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#1
Defensie Nieuws & Media (Nationaal) / Re: Rijksbegroting & Politieke...
Last post by Lynxian - Vandaag om 13:12Ik ben wel verbaasd over het weinige enthousiasme hier over het feit dat de partijen in het regeerakkoord hebben vastgelegd dat ze de 2% NAVO norm wettelijk willen vastleggen. Hadden 10 a 15 jaar geleden op dit forum alleen over kunnen dromen!
#2
Defensie Nieuws & Media (Nationaal) / Re: Rijksbegroting & Politieke...
Last post by Benji87 - Vandaag om 13:09Het is nog niet officieel natuurlijk maar wat ik interessanter vind om te zien is dat er toch een zekere partij ondanks alle verschillen toch heeft besloten om mee te gaan regeren 
Ik kan me herinneren dat er een weddenschap om liep
Ik kan me herinneren dat er een weddenschap om liep
#3
KM / Re: Opvolging M fregatten
Last post by Harald - Vandaag om 12:55https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Marine-wil-M-fregat-Van-Speijk-uit-mottenballen-160524.html
Marine haalt M-fregat Zr.Ms. Van Speijk uit mottenballen
Zr.Ms. Van Speijk ligt sinds de zomer van 2021 werkloos tegen de kant in de Nieuwe Haven. Niet omdat er op zee niets te doen is, maar vanwege "ernstig personeelstekort" zo schreef Defensie destijds. Het M-fregat gaat echter weer uit conservatie worden gehaald.
Marine haalt M-fregat Zr.Ms. Van Speijk uit mottenballen
Zr.Ms. Van Speijk ligt sinds de zomer van 2021 werkloos tegen de kant in de Nieuwe Haven. Niet omdat er op zee niets te doen is, maar vanwege "ernstig personeelstekort" zo schreef Defensie destijds. Het M-fregat gaat echter weer uit conservatie worden gehaald.
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KM / Re: Opvolging M fregatten
Last post by Huzaar1 - Vandaag om 12:50Heb dit niet op dit forum voorbij zien komen, maar Indonesie heeft afgelopen jaar een sinkex gehouden met een Nederlands fregat: HNLMs v Speijk.
Het schip weerstond 4! Anti scheeps raketten, en brak uit elkaar nadat er nog 4, Mk17 bommen op werden geworpen.
Best knap.
Het schip weerstond 4! Anti scheeps raketten, en brak uit elkaar nadat er nog 4, Mk17 bommen op werden geworpen.
Best knap.
#5
Defensie Nieuws & Media (Nationaal) / Re: Rijksbegroting & Politieke...
Last post by Huzaar1 - Vandaag om 12:33Middendorp lijkt mij het meest geschikt. Enorm intelligente man en kijkt breder dan alleen naar Defensie. Iets wat nodig is bij beschermen en beheren van nationale belangen en voorbereiding op moeilijke tijden. Een verbinder.
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Defensie Nieuws & Media (Nationaal) / Re: Rijksbegroting & Politieke...
Last post by Benji87 - Vandaag om 12:24Citaat van: Master Mack op 15/05/2024 | 23:32 uurGeneraal B.D. Twan Beukering was/is politiek actief.
Of dat nou zo'n geschikte kandidaat is voor Mindef betwijfel ik ook een beetje
#7
Defensie Nieuws & Media (Internationaal) / Re: Belgie (vervangings trajec...
Last post by Harald - Vandaag om 12:05Belgian Air Force's new F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter completes inaugural flight.
On May 14, 2024, the Belgian Air Force achieved a significant milestone with the successful maiden flight of its first F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter, part of a larger order of 34 aircraft intended to rejuvenate its aerial combat capabilities. Taking off from the Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas, the aircraft, designated as AY-03 and the third in the series, flew for about an hour.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2024/belgian-air-forces-new-f-35a-lightning-ii-stealth-fighter-completes-inaugural-flight
On May 14, 2024, the Belgian Air Force achieved a significant milestone with the successful maiden flight of its first F-35A Lightning II stealth fighter, part of a larger order of 34 aircraft intended to rejuvenate its aerial combat capabilities. Taking off from the Lockheed Martin facility in Fort Worth, Texas, the aircraft, designated as AY-03 and the third in the series, flew for about an hour.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2024/belgian-air-forces-new-f-35a-lightning-ii-stealth-fighter-completes-inaugural-flight
#8
Defensie Nieuws & Media (Internationaal) / Re: Internationale fighter ont...
