All of these points feed into the fact that FCF, MRSS and T32 were aspirations in a completely different global security environment. The tumultuous events of 2022 has changed everything. Funding and planning simply hasn’t caught up yet. Events dear boy events as someone said.. It has shown that th...

All of these points feed into the fact that FCF, MRSS and T32 were aspirations in a completely different global security environment. The tumultuous events of 2022 has changed everything. Funding and planning simply hasn’t caught up yet. Events dear boy events as someone said.. It has shown that th...

My thinking is that the MRSS…. The problem I have with the MRSS…. I don’t think the MRSS is going to happen. If the future is heavily dependent on naval MALE drones then an MRSS like Ellida is clearly the wrong choice especially if the entire Amphibious fleet is to be replaced by a single class. Mu...

Certification expertise maybe a place to start. Japan has had several goes and couldn’t design and certify a regional jet.

I wonder how much the downturn in the economy will affect the recruitment and retention? Last time there was a downturn the traditional slow down of PVRs disappeared. The link between the state of the economy and people leaving was described as 'broken', will it be the same again? I think it will v...

France looking at HIMARS

No point worrying about buying all the fancy toys when they can’t fund the basics https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11663867/Sailors-dub-Royal-Navy-base-HMS-Collingrad-compare-base-Soviet-city-reduced-ruins.html If there is extra money for defence I wouldn’t be spending it on any more toys u...

What is the Price of the kit Mk45 127mm + auto loader ? Towed Sonar 24 Mk-41 VLS Mission bay handling system ( but removing this makes the space useless) Now I do have to agree that slow build rate will effect the cost and until type 31 deploys on its first deployment we will not know the full cost...

What is the Price of the kit Mk45 127mm + auto loader ? Towed Sonar 24 Mk-41 VLS Mission bay handling system ( but removing this makes the space useless) Now I do have to agree that slow build rate will effect the cost and until type 31 deploys on its first deployment we will not know the full cost...

No point worrying about buying all the fancy toys when they can’t fund the basics https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11663867/Sailors-dub-Royal-Navy-base-HMS-Collingrad-compare-base-Soviet-city-reduced-ruins.html If there is extra money for defence I wouldn’t be spending it on any more toys un...

So you are planning on driving to Moscow! Wow, I guess in your mind is either defend every inch and not letting enemy taking ground, or streight to Moscow. How simpleminded. Why would NATO go for Moscow? But if you are expecting there there won't be need for counter attacks to regain territory or s...

How many did we send to telic? It doesn’t need to be an enduring capability it’s a one off for invasion Some 120 from three different regiments, 2nd RTR, RSDG and QRL. But that wasn't whole UK tank force at that moment, wasn't it? And opposition was far less formidable than Russia would be and bare...

Challenger 3 is a vanity project for the UK MOD that will not bring in the capability levels we need - we should look to work with the Americans and build a solution that scale into units of hundreds with the associated economies of scale and long term support. But thing is you still need CR3 to br...

If you’re using tanks to retake ground and the UKs focus is europe with the stated aim they will defend every inch of NATO territory rather than lose and retake ground. Then the experience of Ukraine would suggest we need fewer tanks not more unless we’re planning a drive to Moscow.

Challenger 3 is a vanity project for the UK MOD that will not bring in the capability levels we need - we should look to work with the Americans and build a solution that scale into units of hundreds with the associated economies of scale and long term support. But thing is you still need CR3 to br...

The other Leo users are trying to send them, but Germany is blocking....pretty clear cut. More to do with German arms industry losing out when those nations need backfill their tank donations, they won't be buying German given Germany's actions this last 11 months....a morally repulsive position th...

Do we all agree whatever side of the argument about Germanys reasons good or ill,that German equipment ,tanks etc might be in for a tough time after what's go on ,agree or not ? I’m gonna say not, mainly because I don’t actually think the users of leopards or any of the other big tank users outside...

The other Leo users are trying to send them, but Germany is blocking....pretty clear cut. More to do with German arms industry losing out when those nations need backfill their tank donations, they won't be buying German given Germany's actions this last 11 months....a morally repulsive position th...

Given the ongoing Leo 2 to Ukraine debacle I sincerely hope that MGCS is dead in the water as is any clever suggestion that we should drop CR3 for Leo2. In fact I’d be astounded if in 10 years time anyone in CEE is still buying German, that new Korean / Polish production line is going to have a vir...

India has over 2000 t72 tanks in inventory if a deal could be done. And India has two massive belligerent neighbours next door. I can understand why they're not donating hardware to Ukraine. It does, but america has several thousand Abrams in storage so if they are unwilling to send them the Ukrain...

India has over 2000 t72 tanks in inventory if a deal could be done. Likewise Turkey a lot of older American tanks if you could persuade america to allow tanks to be sent that is.

Question... Germany being stubborn about "letting" other countries deploy the Leopard 2 (and making themselves less likely to be international partners for any projects in the future), what is stopping these countries from just ignoring the Germans and sending tanks anyway? Is it just man...

I don’t think that works from the nuclear diplomatic standpoint. That is because it relies on there being certainty and repetition (without compromising, in the UK’s case the effectiveness of CASD) in order to Telegraph your posture, and to be able to assess and determine the posture of the opposit...