STRATEGIC DEFENCE REVIEW 19-10-10

[Xplumberlives]

Well it starts to fall in to place, David Cameron has made it clear he intends to sort out the mess he has inherited from the previous government.

One very good example is the 100 or so tanks in Germany for a NON EXISTENT threat from the east while many soldiers have traveled by landrover in an IED heavy Afghanistan.

Shame about the retirement of the Harrier, although a sensible move on the appalling nimrod MR4 farce!

Carriers now to be adapted/modified to be more useful and the COSTS that the Labour Government accepted were woeful!

We now have NO fixed wing naval combat aircraft capability.

[Jack]

Should of kept the old Nimrod!!!

[Mayfly]

Complete and utter farce over the last 13 years


debit clock

Something has to be done!!!!

How can Labour say it's a missed opportunity??? WTF... we wouldn't be in this mess if it weren't for them!!!!

[Xplumberlives]

They are REFURBISHING the Pumas, previously they were to be cancelled!

[Mayfly]

hmmm just heard that!!

[Xplumberlives]

Nice to see Ed MilibLand is failing in his questioning!

12 NEW Chinooks to be purchased!

[Mayfly]

Not a lot of time for him TBH, I think there is a time and place to come out with smart mouthed comments & his about being forewarned of what was coming because of newspaper leaks was to my mind misplaced.

[Olicat]

just catching up on this...

harrier and nimrod going
so we only have 1 jet aircraft for ground attack in afghan
and were spending money on the navy even if it is no use in afghan because afghanistan is surrounded by water!!!
RIP HARRIER AND NIMROD

[Xplumberlives]

just catching up on this...

harrier and nimrod going
so we only have 1 jet aircraft for ground attack in afghan
and were spending money on the navy even if it is no use in afghan because afghanistan is surrounded by water!!!
RIP HARRIER AND NIMROD

Hopefully the cuts WONT be quite that SEVERE!

[Olicat]

1 type of ground attack aircraft, y'know what i mean!

on a lighter side...
im off to kinloss to get my self a surplus nimrod MRA4 and ill pop into wittering for a Harrier on the way back

i changed my signature to say goodbye

[Xplumberlives]

1 type of ground attack aircraft, y'know what i mean!

on a lighter side...
im off to kinloss to get my self a surplus nimrod MRA4 and ill pop into wittering for a Harrier on the way back

i changed my signature to say goodbye

I'll save you a good one, I plan to get a two seater, what about you?

[Olicat]

oh so much choice so little time!
oh and the CAA will be happy because it dosent have an Afterburner
ill have the second GR9 on the right then!

[Mayfly]

1 type of ground attack aircraft, y'know what i mean!

on a lighter side...
im off to kinloss to get my self a surplus nimrod MRA4 and ill pop into wittering for a Harrier on the way back

i changed my signature to say goodbye

That'll be interesting seeing you fly two home!!

[Olicat]

ill get friends to fly the nimrod. i'm flying the harrier!

[Sooty655]

im off to kinloss to get my self a surplus nimrod MRA4

Why go so far? You can get them "factory fresh" from Woodford - probably even pick your own colour scheme.

[Olicat]

good idea!

[Xplumberlives]

im off to kinloss to get my self a surplus nimrod MRA4

Why go so far? You can get them "factory fresh" from Woodford - probably even pick your own colour scheme.

Available in HEMP or PRIMER YELLOW!

[Olicat]

hemp please!
*and you missed out the grey colour too

[Sooty655]

im off to kinloss to get my self a surplus nimrod MRA4

Why go so far? You can get them "factory fresh" from Woodford - probably even pick your own colour scheme.

Available in HEMP or PRIMER YELLOW!

Or if you pick the one with most work still to do, whatever paint was on the poor old Comet it began as.

[Olicat]

maybe bournemouth aviation museum would like one?

[Old Rigger]

Just remember all the additional people within BAES that will probably be out of a job on top of those allready announced and also you realise that there is now no UK maritime capability for an island nation against the Russian subs, maritime disasters, long range SAR etc and all those experience RAF guys who have no aircraft, so another experience/expertise area that will be lost to the services.

And does anyone really think the French, Germans, Italians and Americans will help fill the gaps and people will soon see that buying second hand old American tat will not be a cost saver or give better capability than what they are throwing away or allow us to use it how we want and neither will it arrive on time or be on budget as the MOD will continue to change the goalposts all the time and their defence industry is no better or worse than ours, then realise that they cannot afford what they wanted and delay which adds an inordinate amount of cost to save a few pounds this week.

plus if Argentina try for the Falklands again there will be nothing we can do about it, oh there is another cost saver lets pull out of there as well, that will save another fortune and what do we need forces for as Afghanistan is the only 'war' and we won't bother with anything else, so they can all sit in UK and man the ambulances/fire engines etc when everyone else goes on strike.

AAAH that felt better

[Cluny]

Ive just heard a rumour [on Farsebook] that the Sentinels are going too , is that true ?
Doesn't seem to make sense to me , being brand new and being a usefull [especially considering the type of wars expected now and in the future] asset

Edit
Its true [halfway down the page] , FFS
http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/oct/19/defence-review-cuts-list?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

[Mayfly]

They will go when we finally leave Afghan - so that'll be 2055 then!!!

[Sooty655]

They will go when we finally leave Afghan - so that'll be 2055 then!!!

Sh1t, has it been brought forward? No-one told me.

[Mayfly]