RAF Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft releases first torpedo

[@mjproebstle]

Well done! Flew the P-3 Orion, actually stayed in Kinloss and flew coordinated exercise ASW missions with the RAF operating the Nimrod. Cheers!!

[@mxyzptlyk]

If only Ryanair and Jet2's 737s had that launch facility. It could save a fortune in diversions when the drunks spark up. And the nice folks would get to their destination on time. 😁😁

[@minitrundle]

Dont give Ryanair any ideas. They will use the bomb bay doors to drop off passengers to avoid paying for landings.

[@NikCan66]

No passengers will arrive at their destinations if applied such procedures

[@mxyzptlyk]

@@NikCan66 Please explain. I'm curious.

[@Turboy65]

@@minitrundle I'd pay extra if I could combine air travel and skydiving lessons. Good for the log book.

[@chrismitchell4808]

I did Op Bolthole/ QRF at kinloss barracks during the height of the covid19 pandemic in 2020, this was when Volker Fitzpatrick construction began revamping the new raf Lossiemouth Runway and taxiways.

[@petebuck9889]

Makes me feel old I used to load torpedoes onto Nimrods at Kinloss in the late 80s

[@MrSvenovitch]

You are old. Life doesn't last forever though. So like me one day you won't have to worry about this anymore: you and I 'll be irreversibly dead. Soon after we'll be completely forgotten and it will be as if we never even existed. Isn't that great? And nature lets you have kids so this can be repeated forever...ask your great grandparents....oops :-D

[@petebuck9889]

@@MrSvenovitch well aren’t you a joy. Thanks for that uplifting comment

[@pivottech8881]

@@petebuck9889 Don't take notice of him it's just a really bad comment. Thanks for what you done at kinloss by the way.

[@AndreiTupolev]

The RAF must be glad the P-8 wasn't based on the 737 Max 😑

[@411Adidas]

Engine design looks very similar though

[@ethansaviation2672]

@@411Adidas No it doesn't

[@Alucard-gt1zf]

@@411Adidas the engines weren't the problem

[@411Adidas]

@@Alucard-gt1zf they were the original problem..

[@Sk3tchPad]

@@411Adidas i’m on your side here, the engines had to be relocated which meant that under certain conditions the plane handled differently from the 737NG, which is why MCAS was implemented. Engines = original problem. But for the record, P-8 Poseidon’s use CFM56 engines, not the LEAP 1B engines that the Max uses. In general the P-8 is based on the 737NG (according to Wikipedia, anyway)

[@fjdkfdfjdf33]

Congrats!

[@NaenaeGaming]

Shame we never got the MRA4 Nimrods, would have been nice to see the legacy of the Comet continue.

[@Ste-fx8dr]

If only Ryan Air pilots were this well-spoken and educated!

[@Unknown_Ooh]

That is a beautiful plane

[@sevesellors2831]

Looks a great aircraft my favourite in the RAF fleet.

[@petebuck9889]

Modified 737 I think

[@ethansaviation2672]

@@petebuck9889 yep

[@deathsquadron3311]

i love how they got an airliner to replace the swordfish edit; this is a joke

[@npickle54]

It didn't replace the swordfish don't you know there's been other planes since foool

[@deathsquadron3311]

@@npickle54 thats why its a joke the plane does not look like a miltary fighter anymore its already an airliner

[@davidcole333]

hysterical!! :-)

[@andreinarangel6227]

From 46 Nimrodd's to......9 Poseidons. "Credibility".

[@bjoe385]

And the MRA4s would have been made in Britain.

[@dynamo1796]

With the increase in technology, we don’t need 40 nimrods anymore, as cool as it would be to keep them. What we’re really missing is a carriers based AWACs asset.

[@007skumarajay]

Indian navy will have 18 of these along with 5 Russian anti submarine aircraft. Now Indian ocean will become graveyards for the Chinese submarines

[@laracroft938]

Historically you'd need 10 MPA aircraft to find and destroy one sub. PLAN has 66 submarines. If they deploy even half that, india will need 300 plus MPA.

[@FriendsforFriendsUK]

@@laracroft938 If there are more subs then each plane will have a greater chance of getting near a sub. The problem will not scale linearly.

[@theafro]

A military man should NEVER utter the words "before christmas", it's not worked out well in the past.

[@derekmills5394]

He was very careful not to say THIS Christmas

[@minitrundle]

From the Avro Lancaster to the Boeing P8. Bombs away!

