At least they didnt decimate their armed forces like the UK and most of its allies as a result of peace dividend at end of cold war. Ah, but at least the Brits flogged off some 60y/o CVR(T)s. Is Harpoon totally ineffective against Russian ships or just a bit old? Ill think you well find Im disagreeing with a nut job who thinks Salisbury was a UK government conspiracy lol. The group thinkers on here have no idea of the N2 capabilities of RU and without AsUW the RN is in danger of being decimated before tea time. Pity we didnt keep developing the 6 system fitted to Tiger and Blake? Their Intel also saying that they see no particular problem. Sean, Where is this wharf in Australia? Iranians being bombed at will??? In new training drills yesterday, three dozen Russian warplanes including Su-34 fighter-bombers, Su-25 attack aircraft and MiG-31 fighter-interceptors flew from airfields in Perm, Krasnoyarsk, Chelyabinsk and Sverdlovsk regions. If you were spending months in a bunker in a trench system in that climate I think it may well matter. As for unvaccinated drivers not being allowed to cross, well who wouldnt want to keep the chronically stupid out of their country? If this new cold war turns into something nasty, our T45 should have something better than Harpoon to engage enemy ships. So many completely underestimate the complexity and difficulties of achieving the kill chain with Anti ship missiles. Defence chiefs have been keen to suggest new cyber and space capabilities will be major beneficiaries of any extra money for Defence. A publicly available U.S. intelligence document said Russia could stage an invasion this month with up to 100 battalion tactical groups (BTGs) or some 175,000 troops. The ships - which included a . Actually having checked further the major problem the USA/Canada are having are the same that most countries are. I tell you what happened ; the worst thing that people in this Country did, come out of Europe. Er, US forces are in Poland and no doubt in the Ukraine. This is howRead more , Thats reassuring.Thanks. Their fears of nuclear led them to basically willingly put puppet strings on a number of important decisions the country will have to make. Certainly surprised Germany seems so acquiescent about potentially putting itself back on the front line with only Poland as that buffer again. It was purely a theoretical consideration . The politicians have finally realised that imposing cuts on manpower and platform numbers relentlessly for the last 70 years has led to a navy that is too small to fully fulfil its Gobal Britain role. The N Koreans are starving again. Lets be honest, in hostilities, they wouldnt be sailing unescorted or going through the channel! This alone would send a message and along with the news that an Ohio class arsenal boat is currently sunning of Cyprus when normally the whereabouts is secret says alot. The Sentinel 2 satellite image, taken at 11:47 local time, shows at least 14 vessels. The oil tanker Kama seems to have followed it, French media reported. "The crew conducted an exercise to repel the means of an air attack of a simulated enemy in the Norwegian Sea.". Agree, that is the most likely route. if 25% could actually get out of harbour before breaking down! the russian method of fitting a gun,torpedo cruise missile wherever it can fit gives them more powerful vessel than it was designed to be. Similarly, the economic sanctions threatened by the US and the UK apply regardless of the scale of such action. Working hard for your Master Putin, Hay! Their problem then, as now, in terms of getting into the EU, was/is corruption. Putin cannot afford a hot war even less than we can. Well the attacks came from Yemen itself as did missiles over night last night they arent coming from Iranian soil. I cant believe Putin seriously wants to invade Ukraine he would lose far more than he gained. Xi has exactly the same problems internally in China and may be actually undetaking a modern genocide of the Uighur for which the Taiwan crisis is his distraction. The guided missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov has been. All it takes is for 1 to get through! Britain said the shots were part of a Russian gunnery exercise. His views were backed by Labour leader Keir Starmerwho tweeted on Saturday: To protect our values and our security we must be steadfast in our opposition to Russian aggression. First Sea Lord Admiral Tony Radakin said: "This is why the Royal Navy is at sea every day, protecting the UK and our interests. It was/would cost a big chunk of their budget to keep them operational and safe. If Russia invades what do they do next? Biden-BIG disappointment. So were Western economies corrupt, going back in time. One can hope that cooler heads will prevail, and we start sorting ourselves out! The US CSG in the med training with Italy and Spain no doubt this is positioned close by aswell. Without ASuW the RN is badly exposed, and its criminal negligence sending sailors into a warzone without ability to take offensive action. I see a German Navy Chief had to resign tonight, for making pro Russian comments. Irish defence forces have been monitoring the activity of Russian warships that on Tuesday made a U-turn off the country's coast. Because the EU demanded first dibs on our defence contracts and all but destroyed our steal industry, just like they took over our agriculture and fishing industries. Because I dont have anybody living on the USA/Canada so I dont know the situation. I somehow doubt it. " Russian warship, go fuck yourself " [a] was the last communication made on 24 February 2022 during the Russian attack on Snake Island in Ukraine's territorial waters by border guard Roman Hrybov to the Russian missile cruiser Moskva. Try it too often, find work elsewhere. Earlier this year, Vladimir Putin said the 135-meter-long frigate would sail for the Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea with the latest generation hypersonic cruise missiles on board. Im not sure to be honest. Europe could and should commit itself to being more than a match for Russia if it had the balls. Russia said it had ventured as far as 3 km (2 miles) into Russian waters near Cape Fiolent, a landmark on Crimea's southern coast near the port of Sevastopol, headquarters