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- 08 Dec 2023, 12:43
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6097
- Views: 1761507
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Because Lockheed Martin aren’t involved n tempest. Here's an idea for Lockheed, get your software sorted out and integrate our weapons in a timely manner and you might have a leg to stand on. 11 years for meteor is still unacceptable (and that doesn't include the added time to retrofit and update o...
- 08 Dec 2023, 12:39
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
- Replies: 6097
- Views: 1761507
Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
"Quick we don't have enough F-35's, I know lets buy more of F-35's!" It doesn't really make sense, don't they come off the same production line? :wtf: If they RAF wants more aircraft it always comes back to the Tranche 1 Typhoons and getting the support structure set up for them. Nicholas ...
- 30 Nov 2023, 13:52
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing P-8A Poseidon (MRA Mk.1) (RAF)
- Replies: 1271
- Views: 467087
Re: Boeing P-8A Poseidon (MRA Mk.1) (RAF)
https://twitter.com/Gabriel64869839/status/1730214654125781355 A bit more from the link G White posted. The MOD has chosen the UK manufactured Sting Ray Torpedo as its future torpedo capability alongside continued use of the United States Navy Mk54 weapon on the RAF’s Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircra...
- 23 Nov 2023, 10:36
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1936
- Views: 254193
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Might be a self inflicted wound.
- 22 Nov 2023, 16:27
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: MBDA Brimstone Missile (RAF)
- Replies: 175
- Views: 89594
Re: MBDA Brimstone Missile (RAF)
Hopes for Brimestone on Apache or just sluggish procurement?
- 22 Nov 2023, 16:26
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: MBDA Brimstone Missile (RAF)
- Replies: 175
- Views: 89594
- 21 Nov 2023, 17:48
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
- Replies: 8490
- Views: 2196282
Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
The Royal Navy wants the Mk 41 on the Type 31 and Babcock are also finalising design activities including integration of Mk 41 VLS but it seems like we are unwilling to take the final step and announce that its going to happen. I guess it start off a bunch of other stuff as we would need for it to h...
- 18 Nov 2023, 17:40
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4453408
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Probably an unpopular opinion; cats and traps is an unhelpful distraction from developing the carriers I do agree, I would love to have two cats and traps carriers but we have been through the mill with these carriers, with defects, possibility of only getting one and other scares, now that we have...
- 17 Nov 2023, 11:30
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4453408
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Your future ASaC there.
I wonder how much it was lightened as it just seemed to leap off the deck.
I wonder how much it was lightened as it just seemed to leap off the deck.
- 16 Nov 2023, 19:11
- Forum: UK Defence & Aerospace Industry
- Topic: MBDA (UK)
- Replies: 311
- Views: 29119
Re: MBDA (UK)
CAMM / Sea Ceptor seem to be one of our biggest success stories.
- 15 Nov 2023, 17:03
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 199637
- 07 Nov 2023, 17:07
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
- Replies: 595
- Views: 187505
Re: Boeing E-7 Wedgetail (RAF)
Since we have not seen anything since December, it was clear something had went wrong.
We really have mastered the art of the capability gap
We really have mastered the art of the capability gap
- 05 Nov 2023, 15:44
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1936
- Views: 254193
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Its something that's been on my mind for a while, we have all called for more equipment/funding for the armed forces but are we saying (for example) if due to world events we were order another 8 type 26's we wouldn't have the manpower to use them?
- 03 Nov 2023, 11:03
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 986869
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
I wonder if its more of a bargaining chip for the FCAS rather than any real desire to switch tempest.
- 01 Nov 2023, 16:52
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 986869
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
I think we are ok with Japan and Italy.
- 30 Oct 2023, 17:23
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4453408
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
You can see why the deck needs protective paint.
- 30 Oct 2023, 13:51
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4453408
- 30 Oct 2023, 13:50
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
- Replies: 15455
- Views: 4453408
Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
All ships seem to have their gremlins and the lifts seems to be the QE ones.
- 25 Oct 2023, 20:19
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: UK Shipbuilding
- Replies: 244
- Views: 30862
Re: UK Shipbuilding
Excluding Govan and Rosyth, I don't think there is any other Scottish Shipyards except Ferguson Marine.
Happy to be correct on that one.
Happy to be correct on that one.
- 25 Oct 2023, 17:33
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: UK Shipbuilding
- Replies: 244
- Views: 30862
Re: UK Shipbuilding
Its now a Catch 22, they have no work for after the ferries so the work force are in no hurry to finish them, they cant get more work cause of how they have handled these ferries.
- 20 Oct 2023, 21:10
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19400
- Views: 9726841
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Is this everything coming home to roost?It feels as though UK decisions just now are being made on what can be done not what should be done; resource-based rather than strategy-led.
- 18 Oct 2023, 11:53
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: Future cruise/anti-ship missiles
- Replies: 83
- Views: 12745
Re: Future cruise/anti-ship missiles
I wonder if the future cruise (Low observable, subsonic) is going to be a product improved storm shadow. I cant see how else they will get it in service by 2028.
- 15 Oct 2023, 10:47
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1936
- Views: 254193
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
Nice bit of accounting there, over the course of 6 months we will deploy 16k of people, just not all at once
- 27 Sep 2023, 12:00
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
- Replies: 78
- Views: 28214
Re: MBDA Storm Shadow Missile (RAF)
Bear in mind that the Storm Shadow sent to Ukraine are all non-MLU'd missiles so will have been discarded anyway in the very near future. Given how many have been fired off in Ukraine it shows how many didn't have the mid life upgrades :problem: I take MBDA is busy with other weapons right now?
- 27 Sep 2023, 08:03
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 21 Frigate (Amazon Class) (1974-1994) (RN)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 9327