Oz F-35Bs on Oz LHDs
Jump jets on Defence radar 17 May 2014 Nick Butterly, Canberra, The West Australianhttps://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/national/a/23583014/jump-jets-on-defence-radar/"Australia could buy "jump-jet"...
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The real problem is anything other than a mono hull would have insufficient volume to provide the fuel and munitions required to make even a CVL viable. There is a reason and Aircraft Carrying Vessel...
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Yes, thanks; I was pondering the oddities - when the article was published in 2013. I did not notice that at the end is this sentence: "...He assisted the Defence Capability Review in 2003 and...
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The article by Chris Mills you linked to was in the Australian Army Journal, Volume II, Number 2, published Autumn 2005. IMO it was dated even then.
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'Bledlow' Haha. I missed it by that much. Always good to have a second pair of eyes. To be frank the article did not interest me that much considering what I highlighted so I did not do much research...
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Skipper, firstly on the Cavour, that idea would pretty much be the same as a third LHD. They are about the same size and capacity as each other, and while the Cavour is more aircraft orientated, it is...
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If I had my way we would design a new CVL or build a cousin of CVF (light CVF), but I would imagine these options would be difficult and unaffordable.We could perhaps make something good out of the...
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skipper101 wrote:If I had my way we would design a new CVL or build a cousin of CVF (light CVF), but I would imagine these options would be difficult and unaffordable.We could perhaps make something...
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Skipper, you are right about the fuel and munitions, I slightly misunderstood what you wrote. In my earlier catamaran designs, I hadn't completely decided on the propulsion. I still haven't to a...
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skipper101 wrote:If I had my way we would design a new CVL or build a cousin of CVF (light CVF), but I would imagine these options would be difficult and unaffordable.We could perhaps make something...
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Making the STOVL F-35B Work for the ADF Feb 2015 Steve George | Defence Technology Review"STEVE GEORGE TAKES AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT THE TECHNICAL INTEGRATION ISSUES OF OPERATING THE F-358 JOINT STRIKE...
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To get into the mood...L 61 Juan Carlos I Apontaje de un harrier Spanish aircraft carrier operations Published on Dec 24, 2014
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A step towards F-35b's? Osprey's would also come in handy for quicker in and out operations to and from the Outback. Bell Helicopter sees a chance that Japan will buy more MV-22 Ospreys than the 17...
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Mebbe we see the first F-35B 'test pilot' to VL an F-35B (whose? dunno) on an Oz LHD? Mebbe.F-35A 1st RAAF Pilot Flight Sense Humor 17 Mar 2015
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PM's floating fighter jet plan quietly sunk by Defence 07 Jul 2015 John Kerin"Prime Minister Tony Abbott's proposal to put F-35 fighter jets on the Navy's two 27,000-tonne troop transport assault...
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Not a surprise, although it does highlight the wishful thinking of the "well it has a ski jump so it can be turned into a carrier" crowd. A much better use of much less money would be to find a way to...
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HK wrote:Not a surprise, although it does highlight the wishful thinking of the "well it has a ski jump so it can be turned into a carrier" crowd. A much better use of much less money would be to find...
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Related: Canadian PM Trudeau's recent cancellation of the F35 has even emboldened critics of the F35 in Australia: Sydney Morning HeraldPush for inquiry into Australia's $24 billion F-35 Joint Strike...
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Well now - it is Tuesday in Oz now so probably there was some kind of action yesterday. I'll go look for it. Meanwhile it might be good to know some Australian Federal Politics. Both the Labor...
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Formatting is Fcuked on this forum but we knew that - what a shiteshower....Decision/Vote on Wednesday 02 Dec 2015 "3 – Senator Whish-Wilson – Reference to the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade...
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