Thursday, April 19, 2012
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Why no B-1R experiment???
Boeing proposed it.
Supposedly the USAF wasn't interested.
Which leads to the question. Why not? Every scenario for combat in the Pacific shows an outnumbered allied air force being overwhelmed. A couple dozen missile trucks would seem ideal.
Instead of a new bomber perhaps we should find new ways of using the tools that we already have. At the very least conduct an experiment at Red Flag with one or two of them.
Sharkey and friends are upset about the F-35 u-turn.
120418 - Cameron 'to Change His Mind' on the One Thing He Got Right in Defence
So Sharkey and friends see RAF fingerprints all over the switch back to the B model.
Interesting.
They make a couple of points in this paper that I disagree with but they also make a couple of points I can't dispute. I don't have good enough visibility on the UK defense complex to give a proper opinion.
One claim made that I find interesting is that they claim even Super Hornets or Rafales operating off her majesty's carriers would put the Typhoon to shame.
Like I said interesting.
The Typhoon has largely escaped a serious inspection of its capabilities.
Either way. The UK has some serious egg on its face. My recommendation. Sort it out and stop acting like a "CHAV".
So Sharkey and friends see RAF fingerprints all over the switch back to the B model.
Interesting.
They make a couple of points in this paper that I disagree with but they also make a couple of points I can't dispute. I don't have good enough visibility on the UK defense complex to give a proper opinion.
One claim made that I find interesting is that they claim even Super Hornets or Rafales operating off her majesty's carriers would put the Typhoon to shame.
Like I said interesting.
The Typhoon has largely escaped a serious inspection of its capabilities.
Either way. The UK has some serious egg on its face. My recommendation. Sort it out and stop acting like a "CHAV".
Exercise Malabar 2012.
Kickin' Up Dust
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