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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2024, 16:38
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

Today's Times Sir, Rishi Sunak describes...

Today's Times

Sir,
Rishi Sunak describes the increase in defence spending as putting Britain on a “war footing”. In reality it is more like a slow reversal of the extensive defence cuts that have...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2024, 16:27
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

I agree - same as "voluntary redundancy" in the...

I agree - same as "voluntary redundancy" in the private sector - all the best take the package because they can get a job elsewhere and you're left with ... the less promising.

But its like...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2024, 07:38
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

Well half the money is apparently going to come...

Well half the money is apparently going to come from cutting civil servants" - an aspiration that's been around longer than I've been alive..............

It just never happens
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2024, 07:51
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

Flogging military kit etc out the back door is as...

Flogging military kit etc out the back door is as old as armies themselves I think you'll find
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2024, 07:45
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

"<Rant> IMO any sensible party would be...

"<Rant> IMO any sensible party would be suggesting raising the personal allowance to c. 20k and introducing a >=30% band at Median Income level, settting the higher threshold at the 90th Income...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Mar 2024, 07:43
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

I think you could have written that any time in...

I think you could have written that any time in the last 50 years - the politicians won't face the facts
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2024, 11:34
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68499693Lab...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68499693Labour now intends to pay for its NHS and school breakfast plans through future savings to public spending if it wins power, Rachel Reeves has said.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2024, 08:24
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

be interesting to see what the breakdown was on...

be interesting to see what the breakdown was on the Medical cases

IIRC it was reports from medical examinations in WW1 that kicked off the realisation of just how unhealthy most people were in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2024, 16:43
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

Given the current U S poll numbers that's not...

Given the current U S poll numbers that's not unreasonable - a 40-50% that Trump gets in at which point all bets are off. There is nothing in his record to suggest he's a rational politician or...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2024, 12:56
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

59. Professor Justin Bronk also raised the issue...

59. Professor Justin Bronk also raised the issue of F-35 fleet size, describing the F-35 force as “triple or quadruple-hatted in terms of how many parts of UK defence are counting on it for how many...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2024, 09:44
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

This weeks Economist editorial:-How to fix...

This weeks Economist editorial:-How to fix British defenceIt needs more money and more people, but also reform
Feb 1st 2024
BRITAIN’S ARMED forces have much to be proud of. The Royal Navy is...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2024, 15:46
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

I understand the time gap between applying and...

I understand the time gap between applying and being assessed just gets longer and longer and people lose interest- ah for the good old days of the Recruiting Sergeant down at the pub...................
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2024, 08:11
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

Someone in today's Times makes the point that ...

Someone in today's Times makes the point that the UK still has pretty tight limits on people being recruited - age for example. Using older people where physical strength and endurance isn't...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2024, 10:43
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

maybe just accept that their time has come and...

maybe just accept that their time has come and roll them into the Army as Naval Battalions as in WW1 - they can keep the title (as in Rifle Brigade, Hussars, Lancers etc ect) but use them as PBI. ...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2024, 14:29
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

I guess the question will be what is the point of...

I guess the question will be what is the point of the RM Commando Force is without the ships......
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2024, 07:36
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

Mark Adkin's "Trafalgar Companion" pg 302 has a...

Mark Adkin's "Trafalgar Companion" pg 302 has a comparison. Adkin also wrote similar massive and well illustrated book on on Waterloo & Gettysburg.

"At Waterloo a total of 497 guns were deployed...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2024, 09:19
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

yes and 100+ missile silos firing unguided ...

yes and 100+ missile silos firing unguided missiles with LOT of reloads available

Make you wonder why they didn't equip the T45's with a few.......................

Crewing numbers are a bit...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2024, 08:16
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

Its about time they finished the refit on her and...

Its about time they finished the refit on her and got her back to sea ;)
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Dec 2023, 08:13
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

"The document further defines the operational...

"The document further defines the operational expectations of these systems: “These systems should be able to detect and track all underwater contacts ranging from larger targets such as UUVs to...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Dec 2023, 11:02
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

"Healey said it was unclear what, if any,...

"Healey said it was unclear what, if any, contingency plans the Ministry of Defence had to deal with such threats,"

i think we can guess............................. :(
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2023, 15:42
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

" that we're going to delete or defer…." ...

" that we're going to delete or defer…."

That sounds like a promise - not even an Aspiration.................. :(
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2023, 07:16
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

as we all know its NOT a pension scheme as such -...

as we all know its NOT a pension scheme as such - you pay for your elders and betters and you hope the kids will pay for you when you reach retirement. When it was set up 100+yeras back that was the...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2023, 07:15
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

"Means test down to where?" To where the...

"Means test down to where?"

To where the books balance I guess...............
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2023, 16:51
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

Article in the Times by the guy who runs the...

Article in the Times by the guy who runs the (conservative) institute for Fiscal Studies

reckons to get finances back on track we'd need to consider means testing the pension, cutting free health...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2023, 07:39
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

F35-B combat aircraft third front-line squadron...

F35-B combat aircraft third front-line squadron (Royal Air Force) The investment cost of developing a third front-line squadron increases the capital budget shortfall by £0.1 billion between 2023-24...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2023, 07:37
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

"the MoD has sought to show more clearly the gap...

"the MoD has sought to show more clearly the gap between the available budget and the ambitions expressed in the 2023 update of the Integrated Review"

as usual the political will doesn't stretch...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2023, 07:35
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

ConclusionsThe MoD acknowledges that its...

ConclusionsThe MoD acknowledges that its Equipment Plan for 2023–2033 is unaffordable, with forecast costs exceeding its current budget by £16.9 billion. This is a marked deterioration in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Nov 2023, 08:12
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

Todays "Times" carries a report on the Institute...

Todays "Times" carries a report on the Institute for Fiscal Studies take on the Autumn Statement. They reckon the Govt will be looking for £ 20 Bn in cuts fairly soon across the board

Lets hope it...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2023, 07:24
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

Where do they get them? ...

Where do they get them?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Rosindell

He seems to have had a chequered career - In 2010, the BBC reported that Rosindell had breached Parliamentary rules by...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Sep 2023, 07:13
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

very interesting..."Individually the parts are...

very interesting..."Individually the parts are still there, but the ability to fuse them together and work in a coordinated manner both within the UK and with allies is rapidly decreasing. With ever...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2023, 07:29
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

It's the whole read that is sooo depressing - and...

It's the whole read that is sooo depressing - and the shifty replies from anyone in power.

Not terribly new but its all in on place and it all stinks
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2023, 07:51
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

Actually the whole thing is such a damning...

Actually the whole thing is such a damning indictment of the current situation I'm not going to post anymore from it - once you get to trraining you just feel its all too awful :(
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2023, 07:46
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

55. Against the weight of this evidence, the MoD...

55. Against the weight of this evidence, the MoD nonetheless told us that “a fleet of three Wedgetail aircraft, with improved availability when compared to the Sentry, would provide Defence with the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2023, 07:44
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg0.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/654x224/2023_09_11_084108_08628fa45054194766e916e765c53450fdf568f7.jpg
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Sep 2023, 07:43
Replies: 1,422
Views: 469,330
Posted By Asturias56

30. The practicalities of operating the joint...

30. The practicalities of operating the joint Lightning Force have created ambiguities about the attribution of the fleet.

Captain (ret’d) Dan Stembridge told us that this created tension between...
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