RAF Waddington
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RAF Waddington
NickC wrote: ↑20 Sep 2023, 13:15 The combined incompetence of the MoD and Treasury strikes again, FT saying 40% jump in programme costs to £1.76 billion
https://www.ft.com/content/75e704e9-7d0 ... 404e89e1dd
a) why do you think we are replacing the reapers if not because they are outdated nor airframe hours close to passing?Dahedd wrote: ↑01 Oct 2023, 10:59 https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/first-n ... n-uk-soil/
This is good news. What's the plan for the Reapers though? Are they to be scrapped? That seems a waste. Would they not be better kept say for ops closer to home, the Baltics, Gibraltar, central London?
Could they serve as a base airframe for the Mojave assuming it works as hoped?
Did you read the post I was replying to at all? like seriously?BB85 wrote: ↑02 Oct 2023, 16:10 A) So what is it's outdated, do we just scrap everything the second something more up to date comes along? The CVRT has been outdated for at least 30 years now yet it's still in service.
B) Why does it need to be able to fly all over the UK to remain in service?
C) Again not a reason to scrap the reapers.
The real reason I suspect is there will be no one available to crew and service them as everyone will be transferred to operate the new kit. Heaven forbid we actually increase the number of units available for anything.
That is literally what the RAF is doing. Like literally. you point in null.So what is it's outdated, do we just scrap everything the second something more up to date comes along?
I responded with " Reaper can't fly over the UK, one of the benifits of the Protector." to dahedds post of:Why does it need to be able to fly all over the UK to remain in service?
Would they not be better kept say for ops closer to home, the Baltics, Gibraltar, central London?
You do see how you don't make sense right? It terms of just MQ-STOL, if reaper does not fit the bill then why whould we keep?dahedd: Could they serve as a base airframe for the Mojave assuming it works as hoped?
me: I believe only MQ-9B is capable for the mojave system.
BB85: Again not a reason to scrap the reapers.