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Numbers Broadcast

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:58 am
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by Pontius Navigator » Wed Mar 11, 2020 8:27 am
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There is a diverting thread on TOP about Cold War spy radios etc. I recalled these broadcasts and predictably found an entry in wiki. For your...

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Wasn't de Gaulle upset because he wasn't in on the secret?

I am not sure although I suspect he spent a lot of his here in the UK in an upset...
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Wed Apr 01, 2020 9:58 am
Next Gen A/C for Germany

Last post by boing « Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:29 pm
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by ian16th » Wed Mar 25, 2020 4:07 pm

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Unions Standing Up

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As we learned from the Cold War whether a weapon system actually works at all does not matter - it only matters if the opponent thinks it works.

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Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:29 pm
Poseidon

Last post by ian16th « Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:50 pm
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by ian16th » Wed Mar 18, 2020 2:49 pm

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2nd aircraft delivered.

Question: Seeing as the RAF has only ordered 9 of these aircraft, why are the 2 digits used in the tail number?

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A two digit numerical suggests a 'serial number', whereas a single digit can be misconstrued to be a version number.

That would have worked with...

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Last post by ian16th
Wed Mar 18, 2020 8:50 pm
Russians step up the 'probing' flights

Last post by G-CPTN « Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:27 pm
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by Boac » Fri Apr 05, 2019 9:39 am
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A news article tells me that 2 Tu-160s flew a 13hour air-refuelled flights down into the North Sea, duly intercepted on the way by NATO including the...

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I presume ELF can be detected by whales and elephants?

Singing Whales, Deep-Rumbling Elephants.
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Last post by G-CPTN
Fri Mar 13, 2020 8:27 pm
F-35s ready for front-line operations

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:06 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Sat Jan 12, 2019 1:34 pm
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Military aviators can now fly the world’s most advanced fighter on front-line missions after the F-35 Lightning was declared operational.

In front...

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Didn't a Japanese company buy ARM?

Japanese investment bank Softbank bought ARM but it is still headquartered in Cambridge and the IP is still...
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Fri Feb 28, 2020 1:06 pm
New weaponry

Last post by barkingmad « Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:50 am
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by ricardian » Tue Feb 18, 2020 12:39 pm

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Artificial intelligence and UAV, rather scary video .
I do wonder how they cope with directed pulses of very high EMF?

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P N, I believe it was “Eye in the Sky”, with Helen Mirren and the late Alan Rickman.

Just in case anyone goes chasing a great film. Thrilling watch,...

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Last post by barkingmad
Fri Feb 28, 2020 9:50 am
Nonpilots To Command RAF?

Last post by 4mastacker « Thu Feb 27, 2020 8:09 pm
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by ian16th » Tue Feb 25, 2020 1:03 pm

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“We have quite significant amounts of untapped cognitive diversity that we are trying to break into and give a voice to.”

Google translate failed...

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Sure, promote a blanket stacker.

Why not?? At Scampton, there was a Supply Sqn tee-shirt with the caption If flying was difficult, the Suppliers...

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Thu Feb 27, 2020 8:09 pm
SqnLdr Miles Akroyd RIP

Last post by ricardian « Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:30 pm

by ricardian » Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:30 pm

Retired Squadron Leader Miles Aykroyd, Vulcan Navigator, 27 Sqn, 617 Sqn and 230 OCU, Navigator Trainer died on Saturday 15th February.

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Last post by ricardian
Mon Feb 17, 2020 11:30 pm
How not to recruit...

Last post by llondel « Sat Feb 15, 2020 5:45 pm
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by OFSO » Fri Feb 14, 2020 7:17 pm

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OFSO has been in a meeting all day. One topic was member states reduction of remuneration and benefits in OECD, ESA, CoE etc....and NATO. These are...

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In my field too many recruiters just do acronym matching. The fact that I once worked on something that isn't common (and isn't something I want to...

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Last post by llondel
Sat Feb 15, 2020 5:45 pm
The first RAF P8-A Poseidon arrives at Kinloss

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:05 pm
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by barkingmad » Tue Feb 04, 2020 9:00 am
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On seeing the press pics of our shiny new ASW and SAR aircraft I was immediately struck by the lack of winglets.

A short bit of ferreting around...

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As a comparison, on the E3 the captain, a pilot, operates the air frame and on station essentially just flies in a circle doing pilot things. The...
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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Sun Feb 09, 2020 6:05 pm
Johnny Cash new song - "A ship called Doris"?

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:29 pm
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by Boac » Tue Jan 21, 2020 8:52 pm

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Without wishing to denigrate the bravery of Doris Miller, I wonder how much ribbing the USN will get with 'Doris' on their hatbands? I reckon the RN...

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With all due respect to Doris Miller!

On the subject of American names and pronunciation, some years back I helped rollout a new computer system to...

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Wed Jan 22, 2020 6:29 pm
Ministry of Peace and Truth

Last post by ian16th « Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:43 am
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by Undried Plum » Thu Mar 07, 2019 10:33 am

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The honestly named War Office morphed into an Orwellian coalescence of the Ministry of Truth and the Ministry of Peace.

The latest pronouncement...

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At one time, Coastal Command had more officers of the rank of Group Captain and above, than it had aircraft.

