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- 27 Apr 2024, 22:07
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
- Replies: 67
- Views: 3430
Re: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
In a surprising move despite this undeniable Phalanx success in shooting down an anti-ship missile the US Navy has announced that it will replace the Phalanx systems on Burkes undergoing Destroyer Modernization 2.0 upgrade and replace them with the RAM missile, RIM-116 with its Mk49 21 round launch...
- 27 Apr 2024, 22:04
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: German Armed Forces
- Replies: 600
- Views: 50403
Re: German Armed Forces
Germany and France make arrangement for MGCS development between them https://twitter.com/bttr01438851/status/1783930487666315540 Considering main both options, 130mm and 140mm, will be evaluated against each other https://twitter.com/bttr01438851/status/1783931056304849276 Would Rheinmetall be loo...
- 27 Apr 2024, 17:04
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5717
- Views: 1502663
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
https://thinpinstripedline.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-saga-of-norway-and-type-26.html Humphry is being positive on the potential Norway deal, bullish even Its interesting, I've never seen anything like it before, the way people talk and the articles that have came out about the Type 26 are all very c...
- 27 Apr 2024, 15:59
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5717
- Views: 1502663
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
BAE are only building the new construction hall because the government have allowed it in the contract for the new batch. If the government want T26 them every 48 months and the blockage is say the need for another panel line at Govan, it will be the government deciding on whether that investment i...
- 27 Apr 2024, 14:32
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8508
- Views: 2207535
Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
What other policy you are talking about? I am simply pointing out that it has never been tolerated before so why is it being tolerated now? Are all cruise ships going to avoid Suez permanently now? If a ballistic missile slams into the side of a cruise ship with 5000 passengers onboard it will be a...
- 26 Apr 2024, 18:46
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5717
- Views: 1502663
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
BAE are only building the new construction hall because the government have allowed it in the contract for the new batch. If the government want T26 them every 48 months and the blockage is say the need for another panel line at Govan, it will be the government deciding on whether that investment i...
- 26 Apr 2024, 18:43
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5717
- Views: 1502663
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
What does that do to the efficiency of prefitting out the modules\halves during build rather than after?Tempest414 wrote: ↑26 Apr 2024, 17:59 The other way is to get Babcocks to build 2 ship in half parts and move them to BAE to be put together and fitted out
- 26 Apr 2024, 16:58
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5717
- Views: 1502663
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
BAE are only building the new construction hall because the government have allowed it in the contract for the new batch. If the government want T26 them every 48 months and the blockage is say the need for another panel line at Govan, it will be the government deciding on whether that investment i...
- 26 Apr 2024, 16:23
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8508
- Views: 2207535
Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
I also wonder how well a Type 31 would have done in shooting down an incoming ballistic missile (see latest RN news). I also wonder how it has now become acceptable to fire ballistic missiles at commercial vessels and the only thing that is discussed is the success of shooting it down. It’s difficu...
- 26 Apr 2024, 16:11
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5717
- Views: 1502663
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
But if the government hasn't got £500m that is the problem. Doesn't matter. At some point, the cost per year saturates. And, that is HMG's business, not related to BAESs. BAES can start hull-1 slowly (to compensate slow pay), but make it needing only 48 months in later hulls. This is exactly why BA...
- 26 Apr 2024, 15:53
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5717
- Views: 1502663
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
But if the government hasn't got £500m that is the problem. Doesn't matter. At some point, the cost per year saturates. And, that is HMG's business, not related to BAESs. BAES can start hull-1 slowly (to compensate slow pay), but make it needing only 48 months in later hulls. This is exactly why BA...
- 26 Apr 2024, 15:44
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 894
- Views: 328522
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
I find odd we are putting our gun platform on wheels and our missile platform on tracks. You would think it should be either the other way round or all on wheels MLRS was acquired by the UK over 30 years ago. Are you suggesting that because the new SPG is on wheels, the UK should dispose of its MLR...
- 25 Apr 2024, 22:42
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5717
- Views: 1502663
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Building slow and building in low drumbeat are two different things. UK can build a frigate within 48 months, yet build them in 2 years (24 months) drumbeat. Why building in slow drumbeat is understandable = total mass of destroyer and frigate (19) divided by its average age (of 30-34). Why buildin...
