UK Maritime Patrol Aircraft - An Urgent Requirement
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"Just read a transcript of the SOS speech Prior to the summit. Maritime Security featured quite a bit along with investing in new Equipment. I think I shall put a bottle of Blue Nun on ice for Friday"
Oh well, back in the cellar for the the Nun.
Oh well, back in the cellar for the the Nun.
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Some may end up in DE&S and other areas where their expertise will be required. Probabley not what most would expect.
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Don't think there saying that it will - quote from the Flight article (my underlining)
Why sell somebody one solution thing when you could sell them two? 
Philip Nettleship, chief engineer of airborne solutions at Raytheon, says that one aircraft will be used to test the upgrade – which would effectively turn the aircraft into a maritime surveillance aircraft – and this would be tested in 2015.
“It will go into a trials period,” Nettleship says. “We’re not 100% sure when that will start, and we’re still in discussions as to what will happen.”
Nettleship stresses that the aircraft would not fit a maritime patrol aircraft role – a capability that the UK is lacking – but the company is in conversation with Airbus regarding a potential solution for this should a requirement be formalised.
“It will go into a trials period,” Nettleship says. “We’re not 100% sure when that will start, and we’re still in discussions as to what will happen.”
Nettleship stresses that the aircraft would not fit a maritime patrol aircraft role – a capability that the UK is lacking – but the company is in conversation with Airbus regarding a potential solution for this should a requirement be formalised.
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Apologies in advance if it's a silly question, but as someone with a pure civvie background, but who is a little familiar with the Global Express, given the potential upgrade to add maritime capability to the radar, would it be feasible to integrate FASGW to the Sentinel? Obviously still as useful as the proverbial chocolate teapot against a submerged threat, but with any rumoured P-8 lease/buy likely to be in the single digits surely every little helps.
Much as one hates to use the corny "system of systems" thing, there's a good argument that it makes no sense to buy one aircraft to hunt subs, coordinate the search for missing yachtsmen, perform overland ISR/comms, ID herring-pirates &c &c.
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The LRMPA is the perfect platform for all of those roles, the only reason you'd need other platforms is insufficient numbers of the LRMPA to carry out all of the required tasks.
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Are you therefore suggesting then that we should buy 4 different types of aircraft to do each of the roles above?
it makes no sense to buy one aircraft to hunt subs, coordinate the search for missing yachtsmen, perform overland ISR/comms, ID herring-pirates &c &c.
Four differnet types might be excessive, but I certainly think there's a case for a limited number of ASW/ASuW types (P-8 perhaps) to be augmented by a larger number of a cheaper to procure and operate maritime surveillance type (Saab MSA, L-3 Q400, or Boeing MSA spring to mind).
Of course, in these days of reduced aircraft types I accept that idea might not fly, so to speak.
Of course, in these days of reduced aircraft types I accept that idea might not fly, so to speak.
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Spiffing idea, I'll have 4 P8's to start with and oodles of the UAV thingys, Ta.
Read your earlier post, Biggus, just hope Putin did too, I'm not too fussed if Wee Eck didn't read it.
Given the current state of the polls, I would suggest people re-read post 421 on this thread!
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Party Animal,
That's Crazy talk
SAS14: RAF pax to be trained on Triton - News - Shephard
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=80308
That's Crazy talk
SAS14: RAF pax to be trained on Triton - News - Shephard
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=80308