Low cost air defence doesn’t sound like something you’d want.
The Tesco Value option or the Duchy Waitrose.
Very British. Underwhelming. Eventually realising a large waste of money.
SpottedDicknCustard on
Recently saw an image of a US F15 parked in Qatar with hydra rocket pods with laser guidance kit. Reportedly, the F15 can be loaded out with up to 42 rockets.
Don’t know if they’ve been used operationally yet but seems the Americans have turned around a potential soliton to drone swarms very quickly.
Should be looking at similar options, could you even consider putting on a lower cost airframe (hawk or it’s replacement, possibly a pc21 given it’s top speed outruns most drones) and designating them as a home defence fleet?
bazzanoid on
Can’t we just order a load off Temu?
/s, obviously
Admirable_Ad_3236 on
So is this the GOSHAWK program expanded or are we leaving that after announcing it a month ago?
Cyber_Connor on
Don’t worry, if the British Military is purchasing them the actual cost will be at least 10x more than expected
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One patriot missile costing $4m always seemed a bit rich.Â
I suspect figures like that contain a lot of pork that European nations don’t need to pay.Â
How about reviving [this](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Mace), but with canister / proximity fused rounds?
Low cost air defence doesn’t sound like something you’d want.
The Tesco Value option or the Duchy Waitrose.
Very British. Underwhelming. Eventually realising a large waste of money.
Recently saw an image of a US F15 parked in Qatar with hydra rocket pods with laser guidance kit. Reportedly, the F15 can be loaded out with up to 42 rockets.
Don’t know if they’ve been used operationally yet but seems the Americans have turned around a potential soliton to drone swarms very quickly.
Should be looking at similar options, could you even consider putting on a lower cost airframe (hawk or it’s replacement, possibly a pc21 given it’s top speed outruns most drones) and designating them as a home defence fleet?
Can’t we just order a load off Temu?
/s, obviously
So is this the GOSHAWK program expanded or are we leaving that after announcing it a month ago?
Don’t worry, if the British Military is purchasing them the actual cost will be at least 10x more than expected