Poiuytrewq wrote: ↑25 May 2023, 17:32 Making a difference?

Slow down enough to take a pot shot at. Always have to assume they are more solid than that. Imagine if every third one had a 2m foundation...

Wouldn't surprise me that the investigation phase determined that the Mk 41's were not the greatest addition. The T31's have a very minimal sensor set which doesn't really help. Are you talking about a lack of sonar or something else? Bargain bin radar, couple of eo directors, minimal ESM, no sonar...

As I said yesterday it is a great sign of what we hope the RN can achieve, but lets not bank on it yet. Completely agree. It would be greay to have Mk41 on T31. It would be amazing to have 4 whole modules on T31. But I don't think anyone can say that with certainty yet, it's an aspiration without a...

Ron5 wrote: ↑19 May 2023, 13:40 There's two Ajax in the video which you probably haven't viewed.

What's wrong Ronnie?

As I said yesterday it is a great sign of what we hope the RN can achieve, but lets not bank on it yet. Completely agree. It would be greay to have Mk41 on T31. It would be amazing to have 4 whole modules on T31. But I don't think anyone can say that with certainty yet, it's an aspiration without a...

GD-ELS SBS develop 105mm gun variant of ASCOD.

https://www.edrmagazine.eu/general-dyna ... ry-vehicle

sol wrote: ↑17 May 2023, 18:25 New video of Ares on Bovington Training Area

Not Ares. That's Atlas recovery with the winch and ground anchor.

SD67 wrote: ↑15 May 2023, 12:40 So Storm Shadow has been integrated on the SU24 in 3 month but not F35B after 10 years

Maybe we can hire the Ukranians as a kind of procurement agency

Stormshadow OSD doesn't fit with F35 very well. FCASW is the intended replacement.

BB85 wrote: ↑14 May 2023, 12:11 BAE had already received certification on their manned and unmanned turrets

You better tell DOSG that!

BB85 wrote: ↑12 May 2023, 09:14 I'm surprised BAE did not make a much larger song and dance about the state of warrior lep when it became clear GDUK and LM were not capable of delivering it in time it budget. Pretty sure it would have been delivered in 2016 had they won the initial competition.

Warrior CSP was LM only.

All of this is quite right but JC will have one or two 3030 turrets in hand and the Leopard 1 3105 ( part of the 3030 range) upgrade was just a turret , turret ring adaptor and power cable adaptor This is just a back up if Ajax falls down again and Warrior needs to carry on in the armoured Recce ro...

I would agree but we will need more SHORAD in the Infantry battalions maybe a Troop with 4 AD Boxers and a Radar Boxer all liked in and yes we need to make use of the CTA-40's we have laying around Been saying for years that every IFV has to have a secondary robust AD capability, with the emphasis ...

mr.fred wrote: ↑05 May 2023, 11:31

RunningStrong wrote: ↑05 May 2023, 11:09 New armour on Warrior?

Looks like TES fit, but without the ERA fitted

I wasn't aware Warrior ever had ERA. Found a Janes article from a little while back.

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news ... to-estonia

New armour on Warrior?

With more countries buying Patria, is it time the UK joined as part of a more affordable FV432 replacement plan?https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news ... t-vehicles

Apologies stand corrected. Both in the industrial heartland, midlands and manchester. Likely surrounded by the supply chain and also by other industrial firms to poach from. My point is "hey ever thought of relocating to merthyr tydfil" is likely not a great draw for the kind of talent th...

A screwdriver plant in wales with no future orders is a distraction IMHO all activity should be concentrated in the hub in the north east to give that ecosystem the best chance of long term survival Why? The industry in the North East was all but dead for a decade. Why is it more deserving than Sou...

B) I have never seen or heard of a project that having been mismanaged for 23 years miraculously cures itself without at least a radical change in management. Feel free to quote one. There was a radical change in management in 2010. C) Cost of support over the lifetime is generally 3 times acquisit...

[ So I still can't understand why there is a need for so many Boxers unless, in the end there is intention to replace FV432 with it, no matter how expensive that would be. Or maybe to use them as a base for many other variants but than should planned replacement for FV432 be used for that as those ...

Why do people never use Challenger 2 as the example of why you can't fix a bad design? I believe the Challenger 1 wasn't that bad, it might not have won NATO gunnery competitions, but it dropped the hammer on Iraq's armour in the first Gulf War, absolutely malleted them. CR2 failed acceptance trial...

Why do people never use Challenger 2 as the example of why you can't fix a bad design?

In a manufacturing phase there is no reason for payment other than on completion and acceptance of a finished product. That's not true at all. It's perfectly reasonable that having committed to long-lead items (electronics, steel armour, drivetrains, turrets) that payments would be made in line wit...

Zeno wrote: ↑03 Apr 2023, 13:28 U.K armed forces due to a recent change can sue for medical mal practice , can they sue for actual injury for poorly designed workplaces that cause injury that in civilian workplaces have legislation covering this ,

I'm unsure if you're trolling now. You're aware guns are loud?

People make fun of how the Russians look after troops ,pity military forces are not able to sue for damages for negligence The difference between the two is massive, so rather disappointing that you're willing to make such disparaging remarks. And yes, you can sue and get compensation for injury su...

If I sound a bit paranoid on injuries etc. its because I do have training and qualifications in O.H.S/W.H.S and have even been subpoenaed to provide evidence for injury cases , I have spent time on O.H..S forums where we used our real names in discussing changing legislation when you have members w...