@Gabriel64869839 Avatar @Gabriel64869839 Gabriele Molinelli

The UK's military is undergoing changes, with a focus on integrating new technologies and strategies. The Royal Navy is moving forward with plans for uncrewed surface and underwater vehicles, as well as hybrid air wings for carriers. The Littoral Strike concept has also been backed, particularly in the context of operations in the high north.

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"@thinkdefence I'm sure you already have it but this is from a QRL exercise with [--] Air Assault in [----]. Probably one of the very last times it was done"
X Link 2020-10-07T17:20Z 18.6K followers, [--] engagements

"@Jedibeeftrix @nicholadrummond @EliLea1 @JonHawkes275 @thepagey @thinkdefence Both QRH and RTR have reverted to [--] Sqns [--] tanks to deliver a fully "square brigade". Assuming the situation does not worsen with the latest delay they will both fit into a single armoured brigade and that will be it. KRH will convert to AJAX do not think that will change"
X Link 2020-11-08T11:59Z 18.5K followers, [--] engagements

"The Iveco MANTICORE for the Netherlands is pretty much a hybrid of the "italian Multi Role Vehicle Protected" which is a mix of 4000+ 4x4 LINCE and hundreds of ORSO. This is larger than LINCE yet smaller than ORSO. Interesting middle ground"
X Link 2022-04-23T17:20Z 18.1K followers, [---] engagements

"Your daily reminder that HIMARS would be a poor pick for UK armed forces. It is made to go by C-130 and the UK won't have that aircraft anymore; when you have A400 volumes you either use a larger truck and have 2x rocket pods; or go even lighter aiming for Chinook under slung. LIMAWS(R) was developed to provide 16AAB with some long range rocketry options. It used the Supacat HMT vehicle and a single M/GMLRS rocket pod. Cancelled alongside its G brother G being the M777 also carried by a Suapacat HMT https://t.co/CKIElyK0Sg LIMAWS(R) was developed to provide 16AAB with some long range rocketry"
X Link 2022-05-02T13:38Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements

"Some highlights from annual Force Design [----] update of USMC: [--] M777 batteries get reprieve from initial plans to remove them. It also wants [--] squadrons of [--] MV-22 Osprey rather than [--] of [--]. That's a few aircraft less but Sqns are what determines what is really deployed"
X Link 2022-05-10T10:04Z 18.6K followers, [--] engagements

"It's a point i've repeatedly made. Most recently about how i'd very much take [--] smaller tank regts rather than [--] Type [--] ones. While too many obsess on"138" (not gonna happen) F-35 number i've been saying all along that at least [--] Sqns are what gives you a workable structure. Some highlights from annual Force Design [----] update of USMC: [--] M777 batteries get reprieve from initial plans to remove them. It also wants [--] squadrons of [--] MV-22 Osprey rather than [--] of [--]. That's a few aircraft less but Sqns are what determines what is really deployed. Some highlights from annual Force Design 2030"
X Link 2022-05-10T12:15Z 18.6K followers, [--] engagements

"A FRECCIA-mounted battalion has/will have [--] FRECCIA IFV; [--] ATGW (6 with SPIKE Medium Range spread [--] in each Rifle company + [--] with SPIKE Long Range at Battalion; 4x 120mm mortar at battalion (and 3x 81mm moved by lighter vehicles in each Coy); [--] Command and [--] Recovery"
X Link 2022-06-13T20:50Z 18.6K followers, [--] engagements

"The Cavalry regiments will field a Sqn of Centauro [--] with 120/45 mm gun and a couple sqns with FRECCIA explorer in Close and Far sub-variants the first with SPIKE missiles plus UGV the latter with UAV / long range sensors possibly on mast"
X Link 2022-06-13T20:51Z 18.6K followers, [--] engagements

"MOD has previously said that decisions on possible 3rd Tranche of F-35s are anticipated in [----]. [----] where a new Review is planned but perhaps more significantly [----] that comes after October [----] when MOD expects to go through TEMPEST business case. It's the go no-go point"
X Link 2022-06-23T21:00Z 18.6K followers, [--] engagements

"F-35 Tranche [--] might very well be the last tranche the UK gets despite [--] frontline Squadrons being all sorts of desirable. For now the plan is to grow a 3rd Sqn (after [---] and 809) thanks to the Tranche [--] purchases (5 Sqns in total with [---] Sqn OCU and [--] Sqn OEU)"
X Link 2022-06-23T21:03Z 18.6K followers, [--] engagements

"Back in May Ascent evidence to Defence Committee provided some info. SUN Rotary Wing apparently went down slightly to [---] (instructors pilots rear crew). According to ASCENT 100% of required Flying Training Plan for 2022/23 will be delivered including [--] German pilots"
X Link 2022-08-06T21:07Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements

"Again according to ASCENT Rotary Wing Flying Training Plan includes [--] refresher courses for students that had completed Phase [--] training but did not get through Phase [--]. Again Phase [--] is NOT the Contractor's responsibility but RAF Army and Navy with the various OCU Sqns"
X Link 2022-08-06T21:09Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements

"Marham has Hardened Shelters and Project ANVIL modernized [--] for F-35. Assuming they can still take [--] aircraft each that's [---] & [---] Sqns covered. There are [--] more HAS that can be modernized for [---] and as yet-unnamed 3d Sqn. This is i believe only photo i saw of F-35 tucked in"
X Link 2022-08-11T20:15Z 18.4K followers, [---] engagements

"List of vehicles MOD disposed of during 2020/21 includes [--] ABACOT aka Mini-Minewolf crewless flail vehicle for mine-clearance that was part of TALISMAN route-clearance used in Afghanistan. TALISMAN well and truly dismantled by now. Guess mines and IEDs are no longer a thing"
X Link 2022-08-12T08:25Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements

"The last tranche of [--] jets is planned to be concluded by [----] which would imply a spread over production lots [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] [--] and [--] so in theory the average order quantity would drop back down to [--] from [--]. Obviously exact split is not yet detailed"
X Link 2022-08-18T21:27Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements

"Italy plans to field a total of [--] F-35A delivering Strike EW/SEAD (there's real possibility the 155th Squadron with Tornado ECR might be the very next to convert to F-35A) and nuclear strike with B61-12 in NATO framework. Plus [--] F-35B split in [--] Sqns one Navy one Air Force"
X Link 2022-08-18T21:32Z 18.6K followers, [--] engagements

"For the Army the Labour era was the wondrous period in which MRAV and TRACER became FRES then FRES UV then no let's go with FRES SV instead. Summed all together these programs delivered exactly [--] zero and i repeat literally zero operational vehicles"
X Link 2022-08-19T21:53Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements

"For RAF Labour delivered cuts including entire Jaguar and Sea Harrier fleets plus several Tornado and GR9 Sqns. Joined F-35 but only got to order [--] the instrumented BK-1 and BK-2. Against promises of [---] Typhoon they diverted [--] to Saudi Arabia and capped Tranche [--] at 40"
X Link 2022-08-19T22:13Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements

"When Tony Blair won election UK had [--] frontline (OCU & OEU excluded) fast jet squadrons (6 Tornado F3 [--] Tornado GR1 [--] Jaguar [--] Harrier [--] Sea Harrier demi-sqns). SDR98 cut [--] F3 and [--] GR1 Sqns. Further cuts followed leaving [--] Sqns by [----] (7 GR4 [--] Typhoon [--] Harrier. [--] F3)"
X Link 2022-08-21T12:10Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements

"In "Future Capabilities" paper of July [----] unmanned aircraft were already highlighted as investment area to compensate for cuts with WATCHKEEPER named. [--] Sqn stood up in [----] with [--] MQ-9 REAPER (1 was then lost). Tories doubled fleet to [--] and added XIII Sqn in 2012"
X Link 2022-08-21T22:02Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements

"The [--] REAPER are now in the process of being replaced by [--] PROTECTOR which will be eventually operated by [--] and XIII Sqns at Waddington. [--] Sqn which was based in Creech (USA) for all its REAPER era disbanded recently to begin the transition towards [--] Sqn in Waddington"
X Link 2022-08-21T22:12Z 18.6K followers, [--] engagements

"@SteveVanquish Over [---] people are in Fixed Wing pipeline for the year between new trainees and refreshers. Benson and Coningsby denote OCU sqns which is purely RAF responsibility however NOT part of UK Military Flying Training System pipeline. Rotary wing 160+ UK personnel in pipeline"
X Link 2022-11-30T22:23Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements

