In all honesty ... I think we ought to start upgunning then standarize all our naval gun into 127 mm for all of our frigattes and corvettes . And 76 mm only for the OPVs . It provides more flexibility and ease logistical footprint in the long run ....
While 127 mm were sound good on paper for...
In these particular case things are starting to heated up . Not only between Naval group and Fincantieri to an extent a state actor were quietly try to dip some toe in the turbid water try to influence some critical decision yet had to be made .
I could only say one word ..... Reputation . The...
Those old grandmas are starting to make me worried tho' . While they still could fill the constabulary roles . old aging in the tropical climates are never kind to their hulls .
Well , that too ... But we had enough with this bullshit ....
The way i see thing is ... AH's twits is part of the Naval's research efforts and fishing strategy . Trying to find something they could put as a leverages and pick some some money by create some pressure And situation where they...
The most sensible choice . We haven't invested much in the sylver's system afterall .
It's not acqueinsed nor granted just out of petty ?? Well , fuck you too then ...
We'll get integrated more to the US system and environment and it will killed much of franchopille future chance of sales...
It"s their high handed aproaches that kill our interest in the first place . And if their " fregate saga " anger were spilled into another matter then it's their loss ..... Somehow i think if the Aster /sylver were not allowed then we could switch to the US system alltogether and easing the...
To be honest i was kind in the loop too about all of this ..
Commonality wise dictated for H225 and ditching all of those trobled M17 . It's easier to be said than done but that the logical thinking dictates that ! . Yet , some of the highly speciliazed operation do requires a certain " specc'ed...
Hmmm .... Even the upgunned caracal still don't make the air force bar ??
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I've once heard that AD's air arms were very dissatisfied/don't trust with PT.DI Performances ... hence they try to stay away from DI as far as they possibly could ... it's not about the platform per se it's the suplier and vendors they had grudges with ...😁😁
But , since the one saying was only...
You just really can't beat the versatility and utility of heavy lift chopper in such situation ....
The only downside compared to the Valor is range and yet somehow it was very crucial for us down here . Ideally we should procure both . But i won't dream too much about it . As long as something...
Onething for sure is when we are wearing those AP boot we were provided with a sense of security and could just blaze the trails and didn't care at all about some poisonous things in forest floor whatsoever ( bushes thorns , viper pit , scorpions and centipedes alike ... ) While it kind of...
If i may recall that is one of the major point consideration when it was decided to acquire them ... Along with
1. Political " soft " gesture as an appeasement tactic so we wouldn't been seen as an antagonistical entities ( which obviously it doesn't work !! )
2 . The only platform we could...
Let the second tiered shipyard lake DRU and the like to churn up the 110 m downward OPV class . while keep close supervision on PAL for the upcoming ( ?? ) frigate program so for once at least they could build something within the allocated timeframe and budget .
We still have some time ....
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