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  • in reply to: Israeli Air force thread #2610655
    sealordlawrence
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    I very much doubt that the US has put itself in a position where it needs the permission of another country to sell US technology.

    in reply to: Israeli Air force thread #2610752
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    If Israel is not happy with the Sufas radar why does it not ask for the AESA version fitted to the UEAF Block 60s? That would keep the US happy and provide a better radar?
    How does the Elta 2032 compare with AESA in the Block 60?

    in reply to: British CVF thread #2091804
    sealordlawrence
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    Oh and by the way, the Army has already been used to counter UK terrorists, the obvious example being Northern Ireland and there was the deployment of troops and armour to Heathrow airport.

    in reply to: S300/S400 Radars? #2045013
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    Thanks SOC that is a great help. Does anybody know why Pyotr Veliky only carries 1 tomb stone?

    in reply to: British CVF thread #2092566
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    But why do armed forces have to be uniformed soldiers blowing things up and killing people? Armys were created for very specific roles, protecting nations from other Armys, but if there are nolonger armys to be protected against but the threat is now terrorists why not change the Army or part of it into a force to defend against it?
    An example, For hundreds of years your nation has an arny to defend against other armys, the armys of your neighbours. But then these armys no longer pose a threat, in fact they are allies, why keep your own army as a special force to defend against the armys of your neighbours when they are not your enemy? But then from knowhere come a band of disgruntled sheep from wales and launch a terror campaign, what do you do? Your army is amazing as is your navy and airforce but it is intended to defeat your neighbours it is not capable of dealing with a highly motivated band of disgruntled sheep, thus surely the best thing to do is adapt your army to deal with the threat the sheep pose, even if this means the army changes beyond all recognition.
    Steve, the militarys job is to defend the nation its interests and its people, it should do whatever is neccesay to do this even if it means fundamental change.
    Anyway I wasnt suggesting that the Army be used for dealing with terrorist in the UK, I just felt that your reply needed an answer, my suggestion was that the money ED wants to spend on a third CVF could be better spent dealing with terrorism (ie funding the security services, or removing the reasons people resort to terror)

    in reply to: British CVF thread #2092641
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    Carriers only allow you to attack countrys with accesible coastlines, if they are land locked you still need permission from neighbouring countrys.
    The 7/7 suspects did not attend terrorist training camps in the full sense of the title, in fact it is still not certain that they even travelled abroad, but if they did what they attended were actually religous schools in which individuals preach that Jihad is the way forward, the usage of Bombs against such sites would only be counter-productive widening the belief in parts of the muslim world that the war on terror is a war on Islam thus increasing tension. The best option (as in fact is happening) is targetted arrests followed by prosecution and imprisonment, thus seperating extremists from the larger part of the population.
    I am not arguing that Britain should not have aircraft carriers but that two are sufficient and that they are from the best method if dealing with terrorism.
    If it is the military operating in a police role that is required to defend the people of Britain then so be it, but there is no need to operate a large armed force when it does not have an enemy to fight. The US and the coalition have got it right in afghanistan, using military power to hunt for terrorist suspects and infrastructure and remove them, whilst at the same time attempting to introduce democracy and reduce poverty and violence so as to remove the motivation for people to resort to terrorism

    in reply to: British CVF thread #2092645
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    I am arguing that the military can fight terrorism, hence I suggested that armed forces need to be tailored to the threat.
    It is far better for nations to tackle the terrorist in their respective nations, currently the Pakistanis are cracking down on suspected miltaints, and you expect your 6 carriers to go and bomb them, that will help international relations.
    One of the most important factors in the defeat of Irish terrorism was in fact the processe of criminilisation, categorising terrorists as criminals thus removing their moral high ground which had been aquired by calling the themselves armys and saying they were fighting wars.

    in reply to: British CVF thread #2092915
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    How usefull is a CVF at stopping terrorists on the underground?
    Armed forces need to be tailored to the threat, the threat, as has been shown over the last few days is UK based terrorists, thus would it not be better to spend more money dealing with that threat than preparing to face an enemy which does not exist?
    Granted your ships would be more flexible, but they would not be suited to any special task in the same way LPDs and other assets are.

    in reply to: IAF -news and discussion june 2005 #2612839
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    All that article realy says is that at some point in the distant future Lockheed would like to sell the JSF to India, not that an offer is certain or imminant,
    I find it rather funny how the US is using India to counter china so it dosnt have to.

    in reply to: British CVF thread #2093012
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    you think you can get enough budget out of LPDS, a very specific desighn to purchase to more carriers, whilst massively reducing the RN’s amphibious capability? thats one of the most insane ideas Ive heard.
    To be honest I think britains defence budget, some of it at least, would be better spent on dealing with terrorists in britain rather than on having more than 2 carriers.

    in reply to: Carriers #2093102
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    Definately Kuznetzov, its got Granits aswell.

    in reply to: British CVF thread #2093341
    sealordlawrence
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    which six ships? the RN only has four real aviation ships at the moment of which only 2 are fully active at any one time. The RN certainly cant sacrifice any more ships in other areas.

    in reply to: IAF -news and discussion june 2005 #2613458
    sealordlawrence
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    I have to agree with star on this, The Mig 29M with Bars 29 and TVC (which looks unlikely at the moment) is not going to be a cheap exercise by any length, especially if india starts putting foreign avionics in it.

    in reply to: British CVF thread #2093826
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    The problem of six carriers is manpower, spmething the RN is very short of.
    We already do play with the big boys, are armed forces are a similar size to those of france, which has a similar size economy. We need to except the fact, that we are no longer one of the world super powers, just a powerful country.
    Why do we need more defence spending? who are we going to war with? we get on with all our neighbours, Most of our overseas territorys are for the time being safe, all we realy have to worry about is terrorism, and you dont need to be armed to the teeth to fight that.
    I have to say,I am confused by your belief that the british media is anti defence spending and that they have an agenda. I have not realy come acrosse this, in fact I usually see a fairly balanced view in the media.

    in reply to: IAF -news and discussion june 2005 #2614146
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    The TVC engines havnt flown yet, that picture is just a mock-up.

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