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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jan 2016, 23:16
Replies: 159
Views: 46,357
Posted By Lowe Flieger

At first glance I found this news item a bit...

At first glance I found this news item a bit puzzling. Having thought about it a bit more and read other opinions, I am still unsure what Germany's objectives are, nor why it is Germany that is...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2015, 14:16
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,630,569
Posted By Lowe Flieger

?Lockheed not ditching agile fighter designs -...

?Lockheed not ditching agile fighter designs - 5/13/2015 - Flight Global (http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/lockheed-not-ditching-agile-fighter-designs-412288/)

There appears to be some...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2015, 16:53
Replies: 87
Views: 21,836
Posted By Lowe Flieger

One-week study re-affirms A-10 retirement...

One-week study re-affirms A-10 retirement decision: USAF - 3/6/2015 - Flight Global (http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/one-week-study-re-affirms-a-10-retirement-decision-usaf-409888/)

...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Mar 2015, 18:31
Replies: 416
Views: 139,166
Posted By Lowe Flieger

http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/556008-uk-...

http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/556008-uk-conducted-6-air-strikes-against-isis.html#post8856739

Defence is not on the election radar (see similar post linked above). Some recent...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2015, 19:27
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,630,569
Posted By Lowe Flieger

GK121: 'F35C is doomed' certainly wasn't...

GK121:

'F35C is doomed' certainly wasn't what I intended to say, and having checked my post I don't think that is what I said. The USN and USMC are going to get and operate F35Cs. But I still...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2015, 18:41
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,630,569
Posted By Lowe Flieger

ORAC: You could almost be forgiven for...

ORAC:

You could almost be forgiven for thinking the USN is taking F35Cs under duress rather than of choice... which I think is exactly what is happening. A year or so ago they took an option on...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2015, 16:46
Replies: 36
Views: 9,601
Posted By Lowe Flieger

I sometimes find this sort of Select Committee...

I sometimes find this sort of Select Committee auditing of government affairs a little disingenuous. On the one hand parliament slashes the funding that would make doing more achievable, whilst...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2014, 14:56
Replies: 3
Views: 1,668
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Yes, tempus seems to fugit ever more rapidly the...

Yes, tempus seems to fugit ever more rapidly the more of it that passes.

A brilliant aircraft that might just spawn a successor, you never know:

NASA launches study for Skunk Works SR-72...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2014, 17:44
Replies: 35
Views: 7,968
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Practice QRA is a possible answer. Saw something...

Practice QRA is a possible answer. Saw something similar near to home in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics, although the slow moving 'target' being circled in that case was a small light aircraft...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2014, 16:21
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,630,569
Posted By Lowe Flieger

A report from Defense News. It states that a root...

A report from Defense News. It states that a root cause of the June engine failure has been identified and a deal has been struck for the modification, as well as costings for LRIP 7:


Pentagon,...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2014, 00:13
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,630,569
Posted By Lowe Flieger

According to a 16 September article in The...

According to a 16 September article in The Washington Post, Air Force Lt. Gen. Bogdan was quoted as commenting: "..the F-35 had been through a series of maneuvers that were aggressive but all within...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2014, 16:54
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,630,569
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Found this news item from a Hartford newspaper...

Found this news item from a Hartford newspaper which suggests the root cause has not been isolated yet, but P&W expect to announce a fix by the end of October. The USMC's IOC will not be adversely...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2014, 16:07
Replies: 411
Views: 75,363
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Sorry, another economic point. Robert Peston...

Sorry, another economic point. Robert Peston gives his view on what Mr Salmond would have to do on Friday morning to prevent a run on Scottish banks:

BBC News - How Scotland can avoid a credit...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2014, 13:42
Replies: 411
Views: 75,363
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Below is a link to a BBC piece from a few months...

Below is a link to a BBC piece from a few months back.

View on US option is, broadly, technically possible, politically and strategically undesirable.

If the divorce happens and if Trident is...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2014, 12:56
Replies: 411
Views: 75,363
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Yes, it does rather look like the Westminster...

Yes, it does rather look like the Westminster establishment had seen early opinion polls and rather complacently decided nothing much needed to be attended to. It has now gone into full Cpl Jones...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2014, 00:47
Replies: 411
Views: 75,363
Posted By Lowe Flieger

A complex and emotional issue. I am not a Scot,...

A complex and emotional issue. I am not a Scot, nor do I live in Scotland so I do not have a say, only opinions. So a series of observations from a UK citizen:

This is a democratic process and the...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jun 2014, 11:50
Replies: 14
Views: 5,344
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Conflict in the middle east invariably involves...

Conflict in the middle east invariably involves belligerent rhetoric. Unrealistic claims of military capability are therefore not unknown. In this case it may be either to try to spook the insurgents...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2014, 15:14
Replies: 82
Views: 13,269
Posted By Lowe Flieger

A tricky question. The answer you get starts with...

