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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2024, 13:10
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,619
Posted By Martin the Martian

By the late 1980s Typhoon was going to replace...

By the late 1980s Typhoon was going to replace the last four Phantom squadrons (Wattisham and Wildenrath) and the Coltishall Jags. By the time it was available the Phantoms had long gone so it became...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2024, 12:54
Replies: 21
Views: 2,238
Posted By Martin the Martian

That's just showing off!:ooh: Seriously,...

That's just showing off!:ooh:

Seriously, very impressive.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Apr 2024, 17:30
Replies: 15
Views: 1,334
Posted By Martin the Martian

But we will still withdraw the Tranche 1 Typhoons...

But we will still withdraw the Tranche 1 Typhoons from service.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2024, 13:51
Replies: 44
Views: 10,381
Posted By Martin the Martian

And Lynx helicopters. In fact, we were a major...

And Lynx helicopters. In fact, we were a major supplier of arms to Argentina for many years.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Mar 2024, 13:21
Replies: 44
Views: 10,381
Posted By Martin the Martian

Quite how Argentina intends to pay for it all is...

Quite how Argentina intends to pay for it all is another matter.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 13:47
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,619
Posted By Martin the Martian

Meanwhile Puma plods on.

Meanwhile Puma plods on.
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 13:44
Replies: 30
Views: 8,063
Posted By Martin the Martian

With regard to AAR, I believe the reason we...

With regard to AAR, I believe the reason we reduced from 25 to 22 Atlas C.1s was that the missing three would be configured for AAR, until the issue of SkyTanker's exclusivity came into play. I guess...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 13:32
Replies: 15
Views: 3,121
Posted By Martin the Martian

That makes about sixty Conservative MPs standing...

That makes about sixty Conservative MPs standing down at the next election.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Mar 2024, 12:29
Replies: 42
Views: 11,116
Posted By Martin the Martian

Aeralis was supposed to have a first flight this...

Aeralis was supposed to have a first flight this year. I'm not sure anything physical has even been assembled yet.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2024, 12:39
Replies: 35
Views: 5,987
Posted By Martin the Martian

I note the DM is firmly blaming 'RAF chiefs' for...

I note the DM is firmly blaming 'RAF chiefs' for the decision rather than the muppets whose backsides it usually licks. Surprise.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2024, 12:23
Replies: 42
Views: 11,116
Posted By Martin the Martian

With the T-50, M346 and T-7 either in production...

With the T-50, M346 and T-7 either in production or about to enter production, I think Aeralis will find it difficult to gain a toe hold inthe market, even if the RAF buys it.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2024, 12:31
Replies: 823
Views: 258,486
Posted By Martin the Martian

I don't see that statement meaning anything, if...

I don't see that statement meaning anything, if I'm honest. I'd love us to buy 138, but I just can't see it happening.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2024, 12:39
Replies: 38
Views: 6,453
Posted By Martin the Martian

The politicians have been living on the dividend...

The politicians have been living on the dividend ever since 1989 without realising that it was all spent within the first couple of years.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2024, 12:35
Replies: 7
Views: 1,485
Posted By Martin the Martian

I seem to recall the USAF doing this back in the...

I seem to recall the USAF doing this back in the 1990s. There were definitely composite wings bringing together different aircraft types with different capabilities.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2024, 12:47
Replies: 31
Views: 7,374
Posted By Martin the Martian

One might also reasonably ask what have Estonia,...

One might also reasonably ask what have Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania ever done for NATO except border Russia? I'm not the one asking that, before you jump down my throat again, but it is a valid...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2024, 12:41
Replies: 31
Views: 7,374
Posted By Martin the Martian

I imagine that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania...

I imagine that Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania should also get off their collective backsides and provide their own air defence rather than rely on the rest of NATO then?
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2024, 12:48
Replies: 38
Views: 6,453
Posted By Martin the Martian

Don't forget the radar stations, observation...

Don't forget the radar stations, observation posts and the integrated commamd and control network that co-ordinated it all, as well as nearly all of our day fighter squadrons being equipped with...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2024, 12:54
Replies: 1,144
Views: 615,909
Posted By Martin the Martian

It troubles me that some seem to find Andy Hill...

