Aim for purely Pentagon staffing cut in half, that will cut down a significant amount of the budget.

He’s talking about the UK MOD.

looks like Italy is having second thoughts too, seems like the F-35B might be losing supporters

F-35 Under Fire In Italy

like I said, I doubt the F-35 will even survive the next few years

I’ve read previously that the Italian airforce has a similar viewpoint as the RAF with regard to the FAA and similar political clout, therefore not much a surprise in austire times that the Italian navy get’s shafted for fast air.

SEA GRIPEN:diablo::diablo::diablo::diablo::diablo::diablo::diablo::diablo:

I thought we were trying to get away from bespoke programmes and get more into COTS 😮

I notice this forum is full of robust debate, alive and well and…… full of Defensetalk members!, the last post in Defensetalk regarding the JSF was 6 days ago.. Hmmmmm…..< insert tumbleweed image>

Perhaps that might tell you something – I guessing not

The banning quoted suggests that people find somewhere else to do it and then you follow them!!

Hardly, I’ve never contributed to the JSF debate on either that forum or this one.

http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/air-force-aviation/f-35-multirole-joint-strike-fighter-2013-115/

The reason for the ban, the post that earned it and the reason cited for the ban is on the next page:

Okay, that’s the line and you crossed it. The amount of times it has been explained to you why people feel differently to you about the project is countless, and yet you see fit to discount it all as group think and wheel out the classics like “if you don’t think the F-35 project has been perfect you must be a troll” – so what’s the story then? It’s perfectly reasonable for you to have a differing point of view to everyone else, but if they have a differing point of view it must be because of group think or because of some bull**** agenda you ascribe to strangers on the internet? Can’t you see how bloody hypocritical that is?

You’re done, mate. I was giving you the benefit of the doubt for a long time but if you’re going to flat out take the **** like you are above, then you can find somewhere else to do it.

Seems like a fairly reasonable ban to me.

When the option to design Ocean came up the RN should have decided to combine the role with the Fearless and Intrepid replacement and gone for 2 LHDs instead of 2 x LPDs and 1 LPH, obviously this is a very alterate reality as it means the RN are selecting 2 ships instead 3 and acknowledging that cuts would happen before anyone had identified this as such.

T45 mostly leave as is with the following exceptions:
1) Change Sylver A50 cells for A70 at build (as Jonesy has stated we could do with more LACM and I think this is the eaisest way to get it).
2) Fit a different gun probably the Otrobreda 127/64.

Indeed I agree with Musashi, the health excuse was fairly weak as it was: Carbon Dioxide risk to the embryo. If a female crew member gets pregnant shes off the boat anyway surface fleet or sub force. Its a volunteer service anyway so the woman accepts the risk signing up for it.

In general the same rules about men keeping their torpedos tucked away apply in the surface fleet, its imperfect but if somebody wants to serve our nation I see no reason why they can’t volunteer as long as they can meet the same entrance requirements.

So in the same vein I have no problem with woman applying to join the Royal Marines or Parachute Regiment. As long as the physical requirements are not reduced they get the same chance as the men. (Woman have applied none as of yet have passed the physical selection process).

In theory an all female crew would be better in a Submarine, woman tend to be smaller and are psychologically more able to work together as a group in a confined space.

I’m sure mixed crews will be fine in the sub service, actually I am surprised the service held out this long.

Agree with all this.

Has this alleged downing been confiremed or denied by official US sources yet? If Pentagon has choosen not to comment on the incident what so ever, my bet is on the Iranis telling the truth for once.

If there is any truth to this then they will produce photographic evidence to support it.