tipped-to-be-thrown-lifeline-for-35b-frigate-build-20180619-h11kr0 Multiple sources in the defence industry are anticipating Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will announce the winni...

Latest article on the Australian SEA 5000 decision - " Australia tipped to buy British naval frigates in $35 billion deal with old partner ". https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/australia-tipped-to-buy-british-naval-frigates-in-35-billion-deal-with-old-partner-20180619-p4zmea...

Two things have been reported as on going... 1. Rolls Royce has modified the faulty recuperator. It was reported last year that it would undergo operational testing before being rolled out across the fleet. Installation of the modifications can be carried out in four weeks, within the warships norm...