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Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2016, 16:40
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

The QECs replacement will be in service by then....

The QECs replacement will be in service by then. I'm sure they'll have it put in the design spec!;)
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2016, 16:31
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Replace 'Tusa' with 'Ward' or 'Sharkey' and...

Replace 'Tusa' with 'Ward' or 'Sharkey' and welcome to the world of light blue!;)
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2014, 15:03
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Whilst you have tried to be a bit 'left field' in...

Whilst you have tried to be a bit 'left field' in many other threads (surprisingly a lot of which I agree with :eek:) I think you've opened yourself up for a bit of ridicule there.....
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2014, 12:58
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

You really like poking hornets nest with a very...

You really like poking hornets nest with a very sharp pointy stick don't you!
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2013, 14:10
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

glojo Great rant. The clue is in...

glojo

Great rant.



The clue is in the chaps title. Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff. That means a joint appointment so in previous years it may well have been a submariner briefing on RAF...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2013, 08:11
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

BBC News - Royal Navy aircraft carrier costs 'to...

BBC News - Royal Navy aircraft carrier costs 'to double' (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24801942)

So in 6 years the project is £2.35 billion overbudget of which just £74 million can be attributed...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2013, 12:12
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

To save time, and cut down on the size of the...

To save time, and cut down on the size of the thread, the answer to any questions on anything that has gone wrong with carrier procurement / Harrier cancellation / scrapping of SHAR / F35B or C or B...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Mar 2013, 09:23
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

LO Have you not seen AL1? PEOPLE...

LO



Have you not seen AL1?

PEOPLE TO BLAME FOR THIS MESS

(A) THE RAF
(B) RETIRED RAF VSOs
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2012, 13:26
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Won't have been written by Cdr Ward or any other...

Won't have been written by Cdr Ward or any other members of his think tank :E



or I suspect WEBF ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2012, 12:59
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

But to be fair, by the time the CVF is in a...

But to be fair, by the time the CVF is in a position to leave UK territorial waters and the F35 is in service, there will have been at least 5 different SofS (and perhaps 2 (maybe 3) changes of...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2011, 16:55
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Love to hear your views on how that will work for...

Love to hear your views on how that will work for CAS and TiCs (amongst other tasks that currently require a human in the loop) ...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2011, 19:53
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Saw this post on another Thread, and as it is...

Saw this post on another Thread, and as it is likely to get merged anyway, thought I would drag this back to the front page (WEBF - you must be getting slow in your old age not to have this linked...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2011, 22:09
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

That article is 5 months old. Has he spoken out...

That article is 5 months old. Has he spoken out during the Libya crisis? If he has I am concerned you have not linked to it;) Why is he not putting his weight and influence behind the Phoenix Think...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Apr 2011, 18:03
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

rich2010 Nice fishing exped and standby for...

rich2010

Nice fishing exped and standby for a world of pain from the dark blue and armchair Admirals!

As one of a lighter shade of blue, and to nibble at the dangling hook, I have seen...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2011, 08:03
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

So as not to detract from the Sharkey / Harriers...

So as not to detract from the Sharkey / Harriers bonkers threads I post these links into here because, after all, WEBF keeps telling us



BBC News - Aircraft carriers cost rises by at least...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Oct 2010, 10:43
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

with what exactly? We are broke, making savings...

with what exactly? We are broke, making savings of 10% ish, and are already getting rid of (arguably) critical capabilities such as MPA. To buy anything means giving up something else ..... what do...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2010, 16:41
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Are the phrases "defend itself" and "guarding...

Are the phrases "defend itself" and "guarding themselves" referring to the defence of aircraft themselves or defence of the carrier group? I thought the F35 had no AD role as such (other than it's...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2010, 14:48
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

All depends exactly what 1SL has pawned /...

All depends exactly what 1SL has pawned / sacrificed / sold out in order to save the carriers. A bit like a predecessor of his did with the SHAR ....
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Oct 2010, 11:06
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

.... right up until someone suggests scrapping...

