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Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2016, 18:09
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,708
Posted By Frostchamber

I think 9 is more than most were realistically...

I think 9 is more than most were realistically expecting. Remember that a popular and strongly-held view around here not so long ago was that there would be none at all because there was no money. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Aug 2015, 11:00
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,708
Posted By Frostchamber

With warship and submarine production that's...

With warship and submarine production that's pretty much what they're trying to do. The Type 26 frigate will follow on from the carriers (helped by adding three OPVs in between) and will be...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2015, 14:45
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,708
Posted By Frostchamber

Anything you choose to spend your money on...

Anything you choose to spend your money on effectively involves a choice between that and something else, or not spending. In fact the money is there, there's still a large unallocated pot (several...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2015, 15:28
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,708
Posted By Frostchamber

It'll be P8 and it'll be Waddo. God knows I've...

It'll be P8 and it'll be Waddo. God knows I've been wrong before, but I'll be genuinely very surprised if it isn't.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2015, 17:39
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,708
Posted By Frostchamber

I don't think the capital cost is the problem,...

I don't think the capital cost is the problem, there's an unallocated pot that would cover the upfront cost of 5 or 6 P8s with some left over. On the other hand a lease deal would squeeze further an...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2015, 21:06
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,708
Posted By Frostchamber

Sounds a bit like a warmed-over rerun of a rumour...

Sounds a bit like a warmed-over rerun of a rumour that was doing the rounds a few months ago - there was a PQ asking about plans to lease 4 P8s.

IIRC the lease-then-buy arrangement for the first...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2015, 16:59
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,708
Posted By Frostchamber

I suspect they'd be more than happy to lease us...

I suspect they'd be more than happy to lease us some too, so that we can pay for them twice over.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2014, 20:45
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,708
Posted By Frostchamber

SP - there is an unallocated pot of money...

SP - there is an unallocated pot of money amounting to several £ billion, one of the legacies of Philip Hammond's time at the helm. Although there's also a queue of unfunded wishlist items. It's...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2014, 20:19
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,708
Posted By Frostchamber

Perhaps worth reminding ourselves at this point...

Perhaps worth reminding ourselves at this point that the suggestion of a lease of 4 P8s came from a PQ which got a "no comment" reply. The questioner may have got duff or partial info and it's quite...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2014, 08:20
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,708
Posted By Frostchamber

So - a little hesitantly as this is hostile...

So - a little hesitantly as this is hostile airspace - where we seem to be is that

we need a proper MPA to do a proper MPA military job
we're sceptical that the resources exist or will be found...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2014, 10:58
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,708
Posted By Frostchamber

PN I'm not in violent disagreement and won't...

PN
I'm not in violent disagreement and won't presume to mention that capabilities aren't so quick and easy to acquire and regenerate these days. Eg I'm conscious that siren voices might ask what...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2014, 09:46
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,708
Posted By Frostchamber

Maybe, although the reality is also that one...

Maybe, although the reality is also that one lesson of history is that you don't know what your next conflict is going to be. The idea (and possible public perception) that because we're not...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2014, 20:43
Replies: 1,628
Views: 482,708
Posted By Frostchamber

In fact there's a deliberately unallocated pot of...

In fact there's a deliberately unallocated pot of around £8bn (from memory) and a whiteboard of candidate projects to use it. Ministers have been dropping increasingly heavy hints that the MPA issue...
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