"As i always say when talking about the RAF training crisis remember that Phase [--] (Elementary Basic Advanced; multi-engine rotary wing) is the one covered by contractor-delivered UK Military Flying Training System. Phase [--] (conversion to type) is RAF OCU Sqns responsibility. "RAF training pipeline is choked with foreign pilots in training" predictably turns out being nonsense. There are less than [--] foreign pilots at Coningsby (Typhoon OCU) less than [--] at Benson (Chinook) and Valley (Basic on TEXAN or advanced on HAWK); [--] at Shawbury (rotary wing). "RAF training pipeline is choked with foreign"
X Link 2022-11-30T22:34Z 18.6K followers, [--] engagements

"The traffic jam in the training pipeline is self-feeding because if a pilot ends up stalled for too long he must take refresher courses taking up posts within the pipeline which in turn means new trainees can't start their own course and have to wait as well"
X Link 2022-11-30T22:37Z 18.6K followers, [--] engagements

"It's hard to re-absorb the traffic jam because refresher courses are eating up a whole lot of posts each year. And OCU Sqns are still failing to take in all of the people coming out of Phase 2: earlier this year there were [--] people stuck waiting to get a spot in relevant OCUs"
X Link 2022-11-30T22:45Z 18.6K followers, [--] engagements

"@mickpr1 [--] Typhoon sqns plus eventually [--] F-35B sqns. [--] ideally if we are lucky. [---] will formally stand up in a few months as the second F-35B sqn"
X Link 2023-01-07T11:56Z 18.6K followers, [---] engagements

"When Blair was elected in [----] RAF had [--] (IX [--] [---] [--] [--] [--] [--] II) Tornado sqns with GR4 upgrade underway. [--] Jaguar sqns (6 [--] 54) [--] Harrier (1 [--] IV) and [--] Tornado F3 sqns (5 [--] [--] [--] [---] 29). Fleet Air Arm has [---] and [---] Sqns. SDR1998 cut [--] and [--] Sqns"
X Link 2023-02-19T16:44Z 18.6K followers, 35.2K engagements

"Sea Harrier was sacrificed soon after; in [----] Jaguar was cut. When Tory-LibDem won in [----] there were [--] Tornado GR4 sqns [--] Typhoon squadrons (3 and 11) one last Tornado F3 sqn (111) and [--] Harrier sqns [--] & 801/ex Naval Strike Wing. [--] Sqn had formed on Reaper in 2007"
X Link 2023-02-19T16:48Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"The [----] cuts terminated what little was left of the Harrier fleet and removed [--] Tornado GR4 sqns. XIII Sqn became a second Reaper sqn in [----]. Come the next election there will be [--] Typhoon (1 II [--] [--] IX [--] 12) [--] F-35B (617 and 809) and [--] Reaper/Protector (31 and XIII)"
X Link 2023-02-19T16:52Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"In [----] there were more than [--] Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft in [--] sqns (120 [---] 206). [---] was disbanded in [----] and with well known woes of Nimrod MR2 the whole force was without working airplanes by [--] March [----] just before the election. [---] and [---] now have P-8 Poseidon"
X Link 2023-02-19T17:00Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements

"@hfrbcngs [--] Sqn disbanded under Labour in [----]. The last VC10s bowed out in [----] (101 Sqn) followed by Tristar in [----] (216 Sqn) as the acquisition of the current VOYAGER was completed. Voyager now serves with [--] and [---] Sqns [---] Sqn deals in swarming drones"
X Link 2023-02-19T17:17Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements

"In 2003-4 infamous "let's quit MRAV welcome FRES" moment came. Idea was to equip with FRES the [--] mechanized brigades and replace their AS90 with LIMAWS (Gun) and (Rocket) lightweight to match the mystic airportability and deployability of FRES. Nothing made it into service"
X Link 2023-02-20T10:48Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements

"Obviously even though FRES and LIMAWS were nowhere to be seen the july [----] Labour paper "Delivering Security in a Changing World" axed [--] Challenger [--] sqns in total and [--] batteries worth of AS90 guns. New target: [--] heavy [--] medium/FRES [--] light brigades"
X Link 2023-02-20T10:56Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements

"Royal Navy vision for carrier wing is 2-sqns of [--] F-35Bs supported by helicopters and uncrewed aircraft delivering "ISR Strike and Air to Air refueling". It's ambitious but it's what is in their papers. A large drone Ghost Bat or otherwise is unavoidable if that's the aim. .@RoyalNavy briefing on future unmanned rotary capabilities at #IMHelicon but note the carrier landing MQ-28 Ghost Bat. #drone #drones https://t.co/RQhjMAzNRx .@RoyalNavy briefing on future unmanned rotary capabilities at #IMHelicon but note the carrier landing MQ-28 Ghost Bat. #drone #drones https://t.co/RQhjMAzNRx"
X Link 2023-02-21T14:20Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"Now for something fantasy yet feasible. If i was tasked with "fixing" Future Soldier all effort would be on restructuring 3rd Div to resemble US Standard Heavy Division but with organic GMLRS and non organic aviation. And BOXER instead of both Bradley and Stryker inevitably"
X Link 2023-02-21T17:55Z 18.4K followers, 12.4K engagements

"By having [--] permanent Combined Arms Battlegroups (i recommend Square aka [--] tank Sqns and [--] infantry companies) in the [--] armoured brigades it would restore a "comfortable" 1-in-5 cycle for CABRIT and give one genuinely "spare" heavy BG on top"
X Link 2023-02-21T17:57Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"Labour figures keep saying Defence spending when they left was at 2.5% (when they managed to shrink Navy from [--] surface ships and [--] SSN to [--] and [--] and RAF from [--] to [--] sqns) but i'm not hearing any committ to 2.5% post election [----] which is the ONE committment we need"
X Link 2023-03-13T15:59Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements

"Might be one of the last occasions to see the CH-53E mine-countermeasure helicopters. The FY2024 budget request of the US Navy wants to dismiss the remaining Sqns (HM-15 and the training Sqns HM-12). The aviation team from @RoyalNavy [----] Naval Air Squadron @1700NAS worked with our allies on @RFACardiganBay during the recent exercise #IMX23 in the Middle East. Here they work on the flightdeck with a US Sea Dragon from Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Blackhawk Squadron-15 https://t.co/smFC5wKMjT The aviation team from @RoyalNavy [----] Naval Air Squadron @1700NAS worked with our allies on"
X Link 2023-03-24T12:30Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"It has not been advertised very much so far but surface to air missiles have returned to the RAF Regiment under name RAPID SENTRY. LMM missiles are used to take down drones alongside ORCUS system that detects and uses jammers. No [--] (C-UAS) Wing comprising [--] [--] and [---] Sqns"
X Link 2023-03-29T11:32Z 18.6K followers, 12.3K engagements

"Combined Arms square regts of [--] tank Sqns [--] infantry companies plus Recce and Manoeuvre Support Coy. [--] of across the [--] armoured bdes so i can put an end to "battlegrouping by robbing platoon X from Y"; restore a genuine [--] in [--] rotation for CABRIT and have a little flex on top If you were CGS for the day ruler of all you survey and could make any change what would be your top three If you were CGS for the day ruler of all you survey and could make any change what would be your top three"
X Link 2023-04-05T08:53Z 18.5K followers, [----] engagements

"I'm curious to see where [--] Commando is about to take FOXHOUND. Considering roles of [--] Cdo very ship-focused for most part Nigeria would seem to be only answer for teams training and supporting Nigerian security forces. Wonder if it signals wider changes to mission though"
X Link 2023-04-12T22:02Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements

"@froxfield456 @thinkdefence I genuinely don't understand why you couldn't have a Combined Arms "Regt" formed by a "battalion" of infantry (2 rifle plus support coy) and a "bn" of armour (2 tank sqns plus recce). Yes relatively small but if you can call battalion a company-group sized Ranger/SFA thing"
X Link 2023-04-13T09:09Z 18.5K followers, [---] engagements

"Also at WESSEX STORM Robotic Platoon Vehicle-Armed evaluations continue. Very mean RPV (left) complete of rockets by team Marlborough Communications Limited & Israel Aerospace Industries; Rheinmetall's Mission Master (right). MOD known to have bought at least [--] of each for eval"
X Link 2023-05-19T09:30Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"If i'm not mistaken this is an HORIBA MIRA Viking in a novel configuration i didn't know was being looked at. VIKING so far had only been evaluated in the load carrier role that i knew of but seems it is making a foray into Armed (Spiral 2) evaluation too"
X Link 2023-05-19T09:33Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"It is a well known fact that timelines slip and ambitions sometimes are not realized but fact is: Royal Navy is working on its Future Maritime Aviation Force vision of a variety of drones integrating helicopters and a "standard" carrier wing of 2x F-35B Sqns (24 embarked jets)"
X Link 2023-05-20T11:44Z 18.6K followers, 31.8K engagements

"@FTusa284 [--] fleets if there are good reasons / they complement each other it's ok. [--] types for [--] Sqns is pretty dumb; [--] types is insane"
X Link 2023-06-21T19:14Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements

