There is no British industrial capacity in this area. The USN commissions, on average, 11 ships/year. The RN does 1/year in a good year and both British surface combatant yards are working at their u… (View Post)

That Coot is FUCKED. I doff my ushanka to the crew that got that on the ground and walked away. That and the Mainstay shootdown happened a long way to the east so a blue-on-blue is the more likely ev… (View Post)

I might. I will think about it. If you're interested in this stuff I recommend Mark Esper's book. He was an innovative and effective Secretary of the Army and Defence Secretary before Trump… (View Post)

Why doesn’t Sunak just make the Rwanda thing a confidence vote? The tory MPs are genetically 98% kobold and therefore stupid and cruel but somehow possessed of a cunning survival instinct. They aren&… (View Post)

The MoD and the forces need root and branch reform before they get another penny. If they get more money now then >50% will be wasted to zero (or net negative) effect. There aren't enough peo… (View Post)