Hope they are getting a lot of support etc for $23bn..... just seems like a lot of wonga !!! How do midsized countries like Turkey just casually spend $23 Billion on upgrading their F16 fleet along with all the other programs they have? Isn't Turkey supposed to be going thorugh an economic crisis w...

In the first place to be a deterrent in the region and in this action be part of any multi national naval force For me having duty escorts around the world helps the RN case for having them if any colour of HMG sees escorts hanging around in UK ports waiting to surge anywhere they will be seen as n...

Japan to procure 12 new FFMs in just 5 years from 2024 to 2028, a very high build rate, the new FFM is a follow-on to the 12 Mogami class frigates, FLD will be approx. 6,900t which 25% larger than the Mogami's being built at a rate of 2 per year with the last being procured this year before the tra...

The Indians operate a widely diverse fighter fleet to carry out the same job, it's crazy and it must cost a fortune to support so many types doing exactly the same job.... So why add Typhoon, it's just another one added to the huge pile! As previously stated, India would be better off buying 300 ( ...

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...

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https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/scholz-germany-wont-deliver-eurofighters-saudi-arabia-near-future-2023-07-12/ VILNIUS, July 12 (Reuters) - Germany will not deliver Eurofighter combat aircraft to Saudi Arabia in the near future, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday, aft...

I found this new class of OPV being built in South Korea for the Phillipines. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippine_Navy_HDP-2200_Future_Offshore_Patrol_Vessel https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/06/hhi-six-new-opvs-for-the-philippine-navy/ This is probably the minimum that you would need t...

The most logical choice for India is to buy more Rafales as it has commited to the type already Agree. But the conglomerate that built the factory to err build Rafales only entered 'defence' with this deal - not going to review how that happened - here. - no wonder, though, that the first batch was...

Why not create a US style coast guard under the Home Office that would be in charge of maritime law enforcement? It could be funded from the Home Office which would free up money and personel for the Navy and allow the Navy to focus on more high level threats. Besides having a civilian agency in cha...

Is the River Class the UK's equivalent to coast guard cutters? I was surprised that neither the UK nor France had a militarized coast guard.

A dual pulsed solid-propellant missile like the PL15 does not "outclass" a throttleable ramjet missile like the Meteor. If you were talking R-77 on Su-30MKI (i'm assuming they have R-77) then it's more on target How good are the new versions of the R-77? I'm not that familiar with newer R...

he PL15s currently outclass everything that India has ( that includes their newly acquired Meteors ) and the SD-10s outclass everything else that the IAF has. A dual pulsed solid-propellant missile like the PL15 does not "outclass" a throttleable ramjet missile like the Meteor. However go...