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shep854 Posted November 11, 2021 Share Posted November 11, 2021 Maybe the Brits will consider V-22s for COD... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 I cant see that ever happening. They seen content at the moment with Chinook. This is interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Interesting indeed. A third carrier is looking more useful all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 First Sea Lord says that he would like a bigger navy, but what we have is big enough for our requirements.The Navy is probably in the best shape its been since the cold war. I think its the Army at the moment that badly needs attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 52 minutes ago, Stuart Galbraith said: First Sea Lord says that he would like a bigger navy, but what we have is big enough for our requirements.The Navy is probably in the best shape its been since the cold war. I think its the Army at the moment that badly needs attention. Indeed. I was thinking of the classic 3-ship rotation: 1 deployed, 1 refit, 1 working up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Yeah, thats just not going to happen. It was something of a miracle these ships got built at all, and there is still an ongoing battle about how big the F35B procurement will eventually be. Makes sense of course, but sense rarely commends itself in British defence matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 The Army has blotted its copybook very badly over Ajax and the CDS is navy too, so the Army is likely to have to suck it up for a while yet until it demonstrates it can manage to not fuck up high-profile programmes. Don't forget that the Army is getting CR3 and Boxer, so it's got a couple of decent sized programmes that it needs to bring in as planned before it starts to gain any traction elsewhere. It will also need to pull its finger out on SHORAD, too, because at the moment it has Starstreak and prayers, unless you're in FI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) Its not just the projects either. There was a 'robust' debate between the Defence Secretary and the Army the other day over sexual assault allegations and the fairly piss poor way the Army have been dealing with them. In truth the Navy has its own problems, but as they do have a female admiral, they can make a plausible case for having made rather more progress towards integrating women with the Navy, as can the RAF. I think the best we can do with the Army is let it stew, and hope they pick someone in the future other than light infantrymen to head it. They seem have continued the bloat of the SF community (remarkably starving the SAS of resources to do it according to one account) and they really need someone who understands hardware and how to use it. This was interesting, the RN claiming they had a 24 hour operating capability on Queen Elizabeth (for peak moments I guess) with I think it was 22 aircraft wasnt it? Sounds like a fairly efficient maintenance team. Edited November 13, 2021 by Stuart Galbraith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futon Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 (edited) Perhaps the last joint-training QE has with a JMSDF vessel for a while now. Nov 11th, Gulf of Aden, JS Yugiri with HMS Queen Elizabeth, Diamond, Defender, RFA Fort Victory, Tide Spring. She was a very busy carrier during her time out here and got a lot done. https://www.mod.go.jp/js/Press/press2021/press_pdf/p20211112_01.pdf https://twitter.com/ModJapan_jp/status/1459105602743902210 Edited November 13, 2021 by futon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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futon Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 6 hours ago, Stuart Galbraith said: With BAE setting up an office in Japan, it may happen some day. https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/11/bae-systems-new-japanese-corporation-could-focus-on-aircraft-carriers/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 16, 2021 Share Posted November 16, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Glad the pilot is ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrustMe Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 It's maybe a bit to early to say the cause, but I've always thought that having a single engineered fighter aircraft is a bad idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 It's always been the problem with single engined combat aircraft, and in truth, it's no worse off than the Harrier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrustMe Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Very true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TrustMe Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I wonder who will get to the crash site on the sea bed first. The Americans or the Russians 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep854 Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I also wonder what sort of destruct devices the aircraft might have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 Typically, crypto keys and more generally all volatile computer storage. I am not aware of any "Mission Impossible" style smoking tape drives, though they might exist. You now have some epic Lalo Schifrin running through your head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 Sounds like a job for Jean Claude Van Damme.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hurricane Posted November 18, 2021 Share Posted November 18, 2021 (edited) Well this is how far the Americans were prepared to go to recover a then brand new F-14 and AIM-54 Phoenix missile back in 1976 to keep it out of Soviet hands when it was accidently lost overboard from the USS John F Kennedy: https://youtu.be/O4wKl8_ULaY Edited November 18, 2021 by Captain Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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