Is ETPS still active?
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Is ETPS still active?
Just browsing through the RAF website today I noticed that Boscombe Down is credited simply as being the home of Southampton UAS. Is ETPS not there anymore?
Just curious.
Ginger
Just curious.
Ginger
They are, but ETPS are not part of the RAF - they operate as an element of the Aircraft Test & Evauation Centre, which is a partnership between the Ministry of Defence and QinetiQ.
Boscombe Down also houses so much more than SUAS, ETPS and 2 AEF...
Boscombe Down also houses so much more than SUAS, ETPS and 2 AEF...
If I were in the market for high quality, rigorous, serious analysis and evaluation, I'd be a bit put off by an organisation that couldn't spell and punctuate the word kinetic......
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It all started to go down hill when they changed it from "The royal aircraft establishment"
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Dr I,
Nit-picking, I know but Boscome Down came under the splendid title of The Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment. The Royal Aircraft Establishment was headquartered at Farnborough, with lots of outstations (Bedford, West Freugh etc). Although some of the RAE air fleed eventually found their way to Boscombe, the latter was not part of RAE.
Nit-picking, I know but Boscome Down came under the splendid title of The Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment. The Royal Aircraft Establishment was headquartered at Farnborough, with lots of outstations (Bedford, West Freugh etc). Although some of the RAE air fleed eventually found their way to Boscombe, the latter was not part of RAE.
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4x F/A 18's were at Boscombe last week to work with ETPS...for a time; they took the hump and moved out to Mildenhall before going back Stateside today... obviously didn't like something, or someone there 
Probably got the bill for landing fees and fuel!
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Another dead end then ..did wonder if they were going to play with the FACs next week on ex like the Hogs did earlier in the year...still there's a chance the F16s might, oh wait no they've gone home as well 
..did wonder if they were going to play with the FACs next week on ex like the Hogs did earlier in the year...still there's a chance the F16s might, oh wait no they've gone home as well
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Wouldn't it be a huge challenge to try to carry out a conversation in English with the queer who thought up that crazy Q word/acronym or whatever it is.
Entry to ETPS is probably conditional on an ability to pronounce it and also explain its meaning.
Must try a define Q@#$%^ on Google.
Entry to ETPS is probably conditional on an ability to pronounce it and also explain its meaning.
Must try a define Q@#$%^ on Google.
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Dr I,
You're right! Anything sounds better than QinetiQ. It really started going downhill when DERA was invented. Many of the DERA hierarchy interpreted this as "DEARER", so they priced themselves out of the market.
Regards K
You're right! Anything sounds better than QinetiQ. It really started going downhill when DERA was invented. Many of the DERA hierarchy interpreted this as "DEARER", so they priced themselves out of the market.
Regards K
