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RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
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Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
There has been no mention of a new RC135 hangar at Fairford in any of the budget documents published by USAF or press releases, is this yet another assumption by people that don't actually know what is happening or is it based on facts? If the latter can someone post a link to the source please
Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
yes but the Israeli 707s have the old smokey joe engines were as the Airseekers have the upgraded engines that makes a big difference
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Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
Baz, comparison of 707 and 135 performance is not really relevant, they are entirely different airframes despite the fact they look very similar. The 707 has more than 20% bigger wing area and is a different fuselage, both have similar operating weights. Waddington's runway length issues are not just limited to RC135 take off weight they also relate to landing weights/distances, particularly in bad weather. If you add the fact that almost every operational RC135 sortie from Waddington requires AAR (probably from a USAF or FAF jet) you can see Waddington is far from ideal for that airframe
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Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
There are/were several significant construction projects in the pipeline at Fairford - some are ACC, some AFGSC, some USAFE. Additionally, some are meant to get funding in future budgets, some were funded, and some, well who knows right now.mushbuster wrote: ↑Wed May 06, 2020 1:15 pmThere has been no mention of a new RC135 hangar at Fairford in any of the budget documents published by USAF or press releases, is this yet another assumption by people that don't actually know what is happening or is it based on facts? If the latter can someone post a link to the source please
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Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
Page Verify, I am aware of the declared projects and the sponsoring Major Commands of those projects, none include an RC135 hangar
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Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
Nope - and neither are we aware of every toilet being built either. Hence, there’s no definitive source of what actually might be built and why. Because nothing has been signed off, apparently. All we know is right now - nothing is actually being built. P.S. the CDC web site is very insightful if you want to do some researching.
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Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
The DoD are deferring a whole lot of mil-con worldwide, because somebody is preoccupied with building a gigantic fence / "wall".
Looks like no explicit mention of fairford though?
https://www.defensenews.com/congress/20 ... eterrence/
Looks like no explicit mention of fairford though?
https://www.defensenews.com/congress/20 ... eterrence/
Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
All work at Fairford and it’s future is subject to the latest Eic review which is currently being discussed by the powers that be. All work regarding units relocating from Mildenhall are on hold pending the final decision.
Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
The last poster on here is correct the last official statement from RAF Mildenhall said this:
https://aviation-news.keypublishing.com ... ll-latest/
https://aviation-news.keypublishing.com ... ll-latest/
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Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
Oh look it’s that phantom construction work that’s not happening
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Yes it's work at Fairford but not in direct support of the relocation from RAF Mildenhall. Simples......
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Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
skidrow wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 5:28 pmYes it's work at Fairford but not in direct support of the relocation from RAF Mildenhall. Simples......
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I’m pretty sure that communication network work and bandwidth has a lot to do with the move , plus of course it says it’s being done as part of Fairfords expanding mission set.
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Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
If increased network capabilities are going in, it would certainly suggest it's the beginning of something. No point doing it for nothing. Certainly looks like it's being done to support an increase of users within the base for future activities.
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Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
Of course increase communication network was part of the budget originally released
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Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
“There hasn’t been a serious upgrade of communications at Fairford since about 2001. After we’re done, we’ll have a communications network that’s second to none in the Air Force.”HighFlyer21 wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 5:44 pmIf increased network capabilities are going in, it would certainly suggest it's the beginning of something. No point doing it for nothing. Certainly looks like it's being done to support an increase of users within the base for future activities.
I think it's just an upgrade to handle modern digital communications.
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Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
von_trippenhopf wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 9:44 pm“There hasn’t been a serious upgrade of communications at Fairford since about 2001. After we’re done, we’ll have a communications network that’s second to none in the Air Force.”HighFlyer21 wrote: ↑Wed May 13, 2020 5:44 pmIf increased network capabilities are going in, it would certainly suggest it's the beginning of something. No point doing it for nothing. Certainly looks like it's being done to support an increase of users within the base for future activities.
I think it's just an upgrade to handle modern digital communications.
2001....
Good grief. Those were the 56k days.
Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
Reports in all the major papers today that the Huawei 5G network deal is now off the cards w/ Johnson requesting that their involvement is reduced to 0% by 2023 which should please Trump. I can’t say I’m surprised by this.
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theg ... g-networks
So all being well the LN F-35’s can now arrive as planned & the RC-135’s won’t be hacked in to!!
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theg ... g-networks
So all being well the LN F-35’s can now arrive as planned & the RC-135’s won’t be hacked in to!!
Re: RAF Mildenhall to close. Lakenheath to get F-35 by 2020
That’s good to hear. Should have been done sooner.
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