Typhoons ready

[SUBS17]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7482638.stm

[Charl]

QUOTE (SUBS17 @ Jul 2 2008, 10:04 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7482638.stm

Interesting that they get Afghans to go live in their huts in the Nevada desert...a wing of Guantanamo perhaps??
ANd is that live ordnance I see there?
Why can I not get excited by this news release?

[SUBS17]

Thats just for an exercise they are probably using the actors to help with the scenario it probably has little to do with the pilots and is more for the FACs on the ground. Its also practice before deployment final tests etc.

QUOTE

But this is not yet Afghanistan - it's the Nevada desert and an exercise called Green Flag West. The strange sights of the Las Vegas skyline lie in the distance with mock pyramids and Eiffel Towers providing the backdrop for the runway at Nellis Air Force base.

This exercise was the final chance for the Typhoon to go through its paces before it was declared ready for combat.[/quote]

[markll]

QUOTE (Charl @ Jul 2 2008, 01:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

ANd is that live ordnance I see there?

Nope - the blue colouring indicates practice kit...

Mark