Apparently, per the tweet below, that means UK is giving away ONE-THIRD of it's AS-90's. If true, then surely that leaves the UK lacking in self-propelled artillery, i.e. those that Ukraine war has show to be essentail because of their ability to "shoot and scoot", which towed artillery la...

Mmh just had a thought, should we even be having a upgrade tank contact with Germany, somewhere down the line are they going to be pathetic again and stop UK doing whatever they want with the challenger 3 because it's got some German parts ,makes you think what a waste of time they are tbh ,shame w...

(e.g. patrolling, humanitarian, anti-piracy and smuggling, policing of British maritime Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) both home and BOT's, participating with Allied partners in multi-national protection of global shipping lanes e.g. Combind Task Forces / Operation Atalanta / Operation Kipion etc)....

(e.g. patrolling, humanitarian, anti-piracy and smuggling, policing of British maritime Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) both home and BOT's, participating with Allied partners in multi-national protection of global shipping lanes e.g. Combind Task Forces / Operation Atalanta / Operation Kipion etc)....

but there is nothing to replace them with as said all NATO MBT's are coming to the end and everyone is starting to move on the US is starting to look at replacing the A1 the French and Germans are looking at the next tank now. we are better sticking with the planned upgrade of Challenger and then w...

the Type 31 as laid out in the RFI is slowly fading way and being replaced with a ship that could be a good global Patrol frigate if it gets its 24 CAMM and 8 NSM as I think it will I think it has to have 24 Sea Ceptor as a minimum fit, any less is foolhardy.... Thank god they went with a large pla...

Ironic when we gifted Ukraine half a dozen M270, when the M270 is no longer being produced.
Meanwhile the US is gifting them 20+ HIMARS, and HIMARS still in production......

Back on topic:

Able to take on more routine, low-medium intensity RN missions worldwide leaving more expensive, speciallised high-intensity warfighting escorts to fullfill the missions that THEY were designed for. Yes, the ship design itself has been selected to meet the requirement to be able to be forward based...

wargame_insomniac wrote That would leave 2*T45 and 4*T26 free for other tasks and missions, including CASD, TAPS, and sole actions, including participating in NATO standing deployments and ASW missions etc I’m afraid that this is the sort of assessment that our politicians seem propogate. (I really...

If the last Type 45 is going in 2038 (which seems even more optimistic than T32 plans) then we're going to have to start designing Type 83 fairly soon. You need only look at our pace on Type 26. The first Type 32, assuming the class goes ahead, will need to be at least in the water by 2030. BAE wou...

Frankly I'm surprised the get rid of everything military government ( all colours) hasn't jumped at the chance to send as many tanks from our limited stocks ,in a yes minister type affair ,ie if we send all the tanks leaving only just 148 left , people can't force us to upgrade more for a sensible ...

Yes, if you make it a properly equipped frigate then it could. But that is not what’s on order, even then if it was properly equipped, and it still is able to meet the criteria for a cost effective forward based and maintained frigate 100% agree with this part. Better Sonar + 8*NSM + 12 extra CAMM ...

Informative article on background of Astute class SSN, detailing their development issues.
Makes sad reading of the (numerical) decline of RN Submarine service.

https://www.navylookout.com/the-royal-n ... -delivery/

Current planning assumptions are for the Type 32 frigates to enter service over a period of three years commencing in 2032. All in service by the end of 2035? That's rather ambitious by UK standards. No doubt the steel can be bashed, but fitting out and sea trials don't happen overnight. No direct ...

If they need something give them a B1 as a stop gap with a None deck penetrating 76mm fitted and some SSGW on the working deck That I could live with as a short term option, even if a gift or minimal price to encourage the Thai Navy to consider ordering T31 and/or more River B2 OPV (Krabi class) as...

A personal proposal: Royal Thailand navy's Ratanakosin-class corvette, HTMS Sukhothai sunk late last year. Tragic event, resulting in 28 lost/missed. But, looking at the future, as she was used as a flagship for fast attack crafts squadron, they need another ship to cover the task. One solution is ...

But don't the Commando force currently have rather more than 60 Vikings and BV206s? That's my fear. Another stealth cut dressed up as good news as new acquisition. It does refer to the "older BV206s" in the press release and tweet, so I am clinging to the faint hope that a significant num...

But that does not work if your aim is to win what they are calling the first battle eg you deploy quickly to change the calculus and stop the enemy invading first and attempt to stop the war from escalating to the point where you need to take back ground lost. You need to be able to do this to at l...

Repulse wrote: ↑01 Jan 2023, 19:52

Tempest414 wrote: ↑01 Jan 2023, 18:22 As said the the army has funding for 61 of 75 requested M270A2's now

Saudi Arabia has 180 apparently

Of the original un-upgraded 1980's M270 version.....
Unknown how many stlll in active operational use.

Are we getting bit too far away from disussion of the Aircraft Carriers themselves?

What like the 101st , 102rd & 104th operational Sustainment Brigades , 1st Signals brigade or the Divisional field HQ all of which were deployed on EX across Europe this year Yes, but at a much bigger scale. But what dose your much bigger look like ? The UK currently has only 40 GLMRS and a han...

…should we simply say no? So there is clearly a desire in democratic countries that feel threatened to request and have UK ground forces come and fight with them in there country. No we shouldn’t say no, but we should ask ourselves how we can best give assistance. My point is that another (relative...

Feels to me we are stuck in a loop of endless discussion of what the Army should look like that fits a traditional view rather than stepping back devising a strategy then matching equipment / force structures to that. My view is that UK is and wants to continue to be a global influencer, whilst pro...

https://uklandpower.com/2022/12/27/thoughts-on-the-armys-integrated-review-refresh/ Some interesting discussion, looking at interim conclusions from Russia-Ukraine War. The thing I find interesting in reading these pieces is how the “enemy” we are equipping to face has morphed to suit the procureme...