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  • Originally posted by EUFighter View Post
    The KC-390 is triple the size of the C-295 and flies nearly twice as fast so its fuel consumption is greater even if it has very efficient turbofans.

    While it might be possible to squeeze a F350 SRV into a C-27J, a MOWAG can be lifted by the KC-390 or 2 RS32M's if we want to drop them on someone without chutes! (Just for interest)
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjF8ju7YeLI
    Waste of time thinking of the KC-390 - it's 10 years from being a platform the AC could operate. It might be less ambitious and less politically meddled than the A400M but it's still a brand new, evolving platform who's quirks won't be ironed out till it's been in service with a large, technically and doctrinally capable Air Force for the best part of a decade. You should have learnt by now that the AC just doesn't have the scale and technical skills to be a launch customer for anything more complex than an egg box.

    3x C-130J's with two MPA packs, and buy into the NATO SALIS programme - there'll probably be an EU airlift programme within a few years as well.

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    • Originally posted by ropebag View Post
      3x C-130J's with two MPA packs, and buy into the NATO SALIS programme - there'll probably be an EU airlift programme within a few years as well.
      Something like this?

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      • Originally posted by Sparky42 View Post
        Not really, that's only for EU states that have airlift, not those who need it but don't have it.

        The SALIS, and another who's name escapes me, are joint buy programmes for states that can't afford, or don't need, to buy their own strategic airlift but who find it useful less regularly, or who want build in greater surge capacity than their own fleet allows.

        It's like a jointly owned pool car scheme, you pay to be a member, and that payment is based on how much you think you'll use it.

        C-130's are great for moving smaller, SF type vehicles and equipment, but are pretty rubbish for moving MOWAG's and helicopters - C-17's on the other hand are really good at it...

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        • Here's a mad idea.
          We share the Western approaches to Europe with a number of other EU states. Would it make sense for all of us to have the same aircraft? We could even exchange crew and pilots now and then to broaden everyones experience?

          At Present We operate the CN235, while looking at alternatives.
          The UK currently has no dedicated MPA, but is awaiting the arrival of the P8A in 2020.
          France currently operates the Aged Dassault Breguet Atlantique 2, and an occasional Dassalt Falcon 50.
          Spain Operate the CN235 of course, While Portugal have chosen the C295 for the role(Operating 7 of type alongside 4 C130H Hercules.

          Would is moke more sense to share resorces? Granted we wouldnt be involved in the Anti-sub patrols, but there is still enough non ASW Paritime patrols being carried out to justify some joined up thinking.
          For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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          • Originally posted by na grohmití View Post
            Here's a mad idea.
            We share the Western approaches to Europe with a number of other EU states. Would it make sense for all of us to have the same aircraft? We could even exchange crew and pilots now and then to broaden everyones experience?

            At Present We operate the CN235, while looking at alternatives.
            The UK currently has no dedicated MPA, but is awaiting the arrival of the P8A in 2020.
            France currently operates the Aged Dassault Breguet Atlantique 2, and an occasional Dassalt Falcon 50.
            Spain Operate the CN235 of course, While Portugal have chosen the C295 for the role(Operating 7 of type alongside 4 C130H Hercules.

            Would is moke more sense to share resorces? Granted we wouldnt be involved in the Anti-sub patrols, but there is still enough non ASW Paritime patrols being carried out to justify some joined up thinking.
            Good ideas but I don't see how we separate out the NATO and non NATO aspects. I think it could be a goer if the other European states had US Coast Guard type branches we could interact with. Basically military lite with a NATO mission. Alas, they don't.

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            • Originally posted by Auldsod View Post
              Good ideas but I don't see how we separate out the NATO and non NATO aspects. I think it could be a goer if the other European states had US Coast Guard type branches we could interact with. Basically military lite with a NATO mission. Alas, they don't.
              That's not the problem - NATO, and Ireland, are well used to designing programs and operations with NATO and non-NATO participants - the problem is going to be matching operational requirements and therefore equipment and training needs.

              Just because, for example, Portugal and Ireland operate 295's that are painted grey and are called MPA, doesn't mean there's much similarity between the platforms - which is where the joint buys, servicing and training efficiencies come in - would Ireland want (or politically be able to buy...) a MAD boom, or an ASW acoustic system, or an IFF interogator, or a weapons control system, or an ELINT system?

