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- 01 Mar 2024, 19:58
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4476831
- 06 Feb 2024, 18:15
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4476831
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Bro, I'd love to be wrong, but I doubt we'll see 24 UK F35 on board. I'm sure we'll see 24 on her, but I expect that will include US airframes. I'd be surprised/happy if we'd only meed them to contribute 8, and we can pony up 16 of our own... STDE24 will also be another step in the journey towards ...
- 05 Feb 2024, 22:56
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4476831
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Bro, I'd love to be wrong, but I doubt we'll see 24 UK F35 on board. I'm sure we'll see 24 on her, but I expect that will include US airframes. I'd be surprised/happy if we'd only meed them to contribute 8, and we can pony up 16 of our own...
- 12 Jan 2024, 21:30
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
- Replies: 5492
- Views: 1568105
Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)
I was talking about CAMM, I don't t think they'll have 12 CAMM. More likely 24. When (or if) they get MK41, it will be 16 at best, and maybe only 8
- 12 Jan 2024, 16:54
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
- Replies: 2842
- Views: 789087
Re: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
If they don't get it locked in within 6 months it won't happen
- 12 Jan 2024, 14:21
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
- Replies: 5492
- Views: 1568105
Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)
I sill can't see them only getting 12
- 09 Jan 2024, 19:32
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9760540
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Yeah but for how long can we sustain it and where are we short elsewhere as a result?
- 08 Jan 2024, 21:02
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 1004348
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Matched by Russia and China? Seems a stretch. And, seems to be forgetting that it will also be matched (exactly) by Italy and Japan...
- 03 Dec 2023, 20:42
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9760540
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Sadly, I fear with the current Government (and any future Labour Gpvernment), even this won't move the dial beyond some token words. No long term increases im defence spending or better management of defence spending
- 02 Dec 2023, 23:14
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9760540
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
I think if that’s the level of ambition for such a ship I see next to no role in the RN for it beyond possible the replace the three rivers in uk waters. Yet more nonsense. With its range / endurance, efficiency, ability to launch large rhibs/USVs through its dual stern ramp, ability to accommodate...
- 23 Nov 2023, 19:14
- Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
- Topic: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry - News & Discussion
- Replies: 87
- Views: 11937
Re: United Kingdom’s defence exports saw a significant surge in 2022
Imagine what it could have been if HMG actually got behind the industry....
- 21 Nov 2023, 16:49
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8509
- Views: 2207562
Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Care to speculate?
- 18 Nov 2023, 14:50
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Wave Class Tanker (RFA)
- Replies: 208
- Views: 126541
Re: Wave Class Tanker (RFA)
Should sell them and get extra Tide on order. Should crew them and use them. Crew them with? As I have said before we need to look outside the box maybe we ask the Baltic states to find 320 staff between them the Wave's could then be manned on a 1.5 scale and become NATO Tankers operating from the ...
- 19 Sep 2023, 10:13
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
- Replies: 2842
- Views: 789087
Re: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
Good stuff
- 17 Sep 2023, 19:10
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 1004348
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
the 3rd, 5th/6th and 8th/9th largest economies, with massive defence budgets and highly skilled defence industries, can do it if they want to. They certainly don't need 2-3 more G20 economies to make the numbers add up
- 13 Sep 2023, 10:42
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Future Solid Support Ship
- Replies: 1972
- Views: 568828
Re: Future Solid Support Ship
I forget, has it been confirmed as 2 or 3 ships?
- 13 Sep 2023, 10:39
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: UK Shipbuilding
- Replies: 244
- Views: 32004
Re: UK Shipbuilding
We'll see if the programme actually goes anywhere....
- 09 Sep 2023, 17:06
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: The war in Ukraine
- Replies: 1164
- Views: 100350
- 08 Sep 2023, 01:07
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4476831
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Fantastic stuffPoiuytrewq wrote: ↑08 Sep 2023, 00:27 Welcome to the future!
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain ... e-carrier/
- 06 Sep 2023, 19:09
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5717
- Views: 1502685
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
CAMM-MR dual mounted in Mk.41 VLS https://imgur.com/AXE1Qmb Has this been confirmed ? I’m surprised it’ll be so much larger in diameter than CAMM and CAMM-ER, do we know it’s confirmed diameter ? Has its range been confirmed yet either ? Why 2 and not 4? Whilst this does sound great, does it mean t...
- 06 Sep 2023, 19:03
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 207552
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
Great, but most of the work will be undertaken in Poland, right?
- 06 Sep 2023, 19:02
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: Franco-German-Spanish FCAS/SCAF Programme News and Discussion
- Replies: 63
- Views: 5410
Re: Franco-German-Spanish FCAS/SCAF Programme News and Discussion
https://www.defense-aerospace.com/signs-point-to-germany-and-airbus-being-eased-out-of-scaf/ Sadly we could see Germany leverage their way into Tempest by offering to cease blocking the second order of Typhoons for Suadi Arabia. That would be quite tempting for HMG, but they should steer well clear...
- 31 Aug 2023, 18:35
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
- Replies: 2842
- Views: 789087
Re: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
- 31 Aug 2023, 16:06
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
- Replies: 2842
- Views: 789087
Re: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
Just my own humble opinion but I don't think I india would every buy from the UK a major jet fighter,they have a historical dislike of the UK brand in my own opinion,think that's why maybe Germany was leading the negotiations for India ,think India will go with Rafael again,think France got that on...
- 30 Aug 2023, 12:08
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8509
- Views: 2207562
Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
So it is confirmed type 31 will get Mk-41 https://twitter.com/navalnewscom/status/1696799215492509811?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1696799215492509811%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url= Still all sounds a bit woolly to me. "Can be fitted" in a later capability in...