Kongsberg have said that the NSM will also get the receiver. US is now flying in warlike items to Ukraine. Its the same with 90% of Russian kit. 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? Pentagon officials confirmed the basic details on Wednesday. Next time round-Hillary Clinton vsRead more , Grandpa Biden has been engaged with the Pentagon bigwigs and was informed that Troops had already been pulled out of Vietnam .Now have your 40 winks and Cocoa, You cant blame Trump for this. Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. But the latest intelligence now has Ministry of Defence chiefs worried about a much larger incursion, raising fears of warfare engulfing cities and high civilian death tolls.
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Russian warships pass through English Channel - UK Defence Journal Any toys the RN requires would magical appear on the Quay side, and the funds suddenly available. Yes and who do you think gave them the green light. T31 is being procured to a strict budget, to get these vessels built and in service pretty quick, and we can upgrade once in service if the need requires it, they are large, and will be a very flexible design allowing more kit to be integrated over the years. Hope you dont mind but Ive sent your comment to HQ, should be worth a raise. He would have stolen a march under US noses, scored a propaganda victory, brought Iraq under Russian influence and probably have prevented the 2003 invasion. 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. He really wants to install a pro-Russian government in Kiev and to have independence for theRead more . Im all for countries determining their own choices, but I can see Putins concerns. An interesting breakdown of Americas national debt. If a shooting war were to start, the Astutes would be at sea ready to start shooting, its what they are for, granted we dont have enough of them, a situation that wont be rectified until SSN(R) comes of the pipeline at the earliest. Screen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. With pressure to take a more hawkish stance, he met Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg in Berlin to discuss the next steps. Also Congress now has the Trump White House documents related to Jan 6. Agree entirely with what you say but I feel Trump was the one who emboldened Putin in the first place with his wimpish behaviour and with Biden following and little if any better, then no wonder Putin is considering pushing his luck. We will see who is right in a month or two. Ukraine was in part happy to negotiate them away for exactly that reason. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken today warnedRussia could attack Ukraine on 'very short notice'during a meeting with UkrainianPresident Volodymyr Zelensky at the American embassy in Kiev. The trick is to sort the rubbish and the facts, with good journalism there is always some good Intel to be gleaned. Social Media and Comment Moderation Policy, New British nuclear missile submarine reaches milestone, Despite funding concerns Type 32 Frigate still planned, European deployment successfully completed by Royal Navy, UK and US nuclear missile submarines send message to Russia, UK signs for Aster 30 Block 1 anti-ballistic missile weapons, Royal Navy seeking loitering munitions for ships, https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/01/us-sends-more-military-equipment-ukraine/361042/ , NATO battlegroup in Bulgaria reaches full capability, BBC announces new aircraft carrier documentary.
Russian warship with 'unstoppable' 7,000mph hypersonic missiles 'sails I really dont disagree with you. faster working shipyards would help. It was/would cost a big chunk of their budget to keep them operational and safe. Turkey's Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Saturday that the death toll in Turkey from last month's massive earthquakes has to 45,968. Add in SPEAR EW, which will be an air launched jammer, creating false targets, and the bad guys are going to have a veryRead more .
Coast Guard captain describes encounter with Chinese, Russian warships Unlike the Ukrainians who are, in the main, suffering out in the trench systems with a serious number of dont want to be here conscripts. Historical animosity towards the Russians. The lack of AsUW is a gamble that could prove catastrophic, as bad as the lack of anti-tank weaponry given to the BEF. That is doing it at hands length, other, more shouted about, is skimming money when still on post and that is an area Ukraine is expert in,Read more , With Russia claiming they arent going to invade, they objective maybe another country altogether. Again, your assessment that putting 2,000 US troops into Ukraine before the status quo has changed, would not have detered 100,000+ troops amassing on the border or the worldwideRead more . Nuclear centrifuge assembly plants. As the region is already occupied by pro-Russian separatists, and has been in a state of war since 2014, it was believed it would offer little resistance. You forgot about their national dish: kapusta cabbage soup, the outer leaves of which can be distilled hic apparently hic. However, it does look like everybody is going to fight back. I somehow doubt it. U.S. officials have said Russia might attack Ukraine as early as this month when the ground will be harder, making it easier for tanks and other armour to move swiftly. The oil tanker Kama seems to have followed it, French media reported. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Erm, theres certain CO of a T23 on TV at the moment who disagrees with you not to mention Radakin hgiving HoC evidence, I havent see the show, so Ill take your word on it, Surely if Russia invades Ukraine theres gonna have to be big increases in defence and security spending were gonna have to reinforce all Eastern European alliance members for that matter any country world wide that feels threatened buy any powerful country, Hi Geordie, Youd think so. UK and French jets team up against simulated aerial threat, Britain, Italy and Japan merge combat aircraft projects. Dont we have typhoons in the Balkans and Romania? George Allison The deployment was cited in Ukraine's intelligence report which said Belarus 'should be considered as a full-fledged theater of operations that Russia can use to expand aggression against Ukraine.'