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juddy
5th May 2012, 09:20 AM
All 3 Services in the UK this week started a week long exercise, in preparation for the Olympics

Typhoons Landed at RAF Northolt for the first time, not a very long runway here, wonder if that will cause any problems, notice the quick build hangers...

Also a number of mobile Rapier systems will be based on civilian land , ie public parks etc, and the StarStreaker system missile.

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THE BOOGER
5th May 2012, 01:43 PM
Some of those houses look like they are getting their windows rattled great landing pics of the typhoons:)

lebanon
5th May 2012, 05:55 PM
The heli's picture (Super Puma) taken from the back of the ship is super.

juddy
5th May 2012, 07:17 PM
The heli's picture (Super Puma) taken from the back of the ship is super.

Yes I liked that one too, its a Merlin HM2, not a super puma, RN don't use the super puma.

land864
6th May 2012, 09:47 AM
Any pics or details of the huge warship that is now up in the Thames as command centre. Heard about it last night.

THE BOOGER
6th May 2012, 11:56 AM
HMS Ocean

Google Image Result for http://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/hms_ocean.jpg (http://www.google.com.au/imgres?q=hms+ocean&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&biw=1024&bih=719&tbm=isch&tbnid=ouu1uUFkRF0TaM:&imgrefurl=http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/printer_462.shtml&docid=cFUEPbh53RAQAM&imgurl=http://www.acig.org/artman/uploads/hms_ocean.jpg&w=640&h=388&ei=u-elT4yJBaquiAfP67moAw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=97&vpy=417&dur=156&hovh=175&hovw=288&tx=130&ty=173&sig=112519726663550511573&page=1&tbnh=124&tbnw=205&start=0&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:8,s:0,i:97)

Video: London 2012 Olympics: HMS Ocean squeezes through the Thames Barrier - Telegraph (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newsvideo/9245926/London-2012-Olympics-HMS-Ocean-squeezes-through-the-Thames-Barrier.html)

manic
6th May 2012, 12:42 PM
wow thats impressive but if they think all of that is required then they must be expecting an established army/navy/airforce to attack the olympics - what will all that do against a small sneaky bunch of terrorists that walk in and detonate?

It's a prime time military expo and they are just showing off. Would love to see typhoons whizzing around over london... but those residents close to the airport might have the novelty wear off pretty quick!

lebanon
6th May 2012, 01:56 PM
Another interesting detail is the kill count patches on the DF Typhoon!

THE BOOGER
6th May 2012, 05:25 PM
Probably bombing sorties we would have heard if there was an ace around:)

Lotz-A-Landies
6th May 2012, 09:58 PM
If the Sydney Olympics are anything to go by, the RN, RAF and Artillery Corps, will have to be very security conscious during the foreign teams presence.

After our event, most of the medical kits, complete with defibrilators and cardiac monitors supplied to teams, were deployed back to their home countries. One team even tried to check a golf cart, redeployed from the Olympic Village, as luggage on their flight back to Africa.

Would hate to see the Navy missing a frigate or the RAF missing a Typhoon after the games! :D