[@grinningpinhead3961]

From the handley page type O. Lets not forget ww1

[@dinger40]

Using Mk54's, whats wrong with Stingray?

[@LoyalUK]

respect!!

[@Greynerd]

if it's an unpowered unarmed torpoedo, isn't that just a bomb???

[@prathibhayr6594]

Nice video

[@F139]

How does it deal with heat seeking missile

[@lmaoroflcopter]

The way any other military plane would. With Flares.

[@revbenf6870]

Extremely surprised that, given the times we live in, they are not yet, and apparently not for some time yet, protected by any defensive capabilities. The usual cost savings that usually end up costing far more.

[@scottmeehan2422]

They technically do as they would have harpons loaded if they where in theatre of war to take out enemy ships and torpedos for subs. Plus a escort of fighters for air defence.

[@bulletproofguy5112]

Shame we have barely enough of them… we need more typhoons, more p8s, more e7s, more everything. The raf has lost half its strength… such a shame..

[@binaryswinery5862]

Oh shut up.

[@bigtony4829]

What we need is the Tempest

[@jamiegray6931]

You're not wrong, there have been some numbers issues on Typhoon quite recently that probably won't be sorted.

[@henryvagincourt4502]

@@jamiegray6931 + Scrapping the tranche 1 wont help numbers, the Tempest is just a dream, if it ever gets built be a bloody miracle.

[@jamiegray6931]

@@henryvagincourt4502 All the Tranche 1 models can only really operate QRA aggressor roles and since the RAF wants to start using meteor missiles on QRA jets which they can't use. And they could never perform ground attack roles due to not being updated for them. So apart from aggressor training they would be pointless to keep around. But they should be replaced by Tranche 4 Typhoons, but that won't happen with this budget.

[@lovaravonimanantsoa8583]

👍

[@bobthebomb1596]

Just need to triple the number now.

[@abritishguy7295]

no, we will have 9 which is decent, what we need is more AWACS as were only getting 3 Wedgetails instead of 5

[@bobthebomb1596]

@@abritishguy7295 I get the feeling that something else is planned to augment/replace the Wedgetails. It makes no sense to go with just three and to use second hand airframes. Feels like a temporary measure. We have a hell of a lot of sea area to cover, we used to have thirty five aircraft to do it.

[@abritishguy7295]

@@bobthebomb1596 it will be at least 10 years before any replacement will come along, as the E-7 is one of the most advanced Early Warning aircraft at the moment, and I would rather have 6 P-8's and 6 E-7's instead of 9 P-8's and 3 E-7's

[@bobthebomb1596]

@@abritishguy7295 I disagree there. A single E7 can cover a vast volume of airspace. An E7 looks to around 350 nm and can thus cover an area of close to 400k nm2 from close to the surface to thousands of metres in height. This is not the case with a maritime hunter. It sees nothing underwater unless it places sonar buoys and even then has to drop a pattern to obtain the precise location and depth of a target. When an E7 aircraft is on patrol it flies for hours providing continuous data on potential targets within its coverage area. The P8 has similar duration, but only receives input from the volume of water covered by its sonar buoys (of which it has a limited supply, each with limited detection range). In short, it takes more assets to cover a given area when hunting for submarines than aircraft. Would I like more Wedgetails? Of course, but not at the expense of our maritime reconnaissance fleet. It is already too small.

[@abritishguy7295]

@@bobthebomb1596 good point

[@bayofbengal7170]

Let’s hope we’ll never have to use them.

[@andrewstorm8240]

Are they B767?

[@nutsackgaming6288]

Based on the B738 I believe.

[@ethansaviation2672]

@@nutsackgaming6288 yep

[@donjones4719]

@@nutsackgaming6288 You meant B737 right? Yes, the flattened bottom of the engine is always the giveaway.

[@nutsackgaming6288]

@@donjones4719 No. I meant the b738. meaning 737-800.

[@rck3321]

Big ol patch

[@benjaminc8789]

Nerf torpedo

[@MrSvenovitch]

So you dropped an inert brick? Good for you, the Argentinians must be crapping their pants.

[@paulmanners1364]

Why cant Bae make this ? Same for awacs ? Freaking scandulous

[@Ben-go1iq]

Because BAe doesn’t make any aircraft you prick

[@johnnunn8688]

@@Ben-go1iq, they don’t? Could have fooled me.