. The Americans have just sent their first shipment of Aid to the Ukraine what was sent was classed as LETHAL Aid. Im afraid Martlet wouldnt scratch the paint on a Kirov, whilst the Wildcat wouldnt get within range to launch kinetics before being eliminated by the Grumble. Forces would secure control of a canal that provided Crimea with fresh water supplies until Russia annexed the region and Ukraine stopped the flow, he said. You act like the US has nothing to prepare for or be cautious with and we can throw our weight around like Panama in 1989. https://www.army-technology.com/projects/land-based-future-local-area-air-defence-system-flaads-land/, Is Russia just grandstanding in some effort to remove the economic sanctions? Without listing specific equipment plans General Carter hinted long-range precision rockets, air defence missiles and surveillance drones would be brought into service. Anti-air systems appear to be a weakness for Ukraine which might be something that the US should focusRead more . Russian troops could also move into Belarus, opening a northern front for Ukraine that would put Russian forces closer to Kyiv, Giles said. Missile attacks would take advantage of Ukraine's weaker anti-missile defences. That would make a great movie but better to follow the money trail back to Russia and other foreign powers. People always seem to vastly underestimate the effectiveness of a medium gun. Our carriers will only come intoRead more . Do you regard all the military and NHS etc senior people joining companies after they retire that they may well have helped gain orders as corruption? I certainly do! Where do they and other countries replace it from? Also the Blockade the Atlantic Iceland gap. and
There is also a chance of that senario, Trouble is it is Trumps policies towards NATO ( even threatening to leave it) and distaste for Europe that has given the impetus to Putin to try this on. What sonar or anti submarine equipment will t31 possess? Biden is shaping up to be just as bad and hopefully another 1-term wonder. Russia is allied with Iran, need I say more. Putin has been blowing smoke about NATO having significant forces in countries bordering Russia, but really they are minimal. (apologies for the convoluted English there!). Russia is flexing its muscles in Britains back yard after ten warships arrived off the UK coast, the Chief of the Defence Staff has warned. I think youll find the Poles really ramping up, unlike us Brits who have more horses than tanks, the Poles have superannuated their winged hussars moumts and morphed onto modern MBTs. And hand wash Plane Cleaning popping up everywhere? So we should of ordered NSM after all, as interim? "Despite the increase in Russian activity, both on the surface and underwater, we are always ready to respond.". I have faith in the crews and TTPs, I have limited faith when the top brass dispense with offensive capabilities that the USN and every other major navy endorses. 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. Kyiv might also be provoked into attacking by the separatists who could then ask Russia to send troops to help, he said. France Germany etc may send troops to countries near Ukraine but fighting Ill be surprised. slow not stealthy the bocks the UK has have quite limited onboard electronics. 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. He also works for the NHS. However, the MoD has failed to reveal which, if any, of the existing equipment programmes will be cut to reduce the funding gap. 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. LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - Russia warned Britain on Thursday that it would bomb British naval vessels in the Black Sea if there were any further provocative actions by the British navy off the. I think itRead more , Hi Dave ,knife through Butter with todays build of warships we can but dream a larger build of Destroyer with 6in either single or twin fully Auto good fire control radar no need for the old 274/75 sights or LAS just ops Rm fire controller and PWO but alas smaller ships and bores seem too be the way fwd with The MOD. Tommo dont get carried away with what the media put out. If it doesnt conform to the official line it gets spiked. Idiocy.
It has a much wider capture angle. For other inquiries, Contact Us. what about nato members bulgaria and romania? 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,. The White House corrected the off the cuff remark from the long press conference. No, but it would be interesting to know what Circumstances would trigger that. 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. It was not immediately clear what equipment would be arriving today. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki warned of human rights violations and war crimes if diplomacy failed and the Russian government went ahead with its plans. The ships - which included a . Iran has been poking the region with a pointy stick for years now just to see what sort of rea tin they would get in return.
Russian warships filmed off coast of Britain as Royal Navy shadows You underestimate the Russian bear at your peril! Any commander in defence now has Russian forces to the North, East, South and West; it could all get very tasty. " 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Well done RN. Russkie pension, weekly bucket of spuds and one litre of 2 stroke. Not training troops. 'They discussed U.S. and international security and economic assistance to Ukraine, and the Secretary expressed appreciation for Ukraines continued calls for a diplomatic solution, stressing the need for Ukrainian unity in the face of the Russian threat,' Price said. Akin to RAF doing away with Meteor, ASRAAM and sticking to Mauser. Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday Moscow was not ready to wait forever for a response and that it wanted a detailed written response to every Russian proposal. A RUSSIAN warship armed with "unstoppable" hypersonic missiles is sailing towards the US coast in a show of strength, reports claim. The reason they were happy to get rid was cost. Going after the Ukraine neatly side steps the maritime flank to some extent. Not sure how I forgot to put Estonia in my answer. https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2018/02/chechen-military-police-return-syria-russia.html.