"But I won't be around to see it happen" - Have more faith in the RAF

It's the year of the Royal Navy, apparently. Ever growing, as well. Has she heard of the RFA, do you think?

Just come across this video on youtube, sorry if it's already been posted:



So we've got Sea Ceptor for the navy, now Land Ceptor for the army. Whatever will they name the air force version, if it happens at all.

On her way:

Beaten to it but better late than never:

I think he's been at the rum.

I feel a caption competition coming on....

"No matter how you look at it, the British forces are the only forces in the world to have never lost a war." - Our cousins from across the pond may beg to differ.

Notice how there's no talk of 5 OR MORE Type 31s anymore.

95 year old German ace gets to fly in a Spitfire. Next the moon.

Not the one we're getting but still worth a look:

Lockheed F-35 test pilot live Q&A the Paris Air Show 2017:

And a come from behind wonder debut try against Argentina. Oh and sending the Aussies home early in the cricket. Quite a weekend.

"Diane Abbot is re-elected as Labour MP for Hackney - with a larger majority" - You couldn't make it up could you.

Ill health, that well known pseudonym for incompetence.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/20 ... orbyn-says

With the Tory lead crumbling in the polls, imagine if Labour had been able to field credible front-benchers:

http://news.sky.com/story/corbyn-refuse ... s-10906460

LHD news from the fag end of March but I've only just come across it:

http://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomac ... ult-vessel

Try 12 to 8 to 6. Or 13 to 8 to God only knows.

"Macron assures us to consider the question of a second aircraft carrier." - As well as or instead of C de G?

"Parliament was officially dissolved at one minute past midnight. There are now no current MP's..." - Does this mean none of them are getting paid or can claim expenses until after the election? if so.

Depends what you mean by "maximum airwing." They were designed to operate 36 F35s and 4 Crowsnest. The hangars IIRC hold 22 aircraft but with plenty of parking space on deck. Also depends on just what you're carrying. Chinooks and Apaches don't fold . Well, not if you want to use them afte...

She always sounds like she's hammered.

They haven't hung around with this, in marked contrast to India's own homemade carrier.

And in related news, the Type 055:

It'll look better once they fit the forward island

How's that defence review going, the one Corbyn started when first elected leader? He gave it to Ken Livingston as I recall.

Well I was eagerly waiting for him to spell out where all the extra cash was coming from. So that's two and a half minutes of my life I'll never get back. And why 6%? Why not 5 or 7? Actually I've never liked this 2% of GDP target as it doesn't really mean anything. We should spend what we think we ...