Interesting. I don't see how the Aeralis concept could be applicable to the LIFT part - it would surely need to be supersonic.
Maybe some kind spin out of GCAP using M346 as a base
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- 24 Feb 2024, 12:11
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 981482
- 23 Feb 2024, 08:54
- Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
- Topic: BAE Systems plc
- Replies: 191
- Views: 16359
Re: BAE Systems plc
https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/k ... 024-01-29/
Wow that's a nice little earner - put 6 million in, and cash out with 49% of a billion dollar IPO
Wow that's a nice little earner - put 6 million in, and cash out with 49% of a billion dollar IPO
- 22 Feb 2024, 18:55
- Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
- Topic: BAE Systems plc
- Replies: 191
- Views: 16359
Re: BAE Systems plc
To be fair the current CEO has tidied it up massively UK land is tiny, basically just 40% of RBSL, which may well be sold eventually I guess they see ship repair as not within Maritime because it's not product-driven, they're not developing anything. The funny one is Air Astana - they own an airline...
- 22 Feb 2024, 17:23
- Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
- Topic: BAE Systems plc
- Replies: 191
- Views: 16359
Re: BAE Systems plc
Order book is 70 billion and climbing! Here's a link for those who want to nerd out https://investors.baesystems.com/~/media/Files/B/BAE-Systems-Investor/pdfs/results-and-reports/results/2024/2023-full-year-presentation-transcript.pdf I found slides 31 and 52 really interesting, for example Order ba...
- 14 Feb 2024, 21:58
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
- Replies: 595
- Views: 186662
Re: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
The thing is though many of these issues have affected every advanced manufacturing organisation in the world - Covid, supply chain, new production sites retiring workforce.- and they deal with them
Toyota runs 10 plants in the other Carolina
Toyota runs 10 plants in the other Carolina
- 14 Feb 2024, 12:52
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
- Replies: 595
- Views: 186662
Re: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
Air safety is complex. If you think you’ve got it all sorted and wrapped, you’re courting disaster. It is. But even after disaster years of it and repeated assurances Boeing still hasn’t got a grasp of the basics. The Rot is right through in Boeing it would seem. Had this conversation last year wit...
- 09 Feb 2024, 22:04
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 981482
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
I meant more an "autonomous aircraft that can be thrown into A2A combat, figure out who the enemy is and defeat them". If they cannot do that then how can they replace fighter pilots? And if they need a manned fighter to act as "Mothership" what's to say the enemy won't just igno...
- 09 Feb 2024, 15:19
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 981482
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
My .02 EUR worth - the manned fighter has been pronounced dead a few times. I mean, has a fully autonomous (as opposed to remotely piloted) aircraft actually flown? And if so why aren't we deploying them commercially? Possibly starting with airfreight. What about rules of engagement, hacking (which ...
- 06 Feb 2024, 10:06
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
- Replies: 2828
- Views: 772028
Re: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
Here's an interesting take on it https://www.timesaerospace.aero/news/events/wds-uk-moves-in-on-new-saudi-typhoon-order "But industry and UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) insiders reported that the German block had been just one factor in halting the planned deal, and that the RSAF was ‘holding out...
- 04 Feb 2024, 20:28
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Jackal and Coyote MWMIK (Army)
- Replies: 193
- Views: 63378
Re: Jackal and Coyote MWMIK (Army)
IMHO if LIS means anything that platform, or an evolution of it should basically own the light and medium strands of the LMP. They wouldn't need to be delivered in one batch - could be fed in at 100-200 a year as legacy platforms are phased out. The benefits of commonality and a short supply chain f...
- 04 Feb 2024, 18:46
- Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
- Topic: Malloy Aeronautics
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1015
Re: BAE buys Malloy Aeronautics
If BAE are smart they'll keep the culture and add capital + marketing muscle. Personally I think it's exciting, we (UK PLC) really need to scale up in UAVs
- 01 Feb 2024, 20:29
- Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
- Topic: AERALIS - Modular Jet Trainer
- Replies: 79
- Views: 8410
Re: AERALIS - Modular Jet Trainer
I have to say, after listening to their founder, I question whether Aeralis have been going for the right market. Is fast jet training really a commodity? I mean if you get it slightly wrong / sub optimal you could end up losing many multiples of the the cost of the training platform. If I were an a...
