Comments by "bighand69" (@bighands69) on "Ed Nash's Military Matters" channel.

  1. You are talking crap.
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  2. Ireland if it wanted to could afford 200 modern fighter jets and a defence force of 100,000 troops. The desire is simply not there.
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  3. Good luck trying to get replacement parts when Ireland is defending against them. Probably would find out there is some secret cut off switch and they would not work.
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  4.  @fintanoflaois3222  Such a foreign government cannot unlawfully enter but in cases of Emergencies Ireland do have an agreement in place for air defence.
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  5.  @cavediver8385  Yes I have served. I am telling you that special operations wants small light aircraft that can be deployed at their own choosing. I am not saying that these small aircraft are somehow going to replace fighter jets or jet attack aircraft. Special operations already use drones, little Bird's and aircraft like the one in the video. Special Operations had that aircraft as a system designed from the ground up to meet operational specifications. Most keyboard warriors are just ignorant of that.
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  6. An F15 and F16 program would be better as a primary air defence system.
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  7. Nope. They built a platform from the ground up to their exact needs for special operations.
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  8. None of that would help Ireland have an air force that is capable of defending itself. Just to add New Zealand has the same problems that Ireland have in having no air force to defend itself.
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  9. No Ireland needs only American aircraft that are cutting edge such as the F35. Ireland is an island and needs something to counter a naval invasion.
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  10. A UAV cannot do the job of that aircraft. It would be a pointless exercise at this stage to try it with a UAV.
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  11. Mercs are not good for defence they can be used for fighting in war but not for defence of the homeland. Vence was one of the richests and most powerful states during the middle ages but it relied on mercenaries to do its fighting and then for its defence and it caused its collapse and conquering.
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  12. The problem with buying that equipment is actually then serving it and keep it active.
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  13. They would only really be for show and would not offer any real air defence and an attacking force would know this as well. And it would send pilots to the suicide party.
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  14. No. Ireland needs to be getting F35;Ireland's Currently Ireland air defences are relying on the good graces of the UK and US for defence.
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  15. Putin can be held into a corner if the west can support Ukraine with weapons so that they can counter the large invading tank forces that coming. Russia Air attacks have so far been useless and have not really done what they were supposed to do. A stalemate can be achieved so that Russia will accept its position. So far the west has been weak and timid.
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  16. Russia would take it with ease but the problem that then presents is that the west is going to know fully that Russia intends to push west. Russia does not have the industrial economy to fully engage in global conflict. It has nuclear weapons which are a great fear tool to allow it to bully on the international stage but they can never use them. Behind all of this there is a question does the Russian nuclear warhead stockpile work since much of it is 50 years old.
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  17.  @georgebarnes8163  Ireland only has about 9000 defence force troops. The government will try and pretend it has 12,000. And the reserve force at maximum has about 3000 troops. Ireland is an Island yet it does not even have an actual navy to defend it self never mind an air force.
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  18.  @tnc7399  It most certainly could be used by Ukrainian special forces in their operations.
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  19. US has been using that type of aircraft since the US invented powered aircraft.
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  20.  @davrelltien7416  The aircraft in the video has been designed from the ground up to be a special operations platform. There are plenty of aircraft that could have been used but this is the platform they based it on for development. Super Tucano will have abilities that are suitable for other tasks.
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  21.  @gloin10  Ireland if it wanted to could have a defence force with 100,000 troops and 200 advanced fighter jets. There simply is no cultural desire for Ireland to defend itself.
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  22. Ireland could have an airforce of 200 fighter craft and 100,000 troops if need be. There is simply no desire to do that in Irish culture. People in Ireland are more content with the welfare state than defending them self. I suppose it is to be expected considering that ireland was first conquered by Nords, then Norms and then the British. Taking handouts is part of the Irish cultural genetics.
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  23. The Russians are very clear that they want a Eurasian Empire that goes from the Atlantic to Bering Sea. All their major doctrine is based up on. They even produce best selling books on the topic and have political parties that believe in it.
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  24. 16 such craft would not protect Ireland in a major war.
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  25. There is only one clown and it is not the designers of the aircraft.
