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Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2024, 15:24
Replies: 44
Views: 10,234
Posted By melmothtw

Talking of markings....

Talking of markings....
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2024, 11:41
Replies: 44
Views: 10,234
Posted By melmothtw

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLSBaxiW0AEGIzV?format...

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GLSBaxiW0AEGIzV?format=jpg&name=medium



Sales of Danish F-16s to Argentina were marked today in Skrydstrup (fmn.dk)...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Apr 2024, 11:09
Replies: 257
Views: 104,539
Posted By melmothtw

Yes, smacks of, "Er, I think you'll find..." Not...

Yes, smacks of, "Er, I think you'll find..." Not helpful.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 18:30
Replies: 1,228
Views: 411,820
Posted By melmothtw

Yes, it won't be too long before drones display...

Yes, it won't be too long before drones display some level of autonomy and self-awareness, and shooting them down won't be the risk free turkey shoot is currently is.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 17:26
Replies: 10,122
Views: 4,523,936
Posted By melmothtw

There's one reason both parties are reneging on...

There's one reason both parties are reneging on that commitment, and his name rhymes with dump.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 16:08
Replies: 10,122
Views: 4,523,936
Posted By melmothtw

Yes, when considering the threat from Russia an...

Yes, when considering the threat from Russia an awful lot of Americans tend to forget that the earth is a globe and not flat as you see it on a map.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 15:19
Replies: 10,122
Views: 4,523,936
Posted By melmothtw

It's almost as if the US should have a higher GDP...

It's almost as if the US should have a higher GDP of defence spending than most European nations, given its global commitments.



Great way to describe the Republican Party and its MAGA...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 15:01
Replies: 1,228
Views: 411,820
Posted By melmothtw

But that doesn't actually mean that Iranian...

But that doesn't actually mean that Iranian hostilities towards Israel will end, it just means they will go back to launching drones from Syria and encouraging Hezbollah and the Houthis to the do the...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 14:58
Replies: 1,228
Views: 411,820
Posted By melmothtw

No, notwithstanding the intentions of the Jaguar...

No, notwithstanding the intentions of the Jaguar that was downed by an RAF Phantom in 1982, that honour was taken by an RAF Typhoon over Syria in December 2021. Again, a drone.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2024, 10:12
Replies: 1,228
Views: 411,820
Posted By melmothtw

"Hitler's not going to attack a non-German...

"Hitler's not going to attack a non-German speaking country. All the countries he has attacked have been German speaking". Good luck with that, rattman...
...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 20:06
Replies: 1,228
Views: 411,820
Posted By melmothtw

Anyhow, best to sign off before I'm told to take...

Anyhow, best to sign off before I'm told to take it to JB.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 18:38
Replies: 1,228
Views: 411,820
Posted By melmothtw

Any flight tracker service will show you RAF...

Any flight tracker service will show you RAF aircraft on Op Shader transiting Israeli airspace on a regular basis, so there's one practical show of military support straight off the bat.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 10:42
Replies: 1,228
Views: 411,820
Posted By melmothtw

Israel didn't 'start this themselves', unless you...

Israel didn't 'start this themselves', unless you mean by just existing (directed at BV's comment, which I can't now find). Whatever Israel does, Iran will continue to attack via its Hamas,...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2024, 14:54
Replies: 10,122
Views: 4,523,936
Posted By melmothtw

They have and they did. The AASM was tested on an...

They have and they did. The AASM was tested on an F-16 as far back as 2014, with the international F-16 export market in mind. It already is compatible.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2024, 15:57
Replies: 44
Views: 10,234
Posted By melmothtw

IIRC, on the same day (or thereabouts) the State...

IIRC, on the same day (or thereabouts) the State Department approved the Argentinian sale it also approved an upgrade to Chile's fleet, perhaps to keep all parties happy.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2024, 16:54
Replies: 44
Views: 10,234
Posted By melmothtw

The difference is that the US won't supply...

The difference is that the US won't supply Argentina with long-range/anti-shipping missiles that could very well alter the balance of power in the region, while China would be more than happy to.

...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2024, 16:39
Replies: 44
Views: 10,234
Posted By melmothtw

No one knows how long the Ukraine war will last...

