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[ribblewader] 07/9/2019 13:04

A closer look at the Littoral Strike Ship concept

In February 2019, the then Defence Minister, Gavin Williamson, announced the plan to rapidly procure vessels around which two ‘Littoral Strike Groups’ would be formed. Here we look further at the Future Littoral Strike Ship (FLSS) concept and at the design developed by Prevail Partners as one of the potential candidates to meet this requirement.

[poikka] 07/9/2019 12:06

More than one way to skin a rabbit, Rubi.

The US has belatedly come to the realisation that China under Xi represents a major threat to world peace - unless the RoW just rolls over onto its back and lets China fugg them rigid.

They've been buying assets everywhere. The other day there was a BBC documentary on China (still running) part of which showed their investment in a major new - unwanted and empty - airport in Sri Lanka, and a major new - empty - port in Sri Lanks, which was ideal for use as a Chinese base.

Sri Lanka now owes China a small fortune in high interest payments on the debt, so much so that China has "helped them out" by taking a 100 year lease on the port; so it now belongs to China for their use, in effect.

Xi is power hungry. He talks of ridding China of corruption but many of those convicted of corruption were seen as a threat to his supremacy.

The upshot is that China needs its wings clipped, and Trump is engaged in just that, while other nations, such as Germany, try to frustrate the process!

Let's hope that the efforts to engage SE Asian nations works.

BA. and BAB looks like being sound investments for the foreseeable future.

[crossing_the_rubicon] 07/9/2019 11:11

Anyone still think war isn't coming?

[ribblewader] 07/9/2019 10:41

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[carpingtris] 06/9/2019 19:20

My best performer in portfolio of late :)

Can't say the same about Lloyds!

[ayl30] 06/9/2019 18:11

£20m @572p, highest for past 3 months

[neilyb675] 06/9/2019 17:17

Spiked at close

[ribblewader] 06/9/2019 16:27

Nice climb today and has been an upward trend for a while, £6.10 for Christmas?

[leedslad001] 06/9/2019 09:39

I used to be in the Defence fire service at Linton some happy memories there

[ribblewader] 06/9/2019 09:37

A lot of changes to the BAE web site.

[ribblewader] 06/9/2019 07:29

RAF bids final farewell to Tucano training plane

[ribblewader] 05/9/2019 16:55

Iwas only talking to someone about our time with Jag's at Coltishall the other day. We were both wondering how long the Indians were going to keep them going.....

Indian Air Force halts Jaguar engine upgrades over cost

The Indian Air Force is set to shelve its plan for an engine upgrade of the Jaguar jet due to the high cost involved, reports local media.

Instead, it could go in for additional Sukhoi Su-30 MKIs to replace the aircraft that will be grounded.

[crossing_the_rubicon] 05/9/2019 15:07

Wow, Science fiction or is the TR3B live now???

Major breakthrough if legitimate.



NEW Footage [TR-3B-UPGRADE] From PANG BASE National Guard Oregon! 2019

[ribblewader] 05/9/2019 14:28

BAE Systems on track to put augmented reality technology into a headset the size of a regular pair of glasses

Developing one of the highest performing, brightest, and most durable AR glasses in the market

Today, BAE Systems announced that it has finalized the prototype of its augmented reality (AR) glasses in the form of a lightweight headset, bringing its engineers one step closer to creating one of the highest performing, brightest, and most durable AR glasses in the market.

[ribblewader] 05/9/2019 12:36

Yes Wad, things are looking good. Same for me, most of my holdings have been struggling for a while.

[crossing_the_rubicon] 05/9/2019 11:49

Contract wins bubbling along nicely I see Daf

[wad collector] 05/9/2019 09:56

I do like the look of this share price graph , especially in the context of the wider market. Glad one of my holdings is going up! Perhaps not explosively though.

[ribblewader] 04/9/2019 16:48

BAE receives $202m US Army explosive production contract

BAE Systems has secured a $202.4m contract from the US Army to manufacture explosives and related parts at a military ammunition factory.

The company will deliver the materials at Holston Army Ammunition Plant under the fixed-price-incentive contract,

[ribblewader] 04/9/2019 07:38

Germany to equip new coastal patrol vessels with BAE Systems’ 57mm guns

BAE Systems has been selected by the vessel contractor to provide the German federal police force, Bundespolizei, with three 57mm naval guns for its three new 86m Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs) built by Fassmer shipyard.

[ribblewader] 03/9/2019 15:14

MBDA unveils surface-launched Brimstone platform concepts

European missile systems house MBDA has unveiled two new high load-out, salvo-fire, surface-to-surface missile platform concepts designed to exploit the anti-armour capabilities of the Brimstone precision strike missile.

[shalder] 02/9/2019 19:18

Last time Canada bought a non-US/Canadian fighter? Most recent I can think of were Vampires & Meteors...

[ribblewader] 02/9/2019 12:13

Shame, but no great suprise

Eurofighter withdraws from Canadian fighter competition
The Ministry of Defence and Airbus have notified Canada of their decision not to participate in the competition to replace the CF-18.

[ribblewader] 02/9/2019 08:00

How many ships are the Clyde shipyards expecting to build?

There’s a lot of misunderstanding and myth circulating about how many ships the shipyards on the Clyde are expecting to build, but what’s the truth?

The chopping and changing when it comes to the requirements of the Royal Navy in terms of ship classes, numbers and even the building of those ships has caused a great deal of misunderstanding and confusion, not least when discussing Scottish politics.