"Thank you Cap. Obvious Not 100% true either. Sky Sabre can provide local area cover against most threats. But there are just [--] batteries (or [--] see my tweet the other day: it depends how you count). Carter didn't exactly had this as a priority in his days as CGS and then CDS. The UK's former head of the Armed Forces warns that Type [--] Destroyers are arguably the only defence against a Russian-style multiple missile attack. General Sir Nicholas Carter spoke to a group of MPs examining the readiness of the UK's Armed Forces. Read more 👇 The UK's former head of the Armed Forces warns that Type"
X Link 2023-06-22T12:49Z 18.4K followers, 16.7K engagements

"@Fred58037549 Actually it's far from alien. We could actually say that it's how the US Army used to do recce: the Armoured Cavalry Regiment of old had [---] mm self propelled embedded: [--] battery of [--] guns organic within each squadron (battalion) of Bradleys and Abrams. Did great in the Gulf War"
X Link 2023-06-23T16:50Z 18.6K followers, [---] engagements

"Aviation Support Battalion was going to come from merging Joint Helicopter Support Squadron the royal signals aviation support sqn etc. Aviation Sustainment Battalion comes chiefly via merge of Tactical Supply Wing and [---] RLC Sqn. Joint Helicopter Command layer no longer needed"
X Link 2023-06-26T20:31Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"Commando Helicopter (Mobility) "regiment" would have the existing Merlin HC4 Sqns plus a CHINOOK Sqn full-time "specialised" in naval / Norway work. Commando Helicopter (Attack) would have [---] AAC which is already "naval" Apache sqn. Group stuff as you intend to use it in short"
X Link 2023-06-26T20:34Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"In at least [--] different Written Answers MOD has signaled that running on WARRIOR beyond [----] is in the assumptions. Running on AT LEAST to [----] is pretty much unavoidable due to BOXER and AJAX delivery times. WARRIOR is used by the units which need BOXER and AJAX. It's simple"
X Link 2023-07-23T09:14Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"3 cavalry REGIMENTs and some [--] infantry battalions using WARRIOR cannot most evidently instantaneously convert to AJAX/BOXER. A whole lot of companies/sqns will either go on using WARRIOR for a few years past [----] or will have nothing but their boots. That's how reality works"
X Link 2023-07-23T09:18Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements

"Good news [---] more Palletised Load System trucks coming in with a new contract to Rheinmetall MAN UK Ltd. They will add to the (notoriously too small) existing fleet of [---]. Options are included to hopefully get to the full requirement quantified in [----] https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023159-2023origin=SearchResults&p=1 https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/023159-2023origin=SearchResults&p=1"
X Link 2023-08-09T09:01Z 18.4K followers, 13.9K engagements

"4 in [--] Bde + [--] in Cyprus and associated rotation [--] Ranger [--] in [--] Air Assault + [--] in Brunei and associated rotation. And that's arguably already stretching the amount of infantry battalions you can realistically support and employ"
X Link 2023-08-13T12:43Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"I would want to reinforce tank sqns in exchange (6x 14-tank squadrons spread across [--] combined arms square battalions in 12&20 Bdes supporting a [--] in [--] + [--] rotation for CABRIT convenience). The rest of manpower would be redirected to CS and CSS formations"
X Link 2023-08-13T12:46Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"@BMR_Blogs @mandown46 Gurkha manpower is always counted separately from UK regular personnel it's the same in all tables including the quarterly manpower reports. UK regulars is one voice Gurkhas another. At [--] April there were [----] Gurkhas between inf bns & separate coys Eng Sig and RLC sqns"
X Link 2023-09-01T20:47Z 18.4K followers, [---] engagements

"@S84Ed @McRosa Maybe but i think if people actually looked at hard data it is very very difficult to in any way salvage the [----] - [----] era. It was seriously very bad. The [----] cuts seem so bad because they came overtly and in one fell swoop. Mostly it's the contraction in Army numbers"
X Link 2023-09-11T08:26Z 18.6K followers, [--] engagements

"@S84Ed @McRosa The RAF had [--] fast jet squadrons and [--] MPA squadrons when Labour settled in. It had [--] and [--] (2 Sqns formally remained but Nimrod MRA2 was so broken it was withdrawn in march and Nimrod MRA4 was a mess) when they left. The Navy had [--] escorts and [--] SSN and went to [--] and 7"
X Link 2023-09-11T08:31Z 18.6K followers, [--] engagements

"We'll see what exactly it entails but Australia's Army reform forming Littoral Lift groups alongside its brigades is eminently sensible for an Army that Geography dictates will always deal with the sea. I envy that coherence; the British Army showed none of it in [----] and 2015"
X Link 2023-09-28T11:42Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements

"When you craft a plan based upon armoured brigades parked in Salisbury Plain and in same plan delete half the Heavy Equipment Transporter sqns; RLC's railway units and large landing craft you have immediately proved without a doubt that you don't have a clue WTF you are doing"
X Link 2023-09-28T11:45Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"@JohnHealey_MP today has reminded us that while bogging it down into Afghanistan and Iraq Labour was "kind" to british army and kept it 100k strong. He forgot to mention the dismal record on armoured vehicles with TRACER and MRAV cancelled and that expensive abort that was FRES"
X Link 2023-10-09T19:04Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"The speech also conveniently fails to mention the rest of the scoreboard of Labour's own [--] years in power. Royal Navy [--] escort ships down to [--] and [--] SSN down to 7; RAF [--] fast jets squadrons down to [--] (kinda-sorta the [--] remaining Harrier GR9 Sqns weren't "full" Sqns)"
X Link 2023-10-09T19:08Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements

"I'm still waiting for project TYRO to be announced but i've just found confirmation "laterally" through another tender (for vehicle recovery services on UK roads) that it is coming. Forward requirement for TYRO MAN SV 10x10 (new mover replacing the Alvis Unipower). 😀"
X Link 2023-10-11T09:23Z 18.2K followers, [----] engagements

". longer term Italy is promising a more substantial uplift with [---] billion euro over years [----] to [----]. This is well over twice what was promised (315 billion) in last year's document although it also covers [--] further year (new expenditure horizon [----] rather than 2036)"
X Link 2023-10-16T20:49Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"This is a constant in Italy's defence: big expenditure is always in the future and that's why programmes tend to be slow (with notable exception of shipbuilding). It's the case of Leopard [--] purchase too: phase [--] starts with 100m in [----] but drags on to [----] (Phase [--] cost: 4059m)"
X Link 2023-10-16T20:55Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"The little Gazelle bows out of British service at the end of this month. But it might not yet be the end of the story"
X Link 2023-10-20T19:20Z 18K followers, 33.9K engagements

"Babcock teasing us with a model of the Devonport No [--] dry dock rebuild for nuclear submarines work at the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition. The dock is shown hosting presumably a notional SSN-AUKUS boat. Clearly isn't ASTUTE given tower shape and X planes"
X Link 2023-11-07T12:26Z 18.4K followers, 10.4K engagements

"Babcock's General Logistic Vehicle is built upon Toyota Land Cruiser 70; [---] litre diesel [--] volt power system; fitted with boiling vessel. The pickup variant can carry up to [--] pallets. It's one of the contenders for the General Utility Support Platform (Land Rover replacement)"
X Link 2023-11-26T20:10Z 18.3K followers, 29.4K engagements

"And here it is on the back end of IAV the Project TYRO announcement. Or at least the General Support part of it. WFEL's Dry Support Bridge on MAN 10x10 trucks (with far greater commonality to the SV fleet than the old Unipower trucks) replacing ABLE. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bridging-the-gap-essential-military-bridging-contract-secures-300-uk-jobs https://www.gov.uk/government/news/bridging-the-gap-essential-military-bridging-contract-secures-300-uk-jobs"
X Link 2024-01-25T16:26Z 18.2K followers, [----] engagements

"@QE1045 @JamesCooper_94 @edwardkeyjf There is a BriteCloud in american format (shape of US cartridges is literally entirely different) and USAF has been evaluating it in Sqns of the Air National Guard as foreign alternative to a US development of an active countermeasure. Not integrated now but could one day be"
X Link 2024-01-31T15:10Z 18.6K followers, [---] engagements

"I'm sorry but this a dog's breakfast of an article mixing some true numbers to complete nonsense. UK currently has [--] jet sqns (7 Typhoon [--] F-35B) not [--] although [---] still building up. "Poland is soon to have [----] new fighter jets" is my favorite. Complete fantasy there"
X Link 2024-02-11T10:22Z 18.5K followers, 21.8K engagements

"@JosephPrice6 The majority next year; the [--] in the Falklands will last out to [----]. The number of Sqns will not change"
X Link 2024-02-11T12:05Z 18.6K followers, [---] engagements

