Heh, speaking of french and Ian.... one of the hotchkiss cannon episodes was one of first ones I remember watching that got me into that channel.....channel was so much smaller back then lol it was just a few hardcore gun nuts at that time as viewer base. Now it has really exploded literally.
There was gold monetisation scheme under Modi admin 5 years back too....it really didn't go anywhere.
Govts in general do not get basic reason why people invest in gold, its to get AWAY from the govt lmao.
@FalconSlayersDFI please keep the TEDBF stuff in here....
I have moved some of the off topic replies (earlier in thread before you joined) to larger LCA thread so this will be TEDBF focus only.
I believe all the RAF (single seater) tranche 1's are upgraded to block 5 already...and I think they mothballed the dbl seater tranche 1's for spares etc so those are out of equation.
Block 5 is max upgrade I think for tranche 1 on RAF side. I think spaniards started upgrading their tranche 1's...
It sound too pricey, yes I just looked these ships were laid down in the mid 80s.
Greece GDP is now 200 billion USD roughly (from the 2008 peak of 350 billion in those older dollars too), their finances are still very precarious.... they would need to extract maximum economy out of every pricey...
typhoon esp looks like a ripe rational picking for BD....
estimated total airframe life is 6000 hours
It seem they get about (21,000/136) ~ 150 hours per year per airframe in RAF service:
https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/typhoon_flying_hours
Assuming say a 14 year old bird (I think...
His hands are tied fiscally. Right wing or left wing or centre doesnt matter much here if you look at certain key numbers that are spooking british establishment esp after brexit.
No country outside the US has their version of the fed and 110 trillion "assumed" "delayed emperor new clothes"...
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/static-test-of-first-stage-solid-motor-of-indias-mini-rocket-sslv-unsuccessful/articleshow/81653164.cms
The static test of first stage solid motor (SS1) of ISRO's Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV) -- a new-generation compact rocket -- was...
https://www.politico.eu/article/china-throws-eu-trade-deal-to-the-wolf-warriors-sanctions-investment-pact/
EU-China relations have nose-dived in a showdown over sanctions.
China's double-barreled sanctions attack on the EU on Monday means the landmark Beijing-Brussels trade deal is now on...
Hmmm yah I missed that news, I assumed Turk Central bank already increase to 19% from 17% earlier in year....because of this reform package that was released:
"Price stability" ...."targets inflation"
I thought some sense was arriving....it was just deception smoke and mirrors in the end.
I...