hovematlot wrote:She's back alongside again

She is out again at this moment seems to have done another circuit.

Enigmatically wrote:p.s. if someone says we should have gone for steam catapults, I will track you down and break every one of your fingers so that you can no longer type.

What happened to the EMCAT that was being worked on in the UK. Perhaps if the R&D on that had continued we may have had a working system.

If you don't have an alternative NIC or username then you shouldn't be worried. But if you are offended in any way about a possible false accusation the complain.

Heading back to port now by the looks of it.

I think its safe to say that the UK needs something to replace the Typhoon, and to some extent the Tornado. The question really is what do we need that will outclass anything the Russians or Chinese can throw at us, and be sufficiently affordable at the same time.

arfah wrote:You may have got yourself a "scoop!"

I just happened to have a look, I usually do once or twice a week. Looking at the track she is making I think its more trials or they are training the crew. She is going around in tight circles.

RFA Tidespring is underway currently moving through the East China Sea, in a busy shipping lane. Bearing in mind that the MOD have accepted the ship already, this could be the delivery voyage possibly.

R686 wrote:Yes it does,

Then its good news. Because in the early days price did not include engines.

Does that cost include engines?
The UK needs to get its finger out and order some more to save embarrassment if nothing else.

Yes we do. We punch well above our size in defence, space, aerospace, automotive, pharmaceuticals and many other sectors,So please stop, because you plainly haven't got a clue what you are talking about. But the trouble is that if people like you repeat these baseless criticisms enough, others star...

Hopefully it will proceed through its second reading and the House of Lords. Then May can start the ball rolling.

shark bait wrote:At least the B is an incredible harrier replacement regardless of the projects troubles.

Yes fully agree. And when it reaches its full potential it will be amazing.

We also has to take into account no one knows what the price of an Advanced Super Hornet will be, If you’re saving just say $5-10 million per aircraft is it worth swicthing for the 80% solution? Well we also should take into account the dollars needed to fix the catapult launching of the C, and the...

According to Flight Global it is only the F35C that is under threat from Trumps Review. See here..... https://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-defense-secretary-orders-immediate-review-of-f-3-433607/ There may be truth in it because there are still many problems with the C variant that will tak...

Well said LordJim

HMS Westminster has returned to sea following refit....... http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articl ... radar.html

I agree, and am quite worried about how good, actually, the interface is between the top policy makers, their advisers (I count in those Parlamentarians who have decided to dedicate a lot of their time to these questions) and the military I worry too about the moral of the ordinary service man or w...

ArmChairCivvy wrote:The carnage in Tunisia does not count?

You are right I wasn't thinking outside the box. Its due to the war on terror that we are engaging them in various parts of the world. I do believe though that we made mistakes in the past, and we are now learning them.

LordJim wrote:when the UK is threatened directly or our NATIONAL interests are directly threatened

But you could argue that a terrorist attack on UK soil or even an attempted plot was a threat.

Thanks guys for answering my question about the tubes.

BAe are pretty good when it comes to aerodynamics, wind tunnel testing and stress testing, plus of course they have the design knowledge. I am not sure about the stealth technology as I'm sure some of that is quite secret. Besides engines which will probably be built in Turkey under licence, we coul...

Watched the video again, to see the building that was in the way. On the foredeck aft of the main gun, and on either side of the missile silos are four tubular containers are these torpedo tubes or Harpoon launchers?

Can only be good for British Aerospace Industry as a whole,hopefully it will lead to perhaps another British Fighter Jet or a replacement for the Hawk.

So in order to pay for their shiny new pieces of needed equipment they have to make cuts elsewhere to pay for them. And the exchange rate business has gobbled up the contingency fund so we are skint unless Hammond can magically get money out of thin air. But still they pour money into the Foreign Ai...

That appears to be good news, if the numbers are correct.