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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jul 2023, 09:10
Replies: 455
Views: 142,042
Posted By melmothtw

That's not how FMS works.

That's not how FMS works.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2023, 10:56
Replies: 455
Views: 142,042
Posted By melmothtw

Am I right in thinking that the UK is the only...

Am I right in thinking that the UK is the only nation to ever retire the C-130?
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2023, 18:27
Replies: 455
Views: 142,042
Posted By melmothtw

I found a lot of what was said about 'the...

I found a lot of what was said about 'the superior capability' of the A400M at the recent Defence Select Committee hearing to be disingenuous. They kept making the point, ad nauseum, that the A400M...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2023, 09:03
Replies: 455
Views: 142,042
Posted By melmothtw

What was the big event that happened that caused...

What was the big event that happened that caused all of the big promises of SDSR 2015 (retaining T1 Typhoons, C-130 OSD extended, E-3 OSD extended, Sentinel OSD extended, commitment to 138 F-35s,...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Apr 2023, 05:38
Replies: 455
Views: 142,042
Posted By melmothtw

The FIMA became the FLA which became the FTA...

The FIMA became the FLA which became the FTA which became the A400M.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2023, 13:35
Replies: 455
Views: 142,042
Posted By melmothtw

That's the choice any country makes - to support...

That's the choice any country makes - to support a domestic defence industry with all the benefits to GDP and jobs, or to buy off the shelf from overseas.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Apr 2023, 13:31
Replies: 455
Views: 142,042
Posted By melmothtw

The A400M dates back to the Future International...

The A400M dates back to the Future International Military Airlifter (FIMA) of the early 1980s, which is long before Tony Blair.

Also, as much as being "a good European" (I get the impression you...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2023, 19:35
Replies: 455
Views: 142,042
Posted By melmothtw

£180 million for 72 Harriers, or thereabouts. The...

£180 million for 72 Harriers, or thereabouts. The Hercs will go for about £20 ish million each (the US Navy said it paid $19 million for the one short body they bought from us), and yes they will...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Apr 2023, 05:54
Replies: 455
Views: 142,042
Posted By melmothtw

Dalton, and I think he decided that's what he...

Dalton, and I think he decided that's what he could afford rather than that's what he wanted.

I can see the case for two multirole combat aircraft types, where they perform essentially the same...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Apr 2023, 06:07
Replies: 455
Views: 142,042
Posted By melmothtw

Thanks, I guess the single quotes were too subtle.

Thanks, I guess the single quotes were too subtle.
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2023, 15:19
Replies: 455
Views: 142,042
Posted By melmothtw

Precisely the logic that persuaded the MoD that...

Precisely the logic that persuaded the MoD that we need half as many A400Ms as they are 'twice as capable' as the C-130.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Feb 2022, 12:16
Replies: 455
Views: 142,042
Posted By melmothtw

Not only the loss of the C-130s, but the C-17s...

Not only the loss of the C-130s, but the C-17s won't keep going forever and there is no obvious strategic airlifter to replace them. I would imagine an A400M only airlift fleet for the RAF (that is,...
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