john harwich

Swashbuckling Graphic Professional. With sense of humour.

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@thinkdefence Of course not...

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@TomSharpe134 20.45 as in, this evening...

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@thinkdefence How about...
https://t.co/xJL9FLRW5p

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Here's the HM Treasury response Bingo card...

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@thinkdefence Revolving door? Minor factor.

Major drivers:

Threat whiplash (COIN→near-peer→CT→HIC)

Peace dividend hangover

NHS/welfare/tax competition

NAO‑flagged project failures

Budget rigidity (nukes/carriers)

That’s the real story.

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@thinkdefence I beg to differ.

With 2 eager partners GCAP will be better value than any alternative (FCAS, NGAD, F/A-XX, F-35 II etc).
we get a share of foreign sales, strengthen UK manufacturing and remove 'foreign' delays.

The Army get sovereign air superiority...

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Here's the HM Treasury response Bingo card...

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Almost that magical UK MOD time of the year.. Defence Investment Plan Eve.
What's going to be under the magical money tree??

Here’s a Bingo card, hoping for “Quintuple Multi‑domain bingo!”

(Accidentally deleted the original post!!!)

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@bobbobbobing @thinkdefence Treasury response Bingo card... nice idea!

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@bobbobbobing @thinkdefence I know what you mean... 😃
but the 'kids' call it...

“Works in PowerPoint”

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@inghamsarahj @thinkdefence Bingo card 2 - Kinetic Boogaloo...

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@NASAArtemis That's a BRUTAL separation.

K' Bye.

But we've shared so much, to the moon and back. I gave you Oxygen, movement and power.

Yeah, fun while it lasted. L8Rs.

Wait, what do I do now?

Well, I'm re-entering. You packed you heat shield. Right?

Err... no.

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@thinkdefence I will laugh my ass off if Burnham quits, gifts Manchester mayor to Reform in a by-election then loses the MP race.

Which in turn paralyses Labour leader hopefuls and we're back to square one.
Starmer as PM into the next election.

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@SciFiArchives V.I.N.C.E.N.T. & B.O.B. too.

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@thinkdefence Isn't that just a flatbed Tracked Boxer?

I would say UK MOD is more likely than not to buy tracked Boxer, if trials are successful.

If the trials are unsuccessful we're GUARANTEED to buy it, then spend a fortune over speccing it... /s

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@Liltall_Liltall I refused their subscription model in 2013 (locking my creative behind THEIR paywall) I used CS6 for ages now I use Affinity and others.

There are better, cheaper, more innovative solutions out there. Without the monthly fee.

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@dog_rates Free Kevin!!!

(although he does look quite happy to be in a dog fort)

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@EdConwaySky Good little film (Landman the series, for real) but that Gas bottleneck is crazy.

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@Noirchick1 Slap Shot (1977)

Honourable mention for Draft Day (2014).
Saw it for the first time recently, exceeded expectations.

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@AppleTV @schmigadooon It's not too late for season 3...

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@thinkdefence I can't remember a time when technology and tactics jumped so far and fast.

Add in AI drone autonomy and we'd be fools to underestimate the risk.

Undetectable 'sleeping' drones I can see replacing the landmine. Waiting for a heat or movement, reporting then attacking.