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HQ's need deploying and testing too some 3000 troops plus all there kit moved by the theatre sustainment brigade is a good thing

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Sounds like nothing to worry about then.

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So 2 Para battle group were in North Macedonia in mid 2022 and now they are in Norway in early 2023

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Didn't see a cyber thread, so i'll post this here.

https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/ ... s-identity

https://archive.fo/mcWGk

Britain’s cyberwarfare chief reveals his identity
And gives his first interview to The Economist

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Didn't see a cyber thread, so i'll post this here.

https://www.economist.com/britain/2023/ ... s-identity

https://archive.fo/mcWGk

Britain’s cyberwarfare chief reveals his identity
And gives his first interview to The Economist


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I wonder when it'll bottom out.

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Have to say it is the same old top brass saying nothing and pushing through cuts when in post and then being handed there backbone back when they de-mob no one ever calls them out that they were part of the problem

I can only speak as I saw it and there was some big building programs going on for junior ranks at Wattisham , Honington , Wittering , Cottesmore , Benson

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I'm sure a fair few SLAM blocks were built, but it's only one part of the infrastructure problems which is itself only problem of quite a few.

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I would agree there was some way to go. But at Wattisham the works were well on the way with new messes for the Junior ranks and SNCO's there was a new deep maintenance building a new families centre and day care unit 2/3's of the HAS shelters had been upgraded the two main hangars and workshops had been upgraded there new Regiment HQ's and they were setting out on family quarters the last time I was there

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-65337215

I'm about to climb into the first "narco-sub" known to have brought cocaine from South America to Europe.

It's 20 metres (65 ft) long, built out of fibreglass and - remarkably - homemade.
After clambering on top, I lift up the wonky manhole cover and descend into the hull where three men survived for 27 long days and nights, as they voyaged across the Atlantic Ocean just under the surface of the crashing waves.
It's cramped, claustrophobic and incredibly primitive.

The sunlight tries to creep in from faint cracks in the walls. There are a steering wheel, a couple of basic dials and a rusted key still wedged in the ignition.

The heat and noise would have been intense as the engine in the back of the sub burned through the 20,000 litres of fuel stored onboard.
The crew of two Ecuadorean cousins and a former Spanish boxer set out from the Brazilian rainforest and first travelled along the Amazon river.

They had energy bars, cans of sardines and plastic bags they used for toilet facilities.
That was about all they had. Apart, of course, from three tonnes of cocaine worth more than $150m (£121m).

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https://news.sky.com/story/military-air ... n-12862520

A source said that any movement of troops and military equipment should be seen in the context of careful planning in case required.

The UK could launch its own evacuation mission or join any multinational effort, depending on the level of risk that government ministers were willing to take given that it would involve deploying military forces into a country where active fighting is taking place.

Among the assets available are bigger and smaller transport planes, as well as helicopters.

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U.K. diplomats evacuated overnight

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65367019



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https://news.sky.com/story/sudan-how-el ... l-12864485

Akrotiri must be quite busy! Supporting Ukraine, operations over Syria and Iraq and the Sudan evacuation.

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Akrotiri is as much a hub IMO as RAF Brize Norton.

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-65383400

The UK is beginning a "large-scale" complex evacuation of British people from Sudan, PM Rishi Sunak has said.

RAF flights will be leaving from an airfield outside the capital Khartoum with seats given on a priority basis.

Rival military factions agreed to a 72-hour ceasefire from Monday night in the country, where at least 400 people have been killed in fighting since 15 April.

Families with children, the elderly and people with medical conditions will be prioritised.

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One of those niche capabilities,

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MoD has ordered 11 Saab Giraffe 1X(band) AESA radars, one is for the RN 270t RV XV Patrick Blackett, according to the Saab PR the others are for "operational environments" is anyone able to translate this into understandable English.

https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-rel ... nce-orders

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NickC wrote: 02 May 2023, 16:48 MoD has ordered 11 Saab Giraffe 1X(band) AESA radars, one is for the RN 270t RV XV Patrick Blackett, according to the Saab PR the others are for "operational environments" is anyone able to translate this into understandable English.

https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-rel ... nce-orders
apparently :
1 is for XVPB
2 for training
8 for C-UAS / SHORAD

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new guy wrote: 02 May 2023, 17:00
NickC wrote: 02 May 2023, 16:48 MoD has ordered 11 Saab Giraffe 1X(band) AESA radars, one is for the RN 270t RV XV Patrick Blackett, according to the Saab PR the others are for "operational environments" is anyone able to translate this into understandable English.

https://www.saab.com/newsroom/press-rel ... nce-orders
apparently :
1 is for XVPB
2 for training
8 for C-UAS / SHORAD

Would note right hand VSHORAD pic shows the RADA MHR radar with its four fixed panel arrays for 360 degree coverage as used on the US Army M-SHORAD (144x).
Think possibly/guessing would have been less expensive option for the Army C-UAS than the 1X, the 1X would be a big plus for the T31 :angel:

https://www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/ ... 07.en.html
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Pay restoration has been a theme for public sector unions this year, anyway someone has done the numbers for the MoD.

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Entertaining an agreement with Italy to train pilots


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Simple question: Is the Royal Navy receiving a dividend for major export successes for UK PLC?

If so how can the Army and RAF replicate this success and what other RN programs could ultimately be structured to achieve a similar result?

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Poiuytrewq wrote: 18 May 2023, 11:08 Simple question: Is the Royal Navy receiving a dividend for major export successes for UK PLC?

If so how can the Army and RAF replicate this success and what other RN programs could ultimately be structured to achieve a similar result?
Are Tornado, Typhoon, AMRAAM and Meteor not an export success?

Turning to the army I'm struggling, Land Ceptor CAMM and Boxer?

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