http://news.sky.com/story/1247985/raf-jet-chases-russian-planes-away-from-uk Sent from my C6903 using Tapatalk
Having met a few Ruskies on hols, not fussy on them really, come across as Arrogant, unfriendly, totally unfunny and Bossy. Fingers crossed. Don't hold your breath, Think their as Dangerous as the North Koreans.
They do this all year round. I think in the article (if its the same one linked on Facebook) it says its happened 8 times last year or something? I think its only making the news because of the Ukraine and Crimea stuff. Its nothing new or dangerous at the moment. Most people seem to think Russia to it to get an idea of the UK response times. They know there wont be any shooting down unless they really do something extreme so they toy with us. I think its pretty cool. Keeps our pilots and guys on the ground on their toes. No point having all these fancy jets and f35s on order if we don't show them off
Dont want to be the bearer of bad news but britains fancy jets arent as powerful as russia's fancy jets But look on the bright side, Ireland will help. We'll challenge the Russian's to a drinking competition. By the end of it, they'll be so off their heads, The British will cruise on into Moscow and fly the Union flag! (Although it might just be a St Georges flag by then) All that Ireland asks is that you send all captured
Lol, probably think the Brits they meet are loud mouthed, rude, totally unfunny people. Same with Germans and Dutch, most of the Brit holiday makers in whatever resorts slate them, I find them superb people. They have a great sense of humour, just most Brits are too ignorant to understand it lol. Just my experience of course :thumbsup:. Still got my Russian neighbour, he's a sound fella. Sorry Smudger, seem to have gone slightly off topic there...
Yep time we went back to building our own jets instead of messing about with pan european ones. Not had the best plane in the world since TSR 2. Which Wilson scrapped the mad tosser. Foreward thinking we need now.
It's all about the UAV these days.. JSF will probably the last manned fighter we are involved with. Typhoon will take upgrades for another 25 years. Still a market out there for developing countries who want manned fighters. Tens of thousands rounds here involved with BAE so let's hope they get the strategy right. But with governments cutting defence budgets, they might end up like me, given a couple hours notice on the cancellation of the Nimrod project. That would have been useful now searching for that missing airliner