of the Russian Navy's Black Sea fleet. The US Coast Guard in Alaska came across Russian and Chinese vessels on an ordinary patrol earlier this month, the agency has said. Leading to our militaries being optimised for fighting second rate foes. Its perhaps worth considering that just supposing a few Russian armoured/infantry detachments had been deployed in and around Baghdad at important government and military sites as peacekeepers/observers or an actual hostile force, then would the 2003 invasion of Iraq have taken place? Nope me neither. Even so, Ukraine's Defense Ministry said it was accelerating its plan to form reserve battalions, a move that would help it rapidly deploy 130,000 recruits to bolster its 246,000-strong armed forces. There are only 4 sets available for the Type 45s taken off the Type 22 Batch 3s. Iran has already stepped up activities in the gulf region, recently attacked the UAE with drones from Yemen causing a few civilian casualties. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. UK and French jets team up against simulated aerial threat, Britain, Italy and Japan merge combat aircraft projects. The German government even went so far as to brief journalists on Tuesday that cutting Russia off from international banking systems - the so-called 'nuclear option' of sanctions - was off the table, prompting angry denials from Washington. Although hailing the recent 24.1 billion uplift in Defence spending as reversing a long period of decline, General Carter did not say how much of the new money will fill the existing black hole of around 10 billion in the MoDs 10-year equipment budget. The Iranians are being bombed at will. Who is bombing the Iranians? Zelensky thanked Blinken on Twitter after their meeting and said he was counting on stronger 'economic& financial' cooperation from the West. Id still bet the Poles will be doing a lot of footwork on how to help the Ukrainians. Pity we dont have an enormous fleet of attack submarines to take out surface ships. Ill accept naval power but always is a bit sweeping. We are in a potentially high risk scenario all it takes is a trigger point. On Monday, two C-17 transporters left the UK with 2,000 armour-piercing missile systems and soldiers to teach Ukraine's forces how to use them. Helicopters for the littoral, Nuclear boats for larger vessels. Any damage to external sensors, VLS tubes, the bridge area, mast, or flight deck would be enough to take it out of the fight. Clearly they have something on him-most probably a secret video of Trump in bed with some Russian beauty! Germany doesnt need anything but some supply depots and rear HQs. Inspite of their age, the Russian Ropucha class have been fitted with AK-630 CIWS, easily as good as Phalanx. The Kremlin quickly denied it was preparing a provocation. The conclusion was that Tiger stood the better chance due to her 6 turret being mostly electrically powered rather than hydraulic, like Blakes, so the presumption was shed be more reliable. Thu Feb 3 2022 - 19:50. Video shared by the US Coast Guard of a Russian ship near the Hawaiian Islands. An interesting breakdown of Americas national debt. An good opportunity knoks coming soon, to sink the Russian fleets in the Med, lol!! A fleet of Russian warships and fighter jets, including the flagship aircraft carrier the Admiral Kuznetsov, has reached the North Sea and is headed for the English Channel, the UK's Ministry of . The . Lithuanian Defence Minister Arvydas Anusauskas said today: 'In the current situation, we view the arrival of Russian armed forces in Belarus not only as a destabilising factor in the security situation but also as the one posing an even bigger direct threat to Lithuania.'. Yes he did, totally out of the blue and unqualified for the job Hunter turned up as a direcyor of Burisma, a Ukrainian gas company, on a juicy contract. However there is some good reports if you know where to look. 'Grateful for [US's] political & security support. Ringfence it. I think one of Moscow's long-standing goals has been to try to sow divisions between and within our countries and quite simply, we cannot and will not let them do that. Please leave a comment below if you have something to say! THey may have a go at making life uncomfortable for the US there as well. LOL Ivan you really are poster boy for Putin . Some operating virtually continuously for a couple of years or more on a return trip every month. General Carter also said the long anticipated Integrated Review of Foreign, Defence and Security policy, now expected in January, will herald the biggest shake-up of the army in a generation. The receiver is a version of the one fitted to the LRASM. They can receive Comms 24/7 without having to come to PD, they do not surface to receive Comms, so no difference between a ship receiving an update or a SM. The White Housewarned yesterday the situation was 'extremely dangerous' and that Moscow could launch an attack 'at any point'. A capability upgrade as and when needed, might well happen. 'I am not ashamed to ask to help us with everything that is possible to avoid this war. Without OHT you are randomly chucking missiles out down a bearing and hoping the target is somewhere within the seeker head basket for the terminal homing. JSM is also getting a version of BAes RF receiver, that is one of the primary sensors on the LRASM. Except, Trump isnt the President, its the weak Biden who sits in the oval office and has for a wee while now. I doubt it. Donald Trump says only he can prevent a Third World War, China sets modest economic growth target of about 5 per cent for 2023, Police granted extra stop-and-search powers after schoolboy stabbed, Prince Harry: A lot of us in Army didnt necessarily agree or disagree with war in Afghanistan, Rishi Sunak to host Coronation Big Lunch at Downing Street, Project Fear authors discussed when to deploy new Covid variant. The Royal Navy has shadowed nine Russian warships around the UK in the last two weeks alone - as Vladimir Putin increases his military presence in British waters. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday before holding talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Geneva on Friday in the latest attempt to defuse the crisis.
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