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[ribblewader] 07/12/2020 13:37

Cancelled, again!

Paris Air Show cancelled for 2021

Organisers of the Paris Air Show 2021 have cancelled the event, citing the continuing uncertainty over the coronavirus pandemic.
The show had been scheduled to take place from 21-27 June 2021.

[geckotheglorious] 07/12/2020 11:20

More incursions...

"Royal Navy Shadows 9 Russian Warships Off UK, Says "Ready To Respond"
The UK Royal Navy says it is alarmed over the "significant Russian presence" close to UK waters in a weekend statement. The UK military says it is closely monitoring the situation.

"The Royal Navy has monitored nine Russian vessels around the UK in recent weeks," the statement says. "Every move made by the Russians - a surfaced submarine, destroyer, corvette, patrol ship and their supporting tugs and supply ships - was watched closely by eight RN ships from the English Channel and the Celtic Sea to waters close to the west coast of Scotland in a concerted operation over the last two weeks."

[northernhills] 06/12/2020 11:16

Defence chiefs plot move to take control of nuclear sub steelmaker

The government is working on a plan to take control of the 215 year-old Sheffield-based manufacturer, Sky News learns.

[charlie_324] 05/12/2020 09:43

German industry lead prepares for possible collapse of TLVS anti-missile program

COLOGNE, Germany — The German arm of MBDA said it will “restructure” its operations following signals from Berlin that the government is having second thoughts about the company’s pet project, the TLVS air defense system.
The move comes after European consortium MBDA and its American partner Lockheed Martin held out hope for years that their follow-on work on the former Medium Extended Air Defense System — which included the United States, Germany and Italy — would eventually yield a contract with the German military, or Bundeswehr.

[geckotheglorious] 05/12/2020 09:37

War is coming......


China Pushing Things To "Boiling Point": Admin Says Pentagon Alarmed Over Taiwan
"Sooner or later they’re willing to push things to a boiling point over Taiwan as they did in Hong Kong and on border with India," the official is cited further as saying to CNN's Sciutto. "It’s coming."

Meanwhile, the Pentagon is reportedly proceeding with plans to establish (or in a sense resurrect) a new 1st Fleet for the US Navy to better monitor the expansive Indian Ocean region and ultimately deter China.

[ribblewader] 04/12/2020 13:07

A new image of the Tempest fighter jet has been revealed by the Royal Air Force.

Team Tempest is a UK technology and defence partnership formed by BAE Systems, Leonardo, MBDA, Rolls-Royce and the RAF, and involving hundreds of high-tech companies, SMEs and academia across the UK.

[malvernwaters] 04/12/2020 11:59

Type 45 Destroyers out of service dates revealed

On current plans, the Type 45 destroyers will leave service between 2035 and 2038.

[ribblewader] 04/12/2020 11:29

Tempest NI Industry Briefing

The UK’s future combat air capability is essential for our national security and the long-term health of the UK defence industry.

[malvernwaters] 03/12/2020 22:16

That was an interesting day! ALL of my stocks up, most now in profit, Yee Haaa

[ribblewader] 03/12/2020 08:52

F-35 ABCs: Learn About Britain's Most Expensive Warplane And Its Variants

There are three variants of the F-35 fighter jet, with the RAF and Royal Navy being equipped with the F-35B.

[northernhills] 02/12/2020 15:51

Correct, but you had to follow the link in the UKDJ to find it!

[hardm] 02/12/2020 15:48

Wednesday August 26 2020, 12.01am, The Times

[northernhills] 02/12/2020 11:38

hardm. The UK Defence Journal article is dated 1 Dec 2020.

[ribblewader] 02/12/2020 08:32

hardm. The defence funding increase does not include "new buy's" of F35's. The budget for the purchase of 138 frames should have been funded before the Nov 2020 defence spending increase. Only 70 have so far been budgeted for, the "new" funding is unlikely to be used for the remaining 68 frames and still achieve Bo Jo's vision of Britain ruling the waves at the same time.

[hardm] 01/12/2020 19:44

Honestly, doom and gloom again and people just reading headlines. The article was written 20 August 2020.
The article also says "It should be noted that numbers right now are currently where they’re expected to be and inline with the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review".
In Nov'20 it was confirmed that defence spending would increase

[hardm] 01/12/2020 19:41

Honestly, doom and gloom again and people just headlines. he article was written 20 August 2020.
The article also says "It should be noted that numbers right now are currently where they’re expected to be and inline with the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review".
In Nov'20 it was confirmed that defence spending would increase.

[dope007] 01/12/2020 09:15

Successive Labour and Tory governments have destroyed the UK for their own personal greed

[ribblewader] 01/12/2020 08:51

NH, I agree. With the current borrowing and spending I can see a whole range of future projects going to the wall. With other similar projects globally, Tempest could perhaps be one of them! Although some of its proposed systems could be developed further.

[northernhills] 01/12/2020 07:54

If the UK are thinking of halving the number of F35's its planning to buy, what hope does that give to the future of Tempest?.........

In an exclusive report by Lucy Fisher at The Times, it was claimed that the Ministry of Defence have discussed procuring 70 F-35 jets instead of 138 as a ‘minimum credible F-35 fleet’.

It should be noted that the UK is only committed to buy 48 so far.

The report states that Britain could buy only half its target of 138 F-35 jets, according to sources close to the government’s defence review and that “the wider British aspiration to buy 138 of the aircraft over the lifespan of the US-led programme is seen as unlikely to be fulfilled”.

[bluemango] 30/11/2020 15:52

BAE Systems set to invest £70 million upgrading its munitions manufacturing sites after securing £2.4 billion UK Armed Forces contract. The huge 15-year deal will sustain more than 4,000 British jobs.

[ribblewader] 30/11/2020 12:42

3 more F35B's.......

More F-35 jets being delivered to the UK

A Voyager tanker is currently crossing the Atlantic, bringing with it additional F-35B jets for the United Kingdom.

[ribblewader] 30/11/2020 11:59

Thanks Charlie :-) 2.4 over 15 years!

[charlie_324] 30/11/2020 11:56

BAE Systems awarded £2.4 billion munitions contract to equip UK Armed Forces

BAE Systems has been awarded a new 15-year contract for the supply of munitions to the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD). The contract, worth £2.4bn, will sustain approximately 4,000 jobs across the UK.

[geckotheglorious] 30/11/2020 11:53

BAE wins £2.4bn UK munitions contract
BAE Systems has won a £2.4bn contract to supply the UK government with munitions in a deal the company said would sustain about 4,000 British jobs. The 15-year deal with the Ministry of Defence will replace the current contract, which ends in December 2022. It will guarantee the delivery of munitions and engineering support for the UK armed forces.
Charles Woodburn, BAE's chief executive, said: “This contract secures the future of a highly technical and critical industry which supports thousands of manufacturing jobs in several areas throughout the UK. By investing in new technology and skills to further develop our expertise, we can continue to deliver essential sovereign capability to the armed forces at competitive prices.”

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[ribblewader] 30/11/2020 09:44

Catching up with regulatory requirements pre exit....