Oh, that would be Slovakia and Poland for example who have NATO aircraft from America not to mention eFP fighters in Lithuania, Estonia and Bulgaria. RNs lack of AsUW is a gamble, otherwise why retain harpoon? 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,. Once there they re establish the picture. Most of its armour is 25+ years old, its tube artillery is a similar age and is seriously out ranged by modern Russian systems and they have just announced a cut in numbers to about 75,000..! Lauren Lewis For Mailonline Is Harpoon totally ineffective against Russian ships or just a bit old? Supplying intel and light weapons will not change the outcome much , Russia will win regardless of the losses shell receive. Russian warships seen acting unusually off Irish coast During the last 2 years lots of HGV drivers left the profession, as happens every year. Billboard in Dnipro, Ukraine with the statement written in Russian. 'Our strength depends on preserving our unity and that includes unity within Ukraine. Moscow could launch an attack on Ukraine from Crimea and seize territory up to the Dnieper River that could serve as a natural barrier against any Ukrainian counter-offensive, said Konrad Muzyka, director of the Poland-based Rochan consultancy. Ukraine didnt invent the weapons so im curious how much of them they could have used and ultimately maintained over time. 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. A distraction for poor ratings at home possibly. he said. Ukrainian Defense Ministry's latest intelligence assessment yesterday warned Russia had massed more than 127,000 troops along the border, together with a sea and air component that marked a 'full strength' force. On 19 July 2020, another explosion hit a power plant in Isfahan Province. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. And the Russian surface fleet is still very much made up of 80s tech, that isnt very reliable. Regardless of whatever you think about climate change, Greta whinberg ensures anyone over 25 gets irritated by her patronising childish ways. Ukraine was in part happy to negotiate them away for exactly that reason. And I know the USA seems to have more fruit-cakes that believe these. However, the IDF has a long standing policy of refusing to confirm or deny allegations ofRead more . 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. I stand by my comments and time will tell. THE Royal Navy has shadowed nine Russian warships stalking Britain's coast in the past two weeks. Murdaugh is heckled as he leaves court, Two Russian tanks annihilated with bombs by Ukrainian armed forces, Ukraine soldiers shoot down enemy drones with drones of their own, Dozens stuck in car park as staff refuses to open gate for woman, Missing hiker buried under snow forces arm out to wave to helicopter, Insane moment river of rocks falls onto Malibu Canyon in CA, Fleet-footed cop chases an offender riding a scooter, Isabel Oakeshott clashes with Nick Robinson over Hancock texts. 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. Russian warships spotted off British coast - British Navy responds 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. As @RB has posted a lack of ASM is not high on the list of RNs priorities, whatever the reasons. Thanks to covid and the forthcoming energy crisis the cupboard is bare. SPEAR 3 will have a small warhead, but it will be very accurate. All depends on how you define corruption but generally speaking most countries are corrupt at some or all levels us included. General Sir Nick Carter delivering the annual Royal United Services Institute lecture. Purely theoretical, but just imagine Putin had deployed military units to Iraq in 2002/2003 as peacekeepers and to secure WMD. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers. No-one will be able to fight back in an all in war today. The military ship activated its AIS tracker on Wednesday at 10am, making it visible on real-time marine traffic tracker. During his meeting with Zelensky today, Blinken reaffirmed the American commitment to his nation's sovereignty and said Ukraine had faced 'relentless aggression from Moscow' since the collapse of the Soviet Union. Our SSNs will be busy chasing their SSNs, and so each RN surface vessel should be capable of offensive action. The RF receiver can help to lock onto a RF signal that matches something a target ship would emit. The Russian ships sheltered from bad weather within the Baie de Seine, Northern France, where Severn was joined by allied French navy ships and aircraft. Plus, RN experience has taught us we use helicopters in the littoral with Stingray, Martlet and Sea Venom, and hunter killer boats for larger warships. Tensions escalated at the end of last week after American officials claimed to have information that Moscow had deployed resources for a 'false flag' attack. Royal Navy shadows nine Russian warships around the UK Instead we were lured away by the glitter of ongoing wars in the ME. 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. "I am sure that such a powerful weapon will allow us to reliably protect Russia from potential external threats and help ensure our country's national interests. If Biden had the balls he could put a small contingent of US troops in Ukraine and dare Putin to attack. 'He emphasized the United States unwavering commitment to Ukraines sovereignty and territorial integrity and reiterated the principle of nothing about Ukraine, without Ukraine.'. In such a febrile atmosphere, the risk of a misunderstanding or unplanned escalation is greater, and Russia could use such an incident as a casus belli. Giles said some scenarios could involve long-range missile attacks or cyber-attacks targeting critical infrastructure. If you mean why T26 isnt fitted with ASROC, then that has been explained at length by many other commentators, and with very good reason. I think Irans aspirations in the region run much deeper than having mild cooperation with Russia. "These aircraft posed no immediate threat to HMS Defender, but some of these manoeuvres were neither safe nor professional," Britain's Wallace said. whats next a russian build up around the baltic straits?or the chinese off tiawan? 