Anyone know what the Echo Class crane could handle? Appreciate the A-frame probably isn't up to the task.
Wonder how much life we could have gotten from them if the money (and crew) was there.
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- 26 Feb 2024, 23:58
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Mine countermeasures and Hydrographic capability (MHC) (MHPC)
- Replies: 958
- Views: 323602
- 26 Feb 2024, 16:14
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
- Replies: 480
- Views: 56455
Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
With current polls at 48% Labour, 24% Conservative with predictions of majorities of 280+. Building a couple of dozen helicopters at Broughton will swing the election? Anyway won't jobs be safe in Broughton if they bring Peter Mandelson's Machine back on line. https://youtu.be/D3kLl9atj0Y?feature=s...
- 26 Feb 2024, 16:09
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
- Replies: 480
- Views: 56455
Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
Are we going to have a sweepstake..... I'm still sticking with Leonardo's sacred Wasteland site will be secured at any cost.... I've added a (somewhat lighthearted) poll! Have fun. :D P.S: Open to any obscure or mad suggestions people might like to add. add FARA 😂 Ah, 'Comanche 2: The Next Generati...
- 26 Feb 2024, 14:54
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
- Replies: 480
- Views: 56455
Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
Are we going to have a sweepstake..... I'm still sticking with Leonardo's sacred Wasteland site will be secured at any cost.... I've added a (somewhat lighthearted) poll! Have fun. :D P.S: Open to any obscure or mad suggestions people might like to add. P.P.S: I've somehow managed to reset the poll...
- 26 Feb 2024, 14:47
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
- Replies: 480
- Views: 56455
Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
Ignoring the platforms, and focusing purely on politics, my money's on Airbus. Should the programme go ahead before the election. Why do you think that? Alyn and Deeside is a far more marginal constituency than Yeovil. It's had a Labour MP since it was created in 1983. Even if things got a bit dice...
- 25 Feb 2024, 23:19
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
- Replies: 480
- Views: 56455
- 23 Feb 2024, 11:16
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
- Replies: 480
- Views: 56455
Re: New Medium Helicopter [NMH] - (RAF & AAC)
Ignoring the platforms, and focusing purely on politics, my money's on Airbus. Should the programme go ahead before the election. One would hope Leonardo's industrial promises aren't taken seriously anymore by the MoD. Not to mention they have RN PROTEUS (the programme not the ship) to keep them bus...
- 21 Feb 2024, 22:38
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5669
- Views: 1485781
- 21 Feb 2024, 14:38
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5669
- Views: 1485781
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
A salient point on the 57mm Bofors. Was met with disbelief some years ago, when I pointed out that its turret is larger overall than the BAE MK 45 127mm. Doesn't give dimensions, but according to BAE's datasheet the Mk 45 above-and-below deck weight in nearly 60k kg without ammunition. For the Mk 1...
- 21 Feb 2024, 00:06
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5669
- Views: 1485781
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
By the way, the Bofors 57mm is a surprisingly large system. I suspect there would be little or no savings in space over a Mk 8. A salient point on the 57mm Bofors. Was met with disbelief some years ago, when I pointed out that its turret is larger overall than the BAE MK 45 127mm. If we were flush ...
- 18 Feb 2024, 02:08
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19387
- Views: 9716887
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Fascinating warship discussion here chaps...
- 17 Feb 2024, 18:31
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
- Replies: 595
- Views: 186822
Re: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
Presumably this is more on whatever the USAF have specified and how that contrasts to those for UK/AUS/RoK/TK. The later three of which haven't specifically been mentioned in any of these stories. Not exactly a perfect example but there are 767s which have been modified to be tankers but differ wild...
- 16 Feb 2024, 23:56
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
- Replies: 595
- Views: 186822
Re: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
Following on from what I posted above: https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/02/15/tricky-e-7-adaptations-complicate-us-air-force-boeing-negotiations/ “We’re having a hard time with [the E-7 program], getting price agreement with Boeing,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall told reporters in a roundtab...
