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Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2014, 04:06
Replies: 1,069
Views: 260,932
Posted By Caspian237

Putin wants a referendum in the Crimea and...

Putin wants a referendum in the Crimea and perhaps other Russian speaking areas of the Ukraine. I think it is a wonderful concession to democratic values. Bravo Putin.

While we're in such a...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2013, 22:32
Replies: 100
Views: 16,816
Posted By Caspian237

I remember watching a documentary, possibly from...

I remember watching a documentary, possibly from the old "The World at War" series in which Albert Speer, architect and German Minister of Armaments, was asked questions regarding the Allied bombing...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2012, 09:35
Replies: 283
Views: 63,009
Posted By Caspian237

Meanwhile...

Meanwhile the Pentagon reneges on a contract signed with a Brazilian aircraft manufacturer to provide 20 light aircraft for the fledgling Afghan airforce. This follows a legal challenge from a rival...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jul 2011, 11:27
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,417,159
Posted By Caspian237

Given the failings of the F-35B and the proposed...

Given the failings of the F-35B and the proposed use of Rolling Vertical Landings as the solution, how much additional flexibility would a STOVL carrier provide over the Conventional deisgn when...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jul 2011, 10:52
Replies: 80
Views: 16,334
Posted By Caspian237

What really gets my goat is that the Indian...

What really gets my goat is that the Indian Government was quite prepared to pre-empt a UK decision to cut aid in 2010 by taking a vote in their own Parliament to effectively say they no longer...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2011, 01:58
Replies: 84
Views: 21,529
Posted By Caspian237

Well it looks like the Apache deployment has been...

Well it looks like the Apache deployment has been confirmed.

BBC News - Libya Apache deployment approved by David Cameron (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-13558056)

Article:- "The UK is sending...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2011, 13:10
Replies: 1,209
Views: 303,905
Posted By Caspian237

Thanks for the update TEEEJ. That is interesting....

Thanks for the update TEEEJ. That is interesting. So is this a NATO innovation designed to bring about better cooperation and understanding between the militaries of partner nations? I guess this...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2011, 01:08
Replies: 1,209
Views: 303,905
Posted By Caspian237

I've just been watching some video reports on the...

I've just been watching some video reports on the BBC news website showing an RAF man being a crew member of a twin seat French jet, a mirage I think. It implied that the jet had been on sortie over...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2011, 02:48
Replies: 1,209
Views: 303,905
Posted By Caspian237

The recent gains by the Anti Gaddafi rebels mean...

The recent gains by the Anti Gaddafi rebels mean that the opposition now controls much of the country's oil infrastructure. If there is a stalemate now then one might question the long term viability...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2011, 15:05
Replies: 1,209
Views: 303,905
Posted By Caspian237

Is the West backing itself into a corner here? If...

Is the West backing itself into a corner here? If there is no intervention of any sort and Gaddafi puts down the uprising then is it really going to be business as usual with the Libyan regime?
...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2011, 17:00
Replies: 1,209
Views: 303,905
Posted By Caspian237

High_Expect, here is some oil for the sarcasm...

High_Expect, here is some oil for the sarcasm button. I was really suggesting that carriers are not necessarily needed for the type of operation that is proposed. It was in answer to the question...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2011, 16:41
Replies: 1,209
Views: 303,905
Posted By Caspian237

Well how many carriers do we have? Besides the...

Well how many carriers do we have? Besides the only aircraft they would be carrying would be harriers. The Threat? Presumably there are more of those Mirage Jets?
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2011, 16:28
Replies: 1,209
Views: 303,905
Posted By Caspian237

Given adequate basing facilites and capacity...

Given adequate basing facilites and capacity surely Typhoons flying from loacal airbases would be more appropriate to enforcing a NFZ than harriers flying from an aircraft carrier?

Lord Owen was...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2011, 14:16
Replies: 65
Views: 7,694
Posted By Caspian237

Jacko asked Excuse the cynicism but I...

Jacko asked

Excuse the cynicism but I would answer yes. The American's don't need allies with high tech navies and airforces, the have those in abundance. What they do need are foreign troops on...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Oct 2010, 10:48
Replies: 445
Views: 103,483
Posted By Caspian237

We've wasted billions of pounds running around...

We've wasted billions of pounds running around the world helping enforce Pax-Americana and now that there is a lack of funds for the defence budget this is being used as justification for modelling...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2010, 18:24
Replies: 31
Views: 6,644
Posted By Caspian237

BAE are shedding jobs? If you take a look at this...

BAE are shedding jobs? If you take a look at this article you'll see that the company has great plans for their Hawk Jet. Essentially the're planning on marketing the Hawk as a new USAF trainer.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Sep 2010, 05:30
Replies: 23
Views: 5,052
Posted By Caspian237

According to the article linked by the op, ...

According to the article linked by the op,



If the proposal is to share a carrier (presumably one of the CVF) then what sense does it make to downgrade one of them? All that would mean is...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2010, 03:52
Replies: 61
Views: 10,544
Posted By Caspian237

Tom and Tourist, I agree with your sentiments...

