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Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2024, 07:33
Replies: 365
Views: 84,962
Posted By vne165

He won an award you know....

He won an award you know....
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2024, 07:10
Replies: 365
Views: 84,962
Posted By ORAC

Blame Slartibartfast….

Blame Slartibartfast….
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2024, 18:14
Replies: 19
Views: 2,360
Posted By Ninthace

We could easily stop migrants in rubber boats...

We could easily stop migrants in rubber boats but, quite rightly, there are laws.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2024, 18:00
Replies: 19
Views: 2,360
Posted By Video Mixdown

That's a ridiculous comparison. A military...

That's a ridiculous comparison. A military solution to the rubber boats would be easy and cheap if it was acceptable, but it rightly is not. The technology for such a defence system is well developed...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2024, 15:07
Replies: 21
Views: 4,934
Posted By Bengo

Nuclear warheads have a life. Nuclear warhead...

Nuclear warheads have a life.
Nuclear warhead designs have a life. Not all components are available forever. Try buying a 386 chip for example, or some more of those fancy capacitors you last...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2024, 15:12
Replies: 12
Views: 2,008
Posted By Biggus

That's a big, and expensive, piece of kit just to...

That's a big, and expensive, piece of kit just to enable you to dispense 10 sonobuoys (reported capacity of SDS is 10 A size buoys or 20 G size).

How long will that load last in the detection, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Mar 2024, 07:20
Replies: 365
Views: 84,962
Posted By Rockie_Rapier

https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/minister-radoslaw...

https://www.gov.pl/web/diplomacy/minister-radoslaw-sikorski-deliveres-speech-at-the-un-security-council
And here's the text of that speech.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2024, 10:31
Replies: 459
Views: 114,821
Posted By B Fraser

Something along the lines of the NATO NSN system...

Something along the lines of the NATO NSN system perhaps ?
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2024, 05:05
Replies: 1,217
Views: 417,589
Posted By Lonewolf_50

I don't do short attention span theater. You are...

I don't do short attention span theater. You are free to tell Mr Biden that you disagree. I give less than a **** if you do. Like I said, mail your valid suggestions to Foggy Bottom. I am sure that...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2024, 17:37
Replies: 21
Views: 4,781
Posted By gums

Salute! As a charter member of the first...

Salute!

As a charter member of the first F-16 squadron in the world, I love the plane,,,even the ugly ones that have evolved decades later. Had to report to 16th TFTS before July 1979 to have my...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2023, 20:18
Replies: 10,594
Views: 4,734,627
Posted By Ninthace

In 2023, Russia has thrown just about everything...

In 2023, Russia has thrown just about everything it has in men and material against Ukraine and in turn, Ukraine has held them with what they had and what the West could spare, BZ Ukraine!
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2023, 12:12
Replies: 365
Views: 84,962
Posted By Lonewolf_50

It's already done, my friend. The UNSC is dead...

It's already done, my friend.
The UNSC is dead in the water. If nothing else, Vlad and Xi proved that in 2022. Sad but true.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2023, 09:44
Replies: 256
Views: 99,008
Posted By dagenham

I think that would be counterproductive, if you...

I think that would be counterproductive, if you understood physics you wouldn't want to fly in a puma
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2023, 20:24
Replies: 42
Views: 9,409
Posted By alfred_the_great

Read the BoI. engine blanks were simply the...

Read the BoI.

engine blanks were simply the last in a huge and quite concerning error chain.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2023, 09:19
Replies: 10,594
Views: 4,734,627
Posted By Pali

Seems like 1944 Ardennes offensive ordered by...

Seems like 1944 Ardennes offensive ordered by Hitler. Wehrmacht units spent for this nonsense would be much better utilised for defensive operations and the same thing can be said about Russians...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2023, 16:41
Replies: 39
Views: 11,838
Posted By T28B

Original topic appears to have been exhausted,...

Original topic appears to have been exhausted, and the thread derail is wandering further afield. Closed.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Aug 2023, 05:46
Replies: 454
Views: 219,846
Posted By tucumseh

I think one has to place the FAA's inability to...

I think one has to place the FAA's inability to support SHAR in context.

The policy whereby all Air Systems support funding was transferred to the RAF (AMSO at the time) meant the FAA lost control...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2023, 15:37
Replies: 454
Views: 219,846
Posted By Big Pistons Forever

Two things struck me about the report 1) The...

Two things struck me about the report

1) The impact manning instability had on F 35 operations. This is become real issue for many if not most of the Western militaries. Recruiting shortfalls and...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2023, 15:05
Replies: 454
Views: 219,846
Posted By alfred_the_great

I suppose one of the things it severely...