"@blackbeardsghst @UncleSamOSINT And it's entirely right. Give me a properly sustainable fleet of [--] ideally [--] Sqns of one type rather than a split"
X Link 2024-02-11T12:06Z 18.5K followers, [---] engagements

"@UncleSamOSINT @Retro_Sicotte @blackbeardsghst There is way too much focus on the nearly insignificant number of cabs when the only thing that matters is the number of Sqns. I'm not splitting an already too small number of Sqns across [--] types only to be unable to rotate them and sustain a good force-generation for either"
X Link 2024-02-11T13:50Z 18.5K followers, [--] engagements

"@DuncanMonk Nope. [--] II [--] [--] IX [--] [--] Sqns plus [--] as OEU and [--] as OCU"
X Link 2024-02-11T17:10Z 18.6K followers, [---] engagements

"At time of May [----] election RAF/Royal Navy had a combined [--] Sqns (and giving "full" dignity of Sqn to [--] and [---] on Harrier GR9 after the [----] pre-emptive cuts which ultimately doomed Harrier as a whole stretches it a little). [--] Tornado GR4 [--] Harrier [--] Tornado F3 [--] Typhoon"
X Link 2024-02-13T21:05Z 18.5K followers, 11.3K engagements

"With Typhoon having no air to ground capability before the "AUSTERE" additions of [----] and with Tornado and Harrier being very limited in air to air (short range AAMs only) there were [--] AA "only" sqns and [--] air to ground "only" sqns"
X Link 2024-02-13T21:08Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"Come the new election there will be [--] active Sqns (7 on Typhoon [--] on F-35) all of them able to swing between air to air and air to ground with some difference in the full range of weapons cleared on them at the moment"
X Link 2024-02-13T21:11Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"At the time of the election the RAF on paper had a maritime patrol aircraft force with [--] sqns. In practice it had no planes because Nimrod MR2 had been grounded for good by [--] March before the election was even held and Nimrod MRA4 was. well we know how it was"
X Link 2024-02-13T21:15Z 18.5K followers, [----] engagements

"@john_oxenford That's the way fleets are handled in many countries now not just the UK. Sqns don't really "own" their specific jets anymore. It's the exact same in Italy too for example"
X Link 2024-02-13T22:01Z 18.5K followers, [--] engagements

"@Longfdhhokfxcb @john_oxenford There is no intention to disband a Typhoon Sqn"
X Link 2024-02-13T22:09Z 18.5K followers, [--] engagements

"@SimeonHawkins @Longfdhhokfxcb @JonoCC Voyager yes. They gifted us the wondrous PFI arrangement for those while deleting one of the tanker sqns years before any new aircraft was in sight. I'm gonna help you there with the list: they joined the F-35 programme (2001) and got to sign the Typhoon production contracts"
X Link 2024-02-14T13:06Z 18.6K followers, [---] engagements

"With the overall number of Sqns the UK is realistically able to have "split buy" idea for F-35 never made sense. BUT RAF voices have only stopped bringing it up since securing their real prize the TEMPEST programme. Meanwhile hanging on to the [---] number provides a parachute"
X Link 2024-02-15T21:02Z 18.6K followers, 10.5K engagements

"@Tacko77 How often are their B mini-fleet deploying for how long and with how many aircraft Of course you "can" do it. Is it really efficient No. It takes [--] Sqns to give the carrier a decent airgroup. You'd need [--] Sqns just to embark [--] with real regularity. Split buy my arse"
X Link 2024-02-15T22:35Z 18.5K followers, [---] engagements

"@Tacko77 @MtarfaL @AG46353940 That is not a matter of "naval" training. This much misunderstood point about "training" is actually also fixed mostly by having more Sqns so you can rotate them not only between carrier deployments but have margin to also send them away from home for Red/Orange flag events"
X Link 2024-02-16T22:36Z 18.5K followers, [--] engagements

"@tinman197474747 [--] A and [--] B and another [--] B for the Navy. In practice the [--] B Sqns will work together a lot but (thankfully for how i see it) we are staying well away from a full "Joint Force Harrier" navy fixed wing absorbtion into the Air Force scenario"
X Link 2024-03-15T23:10Z 18.4K followers, [---] engagements

"Funding for Tranche [--] buy of F-35Bs has been ringfenced in annual budget cycle and final internal approval expected in summer. Confirmed to be [--] jets to replace lost ZM152 and get to [--] jets and [--] frontline sqns. [---] NAS IOC planned for [--] Dec; FOC x whole Tranche [--] is end 2025"
X Link 2024-03-19T23:42Z 18.4K followers, 10.9K engagements

"@TBrit90 Is it. Possibly. The Mobility-Heavy platform i guess. But i'm still under the strong impression that the Army still hasn't quite decided where one fleet ends and the other is supposed to begin even after all these years"
X Link 2024-04-10T17:08Z 18.6K followers, [---] engagements

"Sounds like No [--] (C-UAS) Wing including [--] [--] and [---] Sqns RAF Regiment will be unit involved in security for Paris Olympic games presumably with ORCUS and/or NINJA anti-drone detection and jamming. Since [----] they also have some STARSTREAK missiles under name "Rapid Sentry". British Forces will be providing support to the security operation for the @Paris2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The MOD confirmed that the @RoyalAirForce will offer equipment and personnel to help counter potential unauthorised drones. More here👇 https://t.co/w2Nfcpt2Zq British Forces will be providing support to"
X Link 2024-04-18T08:52Z 18.4K followers, 37.5K engagements

"Also Labour 1997-2010: [--] non-UOR armour procurement (TRACER BOXER FRES.); MLRS cut by 2/3; SHORAD drastic cut; [--] escort ships down to [--] with [--] progress on building a new frigate; [--] SSN to 7; [--] fighter sqns to 12(-); stopped nuclear defuelling of decomm subs in [----] etc Labour in Government: ✅2.5% of GDP on defence ✅Army at 100k troops ✅Morale at 60% The Tories in Government: ❌Defence spending cut ❌27k Army troops cut ❌Morale at 40% Labour is the real party of Defence. My article in @LabourList 👇 https://t.co/mcAuvtaK2B Labour in Government: ✅2.5% of GDP on defence ✅Army at 100k troops"
X Link 2024-05-09T06:05Z 18.4K followers, 12.7K engagements

"The most visible and slowest to cure of the gaps created with grants to Ukraine is self propelled artillery. Within months with the last AS90 battery gone the British Army will have just [--] ARCHERs. They equip [--] batteries of [--] Royal Artillery Regt"
X Link 2024-09-15T10:39Z 18.6K followers, 37.3K engagements

"Another area of concern is GMLRS ammunition. The British Army used to have the largest European stock with 2800+ rockets but [---] fired in Afghanistan and unknown amounts given to Ukraine so far not replaced. I'm expecting the UK to be in the Multi Year Procurement in Q4 this year"
X Link 2024-09-15T10:41Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"More images of @RN_MASTT deep water trials with RNMB APOLLO and MHC equipment from SD Northern River. MASTT's time is running out; experimentation will continue directly thanks to the MHC conversion unit and the Sqns (Yankee-Portsmouth; X-Ray- Op KIPION in the Gulf; Zulu-Faslane)"
X Link 2024-09-26T09:02Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements

"@pegge49 @TBrit90 @BearJFK The RAF Regiment gets a lot of flak and it's fun but seriously. Ground defence of airfields is important too. Some air defence capability is going back (2 Wing now C-UAS including LMM missiles) but "RAF Regiment" is not a magic manpower problem solution. The Army MUST adjust"
X Link 2024-11-06T15:18Z 18.4K followers, [---] engagements

"I wonder that the mood is like at RAF Benson right now. While [--] Sqn in Cyprus will probably go on as planned with H-145s the fate of [--] [--] and [---] Sqns and of the base as a whole must have become far murkier now. If NHM is also gone Benson probably closes entirely"
X Link 2024-11-20T16:18Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

"2010 - [----] has been a tragedy but last [--] years at least saw contracts signed to replace [--] for [--] in frigates and submarines cases everything. The previous [--] saw the fleet shrank from [--] escorts to [--] and [--] SSN to [--] without any replacement (Type [--] already included in 24). Was looking through a copy of Janes Fighting Ships 2009-10 this week. Comparing the fleet then and the theoretical or anticipated replacement plans to what actually happened is depressing. A grim thread. 1/18 Was looking through a copy of Janes Fighting Ships 2009-10 this week. Comparing the fleet then and the theoretical"
X Link 2024-11-22T15:16Z 18.3K followers, 14.7K engagements

"Same music for RAF. 1997-2010 went from [--] to [--] Squadrons (mini Harrier Sqns included). Army halved GBAD cut 50% of MLRS culled ALL new artillery programs bar WATCHKEEPER (job finished now on that one) and ordered exactly [--] new major AFVs. (except Panther Titan and Trojan)"
X Link 2024-11-22T15:20Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

