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by Smokey
06 Apr 2018, 11:44
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Belgian Armed Forces
Replies: 152
Views: 6515
Cyprus

Re: Belgian Armed Forces

199 LTTV’s to be supplied by Jankel.

http://www.jankel.com/belgium-army-choo ... -lttv.html
by Smokey
06 Apr 2018, 11:41
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1723654
Cyprus

Re: F-35B Lightning II (RN & RAF)

Working up on simulators to flight testing of F35B from QEC

http://www.janes.com/article/79039/rn-c ... 35b-trials
by Smokey
06 Apr 2018, 11:26
Forum: Deployments
Topic: Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territory)
Replies: 239
Views: 27269
Cyprus

Re: Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territory)

Argentine Defence minister refers to British overseas territory as, “The Falklands.”

http://en.mercopress.com/2018/04/06/arg ... ical-storm
by Smokey
06 Apr 2018, 11:21
Forum: Deployments
Topic: Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territory)
Replies: 239
Views: 27269
Cyprus

Re: Falkland Islands (British Overseas Territory)

Solar interference to satellite communications expected.

http://en.mercopress.com/2018/04/06/fal ... -reception
by Smokey
06 Apr 2018, 07:26
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1723654
Cyprus

Re: F-35B Lightning II (RN & RAF)

The footage seems to be from last year (RIAT, RAF Fairford)?

Which F35B recently arrived in the U.K.?
by Smokey
02 Apr 2018, 08:04
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday
Replies: 6
Views: 386
Cyprus

Re: Happy Birthday

indeid wrote:Never went u/s at Brize? Seriously?..........
Not when I deployed.
by Smokey
01 Apr 2018, 20:15
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Happy Birthday
Replies: 6
Views: 386
Cyprus

Re: Happy Birthday

Any chance of finding an answer as to why the Tristar never went U/S before departing BZZ but usually did when waiting to return for R&R?
by Smokey
29 Mar 2018, 07:40
Forum: Personnel and Units
Topic: The Red Arrows (RAF Aerobatic Team)
Replies: 62
Views: 5312
Cyprus

Re: The Red Arrows (RAF Aerobatic Team)

SKB wrote:Image
:mrgreen:
It’s not 1st April yet!

:mrgreen:
by Smokey
27 Mar 2018, 23:12
Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
Topic: BAE Systems plc
Replies: 191
Views: 15548
Cyprus

Re: BAE Systems plc

CTA40 shown off at Fort Benning, GA.

https://www.defensenews.com/digital-sho ... -vehicles/
by Smokey
27 Mar 2018, 09:15
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Lockheed C-130 Hercules (RAF)
Replies: 179
Views: 96957
Cyprus

Re: Lockheed C-130 Hercules (RAF)

The USN/USMC have known where to go for their bargains at a steal of a price ever since they bought a load of used Harrier II’s with one good previous owner.

Fair play to ‘em.
by Smokey
26 Mar 2018, 07:19
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408542
Cyprus

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

“Britain’s biggest warship”

Sunday 15th April on BBC2.

Chris Terrelll’s documentary.
by Smokey
21 Mar 2018, 07:53
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1723654
Cyprus

Re: F-35B Lightning II (RN & RAF)

Air to air refuelling with the engine in full reheat and STOVL mode. :eh:

What throughput does the pump system have to maintain in order to achieve an effective fill and at how many bars of pressure?
by Smokey
19 Mar 2018, 10:26
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: JAPAN / 日本
Replies: 456
Views: 44596
Cyprus

Re: JAPAN / 日本

Soryu class are quite smart looking boats.
by Smokey
19 Mar 2018, 08:53
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Tide Class Tankers (MARS) (RFA)
Replies: 752
Views: 284895
Cyprus

Re: Tide Class Tankers (MARS) (RFA)

Smokey wrote:Tidesurge has passed through the Panama Canal.
and has now left Antigua.
by Smokey
08 Mar 2018, 09:08
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Tide Class Tankers (MARS) (RFA)
Replies: 752
Views: 284895
Cyprus

Re: Tide Class Tankers (MARS) (RFA)

Tidesurge has passed through the Panama Canal.
by Smokey
08 Mar 2018, 08:28
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7055628
Cyprus

Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

Digger22 wrote:I'm betting on hull 4&5 being Coventry & Sheffield. So four of the five being named after Falklanders
I was under the impression that the cities given priority for T26 were those synonymous with the Battle for the Atlantic?

If so, Bristol and Liverpool are strong contenders.
by Smokey
02 Mar 2018, 19:49
Forum: Defence Elsewhere
Topic: Swedish Armed Forces
Replies: 238
Views: 22212
Cyprus

Re: Swedish Armed Forces

dmereifield wrote:Sorry to take us off topic (not sure where else to ask this on the site) but why doesn't the UK have SIGNIT or ELINT ships?
...HM Submarines
by Smokey
21 Feb 2018, 08:25
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408542
Cyprus

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

HMS Queen Elizabeth now sailing overland somewhere between Oran and Tangiers.
by Smokey
14 Feb 2018, 10:02
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408542
Cyprus

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

HMS Ark Royal (IV) would frequently Transit the North Atlantic unescorted at the height of the Cold War.

Apart from a Soviet “fishing” trawler...
by Smokey
30 Jan 2018, 14:57
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Invincible Class Aircraft Carriers (CVS/LPH) (1980-2014) (RN)
Replies: 94
Views: 42621
Cyprus

Re: Invincible Class Aircraft Carriers (CVS/LPH) (1980-2014) (RN)

The Turks won’t have the same environmental responsibilities compared to an EU/UK shipyard. IMO.

I would’ve like the class sunk as artificial reefs in U.K. waters for maritime ecology reasons.

Hey-ho.
by Smokey
30 Jan 2018, 08:34
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15441
Views: 4408542
Cyprus

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

They haven’t finished swabbing the hangar deck.