Great one frigate per RFA, utterly pointless. Do we not escort RFAs in locations we deem it necessary already. Yes, but you are completely missing the point by adding more and then expecting them to be paired by escorts. I’m not really, if using lots of unmanned systems is the “future” then RFAs ar...

Repulse wrote: ↑05 Feb 2023, 19:38 Great one frigate per RFA, utterly pointless.

Do we not escort RFAs in locations we deem it necessary already.

I remain completely convinced that type 31 is what the type 23 replacement should have been all along indeed we should build a few more. It is the most sensible procurement since HMS Ocean was laid down. It’s not about adding a couple of extra missiles here or there it is a ship with comprehensive d...

But is that not like saying a task group is scalable for a task nothing much happens individually I’m not sure that is any different to how it’s always worked on land sea and air since ww2 tbh. On your points 1. Yes but it was the navy high command that insisted on shit or bust with the carriers. 2....

Have they bought any spare f35 engines I’d be amazed if they have any more than about 1 or 2 as spares?

Could be Sweden edging closer to actually joining GCAP program and also actually getting the finished fighter, think they must realise it's going to be a powerful aircraft, personally I would like to see Poland buying the aircraft,they have a very close relationship to UK mindset and going forwards...

If you maintain a production line and supply chain even at a very low rate it can mitigate the need for storage of ancient equipment and the difficulty of attempting to upgrade it. You buy new to the latest standard.

Story likely relates to BAE written evidence to defence select committee https://committees.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/115779/default/ Upgrading the RAF’s Tranche 1 Typhoon fleet It is technically feasible to bring a Tranche 1 (T1) aircraft to the standard of a Tranche 2 (T2) or Tranche 3 (T3) ai...

The vessel your looking for is sisters to Topaz Tangaroa

Exports haven't been a problem for Typhoon. Well Ron, if the UK wanted to donate it's tranche one Typhoons to Ukraine, have a guess what Germany would do. Nothing Ah yes, just like Leopard 2, it was only the huge and sustained international pressure and embarrassment by our CH2 donation, that made ...

https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2023/02/01/british-air-chief-eyes-return-to-five-strong-wedgetail-buy/ RAF hope to return e7 to 5 on the poster child procurement of why defence is in the mess it is. Buying things on made up cost numbers while telling everyone that warned them that they wer...

mrclark303 wrote: ↑02 Feb 2023, 08:30

Ron5 wrote: ↑01 Feb 2023, 14:00 Exports haven't been a problem for Typhoon.

Well Ron, if the UK wanted to donate it's tranche one Typhoons to Ukraine, have a guess what Germany would do.

Nothing

Opportunity for a career in a region of the U.K. where there is jobs but not a lot of careers can be an attractive option.

I agree it would not happen for a while but with 1000 Boxers funded plus 400 more wanted 589 Ajax funded 65 M270A2 funded 75 wanted 148 Challenger 3 funded plus more under review 190 wanted AS-90 replacement on going 1 x Deep fires brigade and 3 x Armoured brigades are achievable over time if we in...

I agree it would not happen for a while but with 1000 Boxers funded plus 400 more wanted 589 Ajax funded 65 M270A2 funded 75 wanted 148 Challenger 3 funded plus more under review 190 wanted AS-90 replacement on going 1 x Deep fires brigade and 3 x Armoured brigades are achievable over time if we in...

Not the first time won’t be the last time. Seen it happen in aerospace too. They will be telling us they’ve drilled snowmen next

Your are right but we first need to set out what we want and then equip it. As we have talked about in the past one of the LM brigades needs to be all about the high North so would need to be equipped for the role. To get to a 3rd armoured brigade would need 190 challenger 3 upgrades plus as you sa...

When is the defence refresh supposedly published or we might get an inclin to what they thinking or more important what kit are they going to get ,retain or ,increase ,ie like tank numbers , submarine numbers etc,etc ,or is this just something kicked down the road yet again by budget etc ,yes we ne...

Your are right but we first need to set out what we want and then equip it. As we have talked about in the past one of the LM brigades needs to be all about the high North so would need to be equipped for the role. To get to a 3rd armoured brigade would need 190 challenger 3 upgrades plus as you sa...

No point attempting to creat 3 armoured brigades if you can’t keep much more than a single armoured regiment in an advance for longer than about 6 days without running out of power packs and spare and having to pull over as a result. There has been nothing over the last 20 years that suggests the ba...