- 01 Feb 2024, 19:46
- Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
- Topic: Malloy Aeronautics
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1015
BAE buys Malloy Aeronautics
This could be interesting -
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/20 ... er-of-sky/
Delivery platform for Stingray?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/20 ... er-of-sky/
Delivery platform for Stingray?
- 30 Jan 2024, 15:48
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 981482
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
An update on setting up the organisational structure of the GCAP entity https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/gcap-industry-partners-70-through-negotiations-bae-official-says/156682.article I like this bit : We are looking at setting up a single entity that is authorised to act on behalf of the thre...
- 28 Jan 2024, 13:02
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19332
- Views: 9714032
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
IMHO, given that we are maybe 12 months away from all out war with Russia and/or Iran, we probably need more of everything, yesterday. If TLAM can be bolted to the deck of a T45 where Harpoon used to go, just do it. Bolt Brimstone and/or Starstreak to the deck of the River class. Hell, the USMC stil...
- 25 Jan 2024, 22:55
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
- Replies: 78
- Views: 27700
Re: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
Interesting discussion. In Automotive the tier one suppliers usually have an obligation to keep the supply chain in being for x years after production of the transmission / braking system / distributor / whatever is finished - for ongoing warranty and spare parts support. It's a key part of the init...
- 25 Jan 2024, 12:26
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
- Replies: 78
- Views: 27700
Re: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
I speculated on something like this way upthread. Germany donating to Ukraine "indirectly"
- 24 Jan 2024, 16:09
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: MBDA Brimstone Missile (RAF)
- Replies: 175
- Views: 88528
Re: MBDA Brimstone Missile (RAF)
Absolutely
BTW
I've got a bridge in London to sell you...
BTW
I've got a bridge in London to sell you...
- 24 Jan 2024, 12:18
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: MBDA Brimstone Missile (RAF)
- Replies: 175
- Views: 88528
Re: MBDA Brimstone Missile (RAF)
Maybe the Army might adopt it some time this century. Isn't Ukraine using Brimstone, mounted to Jackal?
- 22 Jan 2024, 22:05
- Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
- Topic: MBDA (UK)
- Replies: 311
- Views: 28589
- 21 Jan 2024, 19:39
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Sig / Accuracy International
- Replies: 2
- Views: 597
Sig / Accuracy International
I'm not sure where to put this - but it sounds interesting https://soldiersystems.net/2024/01/20/sig-sauer-expands-operations-in-united-kingdom/ “SIG will benefit from AI’s extensive UK market expertise and manufacturing and logistical infrastructure to assist in the transition toward a fully indepe...
- 21 Jan 2024, 09:04
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: UK Mobile Fires Platform
- Replies: 97
- Views: 12360
Re: UK Mobile Fires Platform
BAE Archer proposal includes re-establishing sovereign UK barrel production https://www.baesystems.com/en-uk/article/bae-systems-announces-team-for-the-uks-future-artillery-programme If done, would be the one and only thing in the system that's made in Britain. One more than Ajax. ( except Optronic...
- 18 Jan 2024, 11:48
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
- Replies: 2828
- Views: 772028
Re: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
As a former cost accountant I love nerding out with this stuff :-). Currently in production - Customer / activity / backlog : Qatar Assembly c10 Kuwait Fuselage c15 Currently Contracted - Program / activity / PO Qty : Quadriga Fuselage 38 Halcon 1 Fuselage 20 Total Legal Commitment = Assembly 10 + F...
- 17 Jan 2024, 12:58
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
- Replies: 2828
- Views: 772028
Re: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
Sounds to me that worst case scenario Warton is going to become a support, subassembly, and upgrade business between now and the early 2030s. There's 63 fuselages to provide Spain / Quadriga plus 40 ECR2 upgrades (and more for KSA?). Also bear in mind Tempest is a revenue generating project. Warton'...
- 13 Jan 2024, 12:31
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
- Replies: 2828
- Views: 772028
Re: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
IMHO we should order more Typhoons now, from a hot production line.
How to pay for them? If more funding is off the agenda, worst case I'd take it out of the Army. Hold off on AH64E for a few years, drop the SF Chinooks, make do with 620 Boxer. Just my take, will grab tin hat
How to pay for them? If more funding is off the agenda, worst case I'd take it out of the Army. Hold off on AH64E for a few years, drop the SF Chinooks, make do with 620 Boxer. Just my take, will grab tin hat