'I am not ashamed to ask to help us with everything that is possible to avoid this war. TheRead more . Whilst the Canada and now Mexico border problems are now very real indeed. Ringfence it. get her back in dock and rebuild her from the inside out. The Armys flip ups on procurement have disengaged us from effective land ops in NATO context. Military analysts said even if it overwhelmed Ukraine's army, which is half the size of its own, Russia could face guerrilla-type resistance, making it hard to hold on to captured territory. Is funny that in America when Trump was President the media said he had made a secret deal with Putin but now that Biden is President and has verbally given Putin the OK to invade Ukraine the US media says nothing but how great Biden is. Times where unity is needed he takes EU presidency and is calling for the EU to do their own deal with Russia. The warship is feared to be loaded with 7,000mph hypersonic missiles with a range of over 600 miles. Criminal in the present circumstances which has been predictable for years that no effort to do so has been made. Launch control was always in Moscow. All it takes is for 1 to get through! Clearly they have something on him-most probably a secret video of Trump in bed with some Russian beauty! If Biden was was standing up to Putin hed use some of that military grunt they have. 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.'. Those deliveries are ongoing, and there are more scheduled in the coming weeks.. Russian warship, go fuck yourself - Wikipedia NOT, should have out an archer. Russian warships filmed off coast of Britain as Royal Navy shadows Estimates of the numbers of new Russian troops moved closer to Ukraine vary from 60,000 to around 100,000, with a U.S. intelligence document suggesting that number could be ramped up to 175,000. 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. Itll make Snatch Landrover fiasco look trivial. Later versions have much better electronics and sensors developed with Israel. The White House corrected the off the cuff remark from the long press conference. Russia seized and annexed the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 and considers areas around its coast to be Russian waters. Power stations. They are believed to be somewhere around Yemen at the moment. The Marshal Ustinov, a large cruise missile ship, is one of a. Likewise the presence of Nato tripwire forces might just persuade Russian planners to step back. If this invasion happens it could well lead to the Chinese taking the opportunity to seize Taiwan, Iran will cause trouble in the Straits of Homuz and missile man could well take the opportunity to invade the South. It said: "The crew of the frigate 'Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Gorshkov' conducted an air defense exercise in the Norwegian Sea. Sweden has also been reinforcing its forces on the island of Gotland in case the Russians attempt anything there. The diplomat hit out at Germany for failing to match Britain's offer of military aid, with Berlin preferring to focus on the threat of sanctions. He has set out his demands publicly (Ukraine never to join NATO, EFP troops to withdraw from Poland and the Baltics as a minimum) and he will then withdraw his troops we in the west will not agree to any of that. That was due to the unusually large number of landing craft in the Baltic. By Russia released footage filmed from a Russian SU-24 bomber flying close to the British ship. Wow so they first entered service about the same time as the Type 21s ! You are right. Sorted. HMSs Dragon and Defender never had Harpoon fitted. It said Russia had deployed 36 Iskander launchers, weapons capable of hitting targets up to 700km away, near Ukraine and said the medium-range missiles that could be used to 'destroy vital objects'. 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. Iran has already stepped up activities in the gulf region, recently attacked the UAE with drones from Yemen causing a few civilian casualties. The other question which has been posed before-if the Ukraine had not given up its nukes, would Russia risk starting a fight with them? The Russians are on drawdown but maintaining overwatch I understand. 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. Video shared by the US Coast Guard of a Russian ship near the Hawaiian Islands. Western military analysts have suggested Russia cannot keep such troops deployed where they are indefinitely for financial and logistical reasons and would need to pull them back by summer. The proliferation of this capability within the new Russian Navy is profoundly changing its ability to deter, threaten or destroy adversary targets. Signalling to the Russian regime that we shall not tamely acquiesce should they escalate requires conventional hard power warships and aircraft as well as less conventional capabilities like cyber. Russia has repeatedly denied that it is planning an invasion and instead demanded that NATO bar Ukraine from membership. But the virus restrictions have meant few have been trained and tested to replace them. Or how much BS the kremlin comes up with, I think RT chat forum is your home you have many friends there Ivan lol. It looks like a scene from 1984. Several missiles now fit the bill, but you still need to get round the issue of targeting information before you send it/them on their way. '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. See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Just do what I do and refer to wikipedia according to which the class was commissioned between 1975 and 1991. Putin is serious about sabre-rattling and applying miitary pressure. The SPEAR seems limited against a target like a ship. My good friend and neighbour, an ex USN chief engineer on subs is a mildly Right of Centre Republican but even he voted for Biden in the last election. do you have the recipie for this distillery? 