A tricky question. The answer you get starts with the objectives you are trying to meet. For example:

1. Provide the best possible equipment for your forces?
2. Acquire them at the most...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2014, 17:57
Replies: 14
Views: 4,382
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Cause for ALARM?

RAF retires ALARM missile ? FighterControl ? Home to the Military Aviation Enthusiast (http://www.fightercontrol.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=287&t=92409)

The link relates to a report on another...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Dec 2013, 16:31
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,630,569
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Article: Will the F-35 Dominate the Skies?

Commentary: Will the F-35 Dominate the Skies? | The National Interest (http://nationalinterest.org/commentary/will-the-f-35-dominate-the-skies-9618)

A link to an article I found on Aviation Week's...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2013, 17:41
Replies: 46
Views: 10,875
Posted By Lowe Flieger

PW wrote:Maybe they really want F35 and believe...

PW wrote:Maybe they really want F35 and believe the urgency has diminished so are prepared to risk waiting for it. Relations with Iran may continue to improve... or they may not. I'm sure they can't...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Dec 2013, 13:33
Replies: 15
Views: 2,329
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Reinforces other recent articles about the lack...

Reinforces other recent articles about the lack of choice for new fighters a few short years from now. Unless new orders keep Eagles and Super Hornets in production, the choices (excluding Russian or...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Dec 2013, 19:48
Replies: 46
Views: 10,875
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Pity. Typhoon's future enhancement could depend...

Pity. Typhoon's future enhancement could depend on a larger customer base... and its customer base might be enlarged by enhancements.

Does anyone have any idea how Typhoon is priced relative to...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2013, 18:09
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,630,569
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Angus Batey - weblog / archive...

Angus Batey - weblog / archive (http://www.angusbatey.com/index.php?id=770&category=blog)

The link is to an item I came across courtesy of Aviation Weeks' Ares blog.

According to this reading...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2013, 23:44
Replies: 2,582
Views: 648,933
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Atrocities continue in Syria. It is a terrible...

Atrocities continue in Syria. It is a terrible civil war in which innocents bear the brunt of conflicting ambitions, as always seems to be the case. Yet I still do not see why there is an...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2013, 16:01
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,630,569
Posted By Lowe Flieger

So, 3 years and more than 3,150 posts after the...

So, 3 years and more than 3,150 posts after the question (F-35 cancelled, then what?) was first posed, where does the programme stand? I have tried to take stock:

1. I think it is past the point...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2013, 11:03
Replies: 36
Views: 6,790
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Adml Jonathan W Greenert of the USN has been...

Adml Jonathan W Greenert of the USN has been following a similar thought process. His thoughts are set in in the USNI item linked below. In essence, for future developments, he advocates robust and...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2013, 16:57
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,630,569
Posted By Lowe Flieger

U.K. Prepares For Major JSF Procurement Decisions...

U.K. Prepares For Major JSF Procurement Decisions (http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_08_05_2013_p34-602592.xml)

According to the linked Aviation Week item, above, the UK...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jul 2013, 19:09
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,630,569
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Long range AIM9X for USN's F35s?

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articl ... 60-388468/ (http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-navy-hopes-to-increase-aim-9x-range-by-60-388468/)

The above links to a Flightglobal report...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2013, 22:13
Replies: 2,582
Views: 648,933
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Syria: We should not arm the rebels - Defence...

Syria: We should not arm the rebels - Defence Management (http://www.defencemanagement.com/feature_story.asp?id=22714)

I agree with John Baron - see link above.

A foreign policy predicated on...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2013, 16:37
Replies: 54
Views: 16,727
Posted By Lowe Flieger

No, it wouldn't. They should not automatically be...

No, it wouldn't. They should not automatically be ring-fenced either, but subject to the same value-for-money scrutiny as every other area of government spending. There may be a valid reason (other...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd May 2013, 14:44
Replies: 54
Views: 16,727
Posted By Lowe Flieger

There is no reason why defence should be immune...

There is no reason why defence should be immune to the financial needs of the time. It has to justify it's expenditure and literally get the biggest bang for our bucks. If there were no financial...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2013, 22:16
Replies: 54
Views: 16,727
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Well it's a manifesto that will not be tested....

Well it's a manifesto that will not be tested. Parts I agree with, other parts I don't. Which is which is immaterial because of the reason first stated. As a rabid opponent of the European federalist...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st May 2013, 17:10
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,630,569
Posted By Lowe Flieger

U.K. Looks Ahead To F-35 Carrier Ops...

U.K. Looks Ahead To F-35 Carrier Ops (http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=/article-xml/AW_04_29_2013_p35-572845.xml)

According to this Aviation Week item, I guess these milestones are...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Mar 2013, 19:13
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,630,569
Posted By Lowe Flieger

Royal Navy to protect their carrier[s]? USMC for...

Royal Navy to protect their carrier[s]? USMC for point defence if their big cousins are not around?

I understand your point but if F35 in one of its guises is to replace F16, [F15?] F18, at least...
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