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- 27 Apr 2024, 14:41
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1500924
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, 09:11
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
- Replies: 89
- Views: 29205
Re: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
The cynic in me says those are the missiles going through the mid life upgrade but if not then that's some good news for once.
- 26 Apr 2024, 12:24
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
- Replies: 89
- Views: 29205
Re: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
While you would like the work to be in the UK, given current events a top up from the French line is not too bitter a pill to swallow.
- 26 Apr 2024, 08:06
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
- Replies: 89
- Views: 29205
Re: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
https://twitter.com/Gabriel64869839/status/1783616370107654413 I thought the general consensus was we didn't have the capacity to build more. And even if we did, with future cruise round the corner could we possible speed up the introduction of that weapon? https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm58...
- 24 Apr 2024, 19:10
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1937
- Views: 257442
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Isn't the recruitment a Capita problem? (I think thats the contractor name) we hear stories of people waiting year to be able to join but giving up as it takes that long.
- 24 Apr 2024, 13:06
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1500924
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/04/first-type-26-frigate-progresses-towards-completion/ The future HMS Glasgow – the first of eight Type 26 ASW frigates ordered by the UK Ministry of Defence – has now received both its bow mounted and towed array sonar systems, and is shortly to receive it...
- 23 Apr 2024, 15:19
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1937
- Views: 257442
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Its the total lack of substance that really annoys me. Its not like they will wait till the 1st of April 2030 to increase the budget, this would happen over time. So if the budget is to increase by 12 billion over 6 years (for example) when does it start to appear? Will it be 2 billion starting this...
- 23 Apr 2024, 13:43
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1937
- Views: 257442
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Meaningless hot air unless its back up with a plan on what to spend it on and where this 2.5% will come from.
- 22 Apr 2024, 12:00
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756813
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Can we roll NSM out to other ships or does it need to be tested first?
- 20 Apr 2024, 10:11
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756813
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
HMS Somerset Somerset sailed on 9th February but suffered another breakdown of some kind and returned home after just 2 days at sea. She has been stuck in Devonport ever since. Now more than two years after her refit was completed, she is still unavailable, failing to participate in planned exercis...
- 18 Apr 2024, 20:18
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)
- Replies: 358
- Views: 78349
Re: RBSL Challenger 3 (Future) Main Battle Tank (British Army)
Also didn't mention we are only upgrading 148 out of 227 in active use (down from the 350-380 odd we have in storage)
I wonder why
I wonder why
- 15 Apr 2024, 14:32
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1500924
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Please do share. All I've heard is an aspiration to fit Mk 41 VLS of indeterminate size and contents. No orders for the Mk 41 as of April 2024, yet launching for out fitting soon (Press X for doubt on my part for it to appear) Bit sad that a small country with a tiny navy is thinking of 5 top ASW f...
- 15 Apr 2024, 11:14
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1500924
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Personally I think it is an absolute no brainer, if we're not prepared to divert the occasional hull to a close ally then we should just give up on the export market. In France or Italy there'd be nothing to discuss. Hopefully the Navy are just using this as a bit of leverage with Treasury - maybe ...
- 15 Apr 2024, 10:05
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1500924
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Bloody hell, what a choice to make. Nice to see the UK government ham fisted approach to the Type 26 coming back to kick us in the ass again. That positive note I had yesterday lasted less than 24 hours. A British bid to sell submarine-hunting warships to Norway cannot go ahead unless the Royal Navy...
- 14 Apr 2024, 20:29
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1500924
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Sorry, just catching up on the recent Type 26 articles, so my thinking is a bit all over the place. How refreshing it is to see a recover plan for a defence project, it doesn’t matter where you go F-35’s, E-7s, ajax, ect you get the same old story, Covid, Covid, Covid, private industry had to come u...
- 04 Apr 2024, 18:59
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1500924
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
HMS Cardiff looking very clean, upcoming launch?
- 04 Apr 2024, 15:26
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6102
- Views: 1777093
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
I know it will reduced numbers for a while but would it be beneficial to send our F-35's to the states (soon or within the next few years) to get them upgrade to the TR3, this way all aircraft will be block 4 capable when it arrives. Like people have said even when block 4 arrives in 2028, all our a...
- 03 Apr 2024, 14:29
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8504
- Views: 2205943
Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
We all know the type 31 was not chosen cause it was a proven design.
- 02 Apr 2024, 15:35
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8504
- Views: 2205943
Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Are we getting APAR radar and C-FLEX Combat Management System for our Type 31's?
- 31 Mar 2024, 16:31
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1937
- Views: 257442
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
The government really has backed themselves into one hell of a corner on this one. When it comes to funding and what to do with it we have this wonderful catch 22 going on, if they admit they need funding and what they would spend it on the question becomes "why did you cut it in the first plac...
- 29 Mar 2024, 10:26
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756813
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
We really getting the 31's in service before the 26's?
- 27 Mar 2024, 14:44
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1500924
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Bob was the one taking the pictures
- 22 Mar 2024, 15:16
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 1002092
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
As long as Project Tempest was a thing France and Germany was never going to let FCAS fail.
Hopefully having both will keep both sides on their toes.
Hopefully having both will keep both sides on their toes.
- 22 Mar 2024, 13:53
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 1002092
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Hey if 11 years to integrate Meteor on the F-35 is not a prime example of it being "easily modifiable" then I guess there is no pleasing some people [/sarcasm]
- 21 Mar 2024, 12:17
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
- Replies: 66
- Views: 3337
Re: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... thi-drone/
Surface Drones now, I wonder how ambitious their targets will be.
Surface Drones now, I wonder how ambitious their targets will be.