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- 11 May 2023, 12:31
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Air Command Integrated Review Refresh 2023
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1172
- 30 Mar 2023, 18:54
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6067
- Views: 1724014
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Link.....? Or proof? As opposed to industry photos? https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/08/02/german-air-force-declares-meteor-missile-ready-for-eurofighter-fleet/ Only thing I can find after a google that isn’t industry, hope this sufficient. Original initial industry test flight were f...
- 30 Mar 2023, 14:21
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6067
- Views: 1724014
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Link.....? Or proof? As opposed to industry photos?
- 30 Mar 2023, 13:43
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6067
- Views: 1724014
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
UK could do something like 2 meteors and 4 Cudas for 6 air to air missiles. Sidekick is not gonna be available for the B version. 4 Meteor and 2 Asraam will be plenty. The max loadout of missiles of current and previous generation fighters was 4 medium range and 4 short ranged missiles. But all tho...
- 30 Mar 2023, 12:45
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6067
- Views: 1724014
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
UK could do something like 2 meteors and 4 Cudas for 6 air to air missiles. Sidekick is not gonna be available for the B version. 4 Meteor and 2 Asraam will be plenty. The max loadout of missiles of current and previous generation fighters was 4 medium range and 4 short ranged missiles. But all tho...
- 30 Mar 2023, 09:02
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6067
- Views: 1724014
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
UK could do something like 2 meteors and 4 Cudas for 6 air to air missiles. Sidekick is not gonna be available for the B version. 4 Meteor and 2 Asraam will be plenty. The max loadout of missiles of current and previous generation fighters was 4 medium range and 4 short ranged missiles. But all tho...
- 22 Mar 2023, 08:19
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Defence Estate Optimisation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 983
Re: Defence Estate Optimisation
what RJ, Shadow, Protector, red Arrows plus a number of non flying units? It's fucking rammed fella.
- 24 Jan 2023, 19:39
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1842
- Views: 183999
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
I can't think of an Air Force establishment I've visited in the last decade that isn't crumbling.
That said some of the F35 buildings are decent, but the rest of the station is falling apart.
That said some of the F35 buildings are decent, but the rest of the station is falling apart.
- 14 Jan 2023, 18:20
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15444
- Views: 4409189
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Some of the fantasy pish that gets poasted here is unreal!
- 09 Jan 2023, 18:22
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6067
- Views: 1724014
- 27 Dec 2022, 15:44
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15444
- Views: 4409189
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Sadly HMS PWLS sits in dry dock in Rosyth. The crew understandably must be pulling their hair out. This latest disaster comes on top of other mishaps that have caused the ship to be under going repairs for more days than it has been at sea. About to set sail for a visit to the US for major trials a...
- 21 Dec 2022, 15:54
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 950514
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
So, so many trolls and ill informed posters have ruined this once good forum.
- 08 Dec 2022, 17:21
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15444
- Views: 4409189
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
I actually think that a soldier earning 22K should not be asked to do the work of someone earning much more. Forces personnel are not allowed to strike and their numbers are much less than in the "fucking" seventies. If anyone deserves a rise in pay its them and that is a big part of the ...
- 07 Dec 2022, 12:17
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15444
- Views: 4409189
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Back in the 70's I drove fuel tankers, green goddesses and snow ploughs, helped with flood defences and moved rotten potatoes from Hull docks. So I do appreciate it was not what i signed up to do but at the same time someone had to do it. Good for you, I'll get you a medal. The world has changed no...
- 06 Dec 2022, 19:21
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15444
- Views: 4409189
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Indeed, nipper reckoned end of march at the latest, although he and many of his warfare crew are in Manchester at the moment being trained in passport control. Interesting skill to learn. At least he is not stuck onboard. Debatable. I currently have juniors assisting with that to cover striking bor...
- 12 Nov 2022, 16:17
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15444
- Views: 4409189
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Knowing the RAF's love of shipborne aviation, I shudder to think how few F-35's will be embarked. 8 flew out from Marham this afternoon in 4 waves of 2 to embark on QNLZ in the North Sea 8 jets for a 70k ton carrier. That will have Putin shaking in his boots. 6 to protect the carrier and 2 for offe...
- 13 Oct 2022, 12:25
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15444
- Views: 4409189
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- 06 Oct 2022, 20:31
- Forum: Deployments
- Topic: Cyprus SBA - Sovereign Base Areas
- Replies: 41
- Views: 4111
Re: Cyprus SBA - Sovereign Base Areas
I doubt it, i don't see the point. There hasn't been aircraft there full time for years (bar SAR). The camp isn't really set up for full time operations, as in all posted out there on a overseas accompanied tour. The camp needs quite a bit of money spending on it. I doubt it's anything anyone is pu...
- 08 Sep 2022, 18:48
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6067
- Views: 1724014
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Service Inquiry.
- 08 Sep 2022, 17:12
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6067
- Views: 1724014
- 29 Aug 2022, 12:28
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15444
- Views: 4409189
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Its not even as if PoW has been pushed hard for the last 18mths and the Engineering Dept have had how long to prepare for this deployment, making sure everything was 100% ready to go? To suffer such a major malfunction within 24hrs of leaving port is a total failure on someone's part. I don't see h...
- 11 May 2022, 14:32
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15444
- Views: 4409189
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Its getting really tiresome seeing pictures of these carriers at sea with everything on the flight deck except the one bloody thing they were built to carry. ..are they wrapping these F35's up in cotton wool with a 'Break glass in case of emergency' deployment rule or something. Not worth letting t...
- 29 Apr 2022, 18:48
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6067
- Views: 1724014
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Can't deploy a Sqn for long if there are no spares to fix the fukkers.
You can have as many Sqns as you like, but without the spares it's meaningless.
You can have as many Sqns as you like, but without the spares it's meaningless.
- 29 Apr 2022, 13:18
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6067
- Views: 1724014
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
You anoraks get so het up about Sqn numbers or numbers of airframes per Sqn....
The real metric is how many spares have been bought. That drives everything!
The real metric is how many spares have been bought. That drives everything!
- 08 Jan 2022, 09:09
- Forum: UK Defence Forum
- Topic: Technical Support - Post here if you're having technical issues with the forum
- Replies: 23
- Views: 2500
Re: Technical Support - Post here if you're having technical issues with the forum
Won't find many here mate.