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  26. In a major war Ireland would need cutting edge craft to guarantee its defence. In the case of World War Ireland would become a target due to its position on the atlantic as would greenland and Iceland.
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  27. It has to be F16 and F35 and maybe Typhoon but from now on it might be difficult to acquire the equipment necessary as war is on the horizon.
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  28.  @alltypesofvideos9902  In a major war the US will have its hands full and will not have Ireland as a priority. The only thing saving Ireland might be that it is a priority strategic Island on the atlantic.
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  29.  @alltypesofvideos9902  The US does not have air bases in Ireland. What Ireland does allow in non war times is for US aircraft to land in Shannon for refuelling but they are not allowed to be combat aircraft. I hope that makes sense.
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  30. It has a missile system that will enable it to target attack jets and anti air systems. It will have a comms system that enable it to work along side drones and for ground forces to provide targeting information. So if ground forces mark an anti missile system it will be targeted by the aircraft outside the range of the defence system.
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  31. Ireland really needs to up its game as there is a massive war on the horizon. Russia wants to build an empire from the Bering Sea to the Atlantic. Ireland needs to be able to defend its Southern and Western coasts from invasion. Ireland needs a large cutting edge airforce.
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  32.  @animula6908  What do you mean by the defences of the west? The American military is far larger than the Russian military. British navy would crush the Russian navy and French Navy would do the same.
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  33. Britain instead of keeping its military decided to spend its money on the welfare state program that its people seemed to have wanted. 50 years later and I am sure many regret that move.
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  34. If that 1950s person was shown the missiles, avianotics, targeting systems and so on they would think it was science fiction.
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  35. Irelands yearly military budget should be €12 billion per year. It should have a €50 billion military budget to build its military infrastructure. A 1.5 billion budget for a country with a country with a GDP of €500 billion is a joke at best.
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  36. Ireland if it put its mind to it could have a F15 and F16 airforce program. It will never happen as long as Ireland is a welfare state spending billions to keep people sitting on their fat.........
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  37. Ireland has to consider US equipment. It has a far better inventory support and in a major war it will be the only equipment that is freely available. Germany in WW2 produced amazing equipment but their problem was they could not replace it or repair it in the field. German tanks had amazing performance because they had Porsche engine design but when they broke down they were difficult to repair.
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  38. I am afraid Croatia spending and investment in its forces does not come anywhere near to where it needs to be. Ireland could easily spend €50 on its military upgrades and then €12 billion per year on maintaining that.
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  39. The would only be for show and would have no real ability to be used for air defence. The could be bought for training.
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  40. That support from the UK is fine and dandy during peace times but would be useless during a world war as the UK and US would have too much on its plate to deal with.
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  41. Those aircraft would be used by special operations and would be deadly in WW3. I would loved for them to have been in existence when I served.
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  42. Or you could just whine about it and wait for the Russians to come for you as they will.
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  43. Nope. They have ordered 6 special operations aircraft that have been specifically developed from the ground up. When they give special operations a wide arrangement of them the cost will be much lower.
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  44. That is not what is needed as that will just escalate the war and make it so that Russia has to respond in kind. What is required is that Ukraine needs to be armed with anti tank and anti air systems that can stop the Russian advances. If the cost is so high Russia may actually cut a deal that allows them to save face. Put and the national Russian movement is not going to want to lose this war outright.
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  45. Ireland needs a complete cultural change.
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  46. They also launch missiles.
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  47. Some of you are clueless on this. It is an aircraft platform developed for special operations. That means it can be packed onto a cargo ship and then built on the mission side and then deployed. What will happen is that every special operations force will have access to these to be used on mission. They will also be capable of taking out tanks and buildings.
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  48.  @cmulder002  Ireland cares more about social welfare than transport.
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  49. You have figure out that ireland would be a major target for Russia and China in a major war. Very few seem to realize that to be the case. The problem with Ireland relying on the UK and US is that in a major war those countries may have their hands full dealing with other zones.
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  50. They do not want crazy speeds. They want something that can be flown at very low speeds as well for several hours but have enough speed to get out of their if need be.
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