10LikesThe Air Defence Regiment is unique, in that it has fully integrated RDF.Originally Posted by Grumpy Jack
*Edited, as I'm unsure if it's entirely RDF, or if the RDF batteries are part of the PDF Regiment.
The Air Defence Regiment is unique, in that it has fully integrated RDF.
*Edited, as I'm unsure if it's entirely RDF, or if the RDF batteries are part of the PDF Regiment.
FRom WIKI
"The Army Reserve is organised into three Brigades: 1st Reserve Brigade (South), 2nd Reserve Brigade (East), and 4th Reserve Brigade (West).
There is also a Reserve Defence Forces Training Authority (RDFTA) based in the Defence Forces Training Centre in the Curragh. In addition there are 3 air defence batteries which are not part of the brigade structure but report directly to the 1 Air Defence Regiment (PDF) in the Curragh. They are territorially located, 2 Air Defence battery in the Eastern Brigade. 3 and 4 Air Defence Batteries in the Southern Brigade."
2d,3rd and 4th batts are RDF I am sure.
Should have read 3,000 meters.
Yes, RAF crews were issued with sidearms when conducting SAR operations and refueling in the republic.
The private companies doing SAR from the republic still rely on RAF Nimrods for Surveillance Support and long range SAR.
casa aircraft from the air corps provide the primary cover for most sar operations in irish water. Irish sar crews provide most of the service in the 6 counties for sar and also have been used in the uk. Cooperation in these areas is vital for both jurisdictions.
i fail to see how im waltering , i spoke of what isin our national interest , our strategic importance and highlighted a distinct lack of sovereignty which restricts choices . Now your accusing me of being a spoofer while simultaneously announcing we dont have the right as a sovereign state to make such choices . Which is completely contradicting yourself but not remotely contradicting me
Could you perhaps explain to your peers why a sovereign state such as ireland will not be allowed by foreign states to determine its own foreign policy . And also explain why im a spoofer for pointing this out also as a lack of sovereignty .
theres a good chap . All ears etc.
Wrong. Nothing can 'shoot down' a Computer Generated Image.
Wrong again. The first order of defense is to know who your enemy is.
RAF Nimrods were withdrawn from service at the end of March.
Yes, but they are being replaced.
Very selective quotation. Next time quote the entire post.
I was referring to your ridiculous point about Lebanon accepting free equipment from Russia.
If the point of that was to suggest that Ireland do the same, it is pure waltering.
We could not afford to train personnel or maintain and operate such aircraft - either MiG29s or Mi25/35s - so there is no pont in accepting such free gifts.
On the point you did quote, it is called realpolitik.
Our closest economic ties are with, in order of importance, the UK, EU and US. Our closest social, cultural and historical ties are with, again in order of importance, the UK, US and EU.
It is in our national interest to maintain those links - not damage them by establishing military links with their traditional military rival. The Cold War may have thawed but it still exists to a degree and has the potential to flare up again over a number of issues, such as energy supply, Georgia, US missile defence, Iran, etc.
Were Ireland to form such military ties with Russia as you suggest, the US, UK and EU simply would not accept it as it would pose a strategoic threat to all three. They all have more pressure points to use on Ireland which if pressed, would do more damage to the Irish economy and Irish life that would far outweigh any benefits ties with from Russia. That is the cold, hard reality of the situation and no amount of bleating about sovereignty will change that.
Why does the Government allow US troops transit through Shannon to Iraq and Afghanistan - apart from the fact that both operations have UN mandates and we have a duty under the UN charter to cooperate with the implementation of those mandates? Simple, it is in our national interest not to piss off the US - especially so now when the Irish economy is on its knees. The Government, including the Greens, and main opposition parties recognise that - despite the rantings of Sinn Fein, PANA and other left wing groups.
Your utterly unrealistic and myopic suggestion is formed more by your blind hatred of the UK, US and EU than what is in Ireland's national interest.
As I said, Walter Mitty stuff.
