Airbus A400M as a maritime aircraft ?
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Big Green Gilbert,
It's not you that need convincing but the government beancounters.
I have heard that the British government is helping Boeing by acquiring P8's, priority reservation and all that.
I had a look around a RAF AWACS in 1999.
Big old fashioned magnetic tapes and a large area behind the minimal equipment, awaiting other stuff the US wouldn't sell us or we couldn't afford. The crew called it the 'Ballroom'.
It's not you that need convincing but the government beancounters.
I have heard that the British government is helping Boeing by acquiring P8's, priority reservation and all that.
I had a look around a RAF AWACS in 1999.
Big old fashioned magnetic tapes and a large area behind the minimal equipment, awaiting other stuff the US wouldn't sell us or we couldn't afford. The crew called it the 'Ballroom'.
Surplus,
and don't forget the round the clock outer defence provided by an MPA. Tooled up with Long Range ASM's and also very capable of providing third party targetting.
unless of course it's a British carrier!
The carrier would also have at least one friendly SSN in Direct Support in times of tension.
unless of course it's a British carrier!
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BGG,
I was being facetious, with a dash of irony. Or steel casing in this instance. Boeing is casing its B787 batteries in steel because they have a habit of catching fire. The grounding of the B787 has cost them a few quid.
I was astonished by the lack of equipment in the RAF AWACS. Still, that was late 1999. I am sure they have rectified the problem?
I was being facetious, with a dash of irony. Or steel casing in this instance. Boeing is casing its B787 batteries in steel because they have a habit of catching fire. The grounding of the B787 has cost them a few quid.
I was astonished by the lack of equipment in the RAF AWACS. Still, that was late 1999. I am sure they have rectified the problem?
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Edinburgh isn't around for long
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Party Animal,
Which may have an MMA 
, but probably not enough of them for 24/7.
She wouldn't have been around for very long if she'd tried to take on Kuznetsov.
and don't forget the round the clock outer defence provided by an MPA. Tooled up with Long Range ASM's and also very capable of providing third party targetting.
unless of course it's a British carrier!
unless of course it's a British carrier!
, but probably not enough of them for 24/7.
Edinburgh isn't around for long
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Indeed, being a 743 year old Time Lord. Time is relative,so is space.
I have have seen the future, it is not pretty. Well neither am I.
In the Second World War the Battleship became obsolete. RE: Prince of Wales & Repulse.
HMS Prince of Wales (53) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The aircraft carrier became supreme.
16 + US super carriers.
Then the submarine becomes No.1
Indeed, being a 743 year old Time Lord. Time is relative,so is space.
I have have seen the future, it is not pretty. Well neither am I.
In the Second World War the Battleship became obsolete. RE: Prince of Wales & Repulse.
HMS Prince of Wales (53) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The aircraft carrier became supreme.
16 + US super carriers.
Then the submarine becomes No.1
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