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Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2016, 15:13
Replies: 174
Views: 67,818
Posted By Think Defence

Hi all, Hope you gents don't mind me...

Hi all,

Hope you gents don't mind me resurrecting an old thread but have just finished a lengthy refresh and extension of the the series that started this thread, the runways of the Falklands...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Oct 2015, 11:24
Replies: 32
Views: 11,462
Posted By Think Defence

Think some of you might be being a little harsh...

Think some of you might be being a little harsh on Watchkeeper

The Royal Artillery have been operating unmanned aerial vehicles since 1964. After Midge and its successor programme, MRUASTAS,...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Aug 2015, 13:43
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,632,588
Posted By Think Defence

Thanks for the comments everyone Much...

Thanks for the comments everyone

Much appreciated
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Aug 2015, 20:22
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,632,588
Posted By Think Defence

Thought I would dip my toe into the toxic world...

Thought I would dip my toe into the toxic world of writing about the F-35 :)

The F-35B is worth it, but - Think Defence (http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2015/08/the-f35b-is-worth-it-but/)
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2014, 22:13
Replies: 142
Views: 39,740
Posted By Think Defence

Gents, thanks all for your kind comments. All I...

Gents, thanks all for your kind comments. All I have done is hoover up material that is out there to try an produce an interesting article on a subject that very rarely gets a nod yet has a rich...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Dec 2014, 07:32
Replies: 142
Views: 39,740
Posted By Think Defence

Thanks dragartist Had a stab at writing...

Thanks dragartist

Had a stab at writing about air despatch with a bit of history

Military Pallets, Boxes and Containers ? Part 7 Air Despatch - Think Defence...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2014, 07:44
Replies: 142
Views: 39,740
Posted By Think Defence

Thanks Dragartist, Did I read correctly that...

Thanks Dragartist,

Did I read correctly that the MSP is not compatible with the A400 and therefore if we want to remain in the platform business, we are going to have to go shopping for the Type...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2014, 14:06
Replies: 142
Views: 39,740
Posted By Think Defence

Don't come around here with your poncy new...

Don't come around here with your poncy new fangled digital kit :)

The MEXE Probe was a particularly cutting edge and innovative piece of equipment (at the time)

Soil Assessment Cone...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2014, 22:09
Replies: 142
Views: 39,740
Posted By Think Defence

I know brochures and sales presentations often do...

I know brochures and sales presentations often do not match reality but there is some information on CBR and multiple passes at these links

http://www.ndtahq.com/documents/futureairtecheads.pdf...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2014, 09:30
Replies: 54
Views: 12,299
Posted By Think Defence

Thanks Leon, 5cm vertical accuracy sounds pretty...

Thanks Leon, 5cm vertical accuracy sounds pretty impressive to me

I wrote about this over the weekend

There is a wide and deep commercial and public sector market for airborne mapping using a...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2014, 08:48
Replies: 54
Views: 12,299
Posted By Think Defence

Did you guys know the Environment Agency operate...

Did you guys know the Environment Agency operate their own airborne mapping capability?

https://www.geomatics-group.co.uk/geocms/

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5290/5265946342_bf65026d25_z.jpg...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2014, 21:27
Replies: 63
Views: 10,208
Posted By Think Defence

Like many things in the complex area I think...

Like many things in the complex area I think there can be a lot of confusion, especially on funding.

There is something called the Bellwin Scheme that makes provision for the Local Authority to...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2014, 20:17
Replies: 1,628
Views: 483,649
Posted By Think Defence

Was that written by a spotter or someone with...

Was that written by a spotter or someone with legitimate aviation/MPA experience?

Ha ha, neither :)

My uneducated and most definitely 'non domain expert' ramblings I am afraid.

You will note...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2014, 15:14
Replies: 174
Views: 67,818
Posted By Think Defence

I have seen this image a few places but I think...

