Enigmatically wrote:No surprise that the Spanish aren't providing any escorts as it goes past, but I wonder how they are reporting it

"Patrol boat crews in the Bay of Algeciras to enjoy a welcome weekend off"?

Oh how I laughed and cried today when Tim Martin apparently discovered the entirely foreseen and predictable reality of his Brextremism. Care to expand, who is Tim Martin? Tim Martin is a British business person and Brexit advocate who should be familiar to anyone that paid a reasonable amount of a...

Oh how I laughed and cried today when Tim Martin apparently discovered the entirely foreseen and predictable reality of his Brextremism.

Not making a statement about any commentators here, but what I do not understand is why the same people who fight for the right to make personal identity statements are the exact same ones that believe that the UK shouldn’t have one based on its history and shaped by its elected government. My conc...

we could offer a couple of dozen Hawk T1's to them I think they would prefer those versions from Malesia that carry :lolno: anti-ship missiles I'm sure that they'd prefer any variant more capable, but we'd obviously block them from purchasing them even second hand. What I'm suggesting is a T1's or ...

Spanish Mirages. Israeli Kfirs. Korean half-fighter/ half-trainer. Pakistani whatever they are called [the designation is just a tad upthread; the Thunder as for exports... like to Nigeria; do they have anyone around there to shoot down]. The 'real-thing' Chinese fighters... everything has fallen t...

ArmChairCivvy wrote:More women, of course (may be T. May?)

I suspect that the only reason he'd ask May to serve in his cabinet is if he wanted someone to spit in his face.

Boris & Co better brush up on Corn Laws (how that went) before they bring a no-limits deal to the Parliament - his chasing of the trade deal with India is also bound to be a prominent feature in the Covid Inquiry; which of course will not report before the likely Gnrl Elections... but will leak...

I agree with the general sentiment that seems to be forming - the class name is pants but the individual ships have some decent names amongst them. You have to wonder what echo-chambers these people must be in who signed off on 'Inspiration Class' Yeah. I maybe could have gotten away with the Aspir...

ho ho ho : The French have to relent on ownership of some of their IP if the rag that is Express is to be belived : https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1437769/Emmanuel-macron-Angela-merkel-eu-fcas-fighter-jet-france-spain-germany-latest It seems a bit like desperate shit-stirring to me. Les Patri...

And the EU wants Turkey as a new member state, even though 97% of it is both geographically and geologically in Asia.... I think that given that the most prominent member state advocating Turkish accession has left the EU the whole thing is pretty much dead in the water. Though it wasn't going anyw...

Personally i think they should of done 'HS-3" first to connect Newcastle to York, Hull , leeds, Manchester etc, the nothern - east, west connections would be more beneficial to northern england, london should not be the priority as the line between london - birmingham is not as bad as the N en...

Tempest414 wrote:Well Spay is in dry dock right now so we will see soon weather the rest of the rivers will get this paint job

Why limit to the Rivers? I say let's give the whole fleet a distinctive paint job.

A good point. Equally, the deterrent is v capital intensive: expensive to buy, but cheap to operate. - hence the Treasury should fund the capital cost directly, and the Navy (the proud owner :) - or tenant, rather) would be happy to fork out the money for 1600 submariners (+ gas, every 30 years or ...

I think everyone on here will agree with you, and in the grand scheme of things the extra £Bns or small numbers compared to what is spent on Health, Welfare and Education. However the voters want ever increasing amounts spent on two of the three which limits the available funds in the Government's ...

Comparisons could be made between Russia under Putin and Hitler's rise to power and his actions up to the start of WW2. Cracking down on any opposition, annexing the territory of neighbouring countries, destabilising these as well and supporting anti governmental factions. You have to admire the wa...

Typical waffle from the guardian. Brexit didn’t change devolved powers. They have no role in foreign relations. While I think that there's some legitimate reasons to make the case that some of the powers that have been "returned" by Brexit should be devolved, I don't think that's what The...

Without going into specifics (and exposing them), BAe has to plan for disruption to delivery schedule within the contract. MoD rules preclude production outwith the UK. As a result, they have to secure delivery of long lead items and ensure stability if the logistics train. Also, IP of warship and ...

BAe has now finished risk mitigation study of possible Indyref2. MoD will not allow non UK shipyard to build 'warships'. As a result options are now being prepared to move up to 800 jobs in design and advanced material research/manufacture to CL and Barrow. They are also now looking at an all Engla...

The CSG will take part in air strikes over Syria: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/f-35b-jets-to-join-the-fight-against-daesh-from-the-carrier-strike-group https://i.imgur.com/gEt9qDN.jpg I'm probably reading way too much in to this but that could be interpreted as a bit of a two-fingered salute ...

Although the sentiment is a nice one, somehow, I don't think the late Duke would've approved of a new yacht named in his honour. But I like the idea of a new yacht as it also annoys the hell out of anti-monarchists and lefties who don't enjoy living in our constitutional monarchy and would rather w...

Not sure I fully understand the rationale for a such a ship. Don't spend too much time contemplating it. There really is none. Well, we don't know the specifics yet, but even if (?) it adds no new unique capabilities, does it not at least add additional capacity and flexibility to the fleet? In add...

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imperialman wrote:Acoustic tiles.

Had a closer look and i believe that you are right.

They're a lot more visible on the picture of the starboard view posted upthread by Donald.

SKB wrote:Your words and assumptions, not mine. And they're completely wrong by the way. I haven't regretted my vote to leave for a single split zeptosecond.

And all you've got to do is keep telling yourself that.

Oh I can't read. We Brexiteers are too thick and uneducated to read. (!) :P :roll: Look, I get it. Brexit's turned out not to be what you thought that you voted for and you're looking for any hint of the sunlit uplands that you were promised, and why wouldn't you when the depth of your mistake beco...