.... right up until someone suggests scrapping her as a cost savings measure (no sacred cows etc) and then suddenly she becomes a museum piece run and funded by charity;).

Perhaps we should get...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2010, 12:35
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

or as I said in one of the many, many other...

or as I said in one of the many, many other threads discussing the future of the Royal Navy this could also mean the Naval-ised Typhoon. Think of the jobs .....
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2010, 18:16
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Which bit of "up to 25% cuts in public spending"...

Which bit of "up to 25% cuts in public spending" do you not get? We are broke. We can't afford what is in the pipeline / order books so what makes you think we can afford Super Hornets and...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jul 2010, 12:48
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Not forgetting that when horse called Typhoon was...

Not forgetting that when horse called Typhoon was originally backed (as Eurofighter EFA .... then EF2000 etc)the Berlin Wall was still standing....;)

Sadly, and to use RP terminology, to swap...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2009, 16:00
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Phil Defence Strategic Guidance and the...

Phil

Defence Strategic Guidance and the Defence Programme Directory (reissued every two years) are meant to bring the SDR-baseline up to date using scenarios that could occur in the future. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2009, 10:12
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Vec There will be 2 of them ....... once...

Vec

There will be 2 of them ....... once King William's grand daughter has cracked the champagne on the hull of the second!;)
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Oct 2009, 15:38
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Nice idea, but in the current financial climate...

Nice idea, but in the current financial climate can we afford it? The QE will go in for refit at what intervals and for how long? Every 5-6 years for 6 months? And the manning issues / currency...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Oct 2009, 14:47
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Which again begs the question - why two? ...

Which again begs the question - why two? Wouldn't the money for the second be better spent buying more approprately sized 'amphibious commando' vessels (and perhaps even more than one of them!).
...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Oct 2009, 12:57
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Unless, of course, someone has leaked information...

Unless, of course, someone has leaked information .... wouldn't be the first time in recent years that "advance" information has been leaked to the broadsheets by "disgruntled" staff officers or...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Oct 2009, 09:46
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Bismarck Possibly, although I would suggest...

Bismarck

Possibly, although I would suggest that, if this article is true rather than some clever RN-spin to get the 'defence cuts outrage bus' in motion, than I would agree with ORAC that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Oct 2009, 12:15
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Jabba You may wish to repost it in this...

Jabba

You may wish to repost it in this long, long, long running thread

http://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/221116-future-carrier.html

before WEBF gets to you (and then delete your...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Sep 2009, 16:44
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Elmo What S41 says is sort of valid - the...

Elmo

What S41 says is sort of valid - the carriers are trying to be funded out of the Defence Budget not out of a broader government budget. With MOD funding as it is (i.e. several times...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jul 2009, 14:56
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Which aircraft would that be DZ? Don't think...

Which aircraft would that be DZ? Don't think I've seen you mention it by name in any of your other posts, regardless of the thread topic. Go on, give us a clue .... ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jul 2008, 17:52
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Magic Surely if the CVFs were to be cat and...

Magic

Surely if the CVFs were to be cat and trap they would be more flexible i.e they could accept all carrier borne aviation (inc FW AEW/transport)whereas a STOVL only carrier, such as the plans...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2007, 07:27
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

SSSETOWTF Unless the ;) was a touch of...

SSSETOWTF

Unless the ;) was a touch of sarcasm, from the same source you quote (Wikipedia, so obviously true!) it suggests that Dave won't get DEW ...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2007, 20:28
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

... and lets hope that when HMS QE II makes it...

... and lets hope that when HMS QE II makes it maiden voyage it embarks a truly joint air package - no squadron number plates and the best man for the job (be it RAF or RN) in command (of the Air...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2007, 13:42
Replies: 7,470
Views: 2,405,931
Posted By Wrathmonk

Just out of curiosity, and unless it remians...

Just out of curiosity, and unless it remians classified, how often does either Ark or Illustrious practice (fully) a redeployment to the Falkland Islands? Appreciate it probably hasn't been able to...
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