Yes the Army could stand up a fully manned and equipped Brigade, by drawing personnel and and what equipment was serviceable from a multitude of units. It would only be the training of the personnel that may give this formation any semblance of a viable fighting formation, but it would need their hi...

A You Tube video from a trade show held in China this year I believe, that have some pretty good film of some of the latest Chinese platforms.

Must get quite exciting on the bridge of an ANZAC when they fire a Harpoon!

Yes Damen are working with a German shipyard, forgotten exactly which one, and the new Frigates will be built there. As for teh Netherlands, I agree Damen are all but certain to win that competition, but another competition for four Submarines for the Dutch Navy is also being competed. This time it ...

The idea is fine and worthwhile, but it would be some way off. Although the reorganisation of the Army was the cornerstone of the section from the Command Paper that dealt with the Army, we are going to be lucky to see any fully formed BCTs of any description until the 2030s. We also want to maintai...

Both German and the Netherlands either have or are conducting a competition for their next classes of high end escorts.

Well a helicopter might help locate any Pirates but that may be all with possible ROE, no using the .50cal to hose a suspected boat for example. Marines in a RHIB though can certainly upset any pirates as well as create a narrative that make Pirates stay well away form any area a River B2 might be i...

Unfortunately the only way that would happen is if one of the planned Heavy BCTs was instead reorganised as a Light BCT. The reorganised Army with Five or Six BCTs is an improvement on what it is now I must admit. The relevance of the preponderance of Light Role Infantry Battalions that are not tota...

The Sentry was officially retired on the 28th of September 2021.
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news ... entry-aew1

What, if any, would the UK contribution be to an order for this platform?

Thanks for the video, interesting. So this new vehicle will equip the Armoured and Mechanised Infantry and compliment the Cavalry Brigades equipped with the Centauro2 and its variants. Personally I am a fan of the Lynx and wish the British Army would look at it to replace both Warrior and Ajax if we...

The T-32 needs to be a true multi-role frigate that can ALSO at as a mothership to various unmanned platforms. It needs to have inherent ASW AAW and ASuW capabilities to an reasonable standard as its core capabilities. But I still think a much cheaper Mothership like the Dutch/Belgian Mine warfare v...

Yes it is the naval equivalent of UK car enthusiasts designing and building their cars in their garages. Compared to other nations ship yards it is embarrassing no matter what ships are built their. Part of the Ship Building Strategy should have been the UK Government providing loans etc to persuade...

Enigmatically wrote:So with QE entering waters claimed by the Chinese for a 2nd time in the last few days, and HMS Richmond having made a transit through the straits of Taiwan, are you now more impressed?

Most definitely!!

At least they have a thin armour coating, look at the US Army Infantry looking to use the Polaris and other very light vehicles to give them mobility but zero protection! Adding an EW platform is also going to be vital. NATO has almost forgotten EW in favour of Cyber whilst Russia has retained a sub...

The UK really needs to conduct a short notice Army Brigade Deployment to an off shore location, possible in Europe or Scandinavia in the near future. This is a capability we lost a long time ago at the end of the Cold War, but will be a key requirement of our Armed Forces moving forward, be it a Hea...

Which is probably why our SF use it. Starstreak and LMM will still be able to do the job but need to be networked with improved sensors and EO devises as well as other Air Defence systems. But as I mentioned why Starstreak is so fast in both time it takes to launch and reach the target is to reduce ...

What if the RM are destined to operate in nothing larger than Company strength units in the future, and more often less that that? What if as a result the future Amphibious vessels are designed to accommodate nothing more that two platoons of RM, operating in groups to deliver a force of Company str...

But was the use of unmanned platforms for ASW part of the original specs for the T-26. Sure it is seen as a future option now but in its role as a Global Combat Ship HADR and limited amphibious ops were at the fore I thought? Just as important as the Mission Bay on the T-26, in my opinion is what go...

There's so much incorrect here... Firstly, Bushmaster is a Thales product, nothing to do with BAE or RLS. Thales have previously operated facilities in Wales (Llanelli), doing Warthog fitments for British Army use. Most those employees later ended up on Foxhound and subsequently AJAX/Warrior. They'...

I have the impression the Navy's future Amphibious force is waiting for the final form of the Future Commando Force to mature. Only then will serious consideration be given to what type of vessels will be needed and how many.

For me the Mission Bay is a legacy of the T-26 being a "Global Combat Ship", operating in a multitude of roles often by itself. In reality it has become a specialised ASW platform whose main role is to escort the Carriers with secondary roles like TAPS. For this the Mission Bay and Chinook...

Eventually! I do not think air mobility is a key capability for the Light BCTs. The RAFs Chinooks are going to be supporting 16AA, the Ranger Regt and SF along with the 1st Helicopter Brigade or whatever t is called these days. The light weight 4x4s being trialled by the RM fit inside the Chinook, a...

The first stage ignites after the trigger is held for 0.45 seconds. What the 12 second or 7.8 second timers are for is not covered at all except to say they are started. You can see form the video above how fast the missile is fired once the trigger is engaged. Being laser guided there is no period ...

Thanks, didn't notice that part.