Interesting articles

The petulance and absolute patheticness of the ideas being floated in the discussion as to how the US can "punish" what it views as recalcitrant NATO allies who have refused to row in beind the Iran war.
Dropping its support for the UK's claim to the Falklands.
Suspending Spain from NATO (Is this even possible?

The notion that after giving Argentina an F16 import license, that the US will now also roll back support for the UK's possession and sovereignty over the Falklands is a serious affront to what has been for the last 100yrs the US's greatest ally and the one whom AUKUS hinges on?
Would in times of diplomatic normality be an absurdity.
In current times though?
Another nail in the coffin of trust in the US and its hegemony.

That this thinking was floated?
Let alone publicised?
Is an indication of just how rapidly the adults have been excluded from the decision making.

Sure that fella Trump is the Healy Rae of the USA

To be fair, pretty much any comment/report/think tank randomness about the Falklands gets a rage from Brits, to the point that its actually quite sad, still funny though.

I think its just a PR puff piece. The UKCG have a Fixed wing based in Preswick just for that reason anyway.

I am so shocked by this Article. It cant be True.

https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/arid-41834261.html

Lol And yet some commentators still think LOA3 and fast jets are coming.

Deluded.

Please my French Friend i beg you will you send your ships and planes to protect our penny pinching country in June.

https://share.google/xkeUBa7p5iLbkUCUQ

Folks, this isn't a news article, rather it's a US bill that allows for the return of 3 F14s to flying status.
With typical American reserve and understatement, it's called the MAVERICK act 🤦

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4161/text/is

Now where the "news" comes into this IMO?
An earlier US law mandated the destruction of all F14 specific spares to prevent their falling into Iranian hands.
AMARC also shredded the majority of airframes in storage.

The return of a Tomcat, any Tomcat to flight status given the destruction of the type specific parts and indeed, much of the possible donor airframe supply, won't be easy but I look forward to seeing it happen.

You can see the strategy in holding the rankings alright, but good to know the team is remaining competitive, but at the same time issues were always going to pop up for them. Fair dues to them.

Next year they will have to hire a Bradley for 6 months before the 27 event and get you to train them up!