Last post by Sparkplug - Vandaag om 09:20Citaat van: Armyrecognition.com op Vandaag om 09:10Italy plans to purchase up to 24 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighters.
On May 14, 2024, as reported by Gareth Jennings, Aviation Desk Editor at Jane's, a spokesperson from BAE Systems confirmed previous speculations about the Italian Air Force's potential expansion of its Eurofighter Typhoon fleet. Italy is considering the acquisition of more core aircraft, possibly adding 24 additional Typhoon multirole fighters. However, concrete details are yet to emerge, pending the official parliamentary process scheduled for the summer.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2024/italy-plans-to-purchase-up-to-24-eurofighter-typhoon-multirole-fighters
Komt Italië alsnog dicht in de buurt van de oorspronkelijke hoeveelheid van 121 stuks. Tot nu toe kregen zij 96 stuks geleverd en hiervan zijn 2 stuks alweer afgeschreven.
#9
Nieuwe ontwikkelingen op Defensiegebied / Re: internationale ontwikkelin...
Last post by Harald - Vandaag om 09:18Maar even hier geplaatst; (onderstaande geldt natuurlijk voor alle Anti-drone oplossingen)
High price of Red Sea shootdowns speeds Navy's pursuit of 'cost-effective' solutions
"We're working towards that end, and we have some solutions that I can't go into, but we are going to get after finding more cost-effective ways to address those lower-end threats," said Rear Adm. Fred Pyle, director of surface warfare at the US Navy.
The toll of expending expensive surface fleet weapons to take out cheap Houthi drones, anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles in the Red Sea has pushed the US Navy to speed its exploration of cheaper alternatives and "disruptive capabilities" like Replicator drone swarms that the service hopes could do the job much more cheaply, according to one of the Navy's most senior officials.
The navy "absolutely" needs to invest in cheaper equipment to down drones, said Rear Adm. Fred Pyle, director of surface warfare, during a discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Tuesday.
"We're working towards that end, and we have some solutions that I can't go into, but we are going to get after finding more cost-effective ways to address those lower-end threats," he explained, later singling out the Pentagon's new, secretive Replicator as one example of an initiative developing that "more cost-effective" technology.
In March, the Pentagon asked lawmakers for $1 billion over the next two years for the drone swarm program, aimed at producing thousands of low-cost, autonomous aircraft, and platforms to take down adversary drones. The DoD has since announced that the first tranche of Replicator systems will cover uncrewed surface vehicles (USV), uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and counter-uncrewed aerial systems (c-UAS) of "various sizes and payloads."
Pyle suggested that the "demand signal" for integrated air and missile defense capabilities in the Red Sea had "never been stronger" and compared the severity of naval threats faced by US forces to those of the Second World War.
US Navy warships were deployed to the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea in response to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and later aerial and maritime attacks by Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea. In December the US launched Operation Prosperity Guardian with several allies to protect the shipping lanes.
Since its involvement began, the Navy has used some $1 billion-worth of munitions knocking threats out of the sky and out of the water, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro told lawmakers in April.
Justifying that spending and the military power of the surface fleet, Pyle noted that all systems on board ships in the Red Sea are "performing exactly as advertised."
He added, "We are doing great in terms of intercepting a lot of stuff, by numbers and diversity [of threat] ... and yet this is not the big league."
Despite the pace at which Navy weapons have been expended in the Red Sea over the past seven months, Pyle said that stocks remain "in a sustainable position." But as more novel solutions to air defense are a way's away, Navy discussions with industry to rebuild stocks have shifted to address "maximum sustainment rates" for in production systems.
