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  • Fair enough ,otherwise the dreaded Army affliction of SWA will have spread to Naval units.

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    • Just looking at photos from yesterday, I notice that Aoife's secondary armament has already been removed, with in it's place being pintle mounts for something like a HMG. I guess we know where L.E. James Joyce will be getting it's rhinos from.
      Was anyone in Waterford who can confirm?
      For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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      • LE Aoife is now gone and weapons on her , depending on functionality can be passed on to other ships for many years. They are no less effective once they can maintain an provide a deterrent capability. In her due time, and as expedient to requirements LE Aisling will be struck off the Order of Battle. The balancing act now is to get fleet numbers back to at least 8 ships, because with a tardy decision making process, and a fear of cost, we could be looking at the three ship Navy of yesteryear. We can accept the advent of our three Beckett class ships, we then need to consider acquiring good secondhand vessels up to 5 or 7 years old, to quickly replace Aisling and the two Peacocks. There may be three River class available in the next two years. We also need two Patrol vessels that can act as ETV's when required. This would bring us back to nine ships and cover outstanding gaps in capability such as Emergency Towing. Crucially if replacements are not acquired Naval Establishments will come under pressure to be deleted and budgets will then be cut ,creating weaknesses in training and operational outputs. Remember most of those in power and controlling expenditure do not see the seriousness of defence and its place in guaranteeing the welfare of the State.

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        • Well this is an interesting turn of events. Do they know they can buy aoife too?
          For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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          • Originally posted by na grohmití View Post
            Well this is an interesting turn of events. Do they know they can buy aoife too?
            http://www.nairaland.com/2150672/nig...set-commission
            I wonder was that the buyers plan, or did he get screwed out of the ship.

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            • Just announced by Minister for Defence, Malta are to get former naval vessel L.E. Aoife.
              For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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              • Originally posted by na grohmití View Post
                Just announced by Minister for Defence, Malta are to get former naval vessel L.E. Aoife.
                Interesting...Aoife will be the largest vessel in the Maltese fleet.
                What are you cackling at, fatty? Too much pie, that's your problem.

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                • Originally posted by na grohmití View Post
                  Just announced by Minister for Defence, Malta are to get former naval vessel L.E. Aoife.
                  Link?

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                  • Ministers Twitter. (Ooh Matron).
                    For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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                    • Nice donation to Malta and a good home for the ship, its badly needed with the current crisis in the Mediterranean.

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                      • Originally posted by na grohmití View Post
                        Ministers Twitter. (Ooh Matron).
                        https://twitter.com/simoncoveney
                        Nice one, its good to see the two ships tootling on as Naval assets for a while longer.

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                        • Agreed, its good to see the two ships tootling on as Naval assets for a while longer. Pity about the taxpayer loosing out on 300K though. Hard to see how a virtually broke nation can be so generous especially when the Naval service reserve does not even have a decent boat to train in. The rest of Europe does not, with the exception of Italy give a f**K about the current crisis in the Mediterranean. Why should we

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                          • Originally posted by ibenji View Post
                            Agreed, its good to see the two ships tootling on as Naval assets for a while longer. Pity about the taxpayer loosing out on 300K though. Hard to see how a virtually broke nation can be so generous especially when the Naval service reserve does not even have a decent boat to train in. The rest of Europe does not, with the exception of Italy give a f**K about the current crisis in the Mediterranean. Why should we
                            Unless that 300K was coming back into the Defence Forces, it's pretty much irrelevant, any of the other departments would use it up in a morning (hell even the Defence Forces would).

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                            • Originally posted by ibenji View Post
                              Agreed, its good to see the two ships tootling on as Naval assets for a while longer. Pity about the taxpayer loosing out on 300K though. Hard to see how a virtually broke nation can be so generous especially when the Naval service reserve does not even have a decent boat to train in. The rest of Europe does not, with the exception of Italy give a f**K about the current crisis in the Mediterranean. Why should we
                              You could apply that logic to Chad, The Leb, Golan etc .

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                              • Well, €300k is piddling small change compared with what the Irish taxpayers pour into Africa for very little return...
                                'He died who loved to live,' they'll say,
                                'Unselfishly so we might have today!'
                                Like hell! He fought because he had to fight;
                                He died that's all. It was his unlucky night.
                                http://www.salamanderoasis.org/poems...nnis/luck.html

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