Starmer insists no delays to Type 83 destroyer
The Prime Minister has said he is insisting there be no delays to the future Type 83 destroyer programme, amid concern over budget pressures.
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Something from the past.
134 admirals for a navy of such small size?!?
MOD reveals number of senior officers across UK forces
472 senior officers, including generals, admirals and air marshals, currently serve across the Armed Forces, new MOD figures show.
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Another key concern is the choke point within UK itself.
UK polity and armed naval forces should be at least a bit concerned about how their few remaining warships are often clustered in Portsmouth.
I don't get this Paddy & Pops. I mean wasn't the VLS part of the original scheme of things or is this an afterthought & if so why ?
Confirmation that next generation Royal Navy SSNs to have vertical launch tubes - Navy Lookout
A newly approved US support package for the SSN-AUKUS programme has effectively confirmed that the RN and Royal Australian Navy's next-generation attack submarines will be equipped with vertical launch cells. The detail, contained within a US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) notification, provides...www.navylookout.com
Wasn't it evident from the beginning that US & Oz Submarines would've to conform to US naval doctrines being vassal states ?
So this piece of information does come as a surprise or maybe not. Not when you go through this particular detail .
What's the implication of this escalation & who's going to foot the bill ? Is it what I think this is ? Another planned extortion of the Aussies who even otherwise can't tell the front from the rear ?
What's more I've a feeling the Aussies have a real fetish of being taken for a ride by their Anglo cousins ! They actually look forward to it.
How plead thou , pops ? @Optimist
Top Kek if true
British warship damaged after being hit by a Hezbollah missile off the coast of Lebanon, according to Israeli assessments -Channel 14
The ship was "mistakenly" identified as an Israeli vessel, according to the same report
Hezbollah claimed this morning that they had fired a "naval cruise missile " at an Israeli warship off Lebanon's coast, causing a "direct hit".According to Israeli assessments, the vessel was a British warship. Extent of damage unknown.
British warship damaged after being hit by a Hezbollah missile off the coast of Lebanon, according to Israeli assessments -Channel 14
The ship was "mistakenly" identified as an Israeli vessel, according to the same report
Hezbollah claimed this morning that they had fired a "naval cruise missile " at an Israeli warship off Lebanon's coast, causing a "direct hit".According to Israeli assessments, the vessel was a British warship. Extent of damage unknown.
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Isn't it time you re christen the Royal Navy to the Royal Coast Guard , Paddy ? I mean you may find this episode trifling but this steady downfall of the RN is beyond hilarious. @BMDTop Kek if true
British warship damaged after being hit by a Hezbollah missile off the coast of Lebanon, according to Israeli assessments -Channel 14
The ship was "mistakenly" identified as an Israeli vessel, according to the same report
Hezbollah claimed this morning that they had fired a "naval cruise missile " at an Israeli warship off Lebanon's coast, causing a "direct hit".According to Israeli assessments, the vessel was a British warship. Extent of damage unknown.
Royal Navy's SSN-AUKUS Submarines to feature VLS - Naval News
The United Kingdom has requested U.S. aid in generating a common "vertical deployment tube" and other associated weapons systems to be shared across the SSN-AUKUS submarine program.
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US approves huge submarine weapons systems sale to Britain
The US has approved a USD 1 billion sale to the UK covering AUKUS submarine weapons systems, vertical deployment tubes and embedded personnel to support the joint design of the next generation nuclear-powered attack submarine.
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New British nuclear attack subs to start build by late 2020s
The government has confirmed SSN-AUKUS submarine construction will begin in the late 2020s, with a target of delivering one boat every 18 months once the production rate is established.
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UK industry team looks to miniaturize DragonFire laser for Type 45 destroyer debut
UK industry team looks to miniaturize DragonFire laser for Type 45 destroyer debut - Breaking Defense
Based on a 2027 target, the UK is set to become the first European NATO nation to operationally deploy novel, laser directed energy technology.
Starmer insists no delays to Type 83 destroyer
The Prime Minister has said he is insisting there be no delays to the future Type 83 destroyer programme, amid concern over budget pressures.
3 months later, they pulled an about-face.
Type-83 destroyer program is being cancelled in favour of smaller, cheaper 'drone command vessels'.
UK to buy drone command warships instead of new destroyers
The Royal Navy's planned Type 83 destroyer has been dropped in favour of six new Common Combat Vessels built to coordinate drones, under the government's long-delayed Defence Investment Plan, the Sunday Times was first to report.
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This comes right after Germany cancelled their large F-126 'frigate' program and instead decided to buy smaller frigates of the MEKO A-200 design.
3 months later, they pulled an about-face.
Type-83 destroyer program is being cancelled in favour of smaller, cheaper 'drone command vessels'.
UK to buy drone command warships instead of new destroyers
The Royal Navy's planned Type 83 destroyer has been dropped in favour of six new Common Combat Vessels built to coordinate drones, under the government's long-delayed Defence Investment Plan, the Sunday Times was first to report.
This comes right after Germany cancelled their large F-126 'frigate' program and instead decided to buy smaller frigates of the MEKO A-200 design.
Even Type-32 Frigates are being shelved apparently.
The T45s are not due to retire anytime soon plus they also have several units of T26 GCS in build.
Royal Navy attack submarine fleet update – all boats alongside - Navy Lookout
HMS Audacious is scheduled to come out of dry dock in Devonport today. This should be an unremarkable routine activity but its significance shows how much dock infrastructure has impacted the readiness of the submarine force. At the time of writing, none of the Royal Navy's Astute-class SSNs are...
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Royal Navy attack submarine fleet update – all boats alongside - Navy Lookout
HMS Audacious is scheduled to come out of dry dock in Devonport today. This should be an unremarkable routine activity but its significance shows how much dock infrastructure has impacted the readiness of the submarine force. At the time of writing, none of the Royal Navy's Astute-class SSNs are...
It is NOT normal for all boats in a 5-hull fleet to be in dock at the same time. Especially a fleet that carries strategic importance like the SSNs.
I'm left to wonder if this is down to the reactor problems they've been having. PWR2 is the first naval reactor that's supposedly UK-designed (earlier PWR1 was directly derived from US designs). If I was a betting man, I'd say that while they may have absorbed plenty of 'know-how' from the Americans, the level of their 'know-why' knowledge might still be nascent. And I think that's what is showing.
Just as well, considering they're going back to seeking direct US assistance for the upcoming PWR3 (publicly known to be derived from the Virginia-class's S9G). So it seems they've abandoned trying to acquire that know-why through iterative R&D, probably due to cost reasons.