Once again I'm not quite sure where I should post this article, but as the main headline is F35 related I ended up here. An interesting range of air assets mentioned particularly for the RN. I'm a bit concerned in regard to the remark about the number of F35's he mentions,as I always understood that...

I'm not quite sure what I read into this article. Is it a novel idea (which it clearly is) or is it the end user finally saying we need an aircraft capable of carrying more munitions, (which they clearly do) In either case it will mean greater expense, and something that I don't imagine the UK will ...

Here is part two of the excellent article on T26, from " Think Defence"

http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/the-type- ... abilities/

RAF ship Queen Elizabeth ;_ http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/retired-admiral-slams-appointment-britains-6703123 C'mon your better than this.... The Air Marshall is in charge of the CEPP programme which includes the ships but also f35, merlin, chinook, Apache and whatever else goes on the deck. ...

RAF ship Queen Elizabeth ;_

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/re ... ns-6703123

The only let down is the slow production rate and numbers. To be fair, we only have the one statement made by George Osborne in regards to the production rate, and we are all holding our breath on the numbers to be acquired. So we just have to wait untill the end of November when (hopefully) we wil...

I think you will find the correct form is 'Hitler-Jugend'. As ''Jurgen" is the German equivalent of the English "George". I can't find any references to "Hitler-George's" anywhere.

Perhaps it's the desert sun that's causing the problem.

FFS, you have now managed to turn the whole thread into a pile of OT ratshit, well done.

Not forgetting that Trudeau is not only a liberal, but a French Canadian liberal. So I can only guess where his prefered suppliers would be, in the unlikely case he forks out on defence. I doubt very much it would be the makers of Eurofighter. ;) Further to my above, true to form here we go :- Dass...

@jonas , unlike other ppl I do not declare myself a expert or a professor of defence studies , but as this is a defence forum I would of thought members could discuss topics , if you don't agree with them fine , that's your right but to disregard ppls opinions outright as if they are not worthy bec...

Nah, with a name like Trudeau they will go with FREMM. ;) Very ture. Probably go for some mirage jets too! The French have been pushing the Rafale for a long while now, I give them ten out of ten for their efforts. Unlike the Eurofighter consortium who seem to think that buyers should approach them...

@Ron5.
Sadly your post is far too logical, and not at all argumentative enough to pass muster on this topic. I'm afraid the armchair experts will air their views to prove that after years of considered opinion, the MOD have once again got it wrong.

shark bait wrote:T26 time!

Nah, with a name like Trudeau they will go with FREMM.

If there was a wish list for this ship and money no issue , what would be the absolute best equpment for this ship ,this is a chance for the critics The one thing I have always wondered about in regards to 'critics', is with what authority do they speak.. In this particular case if they are in the ...

At last, some good news from the NAO on defence procurement :- MOD Publishes Equipment Plan Update and Welcomes Independent Report (Source: UK Ministry of Defence; issued Oct 22, 2015) The Ministry of Defence has published its third annual update on its Defence Equipment Plan after an independent au...

As for how good it will be in its roles, that's another suspended judgement. None is in the water yet and, crucially, we have no idea what, if anything, will be put into the MK41 cells. What is its ASW weapon, apart from helicopters? What its anti-ship capability? What its land attack capability? T...

It seems to me , but I could be wrong that the type 26 design seems more of a general purpose frigate than a dedicated ASW frigate ? , I really don't know why you and other people keep stating that. You obviously should know that at the moment for the UK there will be two versions. One with sonar 2...

Defence secretary's speech @- Defence Secretary Michael Fallon: Keeping Our Future Afloat Campaign From: Ministry of Defence and The Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP Delivered on: 21 October 2015 (Original script, may differ from delivered version) Location: House of Commons First published: 21 October 2015...

WhiteWhale wrote:Especially considering that the are slower, shorter ranged and using hand-me-down equipment from their predecessors.

Having said that, they will still be far in advance of the T23 which themselves are one of the best ASW frigates at sea today.

That's what I just said.

In all seriousness, neither do I. I think the protection would come from advanced detection of hostiles. We already have far better and more efficient assets for that, I think this is another project that may well fade into obscurity. I think you might find that they will be used most in defence of...

shark bait wrote:In all seriousness, neither do I.
I think the protection would come from advanced detection of hostiles.

We already have far better and more efficient assets for that, I think this is another project that may well fade into obscurity.

Wasn't it the Lib's that fudged up the original Sea King replacement programme? Would seem to sum-up the party. I'll give you that, though it was also the Liberal party who saw the country through WW2, joined NATO and developed the Arrow that was then cancelled by then incoming Conservative governm...

I'm afraid that what you all seem to forget is that the new government are Liberals, do you honestly expect them to go big on buying weapons, if so then may I suggest that you are sadly mistaken. Trudeau has already stated that he will be withdrawing Canadian forces from combat ops against ISIL, in ...

The liberals have been voted in as leaders of the Canadian parliament, beating the long standing conservative government. One of their big defence policies was to cancel their F35 project, in favour of something more afordable and boost the navy. Time to get on the phone selling some eurofighters a...