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Well, they are constabulary vessels. IMO there is no way Ireland can or will want to afford any kind of meaningful defence on its own. I would like us to act inside the EU frame work and focus on...

Is that heavy enough? Maybe add some lead?

The problem is in the heads. I see it a lot in the older generation. The younger doesn't have it. But the mentality of being defeated before even starting? Talk to older people about tryting to...

And a DoD that actually wants armed forces

Ireland is suffering from postcolonial hangover and a firm, belief that it can't do anything right in the older generation. Read "The damned of the Earth". And power structures that are fundamentally...

Oh indeed :) But readiness is also a factor. Do we know what readiness the current AA is at?

The first problem here is a decent radar, without it CIWS and missiles are useless. I can't see the NS buying either any time soon. It would be nice if the EPV had good SIGINT and COMINT capability....

Yes, one of the things that riles me is how long it takes for the AA to get places. Partly I think that is because it only has one base, but also, at what readiness is that chopper kept? IMO it...

You clearly do this for a living and I hit a nerve. My question is specific, I don't want to roll up the whole thing. If we assume that helipads at hospitals are a good thing, not least for moving...

You do realise how many people die on trolleys every week, right? But it is an interesting question. I wish I had statistics.

I concur on the doubts regarding stability and stack height. As regards armamamnet, rather than Marlin, can we have the 40mm CTA Rapid SeaGuardian please?...

Quick question: One of my pet ideas is to use air ambulances for transfers between hospitals. Let me explain the rationale

- aer ambulance can not always land due to roadside over head electricity...

https://www.edrmagazine.eu/the-eu-approves-the-third-round-of-pesco-projects-now-focusing-on-their-implementation

"The European Patrol Corvette (EPC), led by Italy and involving France, is to...

Nope, they aren't looking, they are deploying

https://www.airforce-technology.com/news/sweden-firing-units-iris-t-sls/

Wanna bet that is where the legend comes from? I think I have seen that pic with the 747 with the flaps out and the Fougas without

I'll believe it. The 747 is the fastest civilian airliner.

That's what I said in that conversation when the info was given to me.

I heard on the grapewine that 2 vessels have been earmarked for acquisition by the NS. One possible option mentioned was the Ben My Chree...

Thanks. That is what I was thinking too. I was just a bit thrown by Dev's post. So from a mooring PoV the 200*30m ship would not be an issue and we can agree to disagree on the docking thing?

We are talking at cross purposes. I am not talking about the dock. I am talking about the harbour basin. You keep talking about the dock.

That is the dimensions of the dock - I am trying to tease out what would fit into the basin. Same beam but longer?

I like the idea of reactivating the dock I must say though.

Thanks, but not quite what I asked - what is the maximum that will fit in the basin?

You don't need side by side for basic training, the PC-9M seems to function well for ab initio training. I agree on forgetting the combat role though. A cheaper option would be the Grob G120TP
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So the basin could take at least that size then?

realistically - for the air corps's own use - how many would we need? They strike me as too many. Mothball the rest for attrition.

Alternatively get paid by Ryanair and Aer Linus for pilot training