B58Hustler wrote: ↑Wed Jun 18, 2025 1:45 am
I misunderstood.
I thought FERG was of the opinion that the photo was from another time when they were parked differently.
If the USAF suddenly decide that all frames need to inhabit a HAS then we should start worrying.
I was fully aware of how and when the pictures were taken.
My observation was simply that after we have seen what major effects the Ukrainians achieved with small drones I was surprised to see F-35's and F15's out in the open and parked very close to each other in an area of the base which is relatively close to the base perimeter.
Appreciate that HAS's were originally designed to protect aircraft from a "conventional" air attack and were never tested in that role (except perhaps in Iraq) nevertheless I would have thought that they would do very nicely to protect against drones, mortars or other unconventional sabotage attacks.
Events at Brize also provide further evidence that parking valuable aircraft in the open is not desirable albeit appreciating that A330's/C-17's and A-400M are harder to shelter and also that the security at Lakenheath is, I am confident, significantly more advanced and effective than at Brize.
The operational convenience of flight line ops is obviously attractive and greater minds than mine will be overseeing all this but it does seem to open the door to some unnecessary risk.
Untitled by Jayson Cork, on Flickr
Untitled by Jayson Cork, on Flickr
Untitled by Jayson Cork, on Flickr
Untitled by Jayson Cork, on Flickr