"The era that has just concluded has seen orders signed for: [--] SSBN [--] SSNs [--] Type [--] [--] Type [--] [--] River B2 [--] TIDE [----] between AJAX and BOXER [---] CR3 rebuild re-growth of GMLRS from [--] to [--] Sky Sabre (24) [--] Protector [--] Poseidon [--] Wedgetail [--] C-17 [--] Chinook"
X Link 2024-11-22T15:28Z 18.1K followers, [----] engagements

"I freely admit i've yet to understand exactly how much of work for Common Missile Compartment/Trident tubes is done in UK for new US Columbia SSBNs but there's quite the connection. Honestly can't see things breaking down THAT badly. If they did there's no parachute big enough"
X Link 2024-12-04T13:12Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

"It is remarkable how Labour went from (absurd) claims about cutting inexistent big defence expenditure for "Indo-Pacific" (see Healey/Lammy past speeches) to "stressing indivisibility between Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific". NATO's voice at the SDR table shot down their nonsense"
X Link 2025-01-15T10:55Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"This "electromagnetic spectrum" thing was the stupidest in a long list of stupid claims about risks the UK supposedly faces over British Indian Ocean Territory. It never had one shred of credibility about it. Curious development in the Chagos saga today: No10 told us on Feb 6: "The electromagnetic spectrum at the Diego Garcia base would not be able to continue to operate without a deal". Now gvt quietly admits the worst that could happen is "arbitration". https://t.co/Y0BTIKOA75 Curious development in the Chagos saga today: No10 told us on Feb 6: "The electromagnetic spectrum at the Diego"
X Link 2025-02-13T21:22Z 16.5K followers, [----] engagements

"My understanding is that Labour despite rhetoric up to now has worked on the assumption that 2.5% would NOT be reached in this Parliament. I doubt we are in for a "shock" uplift. The wildest thing i'm expecting is "2.5% immediately". Which to be fair is not insignificant"
X Link 2025-02-16T16:52Z 16.4K followers, [----] engagements

"@Fred58037549 I can think also if scenarios in which I'm dead by dawn time but I'd rather not to"
X Link 2025-02-20T15:59Z 16.5K followers, [--] engagements

"Turns out L119A2 (Colt Canada C8) is not yet quite gone. At least some will carry on a bit longer. Colt Canada has been awarded for [--] more years of spares and accessories (with [--] 1-year options). We are expecting some kind of announcement about Sig Sauer MCX as its successor"
X Link 2025-02-20T21:47Z 16.5K followers, [----] engagements

"BUT this is UK we are talking about so who knows. It would be enough for the [--] "something" to be Fire Groups instead of Btys and story is completely different: [--] Fire Groups already exist / are in build just add [--] so Falklands are covered "separately" of other tasks"
X Link 2025-02-22T20:51Z 16.5K followers, [----] engagements

"By the way: again we don't know for sure how many launchers a Fire Group has. At the very minimum however it has [--] plus a radar. And in fact we do have a number of official photos showing at least [--] launchers in Poland separated by a protective revetment"
X Link 2025-02-22T20:54Z 17.3K followers, [----] engagements

"In another episode of MOD confusion intent to award L3 [--] years of Post Design Services for the Multi Mode Radio contract are announced but the notice confusingly mentions the radio types that MMR has replaced. MMR is PRC-163 and PRC-167 sets. https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006733-2025origin=SearchResults&p=1 https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006733-2025origin=SearchResults&p=1"
X Link 2025-02-23T12:21Z 16.5K followers, [----] engagements

"What we know: as of [--] September [----] "more than" [---] million had been invested in Sky Sabre. 10th Giraffe AMB radar for the UK (out of ) was delivered by Saab in [----]. In theory a Fire Group (as provided to Poland for example) has [--] launchers; which would mean [--] to a battery"
X Link 2025-02-23T14:42Z 18.3K followers, 13.2K engagements

"@Ian21051890 Number of batteries is known we know what are the sub-units of [--] Regiment. It's enough to follow their Instagram and you'll eventually see them all mentioned. Fire Group as exported to Poland has [--] launchers and C2 node is sized to control their [--] missiles at once if needed"
X Link 2025-02-23T20:24Z 16.5K followers, [--] engagements

"SDR public consultation called for proposals about how the UK could make itself more resilient. By not empowering Milliband so he can destroy all opportunities of producing gas oil and electricity in the UK instead of importing everything should have been the number [--] answer"
X Link 2025-02-24T11:07Z 16.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Australia and UK funding is included in a US DoD award with a potential value of [---] million USD to Corvid Technologies LLC for "short/medium range sub-orbital vehicles configurations test support and launch support. What is this for i wonder. AUKUS Hypersonic related"
X Link 2025-03-01T00:38Z 16.5K followers, [----] engagements

"It's the same within Europe itself by the way. When people ask me "how does Italy manage to buy so much stuff" i say: personnel and infrastructure. Italian army expense for personnel is a fraction of what British Army personnel & infrastructure costs. Even with 20k troops more"
X Link 2025-03-26T21:58Z 18.4K followers, [----] engagements

""All [---] Typhoons will have their engines maintained by Rolls Royce." Yeah well kinda-sorta. There are not [---] Typhoons anymore with the withdrawal of almost all of Tranche [--]. It's more like [---] T2/T3 + [--] residual T1 (only until 2027). https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-ministers-remarks-at-the-london-defence-conference-8-may-2025 https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/prime-ministers-remarks-at-the-london-defence-conference-8-may-2025"
X Link 2025-05-08T21:06Z 18.2K followers, [----] engagements

"@John_A_Ridge @Andrewwood17 If your reasoning is that Russia is willing to get TRIDENT-ed because "just" most of its major cities would be annihillated but not all you are implying a madness which could never be countered anyway. Russia will always have more nukes and more land non-nuked than UK. So what"
X Link 2025-06-01T15:19Z 18.5K followers, [---] engagements

"@johnlgough Yeah the F-35 purchase suddenly goes from [--] Sqns by [----] to [--] by [----]. Very likely"
X Link 2025-06-09T12:56Z 18.3K followers, [---] engagements

"I'm firmly convinced any realistic prospect for UK going back into air-launched tactical nukes is too expensive for what it actually achieves. I will also forever insist that a split buy only makes any kind of sense if the [--] resulting fleets have an acceptable "critical mass""
X Link 2025-06-10T12:11Z 18.3K followers, [---] engagements

"The current () plan is for a fleet of [--] jets in [--] frontline Squadrons. It's SMALL. JAGUAR fleet was terminated when it had [--] Sqns Harrier GR9 when it had [--]. Either "more F-35s" means really quite a lot more F-35s or splitting the fleet creates far more issues than it solves"
X Link 2025-06-10T12:15Z 18.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Realistically UK purchases are only going to carry on to [----] at the latest. By that point TEMPEST is supposed to be ready for production and even if it won't be (plenty possible) it will be eating up so much money at that point that a parallel other fast jet buy is unlikely"
X Link 2025-06-10T12:18Z 18.3K followers, [---] engagements

"So far plan has been to finish procuring the [--] jets as late as [----]. It means [---] jets per year on average. That would have to go up dramatically for any of this to make any sense. Also MARHAM has room for [--] Sqns (3+OCU). Infrastructure issues are another bully in the room"
X Link 2025-06-10T12:23Z 18.3K followers, [---] engagements

"With USAF expected to withdraw [--] F-15E Sqns from Lakenheath I would expect the baseline assumption for any "F-35A with nukes for the RAF" scenario is to ask the americans to take the F-15E's place at Lakenheath effectively. But even that is not without its costs and challenges"
X Link 2025-06-10T12:26Z 18.3K followers, [---] engagements

"Fiona Hill brings the US perspective on the air launched nukes. "We didn't recommend air launched nukes" because tactical nukes are already there in NATO via Nuclear Sharing. Change is always possible in posture but basically at present there's no real apparent demand"
X Link 2025-06-11T09:57Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

""There are other reasons to consider a F-35A purchase" that's why we left that open Lord Robertson adds. Indeed IF there was ANY reason to believe enough Sqns of B and A could be built up i would be more supportive myself but for things like JSM & AARGM ER not B61 at all"
X Link 2025-06-11T10:00Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

"Italy has the new target numbers (40 B was [--] and [--] A was 60). The UK has the infamous [---] and if i see right it's gone back to "F-35s" waiting for the UK to make up its damn mind. F-35 in stats - 1million flight hours [----] pilots and Lockheed set to deliver 170-190 a/c just this year #PAS25 #avgeek https://t.co/02p6KzLgZn F-35 in stats - 1million flight hours [----] pilots and Lockheed set to deliver 170-190 a/c just this year #PAS25 #avgeek https://t.co/02p6KzLgZn"
X Link 2025-06-16T13:05Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

