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John Fedup replied to the thread Civil Maritime News & Discussion.I am sure the price and quality of these Chinese ferries will be fine but surely some pressure from Ottawa to convince BC to consider... -
Hhauritz replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.Australia has 8222 islands under its domain 17 of which are inhabited.
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Oold faithful replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.Time does fly! I was posted to 3 RAR not long after, a few months.....58yo now.
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I also find it interesting that as the Pacific War went on, the 20mm was discarded for the heavier hitting power of the 40mm. But, as... -
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Missions can change on a dime which means, I am against the modular (including the cube idea) Just have the vessel ready and able to...
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John Fedup replied to the thread Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) News and Discussions.Canada’s AG highlighted F-35 cost issues including infrastructure deficiencies. Given the increase, technology delays, operational...
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Kkoxinga replied to the thread The Indonesian Army.Upgrades on the armour...
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Nice to see some of the ice navigation capabilities of the HDW class in action in Antarctica recently...
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John Fedup replied to the thread United States Defense Thread.A summary of RDT&E for the US military. Seems the F/A XX 6th gen fighter is in trouble based on limited funding. Given the limited...
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Sswerve replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.Type 31 & the Polish variant of AH140 have the Thales Netherlands Tacticos CMS, which is very widely used. The Iver Huitfeldt has the...
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Ananda replied to the thread The Indonesian Army.Local Land Base Defence Manufacturing J Forces shown new picture of their 4x4 armoured carrier line ups (shown the link on their present... -
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Oold faithful replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.1986, elements of 3RAR parachuted onto the Cocos Islands as a show of force. Apparently one our neighbours was waving a sabre about it...
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It’s a $ million a ping vs $150 k. RBS70 is carried by 2 men. NASAMS isn’t. I fully understand NASAMS is more capable system. My point...
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CChallenger reacted to ADMk2's post in the thread Royal New Zealand Navy Discussions and Updates with Like.
In the most drone intense combat environment imaginable, both Russia and Ukraine have operating airforces operating from fixed airbases...
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PHOTOGRAPHER reacted to MARKMILES77's post in the thread Australian Army Discussions and Updates with Like.
The Key point. And the answer is Sweet F.A. Realistically 0.001 of the Defence Budget. $500,000 per year. Probably reducing the Redback...
