Military transport aircraft

[Tempest]

DoD spent 3 million chartering aircraft

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[ODIN]

DoD spent 3 million chartering aircraft

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All things considered, sort of a bargain. Though, I do believe that an organic strategic airlift is required.

[na grohmiti]

All things considered, sort of a bargain. Though, I do believe that an organic strategic airlift is required.

It's a bargain, in the same way as owning a Car is far more costly than taking a taxi for your daily commute.

Unless you need to travel long distance, to somewhere the Taxi doesn't want to go because he'll have no return fare back, so you end up paying his return fare too.
Or its New Years eve, you just met the love of your life, and their friends have promised them a lift home, but they'll go home with you... if you could just get a taxi.. or had your own car....
Or you are out hillwalking, and your buddy, who drove you there just broke an ankle, .... so you have to call an ambulance......and the nearest ambulance is in the next county.... and then you have to get home after...

[ODIN]

It's a bargain, in the same way as owning a Car is far more costly than taking a taxi for your daily commute.

Unless you need to travel long distance, to somewhere the Taxi doesn't want to go because he'll have no return fare back, so you end up paying his return fare too.
Or its New Years eve, you just met the love of your life, and their friends have promised them a lift home, but they'll go home with you... if you could just get a taxi.. or had your own car....
Or you are out hillwalking, and your buddy, who drove you there just broke an ankle, .... so you have to call an ambulance......and the nearest ambulance is in the next county.... and then you have to get home after...

Like I said, we need an organic strategic airlift. The Afghanistan evacuation is just the most recent example as to why.

[na grohmiti]

Expect more urgent evacuations in coming weeks I'd say.

[DeV]

All things considered, sort of a bargain. Though, I do believe that an organic strategic airlift is required.

Around €900,000 of that was on:
UNTSO - 12 personnel
MINURSO - 2 personnel
MONUSCO - 3 personnel
UNNY - 2 personnel
EUFOR BiH - 5 personnel
EUTM Mali - 20 personnel
KFOR - 20 personnel

[na grohmiti]

Why weren't UNNY flying scheduled?

[DeV]

Why weren't UNNY flying scheduled?

Figures provided include charter and commercial flights

[Sparky42]

I hope the DFA has kept the phone numbers of the nations we went cap in hand to for the Kabul airlift, just in case, but the DOD still says no need for any airlift.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/irel...aine-1.4785347

[DeV]

I hope the DFA has kept the phone numbers of the nations we went cap in hand to for the Kabul airlift, just in case, but the DOD still says no need for any airlift.
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/irel...aine-1.4785347

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[Jaque'ammer]

Enhancement of the Air Corps’ fleet with the addition of A fixed wing aircraft with strategic reach capability,

- CoDF 6.11, page xvi

Best choice would be another C-295?

[DeV]

- CoDF 6.11, page xvi

Best choice would be another C-295?

Depends what they want it to do

Internationally, C295 is tactical but you can also use a C17 tactically

[Rhodes]

- CoDF 6.11, page xvi

Best choice would be another C-295?

As I've said before, a lot in the report is quite vague and requires reading between the lines, 'strategic reach' being an example.
Being mentioned in the section regarding MATS then it's a fair assessment it is referring to a Gulfstream IV successor, an intercontinental business jet.
The C295 has nowhere near the range to be considered.

[GoneToTheCanner]

As I've said before, a lot in the report is quite vague and requires reading between the lines, 'strategic reach' being an example.
Being mentioned in the section regarding MATS then it's a fair assessment it is referring to a Gulfstream IV successor, an intercontinental business jet.
The C295 has nowhere near the range to be considered.

The phrase that pays, "reading between the lines". It was ever thus. I suspect that the eagerness with which the PC-12 was funded and approved was to fob off the purchase of an actual transport aircraft. So, instead of lifting 6 tons and 32 people in one aircraft, you can do it in four and employ 8 pilots and four loadies, instead of 2 and 1.

[Spark23]

As I've said before, a lot in the report is quite vague and requires reading between the lines, 'strategic reach' being an example.
Being mentioned in the section regarding MATS then it's a fair assessment it is referring to a Gulfstream IV successor, an intercontinental business jet.
The C295 has nowhere near the range to be considered.

Maybe an intercontinental business jet, and a transport 295 could be an interim solution