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- 05 Sep 2019, 06:05
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: German Armed Forces
- Replies: 595
- Views: 47123
Re: German Armed Forces
Germany's main role could become simply the transportation and logistics centre It is naturally in that position, and makes sense to recognise that in any planning. as the US for example moves its forces east Yes, the Poland move makes sense. But look at any major reorg's in Europe over the past de...
- 05 Sep 2019, 05:57
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: Finland (Suomi)
- Replies: 204
- Views: 20044
Re: Finland (Suomi)
xav wrote:Finland is loaning Torped 45 parts from the SwAF until the delivery of the new Torped 47 system from Saab Dynamics.
True, but in this case it is just a filler, for the training gap.Lord Jim wrote:Finland is loaning Torped 45 parts from the SwAF until the delivery of the new Torped 47 system from Saab Dynamics.
- 05 Sep 2019, 05:54
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: Argentina
- Replies: 256
- Views: 16511
Re: Argentina
BTW, Argentina's peso is a good indicator for how many of these prgrms will come to pass - though R4 news of yesterday had picked up from options market that for the next two months the implied uncertainty about the currency is surpassed by the good ol' £ :o (you know: used to be :idea: a reserve cc...
- 05 Sep 2019, 05:50
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: Argentina
- Replies: 256
- Views: 16511
Re: Argentina
What's the source for this? Does it mention, by any chance, the two countries joint prgrm for a nuclear sub?Lord Jim wrote:Has it already been mentioned on here that Brazil are giving Argentina two of their 206 type Submarines?
- 05 Sep 2019, 05:45
- Forum: Political Discussions
- Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
- Replies: 4600
- Views: 122100
Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
the bluster - was infused by a plan... and that plan has not run out, as of yet. (...) AND (the worst part is) not caring about breaking the Union :( this lot seriously the best this country can come up with at this rate I think HM should take over and sack the lot. Interesting question; let's cont...
- 04 Sep 2019, 21:25
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4445541
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
certain behaviour patterns that annoy me at times, too much fantasy fleet stuff, and endless re tweeting from other sites with no commentary added or links to original stories. Agree: - the first one is difficult (as everything is relative) - the latter is illegal... why does the site expose itself...
- 04 Sep 2019, 21:16
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 1041
- Views: 326294
Re: Warrior Armoured Vehicle Variants (British Army)
Now " cancelling the £1.6bn project after numerous setbacks. Last year, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority said that “successful delivery of the project appears to be unachievable”. The MoD is reported to therefore be considering buying new hulls instead of upgrading the 30-year-old vehi...
- 04 Sep 2019, 21:01
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: Swedish Armed Forces
- Replies: 238
- Views: 24109
Re: Swedish Armed Forces
[the] final NH90 helicopter for the Swedish Armed Forces was handed over by the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) in July Quite a long-winded (" a long and winding road") process, that one: "In September 2001, the NH90 was chosen as the common helicopter for the Nordic st...
- 04 Sep 2019, 19:47
- Forum: Political Discussions
- Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
- Replies: 4600
- Views: 122100
Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
You might say that, but what you call cowardice Custer wasn't a coward, right? Too much bluster in our politics, right now. But it - the bluster -was infused by a plan... and that plan has not run out, as of yet. - I have spent so many year worrying about the Irish, and then the Scottish, nationali...
- 03 Sep 2019, 06:04
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19331
- Views: 9713398
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
The US did with seawolf and dialled it back to get a Virginia class which it built in numbers Indeed, but times have changed and all Seawolfs are now "facing" China. it is a ship that has potential to operate against a simultaneous multi domain threat a tier 1 vessel. Quite. It is likely ...
- 03 Sep 2019, 05:56
- Forum: Political Discussions
- Topic: Conservative party
- Replies: 432
- Views: 20234
Re: Conservative party
I'm sure that none of the disaster capitalists that backed Brexit and sold it to the British electorate would be in a position to do that. There is no other market where shorting is easier. And regardless of what "they" say, make no mistake about "them" going short (when the tim...
- 03 Sep 2019, 05:47
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Warrior Armoured Vehicles (British Army)
- Replies: 1041
- Views: 326294
Re: Warrior Armoured Vehicle Variants (British Army)
" ability to meet the missions required of it by the MoD [...] as part of the UK Ministry of Defence's (MoD's) Reliability Growth Tests" The reporter has taken word by word what he has been told (which is not much as he had to repeat it to get an article together). Reliability is the key w...
- 02 Sep 2019, 18:49
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: JAPAN / 日本
- Replies: 460
- Views: 50699
Re: JAPAN / 日本
I agree: we prefer to level mud huts, and shy away from (=use diplomacy) to deal with the hard/ existential threats.Timmymagic wrote:Faced with a choice of buying 1 x SM-3 or 40 odd TLAM I suspect the RN will go for TLAM.
