A Merlin Mk4 ditched in the English Channel during night ops yesterday, with one confirmed fatality:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6p2986 ... ormat=link

RN statement:

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Warnings issued to several users for derailing the topic.

This topic is strictly for Type 31 news. It is not the place to discuss the Red Sea crisis.

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This isn't the topic to discuss the Type 31. Posts deleted.

There was loads of complete off-topic stuff about gas prices (I think - only skimmed them long enough to think WTF has this got to do with T32) I only noticed when I came back to try and quote a summary of T26 programme development woes that I put hear to find it and it wasn't here. Just asking bec...

Deleted the last few off-topic posts. This is not the place to discuss the Red Sea crisis.

Hi Admins, It is possible to change the site, that after you login in, if you select a topic, it "automatically" takes you to the first unread post? Right now, you have to manually select "First Unread Post" - a bit annoying . Most other defence sites take you to the first unrea...

I'm going to lock this topic for now as there's too much speculation going on but I suppose that's to be expected for a ship that is still in its concept phase. If you have something relevant to post, feel free to PM me and I will unlock the topic. Until then, you can discuss the ship in the Curren...

Removed the last few posts of NickC's and tomuk's. I'm going to leave the Type 26 comment in place but please avoid any extended discussion about the Type 26 in this topic as we have other topics for that. PM me if you have any issues with this decision. Do not comment here.

Or just remove "news only" from the thread title. Maybe change to "Future AAW" to match the "Future ASW" title. I'd rather keep this topic so that news isn't buried under endless speculative posts but I'd be fine with a "Future AAW" topic if someone wished to...

Veering a little too off-topic now. Let's bring the discussion back to the River-class OPVs.

tomuk wrote: ↑12 Feb 2024, 15:35 And what does any of this have to do with T83 News Only?

Indeed. Non-news and speculative posts have been deleted.

Everything speculative goes here: viewtopic.php?t=701

And yes, posts will be deleted and not moved, so go off-topic at your own peril.

In response to a Telegraph article claiming we can't deploy an aircraft carrier due to crew shortages for RFA Fort Victoria: Defence Minister: Aircraft carriers could go to the Red Sea to support action against Houthi rebels in Yemen British aircraft carriers are "available" to be deployed...

HMS Somerset going to sea with NSM:

In a turnaround from previous years, the United Kingdom’s defence exports saw a significant surge in 2022, reaching £11.2 billion, a substantial increase from the £6.6 billion recorded in 2021. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british-defence-exports-surge-in-2022/ Merged your topic in with this one...

shark bait wrote: ↑07 Nov 2023, 09:32 Wonderful when a discussion board turns into a news archive!

We have separate topics for different discussions. What would be the point of a forum otherwise?

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Deleted the last few posts. This is the topic for the Royal Navy's Type 26. The Aussie one is discussed here: viewtopic.php?t=19

JMSDF onboard to observe RN carrier ops ahead of them doing their own from the Izumo-class.

A nice video of HMS Queen Elizabeth by the official Swedish Armed Forces YouTube channel: