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Jeff Head

Jeff Head

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FORBIN said:
I hope that it will carry at less 20 F-35B and no 12, she deserves it.
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Well, I think that they plan to routinely deploy with 12 F-35Bs for peace time.

However, if they know they are going into a combat situation they intend to increase that to 24 F-35Bs for a typical wartime air wing, or even surge to 36 when necessary.
 
asif iqbal

asif iqbal

Lieutenant General
HMS Prince of Wales VB02 Block next to HMS Queen Elizabeth

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FORBIN

FORBIN

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British Joint Helicopter Command

FORBIN said:
The UK Royal Air Force has taken delivery of the first three Boeing CH-47 Chinook HC6 helicopters from an order for 14 of the heavy-lift transport type.

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And 25 Merlin HC.3 go to Fleet Air Arm in 2014/15, 845, 846 Squ RM Cdo hel Force based at Yeovilton, use now each 11 Sea King.

848 Squ Sea King OCU was dissolved end 2013.
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The International Military Helicopter conference has started this morning, and the top officers of the british Joint Helicopter Command have delivered speeches in which they shared some interesting news on the helicopters situation in the armed forces.

First of all, the theme is unsurprisingly about reductions. They confirmed that the Apache fleet is definitely going to shrink, and provided a vision of the frontline strength that the JHC will be able to offer as the current programmed numbers in the various fleets are reached. Specifically, the magic number is 148 airframes in frontline fleet.

The break down is reportedly as follows:
19 Puma HC2 (out of 24 in the total fleet)
46 Chinook (out of the around 60 in total that will be available when the HC6s are all delivered)
24 Wildcat AH1 (out of 34)
20 Merlin HC4 / 4A (HC3 / 3A until navalisation and life extension work will take place) (out of 25 in total)

This would leave some 39 aircraft out of the count, and this would be the Apache fleet, suggesting an expected total no higher than around 50.
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The UK originally procured 67 Apache AH-64D (Block I standard), but one has since been written off, leaving 66. The fleet of 67 was used to provide 48 machines in six frontline squadrons, 8 in one training squadron, 1 for development and trials, 1 for the Empire Test Pilot School and 9 for the Sustainment Fleet.
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asif iqbal

asif iqbal

Lieutenant General
Jeff Head said:
Launch this thing already Asif! Please...the whole world is waiting!



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Jeff we will not have to wait that long I have it unofficially that the launch will be in July 2014, exact day is yet to be set

It will hit the water with all the bangs and whistles of a Las Vagas jackpot big ceremony is being planned if I get a day off I will certainly go down if the event is open to the general public it will be summer here and a great day!
 
Jeff Head

Jeff Head

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asif iqbal said:
Jeff we will not have to wait that long I have it unofficially that the launch will be in July 2014.

I will certainly go down if the event is open to the general public it will be summer here and a great day!
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July of this year then.

GREAT!

Another six months and we shall have her! That is outstanding.

Heck, I will be like Deino on the J-20 thread.
 
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