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On a related point, I know of a doctor that was commissioned into the PDF as a Captain to go overseas, wanted to transfer to the RDF because he liked...

And the S3 replaced the KA-6, which replaced the EKA-3. Can't see the F35 becoming a tanker any time.

Your link isn't working, but it left Cologne at around 2.30pm local, heading back home now, so probably was.

US replaced the S3 Viking with Super Hornets but are looking to replace them with MQ-25 Stingray unmanned refueling drones.

The US and France definitely You are getting Crowsnest (AEW radar on a Merlin)

Is this it over Belgium now?

I don't think we will ever have those in carrier borne form, does any other Navy still have them?

I'll have to try find that old thread. Sounds like an interesting read.

It was not Three Star, but rather two-star. That was the contract. Still have a copy somewhere. As for "doing nothing about it", that is...

Can't believe I hadn't heard about this before. In what capacity were the RDF going over? Full tour in Kosovo or just a few weeks?

It seems that the US pilots are very impressed with QEII.

I remember that - Designed to fail as per normal SOP. From my understanding, the regulations were still being drafted at the time but it would have...

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Today 15 MOWAG Piranhas disembarked at Ringaskiddy????????, returning from UN service in...

Because the cav variants are getting the hull , cameras and interior upgraded too

Well they had to take a drop in rank to 3* (open to correction on that) on joining the PDF The 12/20 were formed up and in the DFTC to start...

A narrow band of white between the green and gold instead.

So if someone had went overseas, they probably would have come back to face the RDF recruitment ban!

If I were putting it on Pilatus, the white square would be too reflective.

It is, when you think to get where they are they first got rid of all the Sea harriers, then scrapped the Old carriers, one by one. Flip flop on...

Be fair, it’s still an achievement, especially after 10 years of Tory slash and burn...

They returned from Lebanon.

My point is no one is allowed to instruct recruits unless they have completed SIC2 (PDF or RDF)

It was to happen in 2009. The first group of RDF ago go overseas had started their form up. You had to resign from RDF, enlisted in PDF, zero...

I'm not aware of this arrangment? So someone would have had to resign from the RDF to go overseas? What would happen when they had to go back to...

That ship does a weekly run from the med/Italy. More likely they are coming back from UNIFIL.

If they are departing they're heading for Vlissingen in Holland, and from there ?

Yes RDF sic 2 instructors. Bgde's have run RDF modular sic2 courses and there are enough to an instructor pool from. Sorry I forgot about NSR. Which...

And most of those F35s are US not UK

They must be coming back (turrets! Although not sure why the 2 at the front are there? CRVs for upgrade?)

But without either its own tankers or AEWACS aircraft.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">RoRo at our Deepwater berth in <a...