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Forum: Military Aviation

7th Apr 2020, 09:35

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RAF Poseidon - Not too long to wait?

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Posted By Jackonicko

The Japanese - an island nation, reliant on...

The Japanese - an island nation, reliant on maritime trade, but without SSBNs or CVs, think that they need more than 70 MPAs. They had about 80 P-3s, and are procuring about 70 new P-1s.

One...

Forum: Military Aviation

15th Mar 2020, 12:24

Replies: 494

RAF Poseidon - Not too long to wait?

Views: 334,249

Posted By Jackonicko

On Saturday 7 March, a spotter website (Fighter...

On Saturday 7 March, a spotter website (Fighter Control) reported that an A400M (ZM405, callsign RRR4998) departed Brize at around 08:20 and descended to low-ish level (4000ft) over the Celtic Sea,...

Forum: Military Aviation

1st Nov 2019, 11:32

Replies: 494

RAF Poseidon - Not too long to wait?

Views: 334,249

Posted By Jackonicko

1) The MAD boom is not Indian developed, it's a...

1) The MAD boom is not Indian developed, it's a CAE AN/ASQ-508A - same as used on the C295 and P-1.

2) Fly lower!

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Feb 2019, 11:47

Replies: 494

RAF Poseidon - Not too long to wait?

Views: 334,249

Posted By Jackonicko

Though the P-8 can operate at low level, it isn't...

Though the P-8 can operate at low level, it isn't optimised for that environment, and was supposed to use MAC and HAAWK to allow it to operate from higher altitude. Neither have yet completed testing...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Feb 2019, 06:22

Replies: 494

RAF Poseidon - Not too long to wait?

Views: 334,249

Posted By Jackonicko

It's by no means clear which buoys are fielded as...

It's by no means clear which buoys are fielded as of now.

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Feb 2019, 14:20

Replies: 494

RAF Poseidon - Not too long to wait?

Views: 334,249

Posted By Jackonicko

Slightly concerning? My understanding...

Slightly concerning?

My understanding is that there is a real shortage of coherent (as opposed to impulsive) active buoys, and that the failure to complete MAC testing is as much down to this...

Forum: Military Aviation

4th Feb 2019, 09:57

Replies: 494

RAF Poseidon - Not too long to wait?

Views: 334,249

Posted By Jackonicko

http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2018/pdf/nav...

http://www.dote.osd.mil/pub/reports/FY2018/pdf/navy/2018p8a.pdf

FY2018 rather than 2017

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Sep 2017, 10:24

Replies: 494

RAF Poseidon - Not too long to wait?

Views: 334,249

Posted By Jackonicko

The first aircraft about to fly, squadron number...

The first aircraft about to fly, squadron number plates and COs announced, much political capital expended…. I'd say that that point has already been reached, TotD

Forum: Military Aviation

13th Sep 2017, 07:00

Replies: 494

RAF Poseidon - Not too long to wait?

Views: 334,249

Posted By Jackonicko

RAF Poseidon - Not too long to wait?

RAF Poseidon - Not too long to wait?

Reports suggest that the first of nine P-8A Poseidon being built for the RAF (ZP801, line number 6560) has been spotted on the flight line at Renton, waiting...

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