It troubles me that some seem to find Andy Hill almost blameless, and looking back through some posts that is how it reads to me. Whatever the regulatory issues, however they were set and how the...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2024, 12:43
Replies: 75
Views: 20,683
Posted By Martin the Martian

Rishi Sunak spoke with the Egyptian President on...

Rishi Sunak spoke with the Egyptian President on Thursday. I guess it's no surprise just what they were talking about.
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2024, 12:24
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,619
Posted By Martin the Martian

But we can recruit them much more easily. Just...

But we can recruit them much more easily. Just need a couple of coshes. And they won't take as long to train.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2024, 10:46
Replies: 28
Views: 9,809
Posted By Martin the Martian

And as such, it could be likened to preaching to...

And as such, it could be likened to preaching to the converted. The problem is not only how do you reach those not in the circles you described, Chug, but how do you get them to be bothered about it?...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2023, 13:11
Replies: 5
Views: 1,218
Posted By Martin the Martian

In my current employment in a high street...

In my current employment in a high street audiologist, we get a heck of a lot of former service personnel referred to us with hearing impairment. On questioning, the usual culprits are artillery or...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2023, 12:40
Replies: 4,498
Views: 231,017
Posted By Martin the Martian

No, I thought YOU had control.

No, I thought YOU had control.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2023, 19:37
Replies: 206
Views: 53,380
Posted By Martin the Martian

Watching the news report earlier, I cannot help...

Watching the news report earlier, I cannot help but wonder how many of the protesters around the station used to complain just as bitterly about the noise when the RAF was in residence, and about the...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2023, 12:00
Replies: 114
Views: 52,235
Posted By Martin the Martian

Watched it last night. As a longtime fan of the...

Watched it last night. As a longtime fan of the book (I read it every Christmas Eve without fail) I was hopeful but worried at the same time, and..

...actually, it was not bad at all. I cannot...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2023, 12:21
Replies: 50
Views: 14,119
Posted By Martin the Martian

Does make you wonder what Ascent would have gone...

Does make you wonder what Ascent would have gone with had they had the choice. M346?
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2023, 12:42
Replies: 256
Views: 98,612
Posted By Martin the Martian

RAFAT Hawks were among those given AIM-9L wiring...

RAFAT Hawks were among those given AIM-9L wiring and redesignated T.1As, along with the TWU fleets. The pilots and aircraft would have been split among the TWU shadow squadrons and the red paint...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Nov 2023, 12:32
Replies: 256
Views: 98,612
Posted By Martin the Martian

Well, somebody has to show an interest. God...

Well, somebody has to show an interest. God knows, plenty don't.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Nov 2023, 12:42
Replies: 256
Views: 98,612
Posted By Martin the Martian

You must live in a very dull world.

You must live in a very dull world.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2023, 11:23
Replies: 256
Views: 98,612
Posted By Martin the Martian

And of those that do attend airshows, see the...

And of those that do attend airshows, see the exodus for the gates after the Reds have displayed, no matter what else is on the programme. With RAF engaging less and less from airshows there are far...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Oct 2023, 13:34
Replies: 16
Views: 4,606
Posted By Martin the Martian

As I recall, France and Germany are co-operating...

As I recall, France and Germany are co-operating on their future combat aircraft. Wrangling over exports between those two might prove to be interesting.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Oct 2023, 12:33
Replies: 64
Views: 14,915
Posted By Martin the Martian

Sorry for asking an innocent question. Perhaps we...

Sorry for asking an innocent question. Perhaps we should close the forum down as most things talked about aren't any of our concern.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2023, 12:51
Replies: 64
Views: 14,915
Posted By Martin the Martian

Please, but am I really missing something as to...

Please, but am I really missing something as to why they are not flown from their arrival point to Wattisham?
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Sep 2023, 09:57
Replies: 20
Views: 3,701
Posted By Martin the Martian

That's four European nations now flying or having...

That's four European nations now flying or having ordered the C-390, and three of them have previously been operators of the Hercules. Small numbers for sure, but perhaps Lockheed Martin may have to...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2023, 12:38
Replies: 210
Views: 48,769
Posted By Martin the Martian

Ppruner sets out to prove that dinosaurs are not...

Ppruner sets out to prove that dinosaurs are not extinct.
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