"Slightly less insane but still pretty ludicrous would be to make the RAF F-35A more expensive and heavier by having the probe added to them. Space reservation DOES exist in the fuselage but it's the second poorest decision just above "doing nothing at all""
X Link 2025-06-24T22:32Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

"Other elephant in room is of course how this impacts current plan at work since [----] to procure [--] more F-35B to get to [--] by [----] sustaining [--] frontline sqns. If F-35A replaces that plan rather than add (i fear it's exactly the case) we are talking cuts plain and simple"
X Link 2025-06-24T22:38Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

"MoD's own release confirms "procurement of [--] F-35A rather than [--] F-35B as part of next procurement package". We still don't know if package is still at [--] or if it ends up being just this. We don't know if 3rd F-35B Sqn is still happening. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-to-purchase-f-35as-and-join-nato-nuclear-mission-as-government-steps-up-national-security-and-delivers-defence-dividend#::text=The%20UK%20will%20purchase%2012major%20boost%20for%20national%20security.&text=The%20UK%20will%20purchase%2012%20new%20F%2D35A%20fighter%20jetsmajor%20boost%20for%20national%20security"
X Link 2025-06-24T23:31Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

"Ominously Marham has "obvious" room and HAS sufficient with infrastructure work for [--] Sqns. [---] [---] [---] and the next in theory fill the base up. Anything more will have a greater need for infrastructure spend. It's all so desperately half-arsed"
X Link 2025-06-24T23:33Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

"@FXTraderPaul They have taken a decision to increase the number of F-35C Sqns reducing the number of F-35B overall. The exact split in their plan has changed a couple of times. Their buy remains F-35B centric [---] to 140"
X Link 2025-06-25T08:28Z 18.3K followers, [---] engagements

"No sign of any acceleration in F-35 buy. Under known plans next [--] will take out to [----]. Even assuming F-35 assembly line will still happily going by [----] that's when GCAP will be absolutely bleeding budget dry. You seriously imagine RAF standing up F-35A Sqns alongside GCAP"
X Link 2025-06-25T12:38Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

"I don't. Combo timeline-budget-GCAP coming means F-35 program has a procurement end date that is unlikely to shift to the right much. Unless of course GCAP dies or is very late come the 2030s but that's a different tale then. Any fantasy of more Sqns has to square reality"
X Link 2025-06-25T12:40Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

"Babcock announces completion of the Drop Stern procedure for the future HMS ACTIVE (Type [--] number 2). A key milestone in the build of her hull which is approaching structural completion. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/babcock-international-group_drop-stern-is-complete-on-hms-active-a-activity-7351528674837291009-hcyUutm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAy8yosBFjWs9RypNWO-k82XDTm0cH7BbnA"
X Link 2025-07-17T09:11Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"Royal Navy has now publicly announced the trials from HMS ASTUTE of launch & recovery of drones from torpedo tube an AUKUS Pillar [--] project. The Royal Navy calls it Project SCYLLA. Used IVER [--] type UUVs by L3 Harris; there's a HII REMUS solution too. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/july/22/20250722-royal-navy-launches-autonomous-vehicles-from-submarine-in-pioneering-trial https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/july/22/20250722-royal-navy-launches-autonomous-vehicles-from-submarine-in-pioneering-trial"
X Link 2025-07-22T19:49Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

"The IVER series of UUVs are already used by the Royal Navy for Survey and MCM work. The most recent batch of IVER4 580s was delivered early this year to the MCM force. The Royal Navy also is already a user of REMUS [---] too the other option for SSN ops"
X Link 2025-07-22T19:52Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

"Electrogenic Ltd is being awarded 22K pounds (VAT included) in further work on the LURCHER electrified Land Rover prototypes. DSTL apparently wants these converted to civilian as contract is about "Lurcher EV Land Rover Civilian Conversion""
X Link 2025-08-08T09:55Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"Babcock's reply to claims you can't build a Type [--] variant really really worked up for Anti Air Warfare is quite eloquent. As far as they are concerned you absolutely can"
X Link 2025-09-10T14:23Z 18.4K followers, 79.5K engagements

"Early days for Type [--] as well but clearly Type [--] "Strike" w VLS instead of Mission Bay provides a convenient base. Video description talks about ARTISAN Next Gen but in discussions made clear that new large radar (probably fixed faces) will have actually more to do with SAMPSON"
X Link 2025-09-11T13:18Z 18.6K followers, 33.4K engagements

"@chodpollard @rich_scott2 @QE1045 @FennellJW @WillMosel ARTISAN Next Generation would seem to be the more advanced one. At least in public it is because we are starting to regularly see graphics and even models sometimes of the new larger head. I didn't get a chance to really get more information on it and the July [--] contract award"
X Link 2025-09-12T07:32Z 18.4K followers, [--] engagements

"@chodpollard @rich_scott2 @QE1045 @FennellJW @WillMosel I believe I have a photo of a model showcased recently but only on my computer at home. I now know what it is as it was in the video overlay from DSEI of the uncrewed TRITON. I'll dig it up when I'm back"
X Link 2025-09-12T08:33Z 18.4K followers, [---] engagements

"British Army Programme Director for future GBAD has commented entry of UK into CAVS as "great step forward for UK Mounted SHORAD" de facto confirming Patria 6x6 going to be base vehicle. Announcement was (half) expected at DSEI but did not come AFAIK. Now for turret. @Moog_Inc"
X Link 2025-09-15T11:59Z 18.6K followers, 11.4K engagements

"BAE Systems Hgglunds announces the ceremonial roll out of the first trio of new build BvS10s for Sweden Germany and the UK. Understand the new vehicles will be known as CENTAUR once delivered to the Royal Marines for use. https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systems-delivers-bvs10s-to-sweden-germany-and-the-united-kingdom https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systems-delivers-bvs10s-to-sweden-germany-and-the-united-kingdom"
X Link 2025-09-17T19:33Z 18.2K followers, 12.3K engagements

"Borrowing these images from @jcartlidgemp of his time onboard AJAX IFV at DSEI to help illustrate it since I could not take my own. For avoidance of doubt screens are live. They had real time feed from the sights and STA cameras in the hull and turret. This thing drives"
X Link 2025-09-19T14:59Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

"@SpannerOperator I couldn't help but notice they have just published a requirement for [--] brake light modification kits for (i assume) as many CRARRV. That would seem like a lot to me with AS90 gone TITAN on the way out and a BOXER RRV supposedly on the way"
X Link 2025-09-20T12:12Z 18.3K followers, [---] engagements

"L3Harris is awarded close to [--] million USD in "new procurement options" to provide "provide services and support for flight test instrumentation systems". This award also benefits the UK under FMS sale. This specific flight instrumentation is for TRIDENT II missiles"
X Link 2025-09-23T22:20Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"610 million USD awarded mostly from FMS customers (533 million) and the rest from F-35 Partners (77 million) for economic order quantity of materials for future production lots [--] [--] and [--] (64 [--] and [--] jets). UK F-35s including the first F-35As ought to be in there"
X Link 2025-09-25T21:28Z 18.3K followers, [----] engagements

"The ultimate aim is getting to a technical demonstration at sea of an attritable (Tier [--] according to the agreed ACP Strategy definitions) drone opening "an exploitation pathway to the delivery of a wide range of mission sets in due course (ISR/Strike/Air-Air Refuelling)""
X Link 2025-10-03T21:14Z 18.1K followers, [----] engagements

"This makes VANQUISH the most ambitious (known) UK ACP project so far as both STORMSHROUD and the recent new RFI for a second ACP platform are Tier [--] platforms (Disposable). Tier [--] is Attritable (loss is acceptable) Most complex and expensive platform in UK definition is Tier 3"
X Link 2025-10-03T21:18Z 18.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Second picture (AFAIK; third including Thales's very own cropped photo) I've ever seen of the RAF Regiment RAPID SENTRY seen here deployed let's just say 'somewhere in the Middle East' within the wider context of Op SHADER"
X Link 2025-10-10T09:51Z 18.1K followers, 11.7K engagements

"BAE Systems found a forgotten WW2 bunker under a mound of dirt while working on a new car park at its Samlesbury site. It will now be cleared and preserved. That's a cool thing to find when digging outside"
X Link 2025-10-10T11:34Z 18K followers, 45.5K engagements

"The handover ceremony of the first [--] UK M270 upgraded to A2 standard was this week at the Red River Army Depot in Texas. A2s start arriving back in the UK in the new year. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/donald-johnstone-0a138172_landdeepfires-britisharmy-m270a2-activity-7382489063209222144-3HZ2utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAy8yosBFjWs9RypNWO-k82XDTm0cH7BbnA https://www.linkedin.com/posts/donald-johnstone-0a138172_landdeepfires-britisharmy-m270a2-activity-7382489063209222144-3HZ2utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAy8yosBFjWs9RypNWO-k82XDTm0cH7BbnA"
X Link 2025-10-10T20:37Z 18K followers, 31.1K engagements