[@sabre2182]

COST......why try to design / reimagine what has already been done? Plus time...these are very advanced.. advanced sensors etc. On a proven airframe...... With MANY in service around the world.....so WHY...WHY should anyone try to build their own? Stupidity and a waste of finances and time Look at the DISASTERS recently in regards to the UK trying to design and build their own kit? Example..the AJAX.... Stick to ships....doing well designing and building cutting edge naval vessels

[@mikesey1]

Is this the plane which is replacing Sentry? I thought that the replacement for that wasn't due for a couple of years, leading us to use either NATO planes, or dangerously blind to Putin's crappy submarines?

[@alexanderfoster3628]

Wedge tail is replacing Sentry. This aircraft replaces the cancelled Nimrod programme.

[@Mike7O7O]

@@alexanderfoster3628 Sssshhhh.....don't mention N.i.m.r.o.d.

[@alexanderfoster3628]

@@Mike7O7O Hahaha :) It's a shame Nimrod never worked - it would have been a lot better than the P8. Being able to drop Stingray as opposed to the antiquated MK54 for starters

[@abritishguy7295]

@@alexanderfoster3628 they will eventually will be able to, but they need upgrading in order to do it, but what really needs to happen is we need more than 3 wedgetails

[@Biggles2557]

MRA4 was ready to go into service. But HMG didn't have the nous to push BAE Systems over the finishing line. So our entire dedicated maritime fixed-wing capability was binned - Harrier and Nimrod. Smart move, eh?

[@pmalain]

Poor RAF totally dependent on their Master uncle's Sam. " jump" and they all do.:).

[@henryvagincourt4502]

Pierrick Chouard + Adult channel mucker, go play on Kids KZbin.

[@derekgimler7915]

You do actually understand British interests & America's interests in global ideology, military philosophy & strategic planning is intertwined intentionally so in a global conflict 1 is an extension of the other both defensive reaction plans & swift strike offensives are in alignment as no 2 other country's alliance is greater or more crucial to the deterrence of threats against stability of Democracy governed free countries globally. Collaborative research & development of latest & greatest technologies is vital while a percentage of redundant weapon platforms from war planes to shared military satellite intelligence are crucial for the operation one stategic defense initiative so functioning as 1 for a true global threat is key. Not to mention the tremendous benefit Britain gets from the US military budget and the defensive edge Britian has from this alliance as location makes Britain more susceptible than the US to need tge benefits of defensive capabilities from the US which fundamentally are mere extentions as 1 in the event of a global threat conflict arising. So the UK isn't the US's bitch, but rather the little brother who's bigger brother will kick the shit out of anyone who fucks with his familt!

[@generalg.b.mcclellan3079]

@@derekgimler7915 What a load of bullshit.

[@pmalain]

@@derekgimler7915 yes like when trump unilateraly decided to pull out of Afghanistan. I am.sure he did consult with the British command to see if it was in their strategic interest....please stop the propaganda. it is America First. Period. You are not even a footnote. Be sovereign , gain your independence back in weapon and in nuclear deterrence. Act in the interest of Britain. Britain does not need a big brother. They can stand on their two feet.

[@muhammadasawirkhan2571]

First viewer

[@Daniel-S1]

Prove it!

[@NihonKaikan]

Get rid of the stupid hard subtitles. Bloody annoying and they spoil the video.

[@a6ena]

I love seeing the British all proud of themselves knowing full well that we developed everything. If it weren’t for us there would still be U-Boats in the channel.

[@Ben-go1iq]

Oooh somebody’s feeling like a bit of ‚murica

[@a6ena]

Oh just being hyperbolically realistic, I mean if you look specifically the US solely developed all this tech and sold it to them at a discount. Shit is kinda fucked up, and don’t get me started on NATO. Time for the rest of the world to carry their weight against China and Russia.

[@jonathanbeattie3410]

Oh dear, somebody needs to chill and remember this works both ways. Just like a US marine squadron flying the ‘AV8B’… its a harrier with a new radar in the front. Just like the P51 was made great by a British engine…. Oh and jet engines, ever heard of Frank Whittle?

[@a6ena]

@@jonathanbeattie3410ever heard of Boeing? Lockheed? We are paying the rest of the words defense bill and if you don’t agree, you haven’t done enough research.

[@arfon2000]

@@a6ena I mean BAE seems pretty fine to me, also it is the only non American company to help in the F35 program, and guess what, BAE is a British company. Not everything is footed by the Americans, Airbus still exists, and the EuroFighter Typhoon ain't a bad thing. And anyhow sharing isn't a bad thing is it? The US has learnt many things from the British, and the British has learnt things from the Americans.