April Fools Day 2024

Here a few links for our members, who understand German...err, I mean German humour. ;)
www.hartpunkt.de

Marine erhält Flugdeckfregatten

Die Deutsche Marine soll Mitte des Jahrhunderts seegestützte Multi-Domain-Kampfverbände aufbauen. Dafür erhält sie unter anderem zwei sogenannten Flugdeckfregatten, die in der Lage sind, die schiffgestützte Variante des im Rahmen von FCAS zulaufenden Next Generation Fighters aufzunehmen.
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https://twitter.com/x/status/1774741745604952439
View: https://twitter.com/Team_Luftwaffe/status/1774741745604952439?t=5V2vDkW7HhxGHDXxlPvF0Q&s=19

View: https://youtu.be/G3VqFwofpm8?si=KWhe7ns8zDkCO1dx
 
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Until this morning, I was a pilot in the USAF on "F-202 Super Delta", I had decided to train in vertical landing, and I don't know why, after a trial, they sent me to fly helicopters.
I'm jealous of Harrier pilots who are allowed to do not only vertical landings, but also take-offs, and who aren't getting kicked out.
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F.L. said:
Until this morning, I was a pilot in the USAF on "F-202 Super Delta", I had decided to train in vertical landing, and I don't know why, after a trial, they sent me to fly helicopters.
I'm jealous of Harrier pilots who are allowed to do not only vertical landings, but also take-offs, and who aren't getting kicked out.
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FYI, that's a T-shirt printing company in Sardinia:


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That photo was taken in 2006. The years have not been kind to that bit of advertising art, nor, it seems, the rest of the building. This is what it looked like in 2021:


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More April Fool's hohoho.

ukdefencejournal.org.uk

UK Government to parade Trident missiles through Edinburgh

"We are confident that this magnificent display of military might will not only dazzle the natives."
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UK to order third carrier due to Russian threat

A leaked consultation document suggests that the Royal Navy will now order a third Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier in response to a resurgent Russia, the vessel will be named HMS Princess Diana
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London to temporarily join EU to smooth over security pact

The agreement, effective from the start of the upcoming month, will see London rejoin the EU for a period of six months.
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Royal Navy landing ship to support Scottish ferry crisis

The Ministry of Defence has announced that the Royal Navy's HMS Bulwark will be temporarily repurposed for ferry duties.
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Red Arrows begin ‘Blue’ repaint thanks to funding

After successfully attracting funding from Pepsi, the famous Red Arrows will be painted Blue.
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Obviously not enough real UK defence news happens these days coz we can't afford it so they went overboard on April Fool's stories to make up some content.
 
fightingirish said:
Here a few links for our members, who understand German...err, I mean German humour. ;)
www.hartpunkt.de

Marine erhält Flugdeckfregatten

Die Deutsche Marine soll Mitte des Jahrhunderts seegestützte Multi-Domain-Kampfverbände aufbauen. Dafür erhält sie unter anderem zwei sogenannten Flugdeckfregatten, die in der Lage sind, die schiffgestützte Variante des im Rahmen von FCAS zulaufenden Next Generation Fighters aufzunehmen.
www.hartpunkt.de www.hartpunkt.de
https://twitter.com/x/status/1774741745604952439
View: https://twitter.com/Team_Luftwaffe/status/1774741745604952439?t=5V2vDkW7HhxGHDXxlPvF0Q&s=19

View: https://youtu.be/G3VqFwofpm8?si=KWhe7ns8zDkCO1dx
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Fregatte is less martially sounding then Kreuzer (cruiser) :p
 
www.navalnews.com

U.S. Navy Submarine First In World Fitted With Silent Caterpillar Drive - Naval News

Submarines use stealth to dominate the seas, presenting an illusive yet deadly threat. Now U.S. Navy submarines will take stealth to a new level. American submarines will now be fitted with magnetohydrodynamic drive.
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“It reminds me of the heady days of Apollo and the moon landings when the world trembled at the sounds of our rockets well they’ll tremble again at the sounds of our silence….”
 
“We will pass through the Chinese patrols, past their sonar nets, and lay off their largest city, and listen to our rock'n'roll while we conduct missile drills. Then, and when we are finished, the only sound they will hear is our laughter, while we sail to Guam, where the sun is warm, and so is the comradeship. A great day, comrades. We sail into history.”
 
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Voyager fleet earmarked for carrier resupply

The entire Voyager fleet will be re-engined and adapted for carrier onboard delivery work.
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An older one from CERN:

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CERN researchers confirm existence of the Force

Update 2 April 2015: Enjoy our April fool? But seriously folks, this week CERN is busy with restarting the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) Researchers at the Large Hadron Collider just recently started testing the accelerator for running at the higher energy of 13 TeV, and already they have found...
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