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Awesome SAF with new capabilities

Jah_rastafar_I

Alfrescian (Inf)
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Look at this wonderous piece of equipment. It might look like a blimp but it's so awesome

aerostat-graphic-data.jpg
 

sleaguepunter

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that balloon real capabilities are not what was advertised. a blimp also not as expensive to operate and threatening as an AWAC aircraft.
 

Froggy

Alfrescian (InfP) + Mod
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Another money making opportunity for SAF knn. Leongsam is coming here soon to say money well spent. :oIo:
 

sleaguepunter

Alfrescian (Inf)
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Another money making opportunity for SAF knn. Leongsam is coming here soon to say money well spent. :oIo:

how much it cost to build and maintain the blimp and ground station? no where in the article state the price.

IMHO, it cheaper to operate than the 3 Gulfstreams RSAF brought for the same purpose.
 

Leongsam

High Order Twit / Low SES subject
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IMHO, it cheaper to operate than the 3 Gulfstreams RSAF brought for the same purpose.

Whatever the price I have to say it is money well spent as the SAF is a prudent organisation that has good systems in place to ensure that the organisation gets the best bang for its buck.
 

krafty

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alternatively, they can put the clown up there...:biggrin:

<a href="http://s613.photobucket.com/user/hightoss/media/depositphotos_6802312-Clown-flying-with-balloons_zps4a1f1bfa.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i613.photobucket.com/albums/tt218/hightoss/depositphotos_6802312-Clown-flying-with-balloons_zps4a1f1bfa.jpg" border="0" alt=" photo depositphotos_6802312-Clown-flying-with-balloons_zps4a1f1bfa.jpg"/></a>
 

frenchbriefs

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i dont understand is this suppose to be a military weapons platform or some kind of little india and ERP observation balloon?
 

sleaguepunter

Alfrescian (Inf)
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Whatever the price I have to say it is money well spent as the SAF is a prudent organisation that has good systems in place to ensure that the organisation gets the best bang for its buck.

only work in peace time. in war, a salvo of MLRS missiles from our neighbours would render it inoperable.
 

Leongsam

High Order Twit / Low SES subject
Admin
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only work in peace time. in war, a salvo of MLRS missiles from our neighbours would render it inoperable.

War renders a lot of weapons inoperable once they are hit and that includes tanks, machine guns, artillery, ships and planes.

The purpose of a well publicised early warning system is to prevent war.
 

sleaguepunter

Alfrescian (Inf)
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War renders a lot of weapons inoperable once they are hit and that includes tanks, machine guns, artillery, ships and planes.

The purpose of a well publicised early warning system is to prevent war.

early warning is not that blimp real capability.
 
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