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Originally Posted by Asturias56
I think it's 6-8 aircraft a year? Hardly Lord Beaverbrooke in charge is it..............
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well they're hiring a couple more Fisheries Protection cutters according to the Press today..................
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Originally Posted by Harley Quinn
Given the eye watering cost of the things what do you suggest should be put to one side to increase ability to pay for an 'Expansion Plan'?
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Originally Posted by BVRAAM
As a matter of fact, Trump has already hinted he will retaliate if they so much as dare strike another allied country again.
His restraint really is a sign of strength - a level of strength his predecessor didn't have. Iran should take that as a warning, and not as a cop out. Donald Trump doesn't make idle threats. Iran will call his bluff at their peril.
His restraint really is a sign of strength - a level of strength his predecessor didn't have. Iran should take that as a warning, and not as a cop out. Donald Trump doesn't make idle threats. Iran will call his bluff at their peril.
Originally Posted by BVRAAM
....the UK was offered F-22 in the 90's (reliable source), but the cost was astronomical and unjustifiable given our commitment to Typhoon at the time. Besides, it's not as if we need it now we have the F-35, which is just as good, if not better.
Simplistic and misleading b*llocks.
Originally Posted by jindabyne
A tad OTT?
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Must admit I can see the UK Govt changing the balance of the F-35 order to the F-35A - that way they can say they're still buying the same number of air-frames but not need extra funding............
Originally Posted by Asturias56
Must admit I can see the UK Govt changing the balance of the F-35 order to the F-35A - that way they can say they're still buying the same number of air-frames but not need extra funding............
Originally Posted by Not_a_boffin
Adding a probe to A-model might not come for free. Nor is the alternative of putting a boom on Voyager........and that's before you get to the ILS costs of supporting two different variants which are nowhere near as common as originally hoped.
http://www.congress.gov/114/crpt/srp...114srpt255.pdf
Nigh on four years old, admittedly. Relevant extract at bottom of page 280, citing 20-25% commonality (primarily in cockpits) across versions. For some reason I can't paste the exact section into this post.
Nigh on four years old, admittedly. Relevant extract at bottom of page 280, citing 20-25% commonality (primarily in cockpits) across versions. For some reason I can't paste the exact section into this post.
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Originally Posted by Asturias56
Russia currently is operating around 3 "Borey" SSBN + 1 Typhoon + 7 Deltas - the Deltas are between 30 & 40 years old.
They have 10 Akulas SSN's which are approx 30 years old plus 1 Yasen which is about 6 years old
Also some SSK's and , old Oscars etc
these are split across 3 oceans
It's still a meaningful force but it's about the same as the UK plus France put together - and they are in one ocean.
They have 10 Akulas SSN's which are approx 30 years old plus 1 Yasen which is about 6 years old
Also some SSK's and , old Oscars etc
these are split across 3 oceans
It's still a meaningful force but it's about the same as the UK plus France put together - and they are in one ocean.
Gets interesting doesn't it!
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To quote Miss Rice-Davies "well he would say that .." etc
from the same article:-
"Lewis did not offer any specific details on the total number of Russian submarines the U.S. military believes are on patrol in the Atlantic at any given time compared to previous years. There has been significant debate about the exact scale of Russia's undersea activities, especially compared to peaks in the Soviet Navy's operations at the height of the Cold War, and whether the Kremlin has only been able to generate the additional deployments by pulling resources from the Pacific region."
But this is nothing cp the "threats" that all sides will be preparing to tell the British Press & Public about when the day gets closer for the publication of the UK Review........
from the same article:-
"Lewis did not offer any specific details on the total number of Russian submarines the U.S. military believes are on patrol in the Atlantic at any given time compared to previous years. There has been significant debate about the exact scale of Russia's undersea activities, especially compared to peaks in the Soviet Navy's operations at the height of the Cold War, and whether the Kremlin has only been able to generate the additional deployments by pulling resources from the Pacific region."
But this is nothing cp the "threats" that all sides will be preparing to tell the British Press & Public about when the day gets closer for the publication of the UK Review........
Originally Posted by Asturias56
To quote Miss Rice-Davies "well he would say that .." etc
from the same article:-
"Lewis did not offer any specific details on the total number of Russian submarines the U.S. military believes are on patrol in the Atlantic at any given time compared to previous years. There has been significant debate about the exact scale of Russia's undersea activities, especially compared to peaks in the Soviet Navy's operations at the height of the Cold War, and whether the Kremlin has only been able to generate the additional deployments by pulling resources from the Pacific region."
But this is nothing cp the "threats" that all sides will be preparing to tell the British Press & Public about when the day gets closer for the publication of the UK Review........
from the same article:-
"Lewis did not offer any specific details on the total number of Russian submarines the U.S. military believes are on patrol in the Atlantic at any given time compared to previous years. There has been significant debate about the exact scale of Russia's undersea activities, especially compared to peaks in the Soviet Navy's operations at the height of the Cold War, and whether the Kremlin has only been able to generate the additional deployments by pulling resources from the Pacific region."
But this is nothing cp the "threats" that all sides will be preparing to tell the British Press & Public about when the day gets closer for the publication of the UK Review........
Troll alert!! What will you be telling the Press? You seem a little too informed, and on here almost continuously, to just be a spotter.
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Originally Posted by Jackonicko
Totally different aircraft with different roles. Does anyone think that F-35 is "just as good" as F-22 as an air defender? Or that the F-22 is in the same ballpark as F-35 for air-to-ground?
Simplistic and misleading b*llocks.
Simplistic and misleading b*llocks.
Therefore, no, the F-35 cannot perform as well as the F-22 at 60,000' because it can't even get there, much less punch off an AMRAAM at said height at M2 and perform tactical manoeuvres (thanks to vectored thrust) that other fast jets simply cannot do.
In an era of finite budgets and multi-role fighters, the aircraft that can do the most with the least are "better" and more desirable than those that can't, which is exactly why Project CENTURION was applied to the Typhoon. The F-35 was designed to be very good at a lot of things, not to excel at one thing. Therefore it is absolutely better than the F-22 as an all-round platform.
My personal favourite FJs of all time, are the F-15C and Tornado F.3 - two specialist air defence aircraft, designed for very different areas of air defence. From a personal level I don't like multi-role, but it's not about personal preference, as much as it is the needs of a country verses the money they have to spend.
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I don't like multi-role, but it's not about personal preference, as much as it is the needs of a country verses the money they have to spend.
Originally Posted by BVRAAM
From a personal level I don't like multi-role, but it's not about personal preference, as much as it is the needs of a country verses the money they have to spend.
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Originally Posted by jindabyne
Strange comment. Isn't multi role capability about more bangs for the buck? That aside, the technology works and is proven - so why not go there?
