Maybe something got lost in translation, this makes little sense. Since when are we planning to do single ship amphib deployments - that’s the opposite of the LRG concept.
Sounds like the RN program has been pushed to the right, cue 5 years of concepts and studies…
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- 10 Apr 2024, 13:05
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
- Replies: 110
- Views: 14278
- 09 Apr 2024, 10:15
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 249
- Views: 91989
Re: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]
Another member? https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/04/08/canada-justin-trudeau/. Canada could join Aukus defence pact as Trudeau considers nuclear sub patrols in Arctic waters…….The Canadian prime minister says he has already held ‘excellent conversations’ with the US, UK and Australia ove...
- 06 Apr 2024, 16:52
- Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
- Topic: Airlander Airship
- Replies: 73
- Views: 9539
Re: Airlander Airship
They have a reservation backlog of £1 billion - interestingly many seem to be from operators based in the Med. Which kind of makes sense - good weather, twice as fast as a boat, major airport infrastructure not needed. Could carve out a niche in Island hopping
- 06 Apr 2024, 15:52
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19390
- Views: 9719703
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Not sure where to put this https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2024/01/norway-seeks-international-partners-for-future-frigate/ Norway looking to buy 5 new frigates “from a close ally”with build to start asap. Looking for a top end ASW ship and the responsible Officer specifically name checks the va...
- 05 Apr 2024, 16:15
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19390
- Views: 9719703
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Not quite he was born in Tottenham...Scimitar54 wrote: ↑05 Apr 2024, 16:14 SD67
Of Guyanese descent maybe, but NOT Guyanese as he was born in the UK.
- 05 Apr 2024, 16:15
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19390
- Views: 9719703
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
But they are still in the ground they aren't preventing access to any one. The shocks to the economy due to Ukraine have been due to a lack of Russian Gas and Oil not Ukrainian. I suggest you read up on the subject a bit more. Putin and the oligarchs are obsessed with acquiring wealth. The oil, gas...
- 05 Apr 2024, 15:15
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19390
- Views: 9719703
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
But they are still in the ground they aren't preventing access to any one. The shocks to the economy due to Ukraine have been due to a lack of Russian Gas and Oil not Ukrainian. I suggest you read up on the subject a bit more. Putin and the oligarchs are obsessed with acquiring wealth. The oil, gas...
- 05 Apr 2024, 12:15
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Post-war British Aviation - [Fantasy and Speculation]
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2987
Re: Post-war British Aviation - [Fantasy and Speculation]
Ah the what ifs. Joined up government thinking and no service silos. I fear we may be repeating the same mistakes with drones but time will tell
Right now some new build AV8Bs would be useful to lob LGBs at Houthis
Right now some new build AV8Bs would be useful to lob LGBs at Houthis
- 02 Apr 2024, 21:58
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19390
- Views: 9719703
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
The global meltdown that will ensue if we give the CCP control of 80% of the microchips on which our economy is dependent would be far worse. Frankly it would be the end of the western world as we know it. From that point on Japan would be effectively Finlandised and Australia would be next - with h...
- 02 Apr 2024, 13:57
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19390
- Views: 9719703
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
IMHO we're in the grey zone already. China is a massive customer for Iranian Oil, I struggle to think those attacks are happening spontaneously. If China continue to ratchet up the pressure on Taiwan then some sort of confrontation with the USN is inevitable. In that case we can assume the USN will ...
- 31 Mar 2024, 19:52
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19390
- Views: 9719703
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Whilst I do not buy the idea that Russia will be in a position to launch a major ground attack on NATO countries anytime soon, I can see a conflict in the far east having an knock on impact to the European region (and possibly Gulf, South America and Africa through proxy wars). One plausible scenar...
- 27 Mar 2024, 19:11
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Project Mosquito / Lightweight Affordable Novel Combat Aircraft (LANCA)
- Replies: 128
- Views: 37771
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
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
- 27 Mar 2024, 15:00
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Post-war British Aviation - [Fantasy and Speculation]
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2987
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.
- 27 Mar 2024, 14:42
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 983415
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.
Read that and weep, it would never happen here. Not with Boeing, not with BAE (Nimrod), not with GDUK Land Systems.
- 26 Mar 2024, 11:38
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Post-war British Aviation - [Fantasy and Speculation]
- Replies: 32
- Views: 2987
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...
- 25 Mar 2024, 16:17
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 983415
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...
- 22 Mar 2024, 15:46
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 983415
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...
- 19 Mar 2024, 09:15
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
- Replies: 595
- Views: 187042
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.
- 15 Mar 2024, 16:24
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
- Replies: 310
- Views: 135244
Re: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
The Chairman of Boeing UK is a former top Civil Servant
“Thank you sir may I have another!”
“Thank you sir may I have another!”
- 14 Mar 2024, 22:04
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing Chinook (RAF)
- Replies: 310
- Views: 135244
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”…
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”…
- 13 Mar 2024, 07:08
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 983415
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...
- 12 Mar 2024, 20:36
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 983415
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 ...
- 11 Mar 2024, 23:23
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 983415
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
If he means Europe well most of it has gone for the F35
- 10 Mar 2024, 14:15
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 23 Frigate (Duke Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1013
- Views: 435260
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.
- 07 Mar 2024, 17:38
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4449016
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Start a recruiting office in Aberdeen there'll be no shortage of resource these days