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Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2022, 09:35
Replies: 97
Views: 15,086
Posted By melmothtw

Nothing will protect against every threat, that's...

Nothing will protect against every threat, that's the point - you have to invest in a the broad range of capabilities.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Oct 2022, 08:23
Replies: 97
Views: 15,086
Posted By melmothtw

Meanwhile, Norway using...Offshore Patrol Vessels...

Meanwhile, Norway using...Offshore Patrol Vessels

https://twitter.com/Forsvarsdep/status/1575831720653299712
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2022, 06:51
Replies: 97
Views: 15,086
Posted By melmothtw

The point I'm making is that you need the gamut...

The point I'm making is that you need the gamut of capabilities to conduct a viable national defence, and just because a certain item of equipment may not have been designed for a specific purpose...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2022, 16:00
Replies: 97
Views: 15,086
Posted By melmothtw

Not sure how useful you think the F-35 is in...

Not sure how useful you think the F-35 is in protecting oil and gas facilities, but it hasn't stopped the Norwegians sending a couple....

https://twitter.com/Forsvarsdep/status/1575869276262584322
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2022, 15:56
Replies: 97
Views: 15,086
Posted By melmothtw

Did you not get the memo? It's the National...

Did you not get the memo? It's the National Flagship now, and sadly it hasn't gone away....

https://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2022-09-05.47476.h&s=national+flagship
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2022, 10:19
Replies: 97
Views: 15,086
Posted By melmothtw

But what will we use as a floating conference...

But what will we use as a floating conference venue without her??
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2022, 11:41
Replies: 97
Views: 15,086
Posted By melmothtw

You don't know what that threat is, so how do you...

You don't know what that threat is, so how do you know??
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2022, 08:47
Replies: 97
Views: 15,086
Posted By melmothtw

I would suggest there are some oil and gas...

I would suggest there are some oil and gas facilities in the North Sea that could do with some patrolling right about now.



Just like the last one then, and the one before that...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2022, 16:43
Replies: 97
Views: 15,086
Posted By melmothtw

To bring that point back to military aviation, ...

To bring that point back to military aviation, in the early 1980s the UK defence budget was not so nearly so slaved to the US dollar as it is today, and will be for the coming years as we continue...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2022, 06:06
Replies: 97
Views: 15,086
Posted By melmothtw

Sadly Sam, Brexit will play a large part in the...

Sadly Sam, Brexit will play a large part in the next defence review, which is the subject of this thread. We all wish it wasn't so.
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Sep 2022, 17:44
Replies: 97
Views: 15,086
Posted By melmothtw

The pound tanked against the dollar after Brexit,...

The pound tanked against the dollar after Brexit, and its just getting worse. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-22/pound-slump-this-year-has-surpassed-2016-brexit-vote-hit-chart
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Sep 2022, 13:42
Replies: 97
Views: 15,086
Posted By melmothtw

No worse than the Tories. It wasn't Labour that...

No worse than the Tories. It wasn't Labour that scrapped Ark Royal and the Harriers, not to mention Nimrod MRA4 etc.

Seriously, if you look at which party actually cuts the armed forces you'd...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Sep 2022, 17:08
Replies: 97
Views: 15,086
Posted By melmothtw

Arguably, the bigger issue than GDP is the fall...

Arguably, the bigger issue than GDP is the fall in the pound against the US dollar. THAT is really going to hurt our procurement power, given so much of it is pegged to the dollar.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Sep 2022, 15:25
Replies: 97
Views: 15,086
Posted By melmothtw

With GDP having fallen sharply since the Brexit...

With GDP having fallen sharply since the Brexit vote and further still following Covid, and only now beginning to rise slightly ahead of projected stagnation in 2023 (PWC's prognosis, not mine), I...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2022, 11:34
Replies: 97
Views: 15,086
Posted By melmothtw

They can pretty much include whatever they like,...

They can pretty much include whatever they like, as by the the time the next review comes out in 2025ish nothing in this one will matter. Seriously, when was the last time a review actually came to...
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