RAF Marham's F35's due to arrive shortly

[planenut]

Originally Posted by charlie 22

.............The trend is nowadays to have one thing do every job rather than mission pacific. I think the plan is that the plane will be in service for twice as long than previous planes and the maintance will be cheaper.

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[Lovel]

So much for their stealth capability then

Minute by minute live coverage. Loose lips sink ships.

[topman]

Originally Posted by Lovel

So much for their stealth capability then

Minute by minute live coverage. Loose lips sink ships.

Why not, lots of people are interested in that type of thing. It's not like they'll be that type of coverage day in day out.

[MSS]

Originally Posted by Lovel

So much for their stealth capability then

Minute by minute live coverage. Loose lips sink ships.

Yes - but did anyone mention the other 6 planes flying alongside the four?

Stealth works!

I think the comment about loose lips...is only really relevant during periods of a military war, not a trade war.

[Lovel]

Originally Posted by mss

Yes - but did anyone mention the other 6 planes flying alongside the four?

Stealth works!

I had a good chuckle at that

[Lovel]

Originally Posted by topman

Why not, lots of people are interested in that type of thing. It's not like they'll be that type of coverage day in day out.

Me too, but the coverage they are getting must be spooking the military. There is nothing that moves today without surveillance unfortunately, even our private lives.

Just for fun. they should fit speakers with pretend gun fire to the planes when approaching the runway apron, would certainly discourage the snappers for a while (bit like scarring the crows from my back yard sort of thing) and would provide some interesting photos of everyone scampering for cover

[Borg Warner]

Originally Posted by Lovel

Me too, but the coverage they are getting must be spooking the military. There is nothing that moves today without surveillance unfortunately, even our private lives.

Just for fun. they should fit speakers with pretend gun fire to the planes when approaching the runway apron, would certainly discourage the snappers for a while (bit like scarring the crows from my back yard sort of thing) and would provide some interesting photos of everyone scampering for cover

Think this piece of hardware needs all the positive news coverage it can get and the RAF/RN will be over the moon that they are now here and are looking to be operational by the end of the year. It's had the not unusual cost over runs and along with stories about its capabilities, its detractors have feasted on the negativity of the project like a pack of hungry hyenas.

QE will be sailing shortly to carry out her fixed wing sea trials, this will give the another much needed positive story to the project, then PoW will be along.

[topman]

Originally Posted by Lovel

Me too, but the coverage they are getting must be spooking the military. There is nothing that moves today without surveillance unfortunately, even our private lives

I think they'll be fine with it, they provided the information and the feeds online.

[rab60bit]

Originally Posted by charlie 22

In the world of defence nothing will ever be cheap. The trend is nowadays to have one thing do every job rather than mission specific.
I think the plan is that the plane will be in service for twice as long than previous planes and the maintance will be cheaper.

[Nantwich 75]

Just wish they had not named it Lightning.