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OOldNavy63 reacted to StingrayOZ's post in the thread Royal Australian Air Force [RAAF] News, Discussions and Updates with
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Particularly while we are upgrading: The E7 The P8 to increment 3 block 2 The F-18 Block III The F-35 fleet To TSR3/Block IV -... -
OOldNavy63 reacted to StingrayOZ's post in the thread Royal Australian Air Force [RAAF] News, Discussions and Updates with Like.
Do you think an Australian B-21 dropping 100 JDAM over mainland china from FL400 changes China's calculus? Australia isn't going to be...
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SStevoJH replied to the thread Royal Australian Air Force [RAAF] News, Discussions and Updates.Bomber or not, the P-8 is a much more flexible airframe then the B-21, Especially if you are only planning on using stand off munitions...
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SStampede replied to the thread Royal Australian Air Force [RAAF] News, Discussions and Updates.Don’t we like the F111. The P8 Poseidon is not a bomber! It’s a modified commercial aircraft with no stealth and a speed commensurate...
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John Fedup replied to the thread US Navy News and updates.Two ships built in Finland and four in the US. Ice breakers haven't been built in the US for years and offshore was the quickest... -
SStampede replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.Fair question, but predicting twenty years out is very problematic. A lot will happen within that timeframe. Cheers as
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John Fedup replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.A fast drumbeat is a problem for long term shipyard health and it is a potential problem for Canada as well. It is a shame commercial...
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SStevoJH replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.Trying to get to that drumbeat will just kill the yard once the build is finished. If you launch a ship every 2 years the yard is going...
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Kkoxinga replied to the thread US Navy News and updates.https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/10/8679 For the USN: 10 U.S. Code § 8679 - Construction of vessels in foreign shipyards...
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Takao reacted to Aardvark144's post in the thread Royal Australian Air Force [RAAF] News, Discussions and Updates with Like.
Funding a seventh KC30? We already have a fleet of seven. The Albanese Express performs standard ops when not VIP tasked. -
Takao reacted to Morgo's post in the thread Royal Australian Air Force [RAAF] News, Discussions and Updates with Like.
Excellent points Takao, but this one in particular jumped out. If you were to ask me whether we are better off with a squadron of STOL...
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SStevoJH reacted to Takao's post in the thread Royal Australian Air Force [RAAF] News, Discussions and Updates with Like.
Sorry, some poor phrasing there. The seventh (and eighth and ninth) KC-30s were challenging. The former due to the VIP additions, the...
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Tasman reacted to Takao's post in the thread Royal Australian Air Force [RAAF] News, Discussions and Updates with Like.
Sorry, some poor phrasing there. The seventh (and eighth and ninth) KC-30s were challenging. The former due to the VIP additions, the... -
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Turns out there is a 10000 character limit. Huh.... The advantage of a CH-47 is that it can avoid the huts. The C-27 - well, it's...
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SStevoJH reacted to Takao's post in the thread Royal Australian Air Force [RAAF] News, Discussions and Updates with Like.
Turns out there is a 10000 character limit. Huh.... The advantage of a CH-47 is that it can avoid the huts. The C-27 - well, it's...