I have seen this image a few places but I think relevant

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8111/8516763150_1f3df1af6a_o.jpg

And a couple of comments from the post I linked to earlier

when I was...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2014, 23:44
Replies: 174
Views: 67,818
Posted By Think Defence

CAW, if you look at the Amazon link the book can...

CAW, if you look at the Amazon link the book can be had for pennies, then its just postage charges I guess
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2014, 20:12
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,632,588
Posted By Think Defence

So as an operator, I ask "do I want STOVL and how...

So as an operator, I ask "do I want STOVL and how much is it worth?" and "I probably want to exploit stealth - but am I better off with F-35, or with Rafale/ASH levels + good EW + a few very stealthy...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2014, 22:45
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,632,588
Posted By Think Defence

A counter to Bill Elements of Power Blog -...

A counter to Bill

Elements of Power Blog - Math is Hard - Analysis is Even Harder

You might have to Google it because I can't get the link to embed for some reason
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2014, 14:49
Replies: 162
Views: 30,558
Posted By Think Defence

Fair point NaB Anyway, just to stir the pot...

Fair point NaB

Anyway, just to stir the pot the other way

We always seem to hear about the arguments for the RN and Army to absorb the RAF but never the other way around

I get all the...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2014, 08:28
Replies: 162
Views: 30,558
Posted By Think Defence

NaB, we may have only bought 4 wonder cabs to...

NaB, we may have only bought 4 wonder cabs to date but we have also written a £2 billion (ish) cheque for Tier 1 partner status
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2014, 21:48
Replies: 12,075
Views: 3,632,588
Posted By Think Defence

Surely the biggest threat to the forward austere...

Surely the biggest threat to the forward austere base CAS as provided by the F35 is a range of rapidly maturing precision guided ground launched weapons.

I think during the conceptual development...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2014, 20:36
Replies: 174
Views: 67,818
Posted By Think Defence

CAW, re Mexe and unloading kit at Port Stanley ...

CAW, re Mexe and unloading kit at Port Stanley

Have a read of this

That Famous Runway at Port Stanley ? Part 3 (Post Conflict) - Think Defence...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2013, 19:17
Replies: 174
Views: 67,818
Posted By Think Defence

Sorry about any access problems, have just...

Sorry about any access problems, have just transferred to a new host so the DNS needs to propagate.

Interestingly, had a comment on one of the posts from Dave Morgan DSC which confirms the San...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2013, 06:51
Replies: 174
Views: 67,818
Posted By Think Defence

Have been doing a spot of redesign and the site...

Have been doing a spot of redesign and the site is back on now

Thanks for everyone's input, really valuable.

The series is complete now, it was originally a three parter; Atlantic Conveyor, San...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2013, 21:18
Replies: 174
Views: 67,818
Posted By Think Defence

Trucker, just checked back into this thread and...

Trucker, just checked back into this thread and noticed your offer.

Cheers for that.

Have just completed a three parter on the runway at Port Stanley. It started out as a look at the post...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2012, 15:53
Replies: 174
Views: 67,818
Posted By Think Defence

Thanks Bomber PSP for the whole thing or...

Thanks Bomber

PSP for the whole thing or just sections.

If you look at the images on the post the runway surface looks smooth which screams AM2 not PSP.

Were you there?

Glojo, seriously,...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Apr 2012, 11:07
Replies: 174
Views: 67,818
Posted By Think Defence

Thanks everyone for your kind words. On the...

Thanks everyone for your kind words.

On the AVGAS thing, yes, does seem strange on reflection. I took that snippet of information from an Inst of Civil Engineering paper written in 1983 by three...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2012, 11:59
Replies: 174
Views: 67,818
Posted By Think Defence

RAF Stanley

Hi everyone, first post

I have just finished a couple of posts on the operational flexibility of the Harrier in 1982

Atlantic Conveyor
The Atlantic Conveyor #Falklands30 | Think Defence...
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