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https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/high-price-of-red-sea-shootdowns-speeds-navys-pursuit-of-cost-effective-solutions/
High price of Red Sea shootdowns speeds Navy's pursuit of 'cost-effective' solutions
"We're working towards that end, and we have some solutions that I can't go into, but we are going to get after finding more cost-effective ways to address those lower-end threats," said Rear Adm. Fred Pyle, director of surface warfare at the US Navy.
The toll of expending expensive surface fleet weapons to take out cheap Houthi drones, anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles in the Red Sea has pushed the US Navy to speed its exploration of cheaper alternatives and "disruptive capabilities" like Replicator drone swarms that the service hopes could do the job much more cheaply, according to one of the Navy's most senior officials.
The navy "absolutely" needs to invest in cheaper equipment to down drones, said Rear Adm. Fred Pyle, director of surface warfare, during a discussion at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington on Tuesday.
"We're working towards that end, and we have some solutions that I can't go into, but we are going to get after finding more cost-effective ways to address those lower-end threats," he explained, later singling out the Pentagon's new, secretive Replicator as one example of an initiative developing that "more cost-effective" technology.
In March, the Pentagon asked lawmakers for $1 billion over the next two years for the drone swarm program, aimed at producing thousands of low-cost, autonomous aircraft, and platforms to take down adversary drones. The DoD has since announced that the first tranche of Replicator systems will cover uncrewed surface vehicles (USV), uncrewed aerial systems (UAS) and counter-uncrewed aerial systems (c-UAS) of "various sizes and payloads."
Pyle suggested that the "demand signal" for integrated air and missile defense capabilities in the Red Sea had "never been stronger" and compared the severity of naval threats faced by US forces to those of the Second World War.
US Navy warships were deployed to the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea in response to the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas and later aerial and maritime attacks by Houthi rebels on shipping in the Red Sea. In December the US launched Operation Prosperity Guardian with several allies to protect the shipping lanes.
Since its involvement began, the Navy has used some $1 billion-worth of munitions knocking threats out of the sky and out of the water, Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro told lawmakers in April.
Justifying that spending and the military power of the surface fleet, Pyle noted that all systems on board ships in the Red Sea are "performing exactly as advertised."
He added, "We are doing great in terms of intercepting a lot of stuff, by numbers and diversity [of threat] ... and yet this is not the big league."
Despite the pace at which Navy weapons have been expended in the Red Sea over the past seven months, Pyle said that stocks remain "in a sustainable position." But as more novel solutions to air defense are a way's away, Navy discussions with industry to rebuild stocks have shifted to address "maximum sustainment rates" for in production systems.
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https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/high-price-of-red-sea-shootdowns-speeds-navys-pursuit-of-cost-effective-solutions/
#10
Defensie Nieuws & Media (Internationaal) / Re: Internationale fighter ont...
Last post by Harald - Vandaag om 09:10Italy plans to purchase up to 24 Eurofighter Typhoon multirole fighters.
On May 14, 2024, as reported by Gareth Jennings, Aviation Desk Editor at Jane's, a spokesperson from BAE Systems confirmed previous speculations about the Italian Air Force's potential expansion of its Eurofighter Typhoon fleet. Italy is considering the acquisition of more core aircraft, possibly adding 24 additional Typhoon multirole fighters. However, concrete details are yet to emerge, pending the official parliamentary process scheduled for the summer.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2024/italy-plans-to-purchase-up-to-24-eurofighter-typhoon-multirole-fighters
On May 14, 2024, as reported by Gareth Jennings, Aviation Desk Editor at Jane's, a spokesperson from BAE Systems confirmed previous speculations about the Italian Air Force's potential expansion of its Eurofighter Typhoon fleet. Italy is considering the acquisition of more core aircraft, possibly adding 24 additional Typhoon multirole fighters. However, concrete details are yet to emerge, pending the official parliamentary process scheduled for the summer.
https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2024/italy-plans-to-purchase-up-to-24-eurofighter-typhoon-multirole-fighters