Our house in Essex is directly under the flight path used by fixed wing aircraft of the RAF to line up on Buckingham Palace for official flypasts marking various state occasions. Today was the 'official' birthday of King Charles III including a recreation of the flypast which was cancelled on coronation day because of poor weather. Here are images of some of the aircraft involved.
...the #Swedish#AirForce S 100B #Argus airborne early warning and control (#AEW&C) #aircraft on September 22, 2022 and the Swedish HSwMS Visby (K31) Visby-class corvette and the #Polish PZL M28B #Bryza#reconnaissance#aircraft, taking on that area on that and the following days, discover that the public should not learn at this point?!?
... An #aircraft#carrier would need to be moved into position openly, in contrast.
Now, of course, an aircraft carrier has a lot more #firepower (unless #nuclear#missiles are used) than a small #submarine. However, if I were Kim, I'd deal more easily with the visible than with the invisible enemy, larger provocation or not.
Let's hope I am wrong, though, and that #Xi in particular will not use the sub as a pretext to increase the heat on #Taiwan, which is what...,
I just knew our kababayan would be there. The only question was how many 😨
The Philippine government is preparing to evacuate #Filipinos from #Sudan, a country caught in a deadly power struggle between the military and paramilitary groups. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has requested more information to ensure the safety of around 300 Filipinos in the African country.
By sheer coincidence, one of our Philippine Air Force's #C295M medium tactical transport #aircraft is in #Malta enroute to #Spain to have its scheduled maintenance. Capacity is 70+ passengers plus it has a long flight range with STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) capability.
More angles of the Westland Lynx HMA-8 Airfix model.
I put what I had learnt from miniature painting into the paint job on this; without it would have just got block paint colours, this has shading and blending and washes, etc.