I suppose one of the things it severely challenges is the fantasy that is the F35 routine operating model - the lack of sustained SQEP in embarked operations is writ large.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2023, 09:11
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,418,105
Posted By Mogwi

I believe that I was the first person ever to...

I believe that I was the first person ever to carry out a SRVL, on 1st May 1982. It was not because I was too heavy to hover - more that I was too light due to a part of my tail having been blown...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jul 2023, 21:45
Replies: 40
Views: 10,188
Posted By Mogwi

This man is no rat, despite the state of the...

This man is no rat, despite the state of the vessel. He is a man of integrity with a sound military background, who has done a great deal of good for both the British military and the Ukraine forces...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jul 2023, 20:05
Replies: 10,594
Views: 4,734,627
Posted By Tartiflette Fan

Very reasonable comment as I see it.. If Zelensky...

Very reasonable comment as I see it.. If Zelensky is always going to scream " Not Enough " every time, then it's the kid crying wolf. Zelensky has made himself a very big media figure, but needs to...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2023, 16:30
Replies: 28
Views: 4,883
Posted By ex-fast-jets

You are all missing the real purpose of this...

You are all missing the real purpose of this thing...........

It is a modern hi-tech solution to make a MRE more palatable.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2023, 22:56
Replies: 1,602
Views: 360,739
Posted By Going Boeing

It’s time to inject some really corny humour into...

It’s time to inject some really corny humour into this serious discussion.



https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/1200x1142/img_3614_1d7563a2ab2f89cb8695e5065ba3adfcad77a3e7.jpeg...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2023, 11:50
Replies: 40
Views: 11,786
Posted By son of brommers

Didn't know that Bono was on tour and or that he...

Didn't know that Bono was on tour and or that he had a twin........................
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2023, 11:25
Replies: 1,432
Views: 475,007
Posted By tucumseh

Indeed, but more often than not the Committee...

Indeed, but more often than not the Committee takes aim at MoD procurers when it's not actually discussing a procurement failure.

The thrust of the current wailing is low stock levels and slow...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Mar 2023, 07:22
Replies: 1,432
Views: 475,007
Posted By tucumseh

Most people here are interested in equipment,...

Most people here are interested in equipment, which is a fraction of the Defence budget. The equipment budget is around £240Bn over the next 10 years. £5Bn over two years?

But far far worse is...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2023, 21:32
Replies: 196
Views: 46,282
Posted By Ant T

This topic has been discussed at length here...

This topic has been discussed at length here before - some of the following is cut and pasted from my previous reply to a similar comment -



The UK does not “own” the Falkland Islands, and is...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2023, 10:44
Replies: 29
Views: 7,896
Posted By Mogwi

Not many pages then? Mog😊

Not many pages then?

Mog😊
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2023, 21:48
Replies: 42
Views: 8,886
Posted By Mogwi

Skyhook was a mammoth brain-fart from a team who...

Skyhook was a mammoth brain-fart from a team who should have known better. It would have been the grandson of the CAM ships of WW2; short range intercept with a cold bath for a debrief. Mad!

Mog
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2023, 22:22
Replies: 126
Views: 35,299
Posted By Rhymenoceros

There are quite a few misconceptions and areas of...

There are quite a few misconceptions and areas of misunderstanding on this thread that should probably be cleared up…

What stands out to me is the usual ‘facts based’ USN mishap report that...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2023, 20:36
Replies: 126
Views: 35,299
Posted By Lonewolf_50

I guess you called it yourself in the opening of...

I guess you called it yourself in the opening of your post: landlubbers tend to lack a clue.
I ran into similar uninformed opinions among the USAF.
I am not sure if you are aware of this, but the...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2023, 20:31
Replies: 126
Views: 35,299
Posted By Easy Street

To this landlubber, the proportion of naval...

To this landlubber, the proportion of naval aviators' flying time spent developing and maintaining competence in arrested landings is ridiculous. It was one of the UK's reasons for going STOVL with...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Feb 2023, 20:22
Replies: 126
Views: 35,299
Posted By SpazSinbad

The F-35C pilot was recognising & waiting for an...

The F-35C pilot was recognising & waiting for an LSO wave off because: "...94. The MP explained that he thought the LSO[s] were going to wave off his attempt to land because he was fast at the start...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2023, 08:17
Replies: 103
Views: 22,052
Posted By minigundiplomat

We have a commitment to NATO, which could be air...

We have a commitment to NATO, which could be air or sea. However, when it comes to feeding human lives into a grinder on the ground in Europe, I'd like to see the EU members who have spent sweet FA...
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