Quite right, our carriers are much simpler (I would say better) in design and gets around such troubles. My point for discussion was more for increasing combat range. A headline feature of the F35 is stealth, and when operating in stealth mode, with your carrier a few hundred miles out to sea, you ...

What is the current plan for air to air refueling the F35 on carrier ops? A discussion I had elswwere the other day highlighted a few options. A voyager hanging around from a civilian airport. A V22 with RORO system A buddy pod for the F35 Or buy back the harriers we sold and attatch a buddy pod to...

I have been following this discussion over the last day or so. I have no dog in this fight, but there have been occasions when I didn' know whether to laugh or cry. Suffice it to say that with but few exceptions, ya'll don't know what you don't know, and should definitely keep your day jobs. I'm ou...

Oz got their SuperHornets fairly "cheaply" (nothing is cheap when the topic is jet fighters) as they operate the logistics tail for them as "ghost" USN squadrons, meaning that other than the flying of them dovetails seamlessly into something which is on a much bigger scale and a...

Found this on another site, Australia next submarine contender


http://m.asia.rbth.com/blogs/2015/10/12 ... 49837.html


Well it brought a smile to my dial anyway

Singapore has thrown its hat in the ring with two Navel projects in Australia, ST Marine is positioning the company's Fearless 75 design for Australia's SEA 1180 Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) program and also a proposal Pacific Patrol Boat replacement http://www.janes.com/article/55041/pacific-2015-s...

SKB wrote:Could they drive that thing out of the hangar off a fully lowered QEC deck lift (elevator)?

I rather want to see it take a jump off the ramp!!!!

Looks like the ADF has new toy, the goverment has selected the Hawkei as the new PMV-L, which every man and his dog knew was going to happen sooner or later. Bendigo will be happy.

http://www.skynews.com.au/news/top-stor ... ction.html

seaspear wrote:chilled only never flat

I remember years ago a mate of mine from the old dart had his first cold beer in the winter and could not believe we drink it cold, but he soon converted in the summer when it regularly got in the mid 40's

Ron5 wrote: British beer on the other hand ....

Warm and flat

I seem to recall the advantage of the ski launch was extra payload and or range that could make up for one less spot. Yep D'SWO will most probably jump in here in regards to the Gators, being that fixed wing ops are secondary to helo ops in Amphiboius operations, not even sure they could use SRVL f...

No it is that the article stated that the model flown and to be flown by the U.S.N and R.A.A.F would have an extra console fitted to the one the Indians have . what the role of this was not provided . He is referring to the typo of P1 instead of P8 RAAF birds will get all the upgrades the the US do...

Desertswo Indeed one of the options is the Japanese Soryu Class boats, but all infomation in the public domain points to a modified design without AIP.Also Japan has decided to power its new batch of Soryu-class submarines with Lithium-ion batteries instead of air-independent propulsion (AIP) techno...

The RAN certainly gets it. Their next class of boats will be AIP, and more than capable of fulfilling the agreed upon CONOPS of the allied RIMPAC nations as the first line of defense against China. The RAN boats are the tripwire and they very, very good at what they do. The new AIP boats will make ...

So you want to swap nuclear powered subs which can stay underwater for three months in silence (they are only limited by food supply), for subs which are noisier diesel-electric powered which can stay underwater for only as long as the batteries have electrical charge in them? I think you will find...

The training issue is an important one, but crews are already training in simulators and can practice full scale operations. Through a mix of simulations, drills and real practice the sailors will be fully capable of operating the ships at full capacity. It not the old days any more and synthetic t...

Halidon wrote:Trying to set a record for number of PMs in a decade?

5 Prime Ministers in 5 years and only 4 diffrent individuals

Turnbull is a lefty but has made a deal with the right only way to get over the line.

Think we will have a male version of Gillard if he wins the next election

Predator is a step in the right direction but it might need to be overt at times something a fast jet is good at. The UK already has the basis for building cheap multi-role aircraft for not only CAS but Air and maritime interdiction close to the UK which would also have training benifits. An upgrad...

Is the predator (or future gens) not the cheap CAS aircraft of the future? Admittedly there are situations where a drone isn't perfect but then use the F35. Predator is a step in the right direction but it might need to be overt at times something a fast jet is good at. The UK already has the basis...

Way I look at it, take the information look at the posters previous history then up to you to take that information and decide for your self, industry rumor mill will continue to function but every now and then a diamond in the rough pops ups from all the rubbish that's to good too ignore

If I remember the Wedgetail had a few early problems and was in fact four years late in entering service with the Australians, there have only been 14 Aircraft built so far which means that spare parts for the radar may be on the expensive side of things. But apparently it is a pretty decent aircra...

It isn't being considered at the minute. That's what I have heard also. Stingray has been trial fitted last month i am led to believe. P1 is back in Japan, 30Brits are in P8 presently. Coincidence?! Well to be pedantic not all are with the P8. http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2015-06-15.2470...

One 45 and one 26 is enough escort for uncontested areas , but the level of escorts should be proportional to the risk . Agree, in times of heighten risk you will pull units through where you can. But for a Navy that's been pulled through the economic grinder your a minimum 3x T45 too short for the...

If you notice something "dodgy" like adverts for services, dubious requests or anything that sets off your Spidey-sense, then post it here. e.g. This guy has 3 posts trying to sell fake passports: http://ukdefenceforum.net/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=575 Mods please moderate :-)...

Quite a lot of assumptions about the P-1 being not just good, but better than P-8. I must have missed that bit, I haven't seen anyone state its better than P8 It does have more hardpoints for weapons, but how useful this might actually be when weapons integration funds are very likely to be tiny to...