Recent content by Spitfire9

It was reported a long time ago that Sweden was training UkAF pilots on Gripen. Presumably using the D model. I can imagine that an effective way of equipping UkAF with Gripen would be by accelerating deliveries of Gripen E to SwAF, freeing up C models for transfer to UkAF. I believe that SAAB...

UK, France and Germany unite to turn Russian assets into Ukraine aid The G7 plan could unlock up to £250 billion for Kyiv by converting frozen Russian... https://www.thetimes.com/world/russia-ukraine-war/article/russian-assets-ukraine-aid-eu-uk-v06vdbgcv I don't approve of sequestering assets...

I find it surprising that Tejas Mk1A is reported to be capable of mach 1.8. Gripen C mach 2.0 yet T-7 only mach 0.975 since they all use variants of the F404 engine. All numbers from Wiki. I have read that Gripen has particularly good aerodynamics but T-7 p/w ratio and aerodynamics limiting it...

US has the supersonic T-7 on order. Why would it have any interest in Hurjet? Brazil has a funding problem and is now acutely short of military jets. I hear that FAB has 10 Gripen E, 3 operational AMX and about a dozen operational F-5. Because of the funding problem it looked at cheaper...

With Russian casualties of around a million or more according to non-Russian information sources (near 1,000 a day since the war started), I do wonder how many casualties are incurred in gaining 1 sq km of Ukrainian territory. I see that 135,000 new recruits are on the way...

Interesting to read. Now that Ukraine has its own long range strike capability, Russia looks to be very vulnerable to its crude transport infrastructure (pipelines, pumping stations etc) being damaged by Ukrainian attacks with long term consequences. I imagine that pipelines cannot be adequately...

This source (Ukrainian so not so trustworthy) says production is around 1 a day at the moment with plans to reach 7 a day in October. https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2025/10/06/8001422/ Perhaps that target will be missed. In Ukraine's shoes I would focus efforts on Flamingo production at...

https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/10/05/ukraines-hellfire-is-intensifying-the-kremlins-fuel-crisis Flamingo cruise missile production is expected to soon reach 200 per month. Russia does not appear to have air defences able to stop them all. If Ukraine could get as few as 50 a month to hit...

Good to hear the UK has a carrier in working order. Our two carriers are not exactly a paragon of reliability.

Was anything related to F-35 decided at the meeting between Erdogan and Trump? Is a Eurofighter deal now dead?

What did he do wrong to make him a 'terrorist' and 'extremist'? Did he organise the invasion of a neighbouring country, one recognised as a sovereign state by his own country? Was he responsible for the murder of countless civilians by forces under his control and the death of hundreds of...

If things work out IMO KAAN will have very good sales prospects when it becomes available with TF35000. Su-75 looks like it will never progress past being a dream. If KF-21 is still stuck with GE F414 in ten years' time, the US will have a veto on who buys it. Same for AMCA, which is unlikely to...

I see Flamingo is now in use. Ukraine now has a longer range missile with no use limitations which puts it on an equal footing to Russia. I note that there are various threats coming from Russia regarding the possible use of Tomahawk. Russia seems to see this as escalation. I see this as...

To me it is starting to look like things are getting past the point of no return for the Russian economy. The government is strapped for cash. Ukraine's attacks on Russia's export crude loading facilities will have reduced government revenues from crude exports. Ukraine's attacks on Russian...

Just to discredit Russian propaganda that some on this forum may still believe: there is a fuel crisis in Russia. Several refineries have not shut down production because they need 'repairs'. They have shut down production because they have been damaged by Ukrainian military action. Seala, a...