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by Anthony58
14 Mar 2024, 10:58
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: Directed Energy Weapons
Replies: 40
Views: 2447
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Re: Directed Energy Weapons

Thanks Tempest414
by Anthony58
14 Mar 2024, 00:18
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: Directed Energy Weapons
Replies: 40
Views: 2447
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Re: Directed Energy Weapons

Is this rifle going to be adopted, by special forces and the rest of the UK armed forces?
by Anthony58
27 Jan 2024, 09:54
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 1994
Views: 555067
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Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]

https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/1751175348153151947 This decision needs to be reversed, to at least the original out of service date of 2043, otherwise we will have only 13 frigates with a 15+ miles Sea Ceptor missiles, without the necessary radar for longer range missiles and the gap in Type...
by Anthony58
05 Nov 2023, 00:05
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Replies: 5981
Views: 1500485
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Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion

And adding to new guy, some of you are really obsessed by the topic, repeating with reams of previous submitted information, now on page 214, with 5342 posts.
by Anthony58
20 Oct 2023, 23:35
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056999
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

We will be working with our allies and friends, to provide additional capability (Argus and Cardigan Bay) supported by their naval/air capability.
by Anthony58
25 Aug 2023, 10:34
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409570
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Political failure at the highest level, post 1997, which is uncomfortable to the Conservative and Labour parties as well as the Liberal Democrats (the two senior members in the quad) during the 2010 - 2015 coalition, compounded by being ill informed and not being interested in defence, this applies ...
by Anthony58
25 Aug 2023, 10:19
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056999
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

The other alternative, is to bring forward Type 83.
by Anthony58
25 Aug 2023, 00:22
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056999
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

I have several worries, one that if we have a gap in medium air defence if Type 45 is retired before at least two Type 83 are fully operational and another one is accepted from BAE. Building an extra three Type 26 would mean increasing the size of the Royal Navy total personnel, it would also allow ...
by Anthony58
24 Aug 2023, 22:23
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056999
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

The three additional ships I mentioned, I should have made clear, in my opinion were Type 26, so we would end up with 11.
by Anthony58
24 Aug 2023, 21:07
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056999
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

I was told by BAE, a year ago that there was more than a four year gap between the eighth Type 26 and the first type 83, makes sense to build another three frigates, with a medium air defence radar capability added and additional 24 VLS cells added for Aster 30 Block 1, if Type 45 are decommissioned...
by Anthony58
19 Jul 2023, 08:34
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056999
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Ben Wallace not Williamson/Williams is Secretary of State for Defence.
by Anthony58
27 Jun 2023, 20:07
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: RN anti-ship missiles
Replies: 1030
Views: 242187
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Re: RN anti-ship missiles

Eight box launchers, allows eight other missiles type on the Mk. 41's, useful if you have only 32 cells, like tactical Tomahawk Mk.5 (which could be replaced by hypersonic missiles), the rest medium range/anti-ballistic/anti-hypersonic glide surface to air missiles. The later would need upgraded rad...
by Anthony58
20 Jun 2023, 09:15
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950794
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

Interesting article https://breakingdefense.com/2023/06/fcas-scaf-tempest-explaining-europes-sixth-generation-fighter-efforts/?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=263160778&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--p8_AgzgSuoLJ2EGAijOQXyTinPLH2dVYAmxZOWZ0ZGCI-eUj4n7fnevdtHxelY2KlPqkC7ljsAY1AAa-ZgfLTg89ztg&utm_content=26316077...
by Anthony58
13 Jun 2023, 09:43
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
Replies: 2804
Views: 763825
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Re: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)

Aviation Week 8-21 May 2023 article, the initial engine is the General Electric F110, used on Turkey's F-16s.
by Anthony58
16 May 2023, 20:49
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
Replies: 78
Views: 26219
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Re: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)

Going way off topic
by Anthony58
11 Apr 2023, 23:51
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950794
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

This post is about Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest), we are way off topic, discussing India, which is unlikely to get involved.
by Anthony58
22 Feb 2023, 23:45
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 1994
Views: 555067
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Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]

This is the Type 45 thread, we are straying away from the topic, which should be in a Type 83 thread.
by Anthony58
11 Dec 2022, 22:25
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056999
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

It is ExLS not EXcL launcher
by Anthony58
15 Nov 2022, 11:53
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5461
Views: 1464863
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Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

There is also high inflation over the next couple of years.
by Anthony58
15 Nov 2022, 09:05
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5461
Views: 1464863
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Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

A very welcome order.

The Defence review needs to establish the timeline of Type 83, following the end of Type 26 production as BAE on the Clyde, is likely to be sole builder of the class, as Babcock will not bid for Type 83. There cannot be a gap between Type 26 and Type 83 build.
by Anthony58
15 Nov 2022, 08:57
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409570
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Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

There is a problem of lack of F-35B pilots, currently 33, that also needs to be addressed, which will impact on the order rate. Thursday's Autumn statement and the March budget will also have an impact on the order rate and additional orders. Another impact is the percentage maintenance of availabil...
by Anthony58
06 Sep 2022, 08:52
Forum: Royal Air Force
Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Replies: 4067
Views: 950794
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Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)

I recollect the alternative was the F-15, it had the range and was all weather.
by Anthony58
27 Aug 2022, 17:44
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 5461
Views: 1464863
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Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]

Amazing! apparently such a shed wasn’t needed until Babcock built one at Rosyth that is. BAE have been proposing to build a frigate factory at Govan and/or Scotstoun for ages. I would put the change down to a change of view by the mandarins inside MOD\DSES Proposing provided someone else paid for i...
by Anthony58
23 Jul 2022, 21:53
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19147
Views: 7056999
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Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

The size of the Type 83, has to fit in the new assembly hall at Govan, the only likely place it will be built, with a barge to remove a the completed warship. The size of the Royal Navy is limited by the number of the Royal Navy personnel, in the 2035/40 period to crew operational warships/and part ...