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5th February 2021, 11:38I had a feeling the DOD would respond. Nothing like a civil servant with a grudge lol39 replies | 2274 view(s)
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30th January 2021, 12:12na grohmiti started a thread Amazon facility developers must co-ordinate with Irish Air Corps in Air CorpsAnother nail in the coffin for Baldonnel I think. This further reduces space for future expansion. The site is alongside, and on the threshold of...30 replies | 2094 view(s) -
23rd February 2021, 00:30Hi all, Some sources have it that the Italian ambassador to the DRC has been killed in a roadside ambush, along with two colleagues, while...9 replies | 473 view(s)
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24th February 2021, 18:31Hey all The time has come where we are forced to upgrade the forum software. vBulletin 4 has a number of outstanding issues and the forum is...4 replies | 262 view(s)
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8th February 2021, 21:40What new kit and equipment at a personal level or section level (i.e. not new 20mm cannons for naval ships) is expected to enter service either this...1 replies | 334 view(s)
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9th February 2021, 14:41What kit went on trial in the last decade or so but wasn't adopted for general issue?1 replies | 314 view(s)
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9th February 2021, 18:56I see on Boardsie a user there has found what appears to be a large quantity of expended 303 rounds in one of the dunes. Based on his description,...1 replies | 291 view(s)
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2nd February 2021, 16:36I thought this might be of interest... More at https://www.army.mil/article/242536/army_announces_new_grooming_appearance_standards and ...0 replies | 153 view(s)
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25th February 2021, 15:09Might be of interest ...0 replies | 121 view(s)
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Today, 12:15At least Iceland does the decent thing and lets foreign forces protect it's territory. No pretence of neutrality. Though looking at the cesspit that...8 replies | 1339 view(s)
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Today, 12:13I remember that the main armament on P20 (L60) had a date of manufacture of 1948. Our DoD had a history of messing up military equipment purchases....1046 replies | 370532 view(s)
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Today, 11:36Restrictive Credit Framework for Defence. As GDP rises , maintain same Defence spend, and percentages fall. 1999 spend at .80% of 100Bn. In 2019...8 replies | 1339 view(s)
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Today, 11:24Do you believe that there was a genuine threat to funding if the vessels were appropriately armed or was it a convenient excuse to avoid spending the...1046 replies | 370532 view(s)
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Today, 09:53Yes, AFAIK, P60 onwards were ours. I was directly involved in the building of P20's next sister and was constantly reminded by DOD reps that the EU...1046 replies | 370532 view(s)
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Yesterday, 23:31The 60's were paid by us I think.1046 replies | 370532 view(s)
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Yesterday, 21:24The EU funded Deirdre, Aoife, Aisling, Emer, Roisin and Niamh (not sure about Eithne, the Peacocks or P60s) to the tune of 50% (ex armament). We...1046 replies | 370532 view(s)
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Yesterday, 21:01DoD must be looking at that chart upside down, that explains why they have been cutting the DF for years.8 replies | 1339 view(s)
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Yesterday, 19:48Matching graph for European Union tells you ALL you need to know8 replies | 1339 view(s)
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Yesterday, 17:33I doubt it tbh, the EU funded the Maltese boat and ours before because they and us couldn't reasonable afford them. Fairly sure now they would point...1046 replies | 370532 view(s)
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Yesterday, 17:30https://navalpost.com/malta-armed-forces-opv-p71-launch-vittoria/ LÉ Aoifes replacement has left the slipway. It seems like a nice upgrade for the...1046 replies | 370532 view(s)
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Yesterday, 16:41Defence expenditure as a percentage of GDP from 1999 to 2019.8 replies | 1339 view(s)
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Yesterday, 13:07Reading between the lines I think the Daily Fail is insinuating Airbus = EU = Spawn of the Devil.327 replies | 45431 view(s)
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27th February 2021, 23:03It is the Mail. Even Wiki banned using it as a reference.327 replies | 45431 view(s)
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27th February 2021, 20:09Is it still under warranty? Major overhaul or not, turboprops don't usually disintegrate. That's more common on a turbofan, after FOD or bird strike.284 replies | 94056 view(s)
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27th February 2021, 19:5930 Km out, the pilot under instruction observed engine bits and oil coming out, the Aircraft was 261 I believe, which was due to return to Pilatus...284 replies | 94056 view(s)
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27th February 2021, 16:17How far was the PC-9 from Baldonnel when the engine failed? Yesterday, around 3 o'clock, I saw a PC-9 heading towards Baldonnel. I was just off...284 replies | 94056 view(s)
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27th February 2021, 16:13Most likely and more so on anchored platforms with blades on a horizontal axis to reduce windage plus the effects of platform oscillations.203 replies | 49404 view(s)
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27th February 2021, 16:06Wind turbines also can have a negative effect on radar203 replies | 49404 view(s)
