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MOD Procures and then Stores Helicopters

Last post by FD2 « Sun Mar 26, 2023 6:17 pm
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by FD2 » Sat Mar 25, 2023 7:44 pm

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The sad state of MOD Procurement Executive - strikes again.

This in the middle of an investigation into MOD PE's dreadful performance is taking...

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If they are not suitable then I guess they will have to keep the Gazelles going longer to cover the gap before some suitable replacements are found....

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Last post by FD2
Sun Mar 26, 2023 6:17 pm
Oh dear - red faces as well?

Last post by Boac « Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:29 pm
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by Boac » Sat May 14, 2022 7:36 am
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Last post by Boac
Thu Mar 23, 2023 3:29 pm
Royal Navy Aircraft carrier breaks down again.

Last post by Boac « Sat Mar 18, 2023 9:58 pm
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by TheGreenAnger » Mon Aug 29, 2022 6:15 am
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HMS Prince of Wales breaks down day after leaving Portsmouth.

UK’s biggest warship suffers propeller shaft damage off south coast after setting sail...

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As I used to say to my much missed 'Airy-Fairy' Harrier mate John E-J The Royal Navy sense of humour is no laughing matter :))

(Apologies to Spike...
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Last post by Boac
Sat Mar 18, 2023 9:58 pm
B-52 bomber on the move from Arizona to Oklahoma City

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:33 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Thu Jan 06, 2022 11:27 pm

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B-52 bomber on the move from Arizona to Oklahoma City
Use link for photos and video

MESA, Ariz. - A piece of American history is on the move, and...

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Rolls-Royce F130 / BR725

PP

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Fri Mar 03, 2023 6:33 pm
Antonov-225 Mriya Has Been Destroyed by Russians

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:45 am
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by FD2 » Sun Feb 27, 2022 7:22 pm

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There seems to be a possibility that the amazing Antonov-225 is a victim of the conflict. It was destroyed by Russians in its hangar at Gostomel...

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Mriya Flies Again Virtually

World’s biggest plane flies again in Microsoft Flight Simulator

A year after it was destroyed during the Russian...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Fri Mar 03, 2023 2:45 am
British F35B down in the Med

Last post by Boac « Tue Feb 28, 2023 2:03 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Wed Nov 17, 2021 3:40 pm
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Depending on where you look on airframe costs thats about $115m down the plughole.
Edit: BBC now say the cost is £92m.

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In the final episode of the TV programme, Hux described pulling the handle when he ejected. Indeed, C16, but I suspect he may have been 'simplifying'...
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Last post by Boac
Tue Feb 28, 2023 2:03 pm
Red balloon over Montana

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Thu Feb 23, 2023 9:28 am
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by TheGreenAnger » Fri Feb 03, 2023 12:17 pm
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The Pentagon has said it is tracking a Chinese spy balloon flying over the US but decided against shooting it down for safety reasons.

Defence...

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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Thu Feb 23, 2023 9:28 am
Red Devils CO in trouble

Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana « Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:44 pm
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by ricardian » Mon Feb 06, 2023 10:09 pm

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CO fined for selling spent ammo worth £20k
Captain Steven Child, 48, admitted negligence after brass casings were taken to recycling centres in the...

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Oh well,
Never look a gift horse in the mouth

..unless you are a Trojan, of course ;)))

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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Tue Feb 07, 2023 7:44 pm
Flying training in trouble?

Last post by Ex-Ascot « Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:13 am
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by ricardian » Sat Nov 12, 2022 8:46 am

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Former RAF Senior Instructor Tim Davies reveals how the RAF training system was wrecked by privatisation (and how pennies could have saved a $100...

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The CAS was not exactly punchy. First thing you are told about public speaking is not to err and um. We had a lot of that. Other CASs I have know...

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Sun Feb 05, 2023 6:13 am
RNZAF Orions: Final Flight, January 31, 2023

Last post by Karearea « Tue Jan 31, 2023 6:33 pm
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by Karearea » Mon Jan 30, 2023 5:36 pm

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A more detailed schedule at this link for the last flight of the RNZAF Orions today:

Southern residents will be treated to the final flight of...

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Saw the Orions yesterday in the distance, very low, just a few seconds' glimpse - enough to realise it was them, raise a glass and say God speed and...

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Last post by Karearea
Tue Jan 31, 2023 6:33 pm
Near Ace - Korean War

Last post by Boac « Sat Jan 21, 2023 8:42 am
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by PHXPhlyer » Sat Jan 21, 2023 3:04 am

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US pilot shot down four Soviet MiGs in 30 minutes – and kept it a secret for 50 years

Seoul, South Korea
CNN
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Royce Williams was a real life...

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PHX - what an amazing story!

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Last post by Boac
Sat Jan 21, 2023 8:42 am
3 Countries, One New Fighter Jet

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Wed Dec 14, 2022 1:12 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Fri Dec 09, 2022 2:52 pm

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Japan, Britain and Italy to build jet fighter together
The deal aims to put an advanced front-line fighter into operation by 2035.

Japan,...

