Norwegian P8's Scottish based ??
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Norwegian P8's Scottish based ??
Just saw this Norway has ordered 5 to go with the U.K. order of 9 (so far), I can understand trying to keep a single type in one place to have better matinence/logistical support but to be based in a foreign country? Is this normal practice ?
"https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/08/07/570430/UK-Norway-Russia-submarine-hunter-P8-Posiedon"
"https://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/08/07/570430/UK-Norway-Russia-submarine-hunter-P8-Posiedon"
Perhaps NATO isn't dead yet?
Ecce Homo! Loquitur...
The Norwegian P-8s aren’t going to be based at LM, just have deep maintenance done there. There home base will be Evenes.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/se...-arctic-waters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harsta...irport,_Evenes
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/se...-arctic-waters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harsta...irport,_Evenes
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The Norwegian P-8s aren’t going to be based at LM, just have deep maintenance done there. There home base will be Evenes.
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/se...-arctic-waters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harsta...irport,_Evenes
https://thebarentsobserver.com/en/se...-arctic-waters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harsta...irport,_Evenes
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I think the P-8’s have been ordered to protect the assets of the Royal Navy , it’s just the RAF who operates them.
lets not let inter service rivalry get in the way of the fact that all three services work for the Queen.
lets not let inter service rivalry get in the way of the fact that all three services work for the Queen.
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Actually since 30 January 1649 they work for us........................
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In my happy days in Coastal Command in the 50s and 60,s we were operationally run by the Royal Navy through joint Maritime Headquarters in U.K., Malta and Singapore. Never a problem, and we enjoyed working together. Our annual detachments to JASS in Londonderry and Luna were looked forward to. Don’t forget Coastal Captains were advised, not ordered, and we were given a great deal. Of latitude on carrying out our operational duties, especially when shadowing and looking for our Soviet “friends”. I hope that the Poseidon is as crew friendly as were our Neptune’s, Shacks and Nimrods. Good luck to my old Squadron, soon to start again.
For sure there will Flag folk here and there on sonme patrol flights to get the feel of how Poseidon integrates works with Portsmout/Plymouth/Faslane's finest. Or there could conceivably an exchange posting for an Pinger Observer....however was there ever a Pinger went on exchange to serve on the Nimrod Fleet in the past?
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Scotland is a bit away from the Russian actinon.
It is bad enough that we have decided to close Andøya Airbase were the P3 Orion is based.
With Evenes this gives a good 30 minutes longer flight for a northbound search.
The training ( Sim), operational training ,spareparts,and medium and heavy maintenance would be best served together.
At Stavanger Sola.
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It is bad enough that we have decided to close Andøya Airbase were the P3 Orion is based.
With Evenes this gives a good 30 minutes longer flight for a northbound search.
The training ( Sim), operational training ,spareparts,and medium and heavy maintenance would be best served together.
At Stavanger Sola.
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Ex SACLANT
( MB 230E Driver)
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Looks like the yanks are coming to!
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/funds-allocated-for-us-to-base-p-8-poseidon-aircraft-in-scotland-alongside-british-aircraft/
lossieis going to be a busy place
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/funds-allocated-for-us-to-base-p-8-poseidon-aircraft-in-scotland-alongside-british-aircraft/
lossieis going to be a busy place
Looks like the yanks are coming to!
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/fund...tish-aircraft/
lossieis going to be a busy place
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/fund...tish-aircraft/
lossieis going to be a busy place
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