- 25 Apr 2024, 16:45
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5717
- Views: 1502663
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
I suspect the speed limit on boat 1 was first of class issues and re-generating the workforce On Boat 2 to 3 it was / is Production facilities - non undercover working, lack of an automated plate line etc From boat 4 onwards it should be basically limited by government cashflow And all of the issue...
- 25 Apr 2024, 15:39
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5717
- Views: 1502663
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Building slow and building in low drumbeat are two different things. UK can build a frigate within 48 months, yet build them in 2 years (24 months) drumbeat. Why building in slow drumbeat is understandable = total mass of destroyer and frigate (19) divided by its average age (of 30-34). Why buildin...
- 25 Apr 2024, 14:50
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
- Replies: 2826
- Views: 751978
Re: Boxer / Mechanised Infantry Vehicle (MIV)
Nexter and KMW happened 8 years ago.
- 25 Apr 2024, 14:46
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5717
- Views: 1502663
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Building slow and building in low drumbeat are two different things. UK can build a frigate within 48 months, yet build them in 2 years (24 months) drumbeat. Why building in slow drumbeat is understandable = total mass of destroyer and frigate (19) divided by its average age (of 30-34). Why buildin...
- 24 Apr 2024, 21:21
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 894
- Views: 328522
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
There is more to it than just the unit price. If we consolidate the fleet around boxer we are benefitting from reduced logistics, training, servicing costs, there will also be more UK content from an industrial perspective. K9 and Archer would have been foreign orders with UK assembly, requiring be...
- 24 Apr 2024, 15:45
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
- Replies: 894
- Views: 328522
Re: Royal Artillery/Royal Horse Artillery future developments
Generally makes a lot of sense. Uses a German engine made by a Rolls Royce subsidiary, A Swedish gun made by a BAE subsidiary, Mounted on a German chassis that can be built from scratch by another BAE subsidiary (admittedly only 45%) in the UK. If there can be time spent on the tracked version pitc...
- 23 Apr 2024, 17:57
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1937
- Views: 258195
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
defence spending profile to 2030-31 2024-25 2025-26 2026-27 2027-28 2028-29 2029-30 2030-31 spending (£bn) 2 64.63 67.5 71.0 74.5 78.2 82.5 87.1 % of GDP 2.32% 2.35% 2.38% 2.41% 2.44% 2.47% 2.50% UK GDP forecasts (£bn) 2,786 2,875 2,985 3,094 3,207 3,342 3,483 https://assets.publishing.service.gov.u...
- 23 Apr 2024, 16:23
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1937
- Views: 258195
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
From the Prime Minister's speech announcing the £75bn in Warsaw Modernising our Armed Forces: Radically reforming defence procurement and creating a new Defence Innovation Agency to ensure the UK is at the cutting edge of modern warfare technology, with at least 5% of the defence budget to be commit...
- 23 Apr 2024, 14:14
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9760477
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Agree 100% with both posts with the exception of last part re FFBNW. FFBNW was acceptable during period of peace. But with Global tensions rising thanks to Russia, China, Iran and North Korea, together with proxy states, we can no longer risk it to the previous extent. Building one additional of bo...
- 23 Apr 2024, 14:09
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Astute Class Attack Submarine (SSN) (RN)
- Replies: 856
- Views: 311888
Re: Astute Class Attack Submarine (SSN) (RN)
In what way? To cover the fact that astute deliveries are so slow? To give a push to the current t government in the lead up to the looming election? All the boats have had a similar light show naming event nothing new in what occurred.
- 23 Apr 2024, 13:38
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Vanguard Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) (RN)
- Replies: 159
- Views: 86668
Re: Vanguard Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) (RN)
Is this a foreshadowing of a future class an their loyal wingman UUVs? Or am I thinking of Seaquest DSV. Right 90s SciFi reminiscence at the moment with the naming of the latest astute after EAS Agamemnon from Babylon 5.
- 22 Apr 2024, 17:36
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 207540
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
For me if we can take the Falklands as a case I would like to see a CAMM battery on MP airfield and a land based Type 45 system with Aster 30 on Mount Adam West Falklands we also need to be thinking hard about the low end and for me we need to be looking a 6 round rapid ranger system with a 25 or 3...