Fishing and Mineral Rights around The “Malvinas” perhaps ? I think that would be another justification for “a larger RN” (and possibly a larger RAF presence at Mount Pleasant as well).

LJ. Alas, you did not read my post properly, “Transfer of Crewing” (and Headcount) …. Not just the responsibility to provide it. FAA Pilots & Maintainers provide extra value in terms of availability for deployment, so not all of the current F”3”5 personnel would need to transfer, or as an altern...

Or handover F35B and P8 crewing to the RN (Along with the Aircraft naturally). With headcount transfers, the RAF should still gain some spare resource as the RN works its assets to a greater degree.

I half saw that one coming, meanwhile the Junior service are still only playing Leapfrog!

HMGs response ……… even less Challenger 3’s. I hope that this mistake (for one) is addressed as a result of Russian aggression.

Probably too small, but 3 plus 3 would be better.

Well, IT HAS been six months now, Perhaps they will venture out to join in the “Fleet Operational Sun Tanning” exercises ?

No, but it might be stickers saying “Do not expose to Salt or Water” that some wizard type from the Junior Service thought would be a way of retaining more control of OUR F35bs.

Quite so!

Fleet Operational Sun Tanning ?

Tempest414 Wrote:- How do you think the army moves its kit if not in a Point class but to be clear when I talk about moving a whole BBG in one Point class this would be in peace time or pre deploying in time of tension. It should not even be considered in time of tension either, as it would make an ...

Somehow, I just knew that it had to be an Indes*it !

Tempest414 Wrote: Maybe maybe not it is just ideas however I do think we really need to push on and get the 1st division into 6 if not 8 Battalion battle groups and if possible they should have no more than 220 vehicles this would have to cover the Cavalry , Infantry , Artillery and Logistics this s...

Unfortunately this falls well short of the mark. Unless we do help (and are capable of helping) the US, wherever in the world they need our help, then you must ask yourself why should they help us ? Your scenario suggests that we have enough to defend ourselves without US help. We may be punching ab...

Poiuytrewq Wrote:- It all stems from a conscious decision to keep both CVF’s active and reduce other assets. If PWLS entered low readiness crew availability would soar. The calculation that has been made is that other NATO members can fill the escort gap. Personally I think the policy is shortsighte...

48 + 26 are the known (factual) numbers, but do not forget to subtract 3 (+ 1). So number of aircraft available would be 70. The rest is nothing but pure fiction. I could write a novel myself, but I will not. Perhaps you also believe that the QEC are too large, bearing in mind that you are advocatin...

Picking a number out of a hat!

That is or BWOTB a “given”!

It was originally supposed to be 4 x frontline squadrons PLUS the OCU squadron (60 x Airframes). With 3 x T & E Squadron Aircraft (and 1 x “Loss”), that would leave only 10 x Airframes (out of a total of 74 Aircraft) for the Maintenance & Attrition Reserve. Not enough IMHO. Under these circu...

We may be well prepared for “Peacetime”! However, deterrence to those who would make “War” requires far more than that. Those that have been mollycoddled in recent decades to believe that War is unthinkable, are hardly likely to fully realise the implications of insufficient numbers, when damage may...

Maybe she would relent iif it became known that the T83 (to potentially be built there) would be known as either the Sturgeon Class, or even the Independence Class ?

The real tragedy is that the “Astutes” did not replace the “Improved Swiftsures” as they ought to have done and ended up replacing the following “Trafalgar” class. Thus the SSN force was effectively cut by c. 50%, a defence “scandal” if ever there was one. I wonder when ……. the 100% increase in SSN ...

The answer is “Get your hits in first” !

Competition is a wonderful thing ! . Who builds best, fastest & cheapest gets the next contract ? .……. Whay a revolutionary” idea, perhaps it could be used (re-used) for Warship construction.

Icebergs in the Black Sea ?