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"10/ A more pragmatic approach would have been to pursue a USMC/Italian model a more flexible cheaper but less capable solution. But the Admiralty Board saw its opportunity to try and recover lost glory and its standing with the USN and it took it and expanded it at every turn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1981406810545262956) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-23T17:06Z 16.3K followers, XXX engagements


"11/ Other similar sized Nations have found ways to bridge the aspiration/affordability gap; and ultimately that is a compromise on capability & availability. Only China and the US can genuinely boast a meaningful Carrier Strike Force"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1981406815771644419) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-23T17:06Z 16.3K followers, XXX engagements


"14/ So we have two quite large ships (the US has 11) but the capacity for only one large air wing (the US has 9) and deficiencies everywhere in supporting enablers escorts and self defence. Their utility to date has been limited to two major peacetime deployments East of Suez"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1981406825766388205) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-23T17:06Z 16.3K followers, XXX engagements


"15/ Both have focussed on international relations and trade but have been scripted to a schedule that has been planned well in advance and only every X years. Its a far cry from the US model of constant readiness and overwhelming independent firepower"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1981406828765323496) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-23T17:06Z 16.3K followers, XXX engagements


"6/ Spying should be rooted out but its normally down to one or a few bad apples. But funding bribery & coercion of political figures and parties takes us to a much worse and insidious place - one where the very fabric of our democracy and way of life are threatened"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1978086477809528915) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-14T13:12Z 16.3K followers, XXX engagements


"The Tomahawk debate is descending into farce - as Ukraine has figured out how to use everything else in double quick time. But this may have come about because Trump got himself in a bit of a tangle by even entertaining the idea in the first place. 🧵1/7"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1981634161925312884) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-24T08:09Z 16.3K followers, 3859 engagements


"I was a big fan of F-16s going to Ukraine and they will have served a useful purpose but their slow introduction and subsequent US unreliability means that this deal for Gripens is now the long term bet and a pretty good one too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1981004252395995338) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-22T14:26Z 16.3K followers, 117.6K engagements


"A good thread on one of the UKs most contentious procurement decisions of the last few decades. Controversial because of the late swings in capability choices and divisive because of the significant impact it had for capability & investment across defence. But so what🧵1/20"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1981406781487157606) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-23T17:06Z 16.3K followers, 5930 engagements


"2/ Putin is not happy either and has threatened escalation if they are introduced. The New York Times provides a good summary here: But the simple truth might just be that the US just doesnt have the numbers (yet) of ground launched systems to give away"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1981634164806893807) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-24T08:09Z 16.3K followers, XXX engagements


"4/ We are used to seeing Tomahawks launch from ships and submarines but Ukraine would need a ground launched version and the latest version of this hasnt been around that long. The Typhon only entered service with the US army in the last X years"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1981634175581999415) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-24T08:09Z 16.3K followers, XXX engagements


"5/ The ground launched system now in service with the US Army has been developed primarily for use in the island chains in the S China Sea. Its a self contained containerised system that mirrors some of the Patriot design concept (Photos: US Army)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1981634182867505453) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-24T08:09Z 16.3K followers, XXX engagements


"6/ The US Army carried out a recent test firing on Exercise Talisman Sabre 25: but it is not yet deployed in the numbers they would like and further work is being commissioned to make a smaller simpler version"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1981634189888803022) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-24T08:09Z 16.3K followers, XXX engagements


"@MerelyDarren ✅ With no CATOBAR the B is the only viable option today despite its limitations. The question now is what is the primary role for the Carriers how many more Bs should we buy to fulfil that and what role will drones play in supporting/replacing them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1981652315732848728) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-24T09:21Z 16.3K followers, XX engagements


"The 1st cracks appear. But we should not be surprised that Russia seeks to buy assets it has always operated in the shadows. But its always surprising at how gullible the targets are how cheaply they are bought and the lengths that many will go to ignore or excuse it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1977683667402277344) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-13T10:31Z 16.3K followers, 28.8K engagements


"5/ Russia has a proven record of seeking influence through political parties and leaders that are either sympathetic to their views or can be bought through funding coercion or.bribery. We have had too many warnings and done too little about any of them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1978086471744544979) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-14T13:12Z 16.3K followers, XXX engagements


"As Nathan Gills sentencing date approaches for bribery by Russian agents when serving as an elected MEP its worth noting that he wasnt the then BREXIT partys only link to Russia. So the question is how much further did it go 🧵1/17"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1978774522699337888) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-16T10:46Z 16.3K followers, 183.1K engagements


"@nw_nicholas As rude as this is it gets much worse for him because he refers to his previous prediction of War in Ukraine that isnt the slam dunk that he thinks it is:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1979475268654792974) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-18T09:10Z 16.3K followers, 7226 engagements


"1/2: Baron Richards has made the mistake here of purely viewing this through the lens of the close battlefield. If Russia was so sure of its eventual victory it wouldnt be worrying about the introduction of more lethal US weaponry"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1979909314065121631) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-19T13:55Z 16.3K followers, 7691 engagements


"A US study may have sampled a preponderance of US-made seats as opposed to the UK-made @MB_EjectEject Martin Baker seats. Having used one of the latter I can confirm that I had no fractures and remained the same height before and after - British engineering"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1980335892255633759) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-20T18:10Z 16.3K followers, 13.6K engagements


"In the minds of the White House and their advisors the World is black versus white red versus blue. But by imposing their simplistic and falsely polarised view of the World they conspire to carve up a country and consign millions to a fate many gave their lives to resist"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1980530413660709061) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-21T07:03Z 16.3K followers, 2675 engagements


"@villaleebs @mwgbanks1 Show me the agreement that said NATO would not expand. Then tell me why Russia hasnt reacted to Sweden and Finland joining"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1980618202641010994) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-21T12:52Z 16.3K followers, XXX engagements


"@villaleebs @mwgbanks1 Heres NATOs and Gorbachevs versions presumably you prefer the current Kremlin dictators version"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1980619581900427504) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-21T12:58Z 16.3K followers, XXX engagements


"11/ I was privileged to graduate one of the first Indian pilot training courses at RAF Valley and the Indian Air Force also uses a version of the Hawk back home. I served in India for a year and their pilots are of a very high standard - and there are lots of them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1978968265184465169) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-16T23:36Z 16.3K followers, 10.8K engagements


"Some little boys can cry Wolf far too often"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1981003193145540967) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-22T14:22Z 16.3K followers, 4585 engagements


"This is not new let me explain. The number of pilots on the front line is a relatively modest proportion of all pilots in the Service. Pilots fulfill other staff functions get promoted attend courses go on foreign exchanges or become instructors etc. 🧵1/5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1981121670174953877) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-22T22:13Z 16.3K followers, 4047 engagements


"Drones now dominate the battlefield in Ukraine - is that threat heading to our shores In their latest episode of The High Ground @BellusUK and I discuss how drones are changing warfare and how the UK could exploit the technology. Watch now"  
[X Link](https://x.com/gregbagwell/status/1981713918243312085) [@gregbagwell](/creator/x/gregbagwell) 2025-10-24T13:26Z 16.3K followers, 1499 engagements