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Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2013, 13:38
Replies: 7,469
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Posted By Squirrel 41

LO wrote: Fascinating on the CSBA work...

LO wrote:



Fascinating on the CSBA work - they're excellent, and the conclusion aren't surprising. Even with Tricare reform, manpower reductions, and ending large-scale combat operations in...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2012, 20:58
Replies: 7,469
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Posted By Squirrel 41

R Adm Parry's article is interesting - but not...

R Adm Parry's article is interesting - but not for what it says, but for what it doesn't say: how are we going to pay for the "modular" and "adaptable" elements that can be based on the QECs? It's...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2012, 20:06
Replies: 7,469
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Posted By Squirrel 41

And we raise a glass to Mr. Boffin, as usual. ...

And we raise a glass to Mr. Boffin, as usual.

N-a-B - on Dave-B, it's fiscal cliff time in DC - so let's see how that goes. I'm still dubious that Dave-B will survive (indeed, very dubious). Does...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2012, 19:16
Replies: 7,469
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Posted By Squirrel 41

Link to Chris Parry's RUSI paper:...

Link to Chris Parry's RUSI paper: http://www.rusi.org/downloads/assets/201212_Jnl_Parry.pdf

S41
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2010, 10:00
Replies: 7,469
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Posted By Squirrel 41

Mr Boffin, Sorry I wasn't clear - in effect...

Mr Boffin,

Sorry I wasn't clear - in effect I was scratching around for some work to keep the yards busy until the 2013-14 of T26 start. No, I don't think £400m each for tankers would be great...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Nov 2010, 00:11
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

Mr Boffin; Draken; Most interesting. I...

Mr Boffin; Draken;

Most interesting. I thought the most telling point was that it was typical BAE bullying - much like the Hawk T2 deal, threatening to renege on MRA4 back in the day (oh, the...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2010, 18:38
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

Here's the BAES letter to No 10 (not, MoD,...

Here's the BAES letter to No 10 (not, MoD, interestingly) explaining why it's cheaper to build than cancel, released today.

http://www.hm-treasury.gov.uk/d/letter_bae_to_government.pdf
...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2010, 10:58
Replies: 7,469
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Posted By Squirrel 41

The 2036 figure is risible - it's probably a lazy...

The 2036 figure is risible - it's probably a lazy journo extrapolating a 2020 ISD for HMS "Chuck" and adding Commodore Steve Jermy's comment



Equals 2036. Rubbish - should be 2022-24. And...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2010, 07:20
Replies: 7,469
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Posted By Squirrel 41

Radio 4 seems to be saying the same thing this...

Radio 4 seems to be saying the same thing this morning - "extended readiness as an LPH" for HMS QE. I rather doubt it - transparently the RN's plan is to get to 2019 and then get the cash to rework...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2010, 08:16
Replies: 7,469
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Posted By Squirrel 41

pasir -- I think that it's rather more than a...

pasir -- I think that it's rather more than a suggestion....

Queen Elizabeth Class : Future Ships : Surface Fleet : Operations and Support : Royal Navy...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2010, 14:21
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

HP, Excellent, VMT for the correction. ...

HP,

Excellent, VMT for the correction.

Cheers,

S41
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2010, 21:18
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

Standing by for incoming... now this should be...

Standing by for incoming... now this should be very interesting...

S41
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2010, 19:12
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

Frost, I'm sure that 2018 for Dave-C is...

Frost,

I'm sure that 2018 for Dave-C is tight, and that's before we get to the cost of the jets from 2015-onwards. Liam Fox's piece in The Times today is the strongest signal yet that it'll be...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2010, 13:46
Replies: 7,469
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Posted By Squirrel 41

Frostchamber Harrier has a theoretical OSD...

Frostchamber

Harrier has a theoretical OSD of 2018, which would make it feasible for HMS QE to serve her first commission (2015-18) in the STOVL role and then be converted to CATOBAR for a...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2010, 10:55
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

dixi188 Quite a long time ago in this...

dixi188



Quite a long time ago in this story (sorry mess / debacle / fiasco / utter fiasco / pi$$ing of cash up against the largest wall in Christendom) it was decided that the CVF was to...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2010, 14:43
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

LO, Yes, but I heard a story once that...

LO,

Yes, but I heard a story once that during a JMC in the dim & distant, the RAF had a problem with distinguishing a CVS (Ark?) from Principe de Asturias. Oops. Does anyone have more details?
...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Oct 2010, 10:59
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

ONB Really? I rather doubt it.... S41

ONB

Really? I rather doubt it....

