Timmymagic wrote: ↑24 Jul 2023, 19:47 Allegedly problems with Thales and the French part of MBDA have played a part...

The French are the cause of problems in military defence projects ... go figure!!!

EU signs deal to call the Falklands the Islas malvinas https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/20/islas-malvinas-brexit-cited-as-eu-endorses-falklands-argentine-name The question is what can the UK do diplomatically that isn't too significant that is enough to change the EU's decision. A metho...

Hope the Oz gov buy GCAP as a replacement..... It is perfectly suited to their requirement - both Japan and Australia will have similar requirements. They may want to buy Tempest/GCAP off the shel versus be a development partner? Could we see the UK integrate the Ghost Bat ( etc ) as a core compone...

2HeadsBetter wrote: ↑19 Jul 2023, 17:03 Can't wait to see those Rafales launching off a ski ramp.

Would be interesting to see if they can - and with what load. Will the IAF Rafales be getting more powerful engines?

https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/scholz-germany-wont-deliver-eurofighters-saudi-arabia-near-future-2023-07-12/ VILNIUS, July 12 (Reuters) - Germany will not deliver Eurofighter combat aircraft to Saudi Arabia in the near future, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday, aft...

new guy wrote: ↑14 Jul 2023, 15:49 Looks like an F-22 ...

Looks like a YF23 to me with F22 style air instakes ..

Russians cannot shoot down the Storm Shadow's with their Pansir S1's - Epic fail ... https://twitter.com/CalibreObscura/status/1671965086959673357?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1671965086959673357%7Ctwgr%5Ec8a27e32c1ec58fa3d917295240c9886a2439bbe%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c10&ref_url=...

German publication WELT AM SONNTAG wrote that Chancellor Olaf Scholz from the left-leaning Social Democrats (SPD) and Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) are tending to give in to pressure from the British government and approve the production of Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet for Saudi Arabi...

Given how the nomination of Ben Wallace was vetoed by France as the next NATO candidate had to come from teh EU according to the French, shouldn't the Lancaster Houster Treaty be disbanded given the ongoing hostility from France ?

Nicola Sturgeon: Former first minister arrested in SNP finances inquiry

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-65871857

ho ho ho - how the mighty fall ....

Reported US DOD buying some of the 60 ex-Dutch Gepards from Jordan for Ukraine through an intermediary, how many of the 60 involved under the contract not mentioned. The Gepard has been reported to have been very effective in Ukraine (the Dutch version uses different radars to the German version). ...

Poland continuing to arm up.... Globaleye looks to be on the way... https://twitter.com/GarethJennings3/status/1660677692117729282 https://www.saab.com/products/globaleye It would be interesting to see how many units it purchases. Poland is for sure taking their security seriously and so they shoul...

https://www.thejournal.ie/ireland-air-p ... 3-May2023/

>> Not sure how true it is - but as a UK tax payer i would object to the UK policing Irish airspace for Ireland.

There are questions of what happened - the picture is unclear - did new Polish donated Mig29's fired off some donated AMRAAMs(unlikely - there would have been news of a transfer/donation) - did someone move a Patrict battery to the border for a session for a shoot and scoot mission - did the MALD d...

There are questions of what happened - the picture is unclear - did new Polish donated Mig29's fired off some donated AMRAAMs(unlikely - there would have been news of a transfer/donation) - did someone move a Patrict battery to the border for a session for a shoot and scoot mission - did the MALD de...

Timmymagic wrote: ↑10 May 2023, 11:02 Interesting developments...

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politic ... -in-check/

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/ ... fence-pact

Basically 5 eyes minus N. Zealand..

Turkish foreign minister is asking for money back on F-35. This could inject extra tensions into an F-16 deal with US, raising the chances of Turkey buying something else (eg Typhoon) to cover requirements up to the time TF-X is integrated into the Turkish air force. Indian source: https://idrw.org...

Welp.. Rusi's lead aviation analyst Justin Bronk, often cited on this forum as an authority on the subject has cottoned on to the lack of realism behind the performative marketing effort around Tempest. https://rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/global-combat-air-programme-writin...

The advantage with drones is that they are meant to be cheap and disposable - this Jackal may be too expensive for drone warfare given the distance being shown ? Looks nice - but either you have a bigger drone with more standoff distance, or smaller cheaper drones to get up close and personal. The j...

Team Tempest are working towards initial engineering release this summer for the demonstrator test program so you may hear more at RIAT. What is an "initial engineering release?". A ground prototype? Or just specifications ? It would be the first releases of the long leads for both the gr...

SW1 wrote: ↑15 Apr 2023, 18:20 Team Tempest are working towards initial engineering release this summer for the demonstrator test program so you may hear more at RIAT.

What is an "initial engineering release?". A ground prototype? Or just specifications ?

Next day Prime Delivery : https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/d ... into-focus ???

Am rapidly approaching my 7th decade and was afraid I wouldn't live to see this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU9fEpfGDkc Somebody tell me that's not an Alouette 3 in the background, aft the Mig29! The Indians have managed to achieve something Russia has not been able to do for the last few deca...

Some Indians seem to believe they will be able to have an indigenous engine for the AMCA. It took China some 20-25 years to catch up to Russian power plants in terms of performance. Just look at WS-10, in the early 2000's it was a terrible engine both in terms of performance and reliability. Only n...

Regarding how India cannot be trusted with advanced western weaponry, I note that US sent F-35 to the recent Indian defence show. It is reported that India and US are in discussions regarding the supply of F-35. Perhaps US will agree to supply, perhaps not. It seems also that BAE Systems remains in...