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    Commission floats idea that Ireland purchase 12 to 24 fighter jets

    Irish Commission on the Defence Forces has come up with three proposals to bolster the armed forces, the most ambitious of which includes the purchase of 12 to 24 jet fighters. The cost of such an effort is almost quadruple of the current budget (including other capabilities as well). This would...
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  2. CJGibson

    Interceptors for Ireland

    https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/government-considering-purchase-of-military-jet-aircraft-1.4289801 Interesting. This Bear is small because it's 1/144. Those Bears are very high up.
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  3. Grey Havoc

    Irish Army R-R Merlin powered Churchill Tank

    Excerpt from "Irish Army Vehicles: Transport and Armour since 1922" by Karl Martin (2002 edition)[with some minor editing]: The Rolls-Royce Merlin powered Churchill On the 14th of February 1955, Capt. Collier of the Cavalry Workshops suggested replacing the existing Bedford engine in a...
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    • cavalry corps (irish army) cold war defence forces (ireland) éire irish air corps irish army late 1950s óglaigh na héireann republic of ireland rolls-royce tank
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