Yes they do occasionally...

Not at all.

The main link to the UK is the ferry to Liverpool, which has been a very multicultural city for 100 years. So they’re not that isolated. Basically, if you’re a nice friendly person you’ll have no problem, its a very friendly place.

No. They went to an all nuclear fleet in 1994. There will be 7 Astute class SSN’s (3 in service, with 4 in build at the moment) and 4 Vanguard SSBN’s. Design work is already underway and early contracts signed for Successor, the Vanguard class replacement. 4 of the Traflagar class (broadly equivalent to 668i boats)…

Apart from the 11 nuclear subs the RN runs....

Nothing wrong with the spec and design. Shit engineering from Grumman Marine Systems in the US though, it’s their IEFP’s that have been troublesome from the start, if they worked to spec all would be well.

It’s not a standard GT. It’s an all electric generation setup. Great idea, very efficient when it works. The GT’s run at a more efficient constant speed. The problem is the Grumman Marine Systems IEFP is not working as advertised, especially so when forced to work harder in very warm waters. When they fail they trip…

Nothing wrong with the design. It’s the IEFP , made in the USA by Grumman Marine Systems, that isn’t working to spec. As the system isn’t working as advertised in terms of efficiency it leads to an overload on the system and trips the entire ship electrical system out. There are workarounds, but some new software and…

Unfortunately for your hypothesis the part that is failing is made in the USA. It’s the IEFP made by Grumman Marine Systems that is causing all of the issues....

It was well reported at the time in the defence press. Ultimately, the Danish were bringing into service a massively advanced helicopter far in advance of anything they had previously operated and larger too, with a shortage of maintenance personnel (a lot of whom had left to go civilian due to pay) and to compound…

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And in under 2 tears it loses its better strike aircraft than Eurofighter reputation. As soon as Storm Shadow and Brimstone are integrated. Typhoon will also be carrying superior targeting pods.

And it has problems. Look at the mounting of the pylons and the weapons and tanks mounted there. They’re canted outwards so that stores can seperate without hitting the aircraft, a dreadful design blunder. The effect on the aircraft and the shelf life of weapons carried by the F-18E and F is not good. Proper…

Your numbers are way out. Denmark ordered 72 F-16 in total. But there has been attrition. And that was during the cold war.

I’ve not heard of anyone who actually thinks AIM-120D is even close to Meteor on maximum range, let alone NEZ. Don’t be fooled by any UK published data. The UK MoD has a reputation for deliberately underplaying all range measures for missiles. Asraam was listed as 30km for years, now it’s commonly accepted as 50km+.…

Most people think that Asraam is good for 50km+.

The low serviceability of the Danish Merlins is more due to how parsimonious they have been when it comes to buying spares. If you actually keep some spares in stock your aircraft will fly. If you have to order a part every time it breaks or needs replacing they’re going to spend some time in the shop.

And if it’s stealthy I’ll eat my hat.....

I don’t think their tugs have the range....

There is zero danger of this story being true. Personally I don’t think the US has pissed them off that much. It also ignores Jordans other longstanding ally, the UK. King Hussein was schooled in the UK and supported by them. The current King Abdullah, is half English and served in the British Army.