No one knows how long the Ukraine war will last or how many F-16s they're going to need. Don't know what harm it would have done the UK to clear the sale to Argentina of T-50s from South Korea, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2024, 14:36
Replies: 44
Views: 10,234
Posted By melmothtw

Respectfully disagree (ish). These should have...

Respectfully disagree (ish). These should have been earmarked for Ukraine. I get all the other points about keeping China out of LatAm, etc, but Ukraine should be the West's number one priority in...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2024, 19:35
Replies: 2
Views: 1,092
Posted By melmothtw

It's a sad state of affairs when the entire...

It's a sad state of affairs when the entire continent of Europe with its GDP of over $25 trillion can't sustain three fighter programmes.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2024, 16:15
Replies: 15
Views: 2,057
Posted By melmothtw

Everything is vulnerable nowadays - tanks, ships,...

Everything is vulnerable nowadays - tanks, ships, drones, aircraft, helicopters, even (especially!) soldiers. They're not all suddenly obsolete overnight though, and militaries (ours included)...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Mar 2024, 15:05
Replies: 15
Views: 2,057
Posted By melmothtw

FARA wasn't for a heavy attack helicopter, so not...

FARA wasn't for a heavy attack helicopter, so not the same capability.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2024, 07:55
Replies: 12
Views: 4,869
Posted By melmothtw

It was a joke about the Raven name for the EF-111...

It was a joke about the Raven name for the EF-111 rather than the location of the base.

cheers
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2024, 18:09
Replies: 12
Views: 4,869
Posted By melmothtw

Disappointed to find this thread isn't about...

Disappointed to find this thread isn't about EF-111s at Lakenheath.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2024, 13:07
Replies: 268
Views: 142,495
Posted By melmothtw

You can certainly see them with those wingtip...

You can certainly see them with those wingtip vortices, mind.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2024, 13:04
Replies: 75
Views: 25,998
Posted By melmothtw

I remember Paddy Ashdown saying that he expected...

I remember Paddy Ashdown saying that he expected the next Balkan conflagration about 20 years after the last one in the 1990s, which was just long enough for a generation that had never experienced...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Mar 2024, 13:41
Replies: 38
Views: 5,465
Posted By melmothtw

The whole point of the Boom project is to fix...

The whole point of the Boom project is to fix those problems that Concorde had.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 05:43
Replies: 35
Views: 5,978
Posted By melmothtw

The 'modern generation' has also grown up with...

The 'modern generation' has also grown up with underfunded public services and falling living standards, so you can perhaps understand that their priorities might now lie elsewhere.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 04:41
Replies: 35
Views: 5,978
Posted By melmothtw

The country spent £200 billion (and counting) on...

The country spent £200 billion (and counting) on Brexit. Appreciate no one wants to hear the B word anymore, but it's a bit rich for the Daily Mail and others who pushed for it to now complain we...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2024, 12:50
Replies: 10,122
Views: 4,523,936
Posted By melmothtw

​​​​​​​Thanks, Yoda.

​​​​​​​Thanks, Yoda.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2024, 12:32
Replies: 93
Views: 25,051
Posted By melmothtw

I got a semi on a windy ridge once, but that's a...

I got a semi on a windy ridge once, but that's a different story.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2024, 12:29
Replies: 10,122
Views: 4,523,936
Posted By melmothtw

You'd be surprised at the number of US DoD...

You'd be surprised at the number of US DoD promotional posters etc over recent years that have featured Russian aircraft types.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 18:13
Replies: 329
Views: 74,876
Posted By melmothtw

Not a threat, but strategic ambiguity. There is...

Not a threat, but strategic ambiguity. There is an important difference, but no matter.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 17:58
Replies: 329
Views: 74,876
Posted By melmothtw

The 'may be heading' is where you overplayed his...

The 'may be heading' is where you overplayed his statement. I'm sure it wasn't deliberate.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 16:20
Replies: 329
Views: 74,876
Posted By melmothtw

Not semantics at all, maintaining strategic...

Not semantics at all, maintaining strategic ambiguity by not ruling something out is absolutely NOT the same as saying you are going to do that thing.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Feb 2024, 04:31
Replies: 329
Views: 74,876
Posted By melmothtw

No, he's just maintaining some strategic...

No, he's just maintaining some strategic ambiguity by not taking them off the table.
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