              At this stage the only things the aircraft would have in common are the engines and tyres - at which point, while there are still savings to be made, they fall a long way short of the 'joint buy' or piggy-back savings the RAF has achieved in the C-17, P-8A and RC-135 programs by buying exactly the same product that the US buys and rolling crew training and maintainance and upgrades into the US programs.

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              • Originally posted by ropebag View Post
                Waste of time thinking of the KC-390 - it's 10 years from being a platform the AC could operate. It might be less ambitious and less politically meddled than the A400M but it's still a brand new, evolving platform who's quirks won't be ironed out till it's been in service with a large, technically and doctrinally capable Air Force for the best part of a decade. You should have learnt by now that the AC just doesn't have the scale and technical skills to be a launch customer for anything more complex than an egg box.

                3x C-130J's with two MPA packs, and buy into the NATO SALIS programme - there'll probably be an EU airlift programme within a few years as well.
                C130s would be the best case

                If we need them we charter them, they are very very rarely required (not the AN124 but we have in the past)

                Originally posted by Sparky42 View Post
                disliked in error


                Originally posted by na grohmití View Post
                Here's a mad idea.
                We share the Western approaches to Europe with a number of other EU states. Would it make sense for all of us to have the same aircraft? We could even exchange crew and pilots now and then to broaden everyones experience?

                At Present We operate the CN235, while looking at alternatives.
                The UK currently has no dedicated MPA, but is awaiting the arrival of the P8A in 2020.
                France currently operates the Aged Dassault Breguet Atlantique 2, and an occasional Dassalt Falcon 50.
                Spain Operate the CN235 of course, While Portugal have chosen the C295 for the role(Operating 7 of type alongside 4 C130H Hercules.

                Would is moke more sense to share resorces? Granted we wouldnt be involved in the Anti-sub patrols, but there is still enough non ASW Paritime patrols being carried out to justify some joined up thinking.
                Who says we don’t need ASW etc?

                I agree but when NATO can’t agree on that... look at Eurofighter, A400, etc etc. Their wants/needs are too different.

                Now say Spain, Portugal or France was buying a few extra C295s.... piggy back the order.

                Pooling and Sharing under EDA / PESCO?

                Of course the other part of it Ireland is responsible for policing a large chunk of EU waters (will that relative percentage go up with Brexit? Will the policing become more complex with BREXIT?)

                Will we get some EU funding for the CASA replacements?

                Originally posted by Auldsod View Post
                Good ideas but I don't see how we separate out the NATO and non NATO aspects. I think it could be a goer if the other European states had US Coast Guard type branches we could interact with. Basically military lite with a NATO mission. Alas, they don't.
                And even if they did the whole point is that with the CASA replacement we are looking for a more military role

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                • Originally posted by DeV View Post
                  C130s would be the best case

                  If we need them we charter them, they are very very rarely required (not the AN124 but we have in the past)..
                  Chicken and egg - do you not have them because you wouldn't use them, or do you not use them because you don't have them?

                  Ireland has a very clear history of framing it's doctrine and objectives around what it happens to have, not purchasing equipment based on its ability to fill an operational requirement.

                  An Irish C-130, for example, based in Chad at the time of the EU deployment would have flown operational support missions every day of its existence, it would have supported long range patrols and isolated and remote bases, flown ISR missions and provided other nations helicopter deployments with logistics support.

                  We see this stuff again and again in every sphere of Irish operations, and it's the dumbest thought process ever conceived.

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                  • Originally posted by ropebag View Post
                    That's not the problem - NATO, and Ireland, are well used to designing programs and operations with NATO and non-NATO participants - the problem is going to be matching operational requirements and therefore equipment and training needs.

                    Just because, for example, Portugal and Ireland operate 295's that are painted grey and are called MPA, doesn't mean there's much similarity between the platforms - which is where the joint buys, servicing and training efficiencies come in - would Ireland want (or politically be able to buy...) a MAD boom, or an ASW acoustic system, or an IFF interogator, or a weapons control system, or an ELINT system?

                    At this stage the only things the aircraft would have in common are the engines and tyres - at which point, while there are still savings to be made, they fall a long way short of the 'joint buy' or piggy-back savings the RAF has achieved in the C-17, P-8A and RC-135 programs by buying exactly the same product that the US buys and rolling crew training and maintainance and upgrades into the US programs.
                    If the aircraft, avionics, FITS, sensors, tyres etc etc are still marketed and supported there is really nothing to stop us getting exactly the same aircraft as the Portuguese C295 MPAs, having said that they started their deliveries in 2006 so the chances are things have changed and we could actually get better equipment.

