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spoz replied to the thread Royal New Zealand Navy Discussions and Updates.There also was, and is, Special Sea Dutymen (although “men” may have been replaced by some gender neutral term in recent years). This is... -
Sswerve replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.I've read that it's only got about 15% commonality with the original FREMM now.
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Feanor replied to the thread The Russian-Ukrainian War Thread.Another area to watch right now is Kupyansk. Ukraine is conducting fairly intense counter-attacks there, aimed at cutting of Russia's... -
Todjaeger replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.My understanding is that the Navy wanted one thing, which would have worked best had it started as a clean sheet design. Unfort though... -
Ccrest replied to the thread Venezuela Update.That's what the was thinking only other thing I can think is perhaps some kind of underwater survey of the coast for landing craft...
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Feanor replied to the thread Venezuela Update.In theory, the closer you are the further into Venezuela you can see. This is especially relevant for low altitude objects that could be...
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Ccrest replied to the thread Venezuela Update.Looks like they had the Stockdale 50 kms of the Venezuelan coast. Unnecessarily risky in the drone age if you ask me. Also does anyone...
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That's because the USN wanted a different ship, but hadn't worked out exactly what different ship, & has been changing its mind every... -
John Fedup replied to the thread Military Aviation News and Discussion.I would think Canada's AEW requirement will be SAAB as well, not US, Bombardier platform, and increasing acceptance by friendly allies. -
Sswerve replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.With the entire frigate fleet going to have the MT30, it should be a no-brainer.
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OOldNavy63 replied to the thread Royal New Zealand Navy Discussions and Updates.I took every opportunity to suggest a Happy Hour be slotted-in whenever possible.
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The Navy has a good training system. From having worked in both the civilian world and the military world, the military training...
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Sswerve replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.That's because the USN wanted a different ship, but hadn't worked out exactly what different ship, & has been changing its mind every...
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From where I see and with what I see, there really are no urgent solutions available. Decisions would have to had to been made several...
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Sswerve replied to the thread Military Aviation News and Discussion.Can't buy the G550-based system, since the G550's out of production. Italy bought a few just before it went out of production, IIRC. to...