Same primary reason for the RN back in the day, but AAR is refuelling nonetheless, and the example of the Belize operation shows what can be done if the need arises. By the time any Victor (Voyager) Tankers could have been arranged, the operation would have had no point, because it would have been ...

According to big Mike Eagan (RIP) who worked in the Pentagon. The next question asked after "where are the carriers?" is "where are the AAR tankers?" Topman is correct. Remember buddy buddy refueling in the USN, is primarily to get bolters back on deck. The Belize operation was o...

You’ve missed the rubber deck

PhillyJ wrote:PWLS back into Invergordon again this weekend I'm lead to believe.

Pit stop or issues? I appreciate you might not be able to say mate.

I wonder if they're looking at all of the extreme long range air to air missiles that are designed to attack AEW and tankers and thinking about the long term viability of a large platform, particularly one that has to emit. It's probably safe for now, but you have to wonder about when and if those ...

Made a massive boob folks it wasn’t Poseidon it was the Wedgetail.

I think it was more about as a sensor platform than hardware capabilities to be honest. It was just the strangest comment that struck me. Anyway most of us lot here will not know if he’s talking shite or not.

Spoke to a senior RAF officer at last years Remembrance Day, who was the bastion of OPSEC, couldn’t get any scoops from him. What he did offer to me after a few beers was that in his personal opinion the F35 negated the need for Poseidon. Still getting my head around this.

According to a Facebook source, sailing 2pm today. I’ll let you know from the boozer if correct.

Pole mast is still up.

She’s moving again

There’s 2 Apaches flying about as well. Further down the Forth.

She’s still on the wall folks.

Incidentally “Hopetoun” is the worlds most powerful tug.

I see tug lines hanging off her and the stern jackstaff is raised, no pennant on it yet though.

Timmymagic wrote:

cockneyjock1974 wrote:My house.

I imagine its going to be a bit odd to look at Rosyth and not see a carrier in or at least one under construction after 10 years of it.

Yeah but I’ve got T31’s to look forward to! So it begins again lol.

Digger22 wrote:Where are you watching the action from CJ?

My house.

According to Save the Royal Navy, she’s departing at 16:00 today.

No smoke coming from the funnels and still alongside J/K berth.

Is there any “news” on the SAM fit and will it have mk41 fitted at build?

Not enough Mods Downsizer

I’ve had another post removed, because I’ve criticised somebody’s post. 1. I’m putting it on here because this is the thread we all flock to. 2. Mods if you’re going to remove posts, at least have the courtesy to explain why, even by PM. 3. It is now blatantly obvious we need more moderators, I prop...

Cheers lads

abc123 wrote:I think (and I know that you will say I'm wrong) that we might allready see some first cracks between RAF and FAA, about way of use of F-35B...

An argument for a split buy IMHO.

There’s wide talk now of a split buy, with the B model at around 70-90 airframes and the rest made up of the A model.

After watching Top Gun on ITV last night, they need the practice. It looks to my untrained eye something you need to keep on top of.