India only ordered theirs in 2008 according to Wiki, well after the last war. Unless the chambers were used in Pakistani aircraft (IIRC they have operated the type for quite some time).

this is new. Last I checked the C-130’s were only bought in the past 3-4 years, far beyond the last time India and Pakistan were engaged in any significant conflict. Unless of course you mean the regular skirmishes that happen all the time, in which case it’s interesting that C-130’s were used this way. I’d have…

Went and saw Bloodhound when they were doing a tour at the Science Museum. they are taking their time with it though

Haha, couldn’t help it. Was too good an opportunity to Macgyver being passed up.

bow reminds me a bit of the Nautilus from the league of extraordinary gentlemen movie

On an unrelated note, the rocket booster canisters that get the missiles up to speed (do they have a specific name?) would make a great addition to a land speed record vehicle to provide kick early on I imagine. Wouldn’t even be dead weight as they’ll be ejected.

Aye indeed, the very carriers that the RN made do with in the Falklands were a result of the revised military structure following the earlier White Paper. I found a curious example in a new movie (SPOILER ALERT). Before I begin I just want to check if you’ve seen the Man from Uncle? All I’ll say in it is that the UK…

Oh I’m also in agreement that calling the UK the weakest western military is alarmist hyperbole. All I’m saying is that the past decade at least has definitely been managed decline. Again if the defence of contiguous Europe was truly tested I’m sure the ties between the big boys and older powers will be sure to ensure…

Hard choices of the early days of the coalition. It isn’t lost on people that a few of the new things are just filling in gaps from cancelled projects in the last white paper.

I was kind of hoping the Japanese equivalent would have made an excellent choice for the UK after Tyler suggested it in an earlier article. But I can’t say I’m surprised with what the RN went for given the commonality theme seeming to permeate through most of the capability being espoused. The P8 sure is on a…

Well given the SDSR released by the govt today I guess you can paint a slightly better picture of the UK military but there’s no denying that the UK armed forces are giving up capabilities. Essentially it’s fighting to patch holes in the budget based on which parts of the vessel are most important to you. It’s kinda…

so meta, how has this escaped notice

as photo ops go, the guy/girl taking this has done a spectacular job. Bet there’s some comment to be made about the solitude of war.

Probably. Neat touch if it is.

don’t normally agree with your posts but excellent scathing sarcasm there.

Not to trivialise this, but SPOILER ALERT, this ‘Five Eyes’ intel committee sounds a lot like the group that plays a large role in the latest Bond film Spectre.

I’ve actually always been fond of tug boats for some reason. They’re tough little bastards, worker bees that do all that dirty work and get none of the glory. Blue collar heroes is what they are

Eurgh, it makes me gurn just remembering the scene.

It’s at this point I should add that soon after moving back to India I became acquainted with one of the many infamous cliches. I was driving home past this school that’s famous for being the largest in Asia. Basically it’s mayhem with buses, kids and parents. Stuck in traffic I look across and basically find a row of…

This is wonderfully well written.