"11 Brigade is the new "special" in British Army house. A drone-heavy demi-brigade (its infantry battalions are tiny it lacks CS & CSS of a full brigade) it is becoming central in experimentation and in the so called "near-surface" air warfare with drones https://www.army.mod.uk/news/scottish-based-soldiers-at-the-cutting-edge-of-army-modernisation/utm_source=BritishArmy_LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_subject=ExForestGuardian&utm_campaign=Purpose"
X Link 2025-10-10T21:09Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"This ex "focused on use of advanced systems including Cobalt ARX Viking DSA Menace-T and Ghost X". I'm assuming it's Arondite COBALT (a system including AI to connect sensors unify data and handle human-machine ops); "ARX" presumably is the GEREON UGV by ARX Robotics"
X Link 2025-10-10T21:14Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"VIKING is the Iveco Defense Vehicles/Horiba Mira UGV some of which the British Army has had since about [----] but seemed to have lost decisively to Rheinmetall's MissionMaster which was prominent in most events in the last few years. A few images of VIKING at the ex were released"
X Link 2025-10-10T21:16Z 18.6K followers, [----] engagements

"Titan & Trojan (T2) are c10 years younger than Challenger [--]. No they aren't identical. Their engine is 8A config CR2 is 6A. Cooling arrangement is the Oman Challenger [--] one. You only need to look at their rear to notice. They have the TN54ETS rather than TN54E transmission"
X Link 2025-10-14T19:58Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"I want to further make clear what BOXER TYRO means in practical terms. - Positives: a new vehicle; common logistics with other BOXERs - Negatives: take the plunge with me in contemplating a little bit what assault bridging in [--] meters sections actually means in practice"
X Link 2025-10-15T09:41Z 18K followers, 10.1K engagements

"When a single bridge does not suffice to cross a gap (and at [--] meters in Europe that can be safely estimated to be at least 50% of the time) trestles are used allowing launch of [--] bridges. BOXER TYRO will be accompanied by trucks carrying spare bridge and trestle"
X Link 2025-10-15T09:43Z 18.2K followers, [----] engagements

"The new accompanying truck which will replace Alvis UNIPOWER tank bridge transporters (last photo) associated currently to TITAN/BR90 will be MAN SV 8x8 EPLS bringing commonality across the truck fleet. They will use a flatrack carrying spare bridge and components for trestle"
X Link 2025-10-15T09:45Z 18.2K followers, [----] engagements

"IRIS-T SLM on F-125 frigate finally giving that huge OPV a SAM. Why this approach hasn't yet been tested to bring CAMM to ships such as BAYs is a mistery. Call it "strike-something" if you must. But guess that would involve actually upping SKY SABRE launcher procurement"
X Link 2025-10-15T21:21Z 18K followers, 36.1K engagements

"By the way the cold-launch nature of CAMM would mean the installation would be far simpler than this one for IRIS-T without a real need for that platform with exhaust venting either. But despite all the yapping about innovation etc so very little actually happens"
X Link 2025-10-15T21:25Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"Having lost most of its missions & platforms (fixed wing to RAF in 2019; RAF soon scrapped the lot; Gazelle) 5th Regt AAC waits to see if New Medium Helicopter happens and replaces DAUPHIN in its lone remaining sqn [---]. But at least it got SHARKCAGEs to improve weapons storage"
X Link 2025-10-17T11:31Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"OCCAR announces contract signing for [---] BOXER IFVs for Germany which will be known as Schakal (Jackal). Order joint with Netherlands which will take [--] (total 222). Germany also getting additional driver trainers and ambulances (48 vehicles in total). https://www.linkedin.com/posts/occar_germany-netherlands-boxer-activity-7384939035686952960-B5e8utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAAy8yosBFjWs9RypNWO-k82XDTm0cH7BbnA"
X Link 2025-10-17T13:49Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"Some of stuff we see is of interest. Some of what we do not see might be even more interesting if it was present but not shown. Namely the Royal Marines's uncrewed surface and sub-surface vehicle which is meant to be able to dive to sneak in. Some observations follow . The Royal Navy tested autonomous and uncrewed technology from remotely-piloted boats to robot dogs during Exercise #TridentSprint1 to show how the latest innovations can boost Digital and Information Warfare ➡https://t.co/7sj2VvMlCH https://t.co/Mhvpixa0zJ The Royal Navy tested autonomous and uncrewed technology from"
X Link 2025-10-17T14:11Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"MANTAS T12 USV procured a few years back is present and carrying a pretty large First Person View drone; PUMA All Environment UAV contingues to be important even with TIQUILA coming in. PUMA Long Endurance GOLDENEAGLE is not seen here but might have been in there somewhere"
X Link 2025-10-17T14:17Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"L3-made Commando Night Vision Google. It seems images from it are on thescreen. CNVG has its own screen helping with image evidencing and HUD for navigation and some other things. To be fair that kind of image might also come from a VooDoo S sight on the L403 rifle though"
X Link 2025-10-17T14:21Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"The Kraken K3 Scout is one of several USVs being tested and evaluated in various ways. Kraken also got some DASA money last year for the K4 which is able to dive as well as go fast on the surface and is targeting the already mentioned USSV requirement of the Royal Marines"
X Link 2025-10-17T14:23Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"@SteveVanquish The ones in the lots that preceded the Heavy Weapon Carriers and now Schakal were of the A1 then A2 standards with lower gross weight and engine power. The british A3 became the new production standard"
X Link 2025-10-17T19:47Z 18K followers, [--] engagements

"Written answer says "early steps that have already been made" in British Army modernisation include "reestablishment of Armoured Infantry capability" and "establishment of a new Reconnaissance Strike Brigade for [--] (UK) Div". In truth at best we can say processes have started"
X Link 2025-10-17T20:11Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"@SteveVanquish The way i understand it it's all A3s"
X Link 2025-10-17T21:11Z 18K followers, [--] engagements

"Combined value of latest Germany-Netherlands BOXER order for [---] [---] of which IFV is [---] billion Euro. Extrapolating unit cost impossible as some support and some work on ambulances Germany already has is included but pricetag tells you why BOXER for everything is unworkable"
X Link 2025-10-18T10:23Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"@mxvnsn @VorgBeob I did acknowledge some of it is support but these are all meager comforts. The pricetag is the pricetag. It's not like another customer can do without support nor is the VAT consideration somehow making anything more affordable"
X Link 2025-10-18T12:03Z 18K followers, [---] engagements

"Further to the sale of ex-RAF C-130Js to Turkey Marshall Aerospace announces it has received a multi-year support contract from Turkey for the [--] aircraft including completing the centre wing box replacement program on each airframe. https://marshallgroup.com/en/news-stories/marshall-aerospace-c-130j-support-contract-turkish-ministry-of-national-defence https://marshallgroup.com/en/news-stories/marshall-aerospace-c-130j-support-contract-turkish-ministry-of-national-defence"
X Link 2025-10-20T09:10Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"KAI and MBDA sign a MoU to work to bring SPEAR to South Korean KF-21 Boramae fighter. KF-21 is already to be armed with METEOR with a "sustantial sale" for it concluded in [----]. New SPEAR test launches (from Typhoon used x trials) were planned for this year although no news yet"
X Link 2025-10-20T12:39Z 18K followers, 33.2K engagements

"It would appear there's a bit of an Aston Martin theme to project names relating to drones for the Royal Navy. After VANQUISH Written Answer reveals that VANTAGE is the project name for the launch demo of One Way Effector (OWEs) strike drones from ships"
X Link 2025-10-20T20:01Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"Was checking list of NATO Support & Procurement Agency projects UK is signed up to and [--] particularly catch the eye: - Thales GROUNDMASTER radar. In [----] UK indicated GM200 as the solution for SERPENS Deep Find but no orders have yet been placed. The program was joined though"
X Link 2025-10-21T08:56Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"TPY-4 radar by Lockheed Martin. Had not heard anything about UK signing up. Norway and Sweden have picked it so far outside of US; a 3rd customer was reported but not named. Possibly connected to RAF project NJORD for new radars/solutions to see through wind farms in North Sea"
X Link 2025-10-21T09:00Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"@timtomharri5 Wind turbines cause a lot of radar clutter it has been a concern for quite a while and there's a project specifically to ensure threats cannot slip undetected through there. NJORD aims to "mitigating the effects of windfarms to maintain the Recognised Air Picture (RAP)""
X Link 2025-10-21T12:10Z 18K followers, [--] engagements