                    Afaik the AC CASAs got the FITS suites that the Portuguese C295s have in their MLU

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                    • Originally posted by ropebag View Post
                      Chicken and egg - do you not have them because you wouldn't use them, or do you not use them because you don't have them?

                      Ireland has a very clear history of framing it's doctrine and objectives around what it happens to have, not purchasing equipment based on its ability to fill an operational requirement.

                      An Irish C-130, for example, based in Chad at the time of the EU deployment would have flown operational support missions every day of its existence, it would have supported long range patrols and isolated and remote bases, flown ISR missions and provided other nations helicopter deployments with logistics support.

                      We see this stuff again and again in every sphere of Irish operations, and it's the dumbest thought process ever conceived.
                      We chartered Antonov’s for I think it was Kosovo and Chad, the bulk of the kit for a major deployment will always be via sea

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                      • Originally posted by DeV View Post
                        If the aircraft, avionics, FITS, sensors, tyres etc etc are still marketed and supported there is really nothing to stop us getting exactly the same aircraft as the Portuguese C295 MPAs, having said that they started their deliveries in 2006 so the chances are things have changed and we could actually get better equipment.

                        Afaik the AC CASAs got the FITS suites that the Portuguese C295s have in their MLU
                        Whooooosh.....

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                        • Originally posted by DeV View Post
                          We chartered Antonov’s for I think it was Kosovo and Chad, the bulk of the kit for a major deployment will always be via sea
                          Whooooosh....

                          And again you focus - to the exclusion of all else - on the relatively mundane getting-there and getting-back stuff, and completely ignore the much more important what-you-do-when-you're-there stuff.

                          You are a senior civil servant in the DOD, and I claim my £5.

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                          • Originally posted by ropebag View Post
                            Whooooosh.....
                            No your point is that commonality is good but it has to be fully (or very close to in order to work to the fullest possible extend (eg spares, training, servicing etc).

                            I’m pointing out that it may actually be possible. But there are possible negatives in that more modern more capable equipment may now be available.


                            Originally posted by ropebag View Post
                            Whooooosh....

                            And again you focus - to the exclusion of all else - on the relatively mundane getting-there and getting-back stuff, and completely ignore the much more important what-you-do-when-you're-there stuff.
                            We have gone from C295s to C130 to AN124s !

                            I absolutely agree that a C130 or 2 would be very useful and be used (if we had the a/c and personnel). They are a tactical airlifter, they would be used for bringing occasional vehicles in and out of theatre for repair etc, they would not be used for bringing a Mech Coy into theatre, if for no other reason than even if we had a squadron of C130s it would take too long (even within Europe).

                            We aren’t (nor is anyone else) going to be using an AN124 for ISTAR or anything apart from heavy lift to an APOD, it is a strategic airlifter, look at the amount of countries that have their own (not chartered strategic heavy lift cargo aircraft (within the AN124, C17, C5 area of capability).

                            Joining something like SALIS is useful if wegoing to be using it maybe a couple of times a year. Unless the DF is doubled in size and at least doubled in budget we will never have that level of utilisation. Otherwise we are just funding the capability for other members. If is much more cost efficient to charter as required.

                            A C130 with an ISTAR fit quite possibly

                            You are a senior civil servant in the DOD, and I claim my £5.
                            No i’m realistic and my blood pressure wouldn’t last 5 mins at a desk in DoD
                            Last edited by DeV; 29 May 2018, 11:12.

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                            • Originally posted by DeV View Post

                              Will we get some EU funding for the CASA replacements?
                              Why would we get funding as we are now a net contributor?
                              If we had already reach the 2% target value and didn't have enough to fund it I could see the EU chipping in but not in any other situation. We are no longer the poor cousin.

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                              • If we are all honest we all already know it will be the C-295, at a very outside chance is the C-27J but seeing how it has only ever sold as a airlifter I can't see it being picked.

                                Looking south to Portugal shows the big advantage of the C-295. They ordered 12 aircraft, 7 in tactical transport configuration and 5 in MPA. But this is only one level of their fleet on the next size up they also have 5 P3's. It would be interesting to know if they will replace the latter with more C-295's as the C-130's they have with the same engines as the P-3's they will replace with KC-390's.

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