Tom and Tourist, I agree with your sentiments however need that mean a complete withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan? As I mentioned in another post, if British troop levels were halved in...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2010, 05:35
Replies: 37
Views: 8,704
Posted By Caspian237

Perhaps Gen Richards is on to something. How...

Perhaps Gen Richards is on to something. How about instead of buying Tucanos the UK buys ex Argentinian Air Force FMA IA 58 Pucaras which seem to be of similiar calibre in the COIN/CAS role as the...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2010, 07:25
Replies: 101
Views: 15,312
Posted By Caspian237

Telegraph: Tories could use aid money for defence budget

Here is a story that may interest you concerning the future funding of Britain's armed forces.

David Cameron: Tories could use aid money for defence budget - Telegraph...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2010, 09:51
Replies: 34
Views: 6,042
Posted By Caspian237

This report is by the Royal United Services...

This report is by the Royal United Services Institute, an independent think tank. That is to to say, it is not an official government announcement. Perhaps we should delay our head banging until more...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2010, 06:10
Replies: 36
Views: 5,264
Posted By Caspian237

The best outcome would have been to ignore these...

The best outcome would have been to ignore these nut jobs and let them get on with whatever they were planning within the bounds of UK law (which in the end turned out to be nothing).

We really...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2009, 18:05
Replies: 7
Views: 2,928
Posted By Caspian237

I can't really comment on the most recent...

I can't really comment on the most recent developments but what I understood was that a MASC capable Osprey would forgo a pressurised cabin because of the expense and difficulties of making this...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2009, 03:08
Replies: 7
Views: 2,928
Posted By Caspian237

You would think that but given that the new ships...

You would think that but given that the new ships will probably be a STOVL and not Cat & Trap (or even a hybrid) design then the only real alternative to RW would be a modified Osprey variant. With...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2009, 08:59
Replies: 61
Views: 14,272
Posted By Caspian237

For gods sake we already have more troops in...

For gods sake we already have more troops in Afghanistan than the next two contributors combined (albeit a tiny fraction compared to the US forces, but then it's their bloody war.)

We shouldn't...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2009, 19:06
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,417,159
Posted By Caspian237

Hi Squirre 41 It also begs the question, if...

Hi Squirre 41

It also begs the question, if HMS Prince of Wales is going to be a pure amphibious warfare vessel as the article suggests (which I don't believe by the way) then clearly it is...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2009, 17:46
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,417,159
Posted By Caspian237

According to the Times article:- As...

According to the Times article:-



As far as I understand the Tornado F3 were always going to convert to Typhoon and there has been no decisions regarding replacing the GR's with F-35.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2009, 06:08
Replies: 54
Views: 6,739
Posted By Caspian237

That was an interesting read though a tad...

That was an interesting read though a tad conceited IMHO. This is not really a new idea. If anyone is interested in this theory then can I recommend that you read up on the British policy of...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2009, 04:49
Replies: 48
Views: 7,034
Posted By Caspian237

Agreed. But clearly this is a sensitive issue...

Agreed. But clearly this is a sensitive issue otherwise the politicians, the press or our goodselves wouldn't be discussing it. But I guess it's in the semantics so lets not disagree.


...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2009, 03:04
Replies: 48
Views: 7,034
Posted By Caspian237

The treatment of prisoners is a very sensitive...

The treatment of prisoners is a very sensitive issue. The severity of the incident is often decided by the media based on their own agenda. However this story seems to be quite insignificant at the...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2008, 02:42
Replies: 23
Views: 9,851
Posted By Caspian237

This is likely propaganda. I would guess the...

This is likely propaganda. I would guess the intention is less to worry the West and more to convince the Iranian people what a great nation they live in and what a fantastic strong government they...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Dec 2008, 04:50
Replies: 26
Views: 3,307
Posted By Caspian237

It is often forgotten that large areas of...

It is often forgotten that large areas of Aghanistan really are booming under ISAF protection and are showing positive signs of reconstruction and improvement. These are the places that so called...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2008, 04:36
Replies: 839
Views: 205,031
Posted By Caspian237

If the MoD cancels the F-35B buy I wonder if it...

If the MoD cancels the F-35B buy I wonder if it can do a deal with the French? The UK can sell the French enough surplus Typhoons to equip several dedicated air defence squadrons and we can buy some...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2008, 04:11
Replies: 8
Views: 2,288
Posted By Caspian237

I'm not sure I understand the point of this...

I'm not sure I understand the point of this article. I thought the aim of British forces in Southern Iraq was to maintain security until the Iraqi forces had the capability to do this for themselves?...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2008, 03:23
Replies: 839
Views: 205,031
Posted By Caspian237

I think this article should be taken with a pinch...

I think this article should be taken with a pinch of salt. Consider this part



After a quick google search I found this August article from the Mail Britain must send more troops to...
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