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by SD67
27 Mar 2024, 19:11
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Project Mosquito / Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA)
Replies: 128
Views: 35612
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Re: Project Mosquito / Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA)

Really good document, thanks for posting.

Interesting, the graphic is cross-domain - Land Sea Air, specifically mentions carrier strike and ASW. Surely this should all be joint, or at least RN + RAF
by SD67
27 Mar 2024, 15:00
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Post-war British Aviation - [Fantasy and Speculation]
Replies: 13
Views: 344
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Re: Post-war British Aviation - [Fantasy and Speculation]

That must have been a wrenching painful decision for those chaps, having to start a new life in 1960s California.
by SD67
27 Mar 2024, 14:42
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950768
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

" A fixed-price contract for the program’s development has additionally forced Boeing to absorb approximately $1.3 billion in losses to date. "

Read that and weep, it would never happen here. Not with Boeing, not with BAE (Nimrod), not with GDUK Land Systems.
by SD67
26 Mar 2024, 11:38
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Post-war British Aviation - [Fantasy and Speculation]
Replies: 13
Views: 344
United Kingdom

Re: Post-war British Aviation - [Fantasy and Speculation]

avbucc_6.png Here's the aircraft that should have been developed post TSR2, the Blackburn P150. It was a realistic project, a long range strike aircraft using the Buccaneer as a starting point, stretching it, applying area ruling and using the already developed Spey with reheat combination from the...
by SD67
25 Mar 2024, 16:17
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950768
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

If I could have given that comment 10 thumbs up, I would have :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Bring it on! IMHO we needed two aircraft - an evolved supersonic Buccaneer and an evolved supersonic Hunter ie P1121. And then continue spiral deve...
by SD67
22 Mar 2024, 15:46
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950768
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

Just flapping his arms in hope of a bigger work share. One line had me scratching my head: If participating nations just want a next-gen platform, he said, that “already exists — it is called F-35 and can be modified easily.” I kind of agree. Sounds like lastminute workshare negotiations, let's fac...
by SD67
19 Mar 2024, 09:15
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
Replies: 595
Views: 182150
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Re: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)

We should just cut Boeing a cheque for a billion a year as a xmas present and save all this mucking around.
by SD67
15 Mar 2024, 16:24
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
Replies: 310
Views: 133227
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Re: Boeing Chinook (RAF)

The Chairman of Boeing UK is a former top Civil Servant

“Thank you sir may I have another!”
by SD67
14 Mar 2024, 22:04
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
Replies: 310
Views: 133227
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Re: Boeing Chinook (RAF)

2 billion GBP for 14 chinooks

Sheesh

Well at least they won’t have a door to blow out mid flight.

And this is the day after a Boeing whistleblower “suicided”…
by SD67
13 Mar 2024, 07:08
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950768
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

They brought Bronk back to Parliament.... :? He seems to have taken an issue with Japan and their more exquisite capability requirements... International Relations and Defence Committee: The Global Combat Air Programme Video: https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/c7fc2a65-ab60-4dd5-a63b-58eb11de014...
by SD67
12 Mar 2024, 20:36
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950768
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

Personally I'm thinking the next government if labour will definitely throw GCAP under the buss and try and hash a french plane , personally if I was BAE, I would turn around to the next government and say,we have a perfectly good plane and team up in gcap and if you want to throw it all under the ...
by SD67
11 Mar 2024, 23:23
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950768
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

Who is this “we “ he’s referring to?

If he means Europe well most of it has gone for the F35
by SD67
10 Mar 2024, 14:15
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 1011
Views: 397787
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Re: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]

Given the potential volume of drones would it be possible / advisable to embark a couple of Starstreak teams? Just to give that extra layer.
by SD67
07 Mar 2024, 17:38
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409550
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Start a recruiting office in Aberdeen there'll be no shortage of resource these days
by SD67
03 Mar 2024, 18:31
Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
Topic: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry - News & Discussion
Replies: 86
Views: 8727
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Re: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry - News & Discussion

Boeing are in a serious pickle. Buying.Spirit means reversing the strategy of the last 2 decades.And they bring the liability back onto their books - no one else to blame now.

Luckily they still have a few dumb customers like us prepared to pay twice the USAF price for a P8 LOL
by SD67
01 Mar 2024, 14:52
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
Replies: 479
Views: 49401
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Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)

UK Research and Innovation, part of BIS, has a 25 billion GBP budget over the next 3 years.

Surely some of that could be tipped into productionising UN sovereign defence technologies, or at least making up some of the cost deta
by SD67
01 Mar 2024, 09:01
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
Replies: 479
Views: 49401
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Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)

Actual long term benefit to British Industry is considerable in the case of the Leonardo offering - which has also been selected by Poland and the US, so it's not exactly an orphan like Ajax. Shutting down a major Uk industry just as we're verging on a hot war with Russia? Not terribly smart. We're...
by SD67
29 Feb 2024, 15:01
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
Replies: 479
Views: 49401
United Kingdom

Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)

Actual long term benefit to British Industry is considerable in the case of the Leonardo offering - which has also been selected by Poland and the US, so it's not exactly an orphan like Ajax. Shutting down a major Uk industry just as we're verging on a hot war with Russia? Not terribly smart. We're...
by SD67
28 Feb 2024, 17:23
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
Replies: 479
Views: 49401
United Kingdom

Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)

Heretical thought here - should we be buying ANY non-marinised helicopters from here on in? Given the pretty clear tilt to an expeditionary CONOPs. Where exactly is an Army-only helicopter going to be used? BAOR doesn't exist anymore. The USMC don't operate Blackhawk. Or Chinook. Or Apache. I'd put ...
by SD67
28 Feb 2024, 17:08
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
Replies: 479
Views: 49401
United Kingdom

Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)

Actual long term benefit to British Industry is considerable in the case of the Leonardo offering - which has also been selected by Poland and the US, so it's not exactly an orphan like Ajax. Shutting down a major Uk industry just as we're verging on a hot war with Russia? Not terribly smart. We're ...
by SD67
25 Feb 2024, 14:57
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950768
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

SW1 wrote: 24 Feb 2024, 17:09 They’ll be falling over themselves to buy the Boeing T7 red hawk knowing them.
"Proven low cost off the shelf option" LOL
by SD67
24 Feb 2024, 15:45
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950768
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

It's interesting. Aeralis are confirmed subsonic only, ie going for "everything below T7 / M346 / T-50". Which is quite a huge market, but not a LIFT for a 5th/6th gen fighter. But for sure there'll be synergies. For one thing Aeralis are now half owned by the Qatar sovereign wealth find, ...
by SD67
24 Feb 2024, 12:11
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950768
United Kingdom

Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

Interesting. I don't see how the Aeralis concept could be applicable to the LIFT part - it would surely need to be supersonic.

Maybe some kind spin out of GCAP using M346 as a base
by SD67
23 Feb 2024, 08:54
Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
Topic: BAE Systems plc
Replies: 191
Views: 15574
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Re: BAE Systems plc

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/k ... 024-01-29/

Wow that's a nice little earner - put 6 million in, and cash out with 49% of a billion dollar IPO