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Oh dear.
Praise the Gods and hear the cheering of 500 years of cannon smithing.Barrel manufacturing for 155 and 105 is starting again....at Forgemasters in Sheffield, which the MoD owns....
this is the first step towards UK sovereign barrel production which has been developing for 20 years. "
Anti-drone laser fires from British Army vehicle for first time
Technology offers cheaper solution against growing use of low-cost, unmanned weaponswww.telegraph.co.uk
To be honest, I think it wouldn't be hard to imagine that the lessons in Ukraine, Yemen, etc. make most nations' training manuals outdated by at least that much timeUK Military Training Outdated by 10 Years: Senior Official
A senior Royal Air Force official has claimed that the country’s military training program is up to 10 years out of date.www.thedefensepost.com
To be fair its not actually true...Seaking ASaC's, Merlin Crowsnest...and Britten Norman have happened since then...Well that's jinxed it....
Nuclear-tipped Dark Eagle, here we come. Wasn't there also some consideration about using some Vanguards as SSGNs when the Dreadnoughts come on line, so maybe CPS too?
The UK has signalled it will work with Germany to build a weapon with a range of about 2,000 miles, diplomatic sources disclosed.
Gave personnel of enemy states information regarding, and access to, a highly classified and crucial defence asset. Since when was that ever not treason?You would first have to find the laws that were broken - if any. Then you would have to consider which politicians were the enthousiasts for outsourcing everything, from software for defence down to managing prisons. And think about why those politicians were voted in anyway.
I'm a big fan of the infrastructure side of things. But should we not be building it larger? P-8 sized at least?UK to build F-35-sized ‘silent hangar’ to test jamming, electronic war
The anechoic hangar is due to open in 2026 and will be one of the biggest in Europe, far bigger than existing facilities in Britain.www.defensenews.com
That would be ideal, but it's a good start nonetheless, and should be good enough for the UK's needs. I have a suspicion it might be slightly larger than F-35 sized, perhaps in support for GCAP. I am willing to be proven wrong however.I'm a big fan of the infrastructure side of things. But should we not be building it larger? P-8 sized at least?
If they haven't specced it for GCAP size (I'm sure they have) they need shooting...but its not a giant leap to P-8 size from there...and you get a facility that has real long term use (they also tend to pay for themselves when others have to hire it out as well...That would be ideal, but it's a good start nonetheless, and should be good enough for the UK's needs. I have a suspicion it might be slightly larger than F-35 sized, perhaps in support for GCAP. I am willing to be proven wrong however.
If the UKRN can afford to keep them all crewed. I understand that yall have been having trouble with that...Nuclear-tipped Dark Eagle, here we come. Wasn't there also some consideration about using some Vanguards as SSGNs when the Dreadnoughts come on line, so maybe CPS too?
I can only imagine that it is part of that program, they've been very quiet about the developments going on during the past 2 years.Wonder if this was from the funding that MoD was casting about for long range strike and drones....we only saw a pic of the QinetiQ 3D printed unit and the Banshee....