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BBC reports the first Poseidon arrives at Kinloss today.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotla...tland-51356381 |
Now appeared on ADSB radar site - to the west of Scotland... ZP801
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This marks the end of a very sorry period in British Military History - thank God!:ok:
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But where's the AAR probe?
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FEZ,the Nimrod ones are in `stores` ...somewhere.. it`s got `plug`n play in the roof..
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Birds Eye better start upping the production of DCS soon then!
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DCS yum, yum.
At last, the return of the mighty muncher |
So the RAF Voyager cannot refuel an RAF P8? So who refuels it on a mission if required?
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cessnapete,
The RAF Nimrod MR force managed perfectly well with no AAR capability up until 1982 when it had to go a little further south. How often does a MR aircraft need to refuel in mid air? |
Originally Posted by cessnapete
(Post 10679776)
So the RAF Voyager cannot refuel an RAF P8? So who refuels it on a mission if required?
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PrOOne
Dunnno, I must ask my relative who was a TriStar/Voyager AAR pilot. Just seems bad planning for your own AAR assets unable to service your own fleet. Presumably penny pitching on the RAF Voyager spec? |
In The Times today. Article, photo & diagram.
RAF’s new Poseidon sub hunter flies in to thwart Russia |
Originally Posted by cessnapete
(Post 10679947)
PrOOne
Dunnno, I must ask my relative who was a TriStar/Voyager AAR pilot. Just seems bad planning for your own AAR assets unable to service your own fleet. Presumably penny pitching on the RAF Voyager spec? |
Originally Posted by cessnapete
(Post 10679947)
PrOOne
Dunnno, I must ask my relative who was a TriStar/Voyager AAR pilot. Just seems bad planning for your own AAR assets unable to service your own fleet. Presumably penny pitching on the RAF Voyager spec? |
I see the Times article explains how MAD works and has drawn a MAD boom on the back of the aircraft......:ugh: Did they out-source the article to their Indian Defence Correspondent?
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Originally Posted by Lyneham Lad
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In The Times today. Article, photo & diagram.
RAF’s new Poseidon sub hunter flies in to thwart Russia |
On Flight Global.
US Navy plans to arm P-8A with cruise missiles, bombs, sea mines and decoys Article intro:- The US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) is soliciting potential contractors to integrate the Boeing P-8A Poseidon with Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles, as well as several other weapons. NAVAIR is also interested in outfitting the maritime patrol aircraft with 500lb to 2,000lb-class bombs fitted with Joint Direct Attack Munition guidance kits, Mk62/63/65 Quickstrike sea mines, Raytheon’s gliding Small Diameter Bomb, as well as Miniature Air Launched Decoys, according to a notice posted online 28 January. |
4 C17s, one of which was also equipped with a probe and the other envisioned as a airport to airport airlifter.) |
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