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How denying F-22 sales to allies led to a U.K.-Japan-Italy stealth plane project
It's a missed opportunity for domestic U.S. businesses that...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Wed Dec 14, 2022 1:12 pm
B-21

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Fri Dec 02, 2022 5:17 pm

by PHXPhlyer » Fri Dec 02, 2022 5:17 pm

Pentagon to unveil its newest nuclear stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider

WASHINGTON - America’s newest nuclear stealth bomber is making its public...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Fri Dec 02, 2022 5:17 pm
Prosecutions resulting from the 'Irish troubles'

Last post by Boac « Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:30 am
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by Boac » Sun Nov 27, 2022 7:46 pm

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I was under the impression that ALL cases were to be dropped following the GF agreement. Why has this Army man been tried and convicted when the...

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Thanks for correcting my false understanding. Yet another government 'con'.

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Last post by Boac
Tue Nov 29, 2022 9:30 am
British Dragonfire laser weapon test fired.

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:30 pm

by TheGreenAnger » Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:30 pm

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MBDA and its partners in the DragonFire consortium say that they have successfully carried out the first static high-power laser firing...

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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Thu Nov 10, 2022 12:30 pm
Penis In The Sky

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:58 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Tue Nov 08, 2022 3:09 am

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Air Force insists penis-shaped flight path aimed at Russian base in Syria was not intentional :-o
Yeah, right. [-X

The U.S. Air Force is...

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Nope. never done that. Nobody saw me do it. There's no way you can prove anything!

Pareidolia Sir, while some might see a penis, I see two large...

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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Tue Nov 08, 2022 12:58 pm
US B-52 Bombers To Australia

Last post by FD2 « Mon Oct 31, 2022 7:56 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Mon Oct 31, 2022 3:41 pm

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China slams reported plan for US B-52 bombers in Australia

A news report says the United States is preparing to deploy up to six nuclear-capable...

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Well done - in your eye China.

Keep an eye on your women Aussies! ;)))

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Last post by FD2
Mon Oct 31, 2022 7:56 pm
Ex-military pilots lured to China…..

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:01 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Mon Oct 17, 2022 11:42 pm
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Ex-UK pilots lured to help Chinese military, MoD says

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Former U.S. military pilot who worked in China arrested in Australia
Australian Federal Police arrested Daniel Edmund Duggan “pursuant to a request...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Thu Oct 27, 2022 4:01 pm
Seabed Warfare Part 1

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:53 pm
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by TheGreenAnger » Wed Oct 05, 2022 2:16 pm
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The recent attacks against the Nordstream pipelines in the Baltic Sea have, once again, focused NATO on the strategic vulnerability of its members...
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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Thu Oct 20, 2022 12:53 pm
US Testing Brand New $92 Million Massive Helicopter

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:20 pm
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by TheGreenAnger » Thu Sep 15, 2022 3:31 am

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A Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion upgrade is tested.

I really enjoy these videos, showing, as they often do, the important role of testing, and of the...

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I love that MTOW of 88,000 lbs! The Mk 1 Sea King was 20,500 lbs and we thought that was a major step from the Whirlwind in training.

It is an...

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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Mon Sep 19, 2022 5:20 pm
Norway has had enough of the NH90

Last post by FD2 « Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:31 pm
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by TheGreenGoblin » Sat Jun 11, 2022 5:24 am

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Gwladys Fouche
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By Gwladys Fouche

OSLO (Reuters) - Norway said it would axe its fleet of NH90 military helicopters and ask for a...

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I'm not surprised the Norwegians have lost patience. I haven't tried to find the spec of the version they ordered though I suspect it's much more...

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Last post by FD2
Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:31 pm
Chinese F-35s (Sort of)

Last post by PHXPhlyer « Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:50 pm

by PHXPhlyer » Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:50 pm

Pentagon halts deliveries of F-35 fighter jets after discovering a component manufactured in China

The Pentagon says it’s temporarily stopping...

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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Wed Sep 07, 2022 9:50 pm
The Truss and Johnson flights to Scotland

Last post by G-CPTN « Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:24 pm
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by CharlieOneSix » Tue Sep 06, 2022 2:22 pm

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Oh the irony, he’s flying to Scotland in a French built aircraft =)) =)) =))

RAF News - 1 August 2022

It seems these two Falcon 900s have been...

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Nah - the partners just wanted the junket of a flight to and from Scotland IMO.

Junket:-
an extravagant trip or celebration, in particular one...

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Last post by G-CPTN
Wed Sep 07, 2022 4:24 pm
A400M corrosion?

Last post by TheGreenAnger « Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:28 am
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by ricardian » Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:07 am

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A400M corrosion in various places

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I think your question mark is well placed ricardian, as none of the better regarded aviation news sources are reporting this unattributed story as...

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Last post by TheGreenAnger
Wed Sep 07, 2022 10:28 am
India’s First Homegrown Aircraft Carrier

Last post by G-CPTN « Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:57 pm
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by PHXPhlyer » Fri Sep 02, 2022 3:20 pm

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India’s first homegrown aircraft carrier puts it among world’s naval elites

India joined an elite league of the world’s naval powers on Friday,...

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I would be wary of a complicated machine designed and built by novices.

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Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:57 pm

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