Well gents as soon as there's some good up lifting ,morale boosting reports/articles regarding the f-35-f-35b program , I'm sure they will be posted here too

To be fair regarding my blind spot comment , it was reported by test pilots a few years ago and there are a few articles on the net about that issue , but tbh now the new gen 3 helmets are becoming available even if they are reported to cost around 400,000 dollars each , the vision/blind spot proble...

@shark , I do see were your coming from , combined strike packages is the future and as you said this way we would get the most out of our assets but as discussed before I see f-35b + taranis or son of (hopefully a carrier launched version) , Being our carriers main striking punch in the decades to ...

If you want a good laugh (plus maybe a wince or two at how close to the truth it gets) this satirical blog post takes the piss out of the USAF procurement process: http://fredoneverything.net/RabidBat.shtml I think the post hits the nail right on the head and sums up what as been said by members he...

@shark bait , I think my main concern is that the f-35 might need a partner aircraft whether it's the f-22 in the U.S. Or a typhoon in the UK to fulfil a mission , is this really what we wanted ? I thought the UK wanted a first rate highly advanced strike/combat aircraft which could do either missio...

I must admit I'm not a f-35 fan , it just seems to contradict its self , the f-35 program is like a pyramid scheme , and we got sucked into it , Blair and then Gordy got sold on the idea because they wanted to be part of the club and one of the cool kids . It promised the world , a jack of all trade...

I didn't get that "made in America"? Airbus have just opened a factory in America in an attempt to secure more of the American market, because as we know, Americans love made in America. Pure speculation from me, but an atlas order from the US would see the project actually return a profi...

It seems a RAF A400m as been sent to the U.S To take part in loading trails of the Stryker as part of ongoing UK evaluation of the vehicle. .

https://www.flightglobal.com/news/artic ... nt-417161/

I totally agree that the stated top speed could be very different from what the type 26 might actually be able to achieve , it's early days so I wouldn't worry at this point. tbh it seems common practice to under sell capabilities ( personally I prefer under selling than over selling ) as pointed ou...

"We have a long history with the British. From where we sit, you look a lot like them." As the Kaiser is rumoured to have stated that Great Britain is an island of shopkeepers, I'd have assumed the CHoD would think that Indians are a lot like us Brits? Interesting comment ,, If I read it ...

As the Kaiser is rumoured to have stated that Great Britain is an island of shopkeepers Napoleon that was. He did not reckon with shopkeeper's daughters, what they were like (like Maggie Thatcher, as a specimen). The problem with shopkeepers as evidenced by Arkwright is that they seem to know the c...

"We have a long history with the British. From where we sit, you look a lot like them." As the Kaiser is rumoured to have stated that Great Britain is an island of shopkeepers, I'd have assumed the CHoD would think that Indians are a lot like us Brits? Interesting comment ,, If I read it ...

Related to what was being discussed earlier - as if by magic: http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/naval/ships/2015/09/26/india-seeks-global-tranfer-technology-build-mcmv/72730048/ :lol: Like i said, parasitic. Totally agree with you , over the last decade India as been trying to obtain the lat...

I found this article on the national interest website in regards to the costs relating to the F35 program it was posted yesterday the link is below , I'd like to hear what you think , specially about the cost of domestic production of the f-35 , could costs per aircraft rise if like Italy/Japan you ...

Defence secretary Michael Fallons speech to RUSI regarding the 2015 SDSR delivered on the 22 September .

https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/ ... -sdsr-2015

Good news , it seems the green light as been given for the first fitting out of sea ceptor on a RN Type 23 (HMS Argyll , who is currently in a mid life upgrade/life extention program LIFEX till 2017 ), not sure when the actual instulation will begin but good news none the less . http://www.janes.com...

Also, minor point but the way i read it, the article seems to state that GD intends to offer the Eagle V in a 6x6 configuration - not the Ocelot. Seems that if there is an insistent requirement then GD will have to design a 6x6 Ocelot variant from scratch? I believe it states a mix of vehicles , in...

I can't really add to what as already been said by members , but in my opinion finding a challenger 2 replacement is the best option , as Gab pointed out the amount of money (£500m-£700m) which is going to be used in doing very minimum upgrades will not keep the challenger 2 viable for the next few ...

Prince of Wales will be affiliated to Liverpool :D http://navaltoday.com/2013/02/19/video-hms-queen-elizabeth-brought-to-life/ As stated above the cruise liner terminal means that Liverpool is one of the few cities in the Uk that QEC carriers will be able to visit and tie up alongside, also Liverpo...

:lol: :lol: So according to the Huffington post If Corbyn is elected Prime minister the army will mutiny and have a coup to remove him :lol: :lol: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/09/20/jeremy-cobyn-government-military-mutiny_n_8166050.html Truth is if Corbyn was elected prime minister there wo...

Shark bait wrote. [/quote]The ship building order is interesting. We have a national ship building strategy, only problem is it lacks the strategy and only concentrates on the monopoly. A right balls up! It's something I'd hope to see addressed in the review saying we will have 19 ships, with a new ...

If you look very carefully you can see a young lad offering to look after the ship while the crew go ashore in return for a small payment. I see that they've taken the hubcaps, but they haven't had time yet to put it up on bricks to take the tyres. scouser jokes , if I had a £ for every time Ive he...

Could the stated 19 type 26s represent 13 replacements for type 23 plus 6 replacements for the type 45s towards the end of the construction run , according to reports of 1 type 26 every 1-2 years commencing in 2016-17 , first entering service in around 2022 the last of the type 23 to be replaced cou...

It's the busiest shipping lane in the world, with 2 of our 3 naval bases on it, its just inexcusable to protect it with a ship with no weapons. We absolutely need a real warship ready in that area. I am always very wary of the suggestions that replaced a frigate with patrol vessel. I don't think it...

The Thing is the UK doesn't have a layered maritime defence strategy that I'm aware of , there's no viable MPA I understand that there's an entire thread here devoted to speculation about the possibility of a fairly imminent regeneration of that capability. no heavy air launched anti ship missiles ...