RAF Sentinel on Operational Ellamy
A great video on a soon to be withdrawn system. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_5Vr-D5uus No doubt this is part of a concerted effort to stop the SDSR mandated withdrawal of this brilliant system, either that…
RAF Squadron Manning
In an effort to provide more fact based information on which to discuss, a contributor has sent me this. A fictional and relatively small RAF fast jet Sqn is equipped…
Memories of TSR2 Past
Some time ago 13th Spitfire wrote an article for Think Defence on the TSR2 and it would seem to be a popular topic. Chris has penned another, below. When I…
Taking Sides in a Civil War
At what point in operations in Libya do we admit that we are taking sides in a civil war? It is difficult to get any accurate information out of Libya…
How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria and/or CVF?
Before starting this discussion we should all fully understand that project CVF is not a strategic priority for the current Government, if they could, they would have cancelled them in…
Tornado and Typhoon over Libya
A few interesting videos from the RAF. You have to hand it to the crabs, they certainly know how to exploit the still and moving image. What these show is…
HMS Protector
After what seems like an age, the replacement for HMS Endurance (Antarctic Patrol Ship) has been announced. The name HMS Protector has previously been used for a number of ships…
Libya and Aircraft Carriers
I stand accused of being an anti carrier zealot, looking at the RAF through rose tinted flying goggles and seeing dark blues under the bed, so I thought instead of…