- 14 Feb 2024, 02:47
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
- Replies: 595
- Views: 186822
Re: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
Some interesting context for both our E-7 purchase and the USAF's procurement of the 'same' platform: Service officials thought their requirements were close to the E-7s that the U.K. has already begun procuring from Boeing, [USAF acquisition chief, Andrew] Hunter told reporters here. “Those discuss...
- 07 Feb 2024, 21:23
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6097
- Views: 1756477
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
We'd need at least one other base and hundreds of people for this fleet alone to hit 138. Just out of sheer curiosity, if there were to be enough 'extra' F35's to justify it, which previous but currently non-active airfield is still close enough to being operational to be worth reactivating? Any of...
- 07 Feb 2024, 21:13
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 982153
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
I would see it nearly exactly the opposite way round. The istar aircraft manned the strike ones not. Yes for persistence uavs can have a useful role but having specialist operators on station and controlling uavs within line of sight of the airborne istar aircraft has benefits. Having single use un...
- 07 Feb 2024, 18:42
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 982153
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Any production loyal wingman will not be cheap, will not be soon and will not be as capable as most folks think. Not clear they're needed anyway. There seems to be a desperation to push UAVs/RPASs into as many roles as possible. With the assumption being that because say an MQ-4C or MQ-9B excells i...
- 07 Feb 2024, 14:53
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 982153
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Any production loyal wingman will not be cheap, will not be soon and will not be as capable as most folks think. Not clear they're needed anyway. There seems to be a desperation to push UAVs/RPASs into as many roles as possible. With the assumption being that because say an MQ-4C or MQ-9B excells i...
- 03 Feb 2024, 23:17
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4447287
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
The Gerald Ford Class has not exactly been without its in service hiccups. See also India's first home built carrier. In truth, for a country that hasn't laid down fleet carriers in the best part of century, we could be doing a lot worse. We're clearly becoming very accustomed to fixing the prop sha...
- 17 Jan 2024, 14:01
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
- Replies: 2831
- Views: 773205
Re: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
Has it been officially stated that there's more than one Tempest demonstrator planned?
Not doubting and cearly sensible considering the history of aircraft development. Just haven't seen a reference before.
- 16 Jan 2024, 17:24
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
- Replies: 2831
- Views: 773205
Re: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
I am not optimistic about KSA placing a follow on order unless price is no barrier. Same thing for another RAF order. Why pay for 4G Typhoon when 5G F-35 is cheaper, especially if F-35A. The peace dividend may be a thing of the past for the UK but that does not mean it is OK to spend extra funding ...
- 16 Jan 2024, 05:39
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
- Replies: 2831
- Views: 773205
Re: Eurofighter Typhoon (RAF)
How many more Typhoons are still to be delivered from the UK assembly line? Will there be a break if a KSA order is placed late this year? Deliveries started in August 2022 and reached the midpoint in the same month last year. So it seems likely that assembly will be ending sometime in the next sev...
- 16 Jan 2024, 05:29
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: RFA Fort Victoria
- Replies: 176
- Views: 78499
Re: RFA Fort Victoria
Anyone know where RFA Fort Victoria is she’s not at Cammell Lairds and her AIS is turned off 🤔 According to this, she last had AIS turned on during the 12th. https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:184838/mmsi:233135000/imo:8606032/vessel:FORT_VICTORIA If she's at sea, hopefully a...
- 15 Jan 2024, 19:19
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4447287
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Generous of her to share her ability to spew rambling nonsense with the Defence community.
What none of the Hastings/Hitchens crowd ever seem to question is: why are most of the top ten economies in the world, and some below, operating/building/planning fixed wing aviation at sea?
What none of the Hastings/Hitchens crowd ever seem to question is: why are most of the top ten economies in the world, and some below, operating/building/planning fixed wing aviation at sea?
- 14 Jan 2024, 13:32
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19387
- Views: 9716887
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
1: CAMM/ER/MR. I personally do not think CAMM-MR is important for RN. Might be good for Army, but too much overlap with Aster 30, I think. Rather I think - more CAMM cells - adding CAMM-ER is popping up as a good reaction. CAMM official range is 25 km = capable to shoot down highly maneuverable ASM...