- 02 Sep 2019, 18:47
- Forum: Political Discussions
- Topic: Conservative party
- Replies: 432
- Views: 20234
Re: Conservative party
The UK has it's own individual membership (as do all the EU nations), but assigned authority to the EU (which has it's own membership) while the UK was part of the EU. When we leave, the UK's membership will still be valid and the EU will lose it's authority to speak for the UK And how does the &qu...
- 02 Sep 2019, 18:40
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1891
- Views: 252750
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Just wait a minute, and...The £14 billion headroom the chancellor intends to spend has already been reduced to around £4 billion by changes to the fiscal and economic outlook.
- 01 Sep 2019, 06:08
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 443503
Re: Section infantry weapons
three 81mm tubes for every 120mm tube, plus three 81mm bombs for every 120mm bomb. As long as we consider mortars as suppression weapons (US Army/ USMC have adopted guidance sets, mainly for use in MOUTS) the above is a point, and beyond man-handled mobility: - there is twice as much fragmentation ...
- 01 Sep 2019, 05:48
- Forum: Political Discussions
- Topic: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
- Replies: 4600
- Views: 122100
Re: Brexit - The UK's EU Referendum & Withdrawal
What's new after the April Fool's turned out to be exactly that? This time this number Up to 3.5 million people risk falling foul of rules for entering countries in the Schengen zone is not about Brits unable to travel to the EU, but about EU citizens threatened to be thrown out of the country (minu...
- 31 Aug 2019, 14:30
- Forum: Political Discussions
- Topic: Conservative party
- Replies: 432
- Views: 20234
Re: Conservative party
ArmChairCivvy wrote: First we had Mrs May behaving like Henry VIII and now Boris has taken the manual by Elisabeth I into use. Boris is just reinforcing his Leave credentials with Brexit Party voters before calling a General Election. With the threat of deselection for any Tory MP's that vote again...
- 31 Aug 2019, 06:34
- Forum: Political Discussions
- Topic: Conservative party
- Replies: 432
- Views: 20234
Re: Conservative party
What exactly is it that those who voted to leave the EU voted for? Did they vote for an EFTA-like option, a Switzerland-like option, no deal or something else? Maybe we need another referendum to find out what relationship people actually want with the EU rather than you trying to justify the most ...
- 31 Aug 2019, 06:24
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: Australian Defence Force
- Replies: 2630
- Views: 751074
Re: Australian Defence Force
Nice footage, above. Now they can start to lay the keel for the next one (ours?).
- 31 Aug 2019, 06:21
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: RN anti-ship missiles
- Replies: 1030
- Views: 249374
Re: RN anti-ship missiles
Nor China, so LJ's comment is accurate (and all of this is the real reason for why there was no real effort for salvaging the INF).Pseudo wrote: the INF treaty is a bilateral treaty between the US and Russia and doesn't restrict the development of intermediate-range nuclear missiles by either the UK or France.
- 31 Aug 2019, 06:16
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: JAPAN / 日本
- Replies: 460
- Views: 50699
Re: JAPAN / 日本
missiles are likely intended to be fitted on the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) Aegis destroyers such as the four Kongo-class, the two Atago-class or the future two Maya-class of destroyers. Looks like the next Battle of Tsusima https://imgr.cliqz.com/pQgfBbLx-MFxeva9Ef_GO6_SRFMv6mKaGqcW...
- 31 Aug 2019, 06:11
- Forum: Political Discussions
- Topic: Donald Trump
- Replies: 828
- Views: 39321
Re: Donald Trump
Save for China, Trump's trade wars are with allies: https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/768/cpsprodpb/15013/production/_106853068_world_tariffs-nc.png Except for pandering to his core "Red Neck" support, is this "economic nationalism" just a smoke screen for the intended(?) permanent ...
- 30 Aug 2019, 09:51
- Forum: Personnel and Units
- Topic: RAF Marham (RAF)
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2981
Re: RAF Marham (RAF)
Looking at the size of those girders behind the workmen, especially the cross braces, that's going to be a strong building. If its going to be also cyber proof then It will need to be a Faraday Cage, so that no EM emissions can penetrate the walls and for that matter escape. Perhaps the room that c...
- 30 Aug 2019, 08:38
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: Russian Armed Forces
- Replies: 1023
- Views: 67950
Re: Russian Armed Forces
Why NATO still exists, there is no more Warsaw Pact, the United States would accept new members from the former Soviet Union such as Ukraine, Georgia, to reach the border of Russia. Why, who is provocative in this story While it is good to pose questions and seek "a balance", perhaps viol...