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- 25 Apr 2024, 19:01
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5691
- Views: 1492152
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
We won't build more ships or crew them without a radical reshaping of our attitudes to work and careers. Absolutely, job security being a key part of that. Few are going to embark on a career if they are likely to be laid off. Long term commitment to a funded pipeline is key to changing this - whic...
- 25 Apr 2024, 18:25
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1996
- Views: 568149
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
BZ HMS Diamond! Lucky we have a T45 in the region
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british ... c-missile/
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british ... c-missile/
- 25 Apr 2024, 13:44
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5691
- Views: 1492152
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
In the context of UK shipbuilding the increase in speed is great, but internationally we are catching up to the pack of 10 years ago. A frigate should be buildable in 4 years at most, and done 2-3 at a time. I agree but if your primary customer only wanted to commit to a frigate every two years the...
- 22 Apr 2024, 20:46
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6171
- Views: 1868315
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
A bit more info - Argus really is a jack of all trades…
https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/rfa-arg ... -lyme-bay/
- 22 Apr 2024, 17:57
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
- Replies: 112
- Views: 15017
Re: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
I fear it’s worse and these plus MROSS-1 / MHC-OSV will also need to be RN crewed also to have any chance of getting a sustainable tanker / solid stores replenishment fleet.
- 22 Apr 2024, 07:53
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19402
- Views: 9735805
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Why not do it to all five? and buy five more. You obsession with doing down T31 is ridiculous, sell two for tuppence ha'penny to fund nothing. Because without new money we can’t modify the three and if sold straight from the production line it will be more than if we tie them up alongside for a few...
- 22 Apr 2024, 07:50
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 201394
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
Of course, but this is only one model - we should be looking at mobile radars also. The point being that we can adjust our response to the threat level and location, not only for the UK but BOTs such as Cyprus and also supporting allies. There will be cases where the radar and launcher are most eff...
- 21 Apr 2024, 19:55
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
- Replies: 5492
- Views: 1556370
- 21 Apr 2024, 19:38
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 201394
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
Of course, but this is only one model - we should be looking at mobile radars also. The point being that we can adjust our response to the threat level and location, not only for the UK but BOTs such as Cyprus and also supporting allies. There will be cases where the radar and launcher are most eff...
- 21 Apr 2024, 19:34
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 201394
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
Does the arrow(missile) and the sensor need to be co-located for ballistic missile defence? No, this is where technologies like CEC come into play. The UK is an island so a base land capability enhanced when needed by a mobile platforms that can also be used in other regions is critical. That’s mor...
- 21 Apr 2024, 19:31
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19402
- Views: 9735805
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Why not do it to all five? and buy five more. You obsession with doing down T31 is ridiculous, sell two for tuppence ha'penny to fund nothing. Because without new money we can’t modify the three and if sold straight from the production line it will be more than if we tie them up alongside for a few...
- 21 Apr 2024, 16:23
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19402
- Views: 9735805
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
In very high end situations why not use type 31 as a missile barge? If they do end up fitting mk41 at some point fill it with sm3. If it’s within a task group a type 45 or a usn destroyer can do the tracking and sensing. Or if it’s around nato/uk territories let the assure systems do the hard bit. ...
- 21 Apr 2024, 10:38
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 201394
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
Does the arrow(missile) and the sensor need to be co-located for ballistic missile defence? No, this is where technologies like CEC come into play. The UK is an island so a base land capability enhanced when needed by a mobile platforms that can also be used in other regions is critical. That’s mor...
- 21 Apr 2024, 10:21
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 201394
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
Sorry, don’t agree - the is a budget and it needs to be aligned to what is needed. Even if there was new money, a re-prioritisation is still required.
- 21 Apr 2024, 10:15
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 201394
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
Does the arrow(missile) and the sensor need to be co-located for ballistic missile defence? No, this is where technologies like CEC come into play. The UK is an island so a base land capability enhanced when needed by a mobile platforms that can also be used in other regions is critical. That’s mor...
- 21 Apr 2024, 10:12
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6171
- Views: 1868315
- 21 Apr 2024, 09:58
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 201394
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
Does the arrow(missile) and the sensor need to be co-located for ballistic missile defence? No, this is where technologies like CEC come into play. The UK is an island so a base land capability enhanced when needed by a mobile platforms that can also be used in other regions is critical. That’s mor...
- 21 Apr 2024, 09:49
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 201394
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
The practicalities of getting RN another 6 Destroyers with ABM within a decade is problematic to say the least. I’ve got an idea to how to get three and how to fund it. Hypothetically, if BAE was asked to build 5 or 6 Destroyers rapidly to fill a UOR it would cause a crisis in planning and probably...
- 21 Apr 2024, 09:27
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
- Replies: 112
- Views: 15017
Re: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
That bit was great - buckling to last minute pleas that killed the carriers and Harrier force in 2010 when the direction was inevitable, and wasting £1/2bn on EMAL consultants to try and dress it up was the problem.
- 21 Apr 2024, 09:09
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6171
- Views: 1868315
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
Didn’t know Argus could do replenishment…
- 21 Apr 2024, 08:09
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 201394
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
I’ve got an idea to how to get three and how to fund it.Poiuytrewq wrote: ↑21 Apr 2024, 07:40 The practicalities of getting RN another 6 Destroyers with ABM within a decade is problematic to say the least.
- 21 Apr 2024, 07:58
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1936
- Views: 254673
- 21 Apr 2024, 07:52
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
- Replies: 112
- Views: 15017
Re: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
Would be hugely ironic if Brazil bought the Albions and with ex HMS ocean formed an amphibious ready group! 75th anniversary of nato summit in Washington so they will want to announce something! Just look what happened in wales. Pity their last Type 22s are on their way out... Could have formed an ...
- 21 Apr 2024, 07:46
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
- Replies: 112
- Views: 15017
Re: Multi-Role Support Ships (MRSS)
It is good that defence is a central issue but whoever wins is going to have a massive tab to pay. Defence isn't a central issue for people. Current YOUGOV polling does show an increase in importance up to 19% of adults in uk now putting it as 1 of three top concerns compared to about 10% through l...
- 20 Apr 2024, 21:52
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
- Replies: 1936
- Views: 254673
Re: General UK Defence Discussion
It’s alright we will throw a cocktail party next time we visit… That’s right diplomacy is the answer - sending a warship because China is investing money seems rather overdoing it don’t you think. I would have thought an economic, trade and investment plan might have been more appropriate. Fair - d...