"Meanwhile on FCASW we don't yet know if both missile types will be procured; we don't know if funding is being set aside to integrate it across all platforms (Type [--] F-35.). And most regrettably it seems nobody cared to imagine a submarine launch solution for FCASW. Hello"
X Link 2025-10-21T19:32Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"The MoD has published an advance notice of the intent to award a new 8-year supply deal for LW30 ammunition (30x113 mm) to Northrop Grumman. This is for the AH-64 APACHE gun but I'd like to believe movement on the C-UAS/mSHORAD front is finally coming as well. It's over overdue"
X Link 2025-10-23T09:21Z 18.2K followers, 10.1K engagements

"One "known" answer is all the expenditure the UK groups under "equipment support". Compared to most other countries Support gets an unholy amount of money which increasingly does not translate into any observable availability advantage compared to other countries"
X Link 2025-10-23T22:16Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"This is why i'm always invariably sceptical of the too easy habit of blaming "procurement". The way i see it very empiric as it is it's not Procurement that is broken. It's what goes under the mega-voice "Support" that is truly not working out right IMO"
X Link 2025-10-23T22:17Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"Another UK-Germany high level visit/meeting another no show for BOXER RCH155 order. British Army has been down to [--] 155mm howitzers for the best part of [--] year now (the very last AS90 Battery in Estonia lasted until towards end 2024) and the replacement is not even on order"
X Link 2025-10-24T09:01Z 18.1K followers, 24.6K engagements

"@AleksnderZajac There is absolutely zero evidence of any rethink on BOXER RCH155 being the solution. There's just complete procurement paralysis"
X Link 2025-10-24T11:10Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"Some interesting images of SEA CAT UUVs in their container and of RNMB HALCYON (ARCIMS-type USV) fitted to launch and recover them. Also a couple of photos with what i believe could be the disposal charge used on Saab MuMNS ROV although i'm not sure. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/october/22/20251022-mtxg-operational-conversion-unit-anniversary https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/october/22/20251022-mtxg-operational-conversion-unit-anniversary"
X Link 2025-10-26T13:34Z 18.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Good news for Warton but some things not yet clear. Specifically allow me to be sceptical on "20 used" part. RAF does not have [--] jets it can give away. It could have given Tranche 1s but 1) don't think Turkey wants those 2) might be too far gone already (harvested for parts) NEW: UK PM Starmer will visit Turkey on Monday and expected to sign Eurofighter jet deal UK brought two jets to Ankara showcase the product UK expected to sell [--] used jets operated by the Royal Air Force [--] units later to be delivered https://t.co/K4ExEvDOUE NEW: UK PM Starmer will visit Turkey on Monday and expected to"
X Link 2025-10-26T13:45Z 18.1K followers, 22.8K engagements

"5.4 billion for initial order plus weapons package (METEOR and. BRIMSTONE maybe) is more believable. As I said [--] billion ought to include the option for [--] more aircraft. What AESA radar will they go for The british Mk2 I assume but we'll see https://x.com/RAeSTimR/status/1982847027487686808 Its official - Turkish Air Force becomes 10th customer for Eurofighter Typhoon - 5.4bn deal with UK Govt for [--] aircraft. Final assembly at Warton UK - with production now extending to 2030s. Deal includes MBDA weapons package #avgeek https://t.co/LwGlNLgUG9"
X Link 2025-10-27T16:37Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"Turkey says they will be getting [--] second-hand Typhoons from Oman and [--] from Qatar. For Oman that means giving up their entire fleet with its earlier "Mk 0" AESA radar. The question that follows is whether Qatar and Oman intend to buy replacements or not"
X Link 2025-10-27T17:00Z 18K followers, [----] engagements

"Road to today's export of TYPHOON to Turkey which will keep the Warton assembly line for years avoiding a gap opening before GCAP ramp up has been long and pretty tormented. Previous government had to win Germany over due to rocky times in relations between Berlin and Ankara. Meeting Turkish counterparts there was always huge interest in Typhoon - but for a time we faced German opposition to such exports. I did a lot of work in Government to address this and today's deal is also testament to the strength of relations. https://t.co/23FCnR82ES Meeting Turkish counterparts there was always huge"
X Link 2025-10-27T17:17Z 18.1K followers, 14.4K engagements

"Light Protected Mobility segment of Land Mobility Programme is likely to "be achieved by modernising existing platforms to deliver greater utility & ability to operate as host platform for new mission systems" (Luke Pollard in written answer) FOXHOUND Mk2 and to a degree HMT"
X Link 2025-10-27T19:26Z 18.1K followers, 10.1K engagements

"This is not exactly a surprise but it's 1st time we have a Minister putting it on record. As we know modest purchases of new build HMTs (Jackal 3) are underway with Mk3e likely to carry project STOKES 120mm mortars (although PARAs in particular want a smaller vehicle base)"
X Link 2025-10-27T19:30Z 18.1K followers, [----] engagements

"As for FOXHOUND apart from recently gaining a Command variant is due to use MK2 demonstrators to prove ability to take different mission fits. And it has also been indicated by the MOD and proven by GD as the carrier vehicle for the SERPENS Close Find weapon locating radar"
X Link 2025-10-27T19:32Z 18.1K followers, [----] engagements

"General Dynamics and MoD have been working on this for a while. Discussions were well underway already when i visited Merthyr in May [----]. The idea is upgrading the circa [---] already in service and launch a new production run running over the thousand. Perhaps thousandS"
X Link 2025-10-27T19:34Z 18.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Although formal contract awards are overdue and keeping us waiting entry into CAVS at DSEI was driven primarily by intent to use Patria 6x6 for new SHORAD Fire Unit to replace STORMER. That probably settles LMP Heavy altogether even though British Army always unpredictable"
X Link 2025-10-27T19:43Z 18.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Overall Luke Pollard says the Land Mobility Programme is looking at "13000 vehicles" through "3 sub-programmes: Heavy Protected Mobility Light Protected Mobility and Light Mobility Vehicle". LMV becoming more and more urgent due to miserable state of Land Rover / Pinzgauer"
X Link 2025-10-27T19:46Z 18.1K followers, [----] engagements

"@tinman197474747 No. It's [--] new build from the UK and they are trying to buy [--] from Qatar and [--] from Oman. Nobody wants the Tranche 1s"
X Link 2025-10-27T22:00Z 18K followers, [--] engagements

"Leonardo made a post yesterday celebrating the Turkey contract and noting the jobs sustained in Edinburgh and elsewhere but stopped short of saying anything about what radar Turkey is going with. Mk [--] or not Not seen any press release from MBDA yet surprisingly. Italian (Leonardo) workshare for the Eurofighter Typhoon program. Aerostructure and mobile surfaces: Left wing flaps hardpoints aft fuselage (in collab with BAE) engine cover (in collab with BAE). Electronic: Radar DASS PIRATE coms and IFF. Also (not included there) GSE https://t.co/UFcE565vug Italian (Leonardo) workshare for the"
X Link 2025-10-28T10:27Z 18.1K followers, 36.8K engagements

"MPU5 is at heart of EVE and has been enabling dismounted situational awareness for Marines for a few years now. Already back in [----] during exercise-demos in Cyprus level of interconnection and information sharing with reach back all the way back to the UK was impressive. The UK Royal Marines have now fully fielded over [----] Persistent Systems MPU5 radios marking a major milestone in their transformation into a more agile networked and technology-enabled expeditionary force. Powered by Wave Relay MANET technology this deployment connects https://t.co/8kB9FcjBxX The UK Royal Marines have now"
X Link 2025-10-28T14:44Z 18.1K followers, [----] engagements

"@VR_NSR500 I can agree but that remains theory only. We do not know what they are actually planning to do"
X Link 2025-10-29T14:53Z 18.6K followers, [---] engagements

"OCCAR confirms signature of first key contract for joint Germany-UK Wide Wet Gap Crossing project (pj TRITON). The new build improved M3EVO will succeed the existing joint fleet of M3 rigs operated by the [---] Pioneer Battalion (which includes [--] Royal Engineers Sqn)"
X Link 2025-10-30T14:24Z 18.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Earlier plans were for a sovereign capability of [---] meters growing to [---] m joint with Germany. UK and Germany used to be only NATO suppliers of this quick gap crossing but Sweden recently acquired M3s and Denmark penned a contract in Sept plus Latvia got [--] with US support"
X Link 2025-10-30T14:32Z 18.5K followers, [----] engagements

"I HATE the unfathomable unreliable way the MoD compiles the yearly "equipment and formations" tables. Challenger [--] has now magically gone all the way back up to [---]. Yeah right. (the report is supposedly "accurate" to [--] April 2025)"
X Link 2025-10-31T09:55Z 18.1K followers, 13.8K engagements

"Public Accounts Committee report on F-35 adds little to what NAO had already reported earlier this year. It does contain an interesting snippet though where it says current estimates for a [---] jets purchase (if it ever happens) are made assuming "last 63" would be F-35A"
X Link 2025-10-31T12:14Z 18K followers, [---] engagements

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