S41
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2010, 11:42
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

All of this stuff about sea lanes is fine, but my...

All of this stuff about sea lanes is fine, but my concern is that if these rumours / leaks are correct, then we will have an escort "force" that is so small as to be practically invisible for the...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2010, 07:34
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

Well, I hate to say I told you so, but if the...

Well, I hate to say I told you so, but if the leaks are accurate (and I've got no idea), the future RN fleet of

2 X QE Class
7 x Astute
6 x T45
6 x T23 :eek:
4 x Vanguard
(And erm, that's...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Sep 2010, 19:53
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

Impinger I couldn't agree more. If the cost...

Impinger

I couldn't agree more. If the cost of the CVF programme is FF/DD "force" of 10 or 11 T23s and 6 T45s and 7 SSNs by 2015, then it's not worth it - the rest of the RN will spend their time...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jun 2010, 01:21
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

Widger, I don't doubt that there have been...

Widger,

I don't doubt that there have been contracts signed. But all contracts have a break clause and as you say, those 10,000 jobs aren't free. And, as much as one hates to say it, it would be...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jun 2010, 19:14
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

WEBF, I don't doubt for a second that the...

WEBF,

I don't doubt for a second that the future of manned FJ combat aircraft for the UK is Typhoon and Dave; the issue is all about which variant and timing.

However you want to look at it,...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2010, 18:56
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

Well at least we can all agree that the Sea...

Well at least we can all agree that the Sea Gripen is about as combat ready as CVF - Powerpoint, Powerpoint, GO!
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2010, 10:35
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

Madbob In principle, you make a good point,...

Madbob

In principle, you make a good point, but it's not just a question of some "third rate state with AA-10A" (let alone Chucks and Ducks), the bigger question is what is this platform you refer...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jun 2010, 03:17
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

GK121 - Shhh! := Just because you've been...

GK121 -

Shhh! := Just because you've been read in and now know that inverted M1.6 refueling is the secret weapon of KC-767 Next Dimension (or whatever it's called this week). :rolleyes:
...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th May 2010, 10:19
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

00, ORAC is quite right. The only hope...

00,

ORAC is quite right. The only hope you've got is if the Obama administration gets rid of the Dave-B and tells the USMC to go for an updated II+ or to fly Dave-C from CVs.

Of course, if CVF...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Apr 2010, 20:23
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

Navaleye, relax.... My point is that...

Navaleye, relax....

My point is that constructing QE2 and PoW is a small part of the through-life costs of the Carrier Strike capability. The escorts aren't cheap, the air wing is pretty pricey,...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2010, 21:45
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

WEBF - All very cute. And pointless - we...

WEBF -

All very cute. And pointless - we can't afford it and in the grand scheme of things we therefore don't need it. Cut it now without wasting any more cash. And Dave-B is the wrong answer,...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2009, 20:06
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

If it comes to it, building three is better than...

If it comes to it, building three is better than building two. However, it comes down to whether it needs to be built at all.

S41
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2009, 21:21
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

OWR, I'm light blue, so I'm grateful that...

OWR,

I'm light blue, so I'm grateful that this iteration of this argument hasn't yet descended into light-blue dark-blue mudslinging.... something that the previous CAS and 1SL seemed incapable...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2009, 19:47
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

Caspian, I doubt it. If you were going to...

Caspian,

I doubt it. If you were going to bin the CVF programme - and the command staffs, MWCers and all the design and programme management people - then I suspect you'd do this on the basis of...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2009, 18:38
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

Caspian, Ignoring the confusion of the...

Caspian,

Ignoring the confusion of the article, if you wanted to save some serious cash in the next Defence Review (we do) then if you decided that CVF was the wrong / an unaffordable capability,...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Oct 2009, 22:38
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

Interesting - I took this to be RN spin in...

Interesting - I took this to be RN spin in overdrive- it feels like "Through Deck Cruisers" all over again.

In sum, this means that we're going to buy two QE-class CVFs, and buy the airwing for...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2009, 21:40
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

N-a-B, surely "rank outsider" given the cost? ...

N-a-B, surely "rank outsider" given the cost?

Widger; I'd like to think that I'm not one of the light blue "living in denial" but I can't take your point that CVF is "not niche" seriously. I'm on...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2009, 12:50
Replies: 7,469
Views: 2,415,118
Posted By Squirrel 41

OA, "guess where I used to work?" Not...

OA,

"guess where I used to work?"

Not in the central policy planning staff, presumably! :E

No-one, least of all me, is suggesting that the CVF programme per se is a bad idea. For a...
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