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Last post by ian16th
Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:43 am
New Red Arrows TV Documentary - North American 2019 Tour

Last post by CharlieOneSix « Thu Jan 02, 2020 1:30 pm

by CharlieOneSix » Thu Jan 02, 2020 1:30 pm

The 11 week 2019 Red Arrows tour of North America is the subject of a new weekly 6 part documentary starting on UK Channel 5 at 2100z on Wednesday 8...

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Last post by CharlieOneSix
Thu Jan 02, 2020 1:30 pm
Russia's hypersonic missile

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:36 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Dec 28, 2019 7:06 pm

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Russia's Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu confirmed on Friday that the Avangard, its new nuclear-capable hypersonic missile system that can travel at...

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Not that anybody, least of all the Russians, has ever pretended to be more capable than they are before ;)))

..or indeed less capable in other...

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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Mon Dec 30, 2019 10:36 pm
No Training? No Problemo!

Last post by ian16th « Sat Dec 28, 2019 2:55 pm
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by Fox3WheresMyBanana » Sat Dec 21, 2019 2:24 pm

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I was wondering what actions or events people had done without ever receiving any training for it. I suspect there are some fine tales out there,...

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Isn't that more brazing than welding?

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Last post by ian16th
Sat Dec 28, 2019 2:55 pm
Fam training in armed forces

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Thu Dec 19, 2019 12:43 pm
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by Rwy in Sight » Tue Dec 17, 2019 2:34 pm
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Last week, I visited a submarine and we had a small talk about ASW and how aircraft pose most problems comparing to a submarine hunting vessel. I...

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C16, this one was absolutely true:

The very first Tango, having been on trials in their Black Sea for a long time eventually transmitted to the...
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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Thu Dec 19, 2019 12:43 pm
Russia's only aircraft carrier catches fire

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Tue Dec 17, 2019 2:54 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Thu Dec 12, 2019 3:23 pm
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The ill starred Admiral Kuznetsov which has a dubious reputation for reliability and operational readiness is on fire in dry dock. Sadly 10 sailors...

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A 2020 Destroyer is the size of a light cruiser and so too are the Frigates. A WW2 Destroyer or even 1970s Types 12 and 14 frigates were not that...
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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Tue Dec 17, 2019 2:54 pm
Defence secretary rejects move to allow soldiers to wear make-up

Last post by barkingmad « Wed Dec 11, 2019 4:15 pm
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by Capetonian » Sun Sep 29, 2019 5:07 pm

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Soldiers will only be allowed to wear make-up as long as it is for camouflage, the Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has declared, amid claims that the...

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A serious discussion on gays in the military follows shortly. Caution contains sexual references which some snowflakes will find offensive;

GOOD...

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Last post by barkingmad
Wed Dec 11, 2019 4:15 pm
From Replica to Tempest! Pipe dream or reality?

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Sat Nov 30, 2019 6:06 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Nov 30, 2019 3:44 pm

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Replica was a design study for a British military aircraft with stealth capabilities, developed by BAE Systems. It was associated with the Royal Air...

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British-Italian-Swedish

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Sat Nov 30, 2019 6:06 pm
A Dutch Treat!

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Mon Nov 11, 2019 1:20 pm
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by ian16th » Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:10 pm

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An Oh Sh*t! Moment.

F-35 Foamed.jpg

As the Koninklijke Luchtmacht, the Dutch Air Force, was receiving its first operational F-35A fighter jet...

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Ouch, I would imagine that given that the F-35 is meant to be coated by a radar absorbent material (paint?) the application of any liquid that might...

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Mon Nov 11, 2019 1:20 pm
F-35's and F-22

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Fri Nov 01, 2019 11:03 am
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by BenThere » Fri Nov 01, 2019 12:37 am

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This pair is supposed to replace the F-15, F-16 duo that has served the US air superiority role for around 50 years. They're both good, and US-made...

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The F16 was originally the lightweight fighter , intended to be the cheap and cheerful multirole replacement for the F5, etc. The F15 was designed as...

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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Fri Nov 01, 2019 11:03 am
The New Century Series ?

Last post by boing « Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:20 pm
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by boing » Thu Oct 31, 2019 2:43 pm

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Finally an admission that Multi-Role Combat Aircraft may not be a good idea.

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A10 1972 and still not replaceable.

I once wrote a tongue in cheek assessment that the best attack aircraft purchase the RAF could make would be a...

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Last post by boing
Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:20 pm
Knyaz Vladimir submarine

Last post by TheGreenGoblin « Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:04 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Wed Oct 30, 2019 6:16 pm

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The Russian fired a Bulava ballistic missile from their new nuclear submarine last night...

Russia has successfully test-fired an intercontinental...

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Talk about a panty less (nicker less) virgin. These Russian folks are serious! What faith can we have in the current state of the UK's defence?

Nil...

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Last post by TheGreenGoblin
Wed Oct 30, 2019 11:04 pm
SAAF 100 & SAAFA 75

Last post by ian16th « Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:02 pm

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Fri Oct 18, 2019 2:02 pm
Emergency Telephone System

Last post by Pontius Navigator « Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:28 pm
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by Pontius Navigator » Tue Oct 08, 2019 7:58 pm
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It was in papers that Government drivers in the 60s had to carry four pennies in case the Prime Minister had to contact Whitehall when he was in the...

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Level Zero. In the military selected phones would be Level Zero enabled so that public calls could be made directly. Naturally if it was a 'personal...
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Sat Oct 12, 2019 2:28 pm

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