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Thanks for the regular updates Jim

Straight out of written answers to the House of Commons: no plans to integrate Stingray, at least at entry in service. British weaponry considered, eventually, once aircraft is in service.

Good things come to those who wait I guess.

Stingray gets a lot of attention but I bet Ultra could crank out P8-compatible sonobouys pretty quickly.

arfah wrote:That's a lot of ASW assets, Jim.

Was there an SSN for them to practice against?

Might have been a perisher course but i thought that was 2 months ago. The T23 and 45 were in line and the merlin seemed to be in 2 teams , 1in the dip and 1 set of 2 dropping a picket of sonobuoys. I watched for about 20 minutes then had to stop the the labradors rolling in fox poo!!

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Any media talking about this ?

Tony Osborne ‏@Rotorfocus 39m39 minutes ago
Five MPAs, three USN P-3s and two Atlantique IIs on #subhunt4 detachment to Lossiemouth now.

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arfah wrote:Is this an exercise or actual operation, Xav ?

According to the chit chat on Twitter the Russian Subs are at it again...

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There is a flare with a small explosive charge on a tether ejected on contact with water. Dropped from that a sonar buoy tube. Used on exercises less dangerous than the humble hand grenade. That would advertise to any submarine crew your found. Less confrontational than lobbing a stingray or Mk 54. Effective in saying Keep of the Grass.

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Housing now being allocated for seedcorn families in Lossie and Elgin, make of that what you will.

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Eglin...? To keep the housing grouped with that for F-35 personnel's families, i wonder...? The P-8 area shouldn't be Jacksonville...?

Gabriele wrote:Eglin...? To keep the housing grouped with that for F-35 personnel's families, i wonder...? The P-8 area shouldn't be Jacksonville...?

Jim is talking about Elgin, which is https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Elgin

not Eglin...

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Wiki states closure in 1947 and knows of no more recent history or use?
"The airfield was built as a satellite to RAF Lossiemouth"

May be it is nicer to live next to an inactive runway than one running day & night missions?

He's talking about Elgin. Closest large town to Lossiemouth. Has a few estates made of predominantly MOD properties. About 5 miles from Lossie sat on the A96 road between Inverness & Aberdeen.

http://www.elginscotland.org/

There is also probably housing available in Lossie itself along with Forres & Kinloss.

I'm only interested in Lossie if Joanna's is still open. Otherwise Elgin can GTF!

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arfah wrote:

downsizer wrote:I'm only interested in Lossie if Joanna's is still open. Otherwise Elgin can GTF!

Favourite brothel?

Meat market. Target rich environment for the man on detachment!

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Joannas is still there. Still apparently with the same very sticky carpets & underage patrons. Perfect for the Army lads from Kinloss & the airmen from Lossie.

It's a place I've never been into despite living in Forres nearly 9 years now.