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. Clever move, and itll be Trumps fault the Russians invade on Bidens watch. Yep, you may well sleep well when not being reminded of the things you could actually be doing to help the world, Ive partaken in wars over Oil and I dont even drive, Driving fossil fueled powered cars is not the only thing causing climate change and that we need to change. Irish defence forces have been monitoring the activity of Russian warships that on Tuesday made a U-turn off the country's coast. Its the bowl of gruel and the slice of old bread that really makes it all worthwhile. Yep, putting a heavy weight anti ship missile in a cruise ship would be the ultimate fuck up and hand a victory to Russia. Russian Warships Shelling Towns Near Odesa as Naval Activity Increasers Yes and who do you think gave them the green light. Your logic makes no sense. Russia plans to deploy KALIBR capability on all new design construction nuclear and non-nuclear submarines, corvettes, frigates, and larger surface ships. Its a game to stop NATO advancing further east, and a political statement. 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. In this second scenario NATO troops/aircraft dont even need to be in Ukraine thereby making it difficult for Putin to complain. Today : UK Navy Shocked, 7 Russian Warships off UK CoastNine Royal Navy warships are shadowing seven Russian warships after "unusually high levels of activit. He wasnt kissing his backside so much when he scrapped the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty! Locally known as the UK Minister of Defence. To Decimate is as you put Dave 1 in 10 ,50% is half which is Dimidium, Cheers Tommo my googlefu is poor however, my google translate fu was non-existent , Over the last third of a century the pollies have dimidiumated the British Army . Putin has been blowing smoke about NATO having significant forces in countries bordering Russia, but really they are minimal. He is testing NATO unity and Bidens willingness to risk the wrath of those voters while knowing any faltering step in those voters eyes be it commitment of weakness will bring back a Trump style Govt withRead more , I do wonder if another motivating factor could be something more base than that. The ships - which included a . Our potential foes are very clever and will exploit gaps. the disaster of the BEF and lack of anti tank capability that was promised in the event of conflict, sadly never materialised. The U.S. Coast Guard cutter Kimball and its commander, Capt. This was at the request of the Australian Government. 'The different scenarios for how exactly Russia might seek to persuade the West to meet its (security) demands by punishing Kyiv don't even necessarily include a land incursion,' he said. good job that idiot trump doesnt have access to the red button or the west would be rubble. 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. Yes we cant come to Ukraines aid in any meaningful way but this should be it now as far as the Baltics are concerned- reinforce the fuck out of them so they know what surrounded really means and, I hate to say this but trump was right the Germans are useless spineless allies and they dont deserve the support they have now, relocate all forces to Poland and the Baltics where it really matters. Six Russian ships go past UK sparking fears they are going to Ukraine On the face of it, Trumps position on the Right of the political spectrum, should have placed him as a hard opponent of the Russians but he was like a contrite schoolboy sitting next to Putin. Trump was right about Germany being too dependent upon Russian gas and some EU states not spending enough on defence. So the design probably dates back to the late 1960s / early 1970s, so getting a bit long in the tooth..! Saying your putting your entire navy to sea simultaneously across every theatre you operate in is a bit of a red flag.. though considering the state of the Russian navy if even 25% of the ships leave harbour I will be surprised. The Coast Guard said the ship is . Under USSR the orders would come from Moscow but the big red button was at the command post for each group of silos in Ukraine. In comments that will alarm Kiev, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said her country needs 'a reliable Russia' to supply Europe with gas. If you were spending months in a bunker in a trench system in that climate I think it may well matter. Etc, etc. Were you not barred a couple of years ago from this site? Invasion of a NATO state or even probably Sweden Im sure would. Britain said Russia was giving an inaccurate account of the incident. Idiocy. Russian Navy Landing Ships Seen Approaching Ukrainian Coast Near Odessa Stand by to be surprised. Ah, but at least the Brits flogged off some 60y/o CVR(T)s. the Poles keep shtum about their involvement, unlike the Balts who declare it openly. The Ukraininans particularly will give a good account of themselves. Well they didnt of course and no sympathy was deserved . Helicopters for the littoral, Nuclear boats for larger vessels. So, USA has no troops in Ukraine? If allowed to go unchecked, this will only serve to embolden both Putin and Xi, so interesting times ahead for all of us. I am very much older than 25 and I find her far more grown up than most actual grown ups. In a meaningful way I mean putting forces on the ground and in the air. Asking whether Australia will sell us a handful of their Block II Harpoons; the practical solution to the (cancelled) interim AShM requirement? UK and French jets team up against simulated aerial threat, Britain, Italy and Japan merge combat aircraft projects. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. How would you like me to paint Corbin and Johnson with the same brush? I note that you seen to have accepted my comments on the US border debacle. So were Western economies corrupt, going back in time. These Russian landing ships are probably headed into the Black Sea for possible amphibious ops against Ukraine. You are just scapegoating Douglas. Morning Douglas. Tabloid sensationalism Im afraid Tommo. 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. But the figures arent as large as claimed andRead more . A multi-front assault might also involve a move into northeastern Ukraine, encircling but perhaps not entering cities where forces could get bogged down in urban fighting. Not sitting, looks like hes on his way to Moscow to have a quiet chat with Sergei Shoigu. Biden is standing up to Putin in every way logical. Tobias Ellwood said Russian President Vladimir Putin was taking full advantage of a weakened West. The Kremlin also deployed servicemen to Belarus this week, ostensibly for major military operations with the country, sparking fears in neighbouring Lithuania. Ukraine is not a NATO country, therefore Article 5 will not be called and NATO will not fight. The oil tanker Kama seems to have followed it, French media reported. Pity we dont have an enormous fleet of attack submarines to take out surface ships. We have Astute, which is the finest anti ship weapon in the world, along with NATO and allied nuclear boats, its enough toRead more . Well on your point about coming to Ukraines aid in any meaningful way, I would disagree to an extent. Its the same with 90% of Russian kit. 'We have information that indicates Russia has already pre-positioned a group of operatives to conduct a false flag operation in eastern Ukraine,' she said. The US Debt and How It Got So Big Updated December 30, 2021, https://www.thebalance.com/the-u-s-debt-and-how-it-got-so-big-3305778, i bet tyne sent shivers through the russian group. Putin is getting old and hybrid warfare is fruitful but getting boring. Ooops! Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev last week warned the United States that the hypersonic missiles would soon be close to NATO's shores. History shows the wisdom of that comment, it was expressed by Montgomery slightly differently. faster working shipyards would help. Most of these incidents were blamed by Iran on Israel. You talking Cobbers as usual! But more significantly, the conclusion was the Belgrano would have been pummelled by the sheer weight of accurate fire that both Blake and Tiger could put down. Did he deserve any sympathy? UK, US and some Baltic states seem to be the only ones that seem they maybe willing to fight. Its more difficult now given the numbers they have positioned. Assassinations of nuclear experts. It just shows the Ruskis have sleepers in the German armed forces. Published: 8:51 ET, Jan 24 2023 A RUSSIAN warship armed with "unstoppable" hypersonic missiles is sailing towards the US coast in a show of strength, reports claim. Without ASuW the RN is badly exposed, and its criminal negligence sending sailors into a warzone without ability to take offensive action. The seven Russian ships - two frigates, three corvettes and two landing ships - were initially tracked by HMS Tyne, an offshore patrol craft. The Russian ships' 'highly irregular' movements sparked Swedish authorities to deploy hundreds of troops and armoured vehicles to the island of Gotland. The finger of suspicion immediately fell on Russia, although Ukrainian officials said critical infrastructure had not been targeted. Thanks for that. Using it just to illustrate how the forward presence of US/Nato forces in Eastern Europe may or may not influence Russian decision making. Mr Putin is aware that as Ukraine does not belong to Nato, there will be no military response by Western states. British warships escort Russian fleet through English Channel, Turkeys first dedicated intelligence-gathering ship, TCG. He wants to get some skin in the game like the West has had the past 20 years. It remains unclear whether tanker Karma accidentally revealed its location. Land, they have plenty. In comarison with previous pictures those ships are sailing well loaded. If it doesnt conform to the official line it gets spiked. General Carter, who joined the Royal Green Jackets in 1977, has been head of the armed forces since June 2018. The Iranians are being bombed at will. Who is bombing the Iranians? An interesting question is how much does Kremlin insider Klyushin being in US custody have to do with the escalation? Can you see hot winded Macron or blustering Boris doing that? It comes after UK dfence chiefs said yesterday they fear Putin will opt for the 'nightmare scenario' of a full invasion of Ukraine as tensions rise towards tipping point. Time to send some Astutes to the Med for target practice! Look what we did to help France in WW1/2. A Russian military ship armed with hypersonic missiles has sailed through the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel - only a few miles away from the English coast. Yeah easily mistaken for Japanese torpedo boats a few thousand miles off course. Maybe, but are you disputing the accuracy of my first sentence? In a call to Mr Lavrov, Mr Blinken 'stressed the importance of continuing a diplomatic path to de-escalate tensions'. Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. This is a US created crisis for US domestic reasons. The assessment said Moscow had deployed troops to the border on a 'permanent' basis and said the movement of 'stockpiles of ammunition, field hospitals and security services' to the hinterlands confirmed 'the preparation for offensive operations'. Should they choose to do so. This is why US UKRead more . 'Russia invaded territory in the Crimea, ginned up a conflict in eastern Ukraine, and has systematically sought to undermine and divide Ukraines democracy,' Blinken said. Royal Navy warship @HMSPortland is tracking Russian guided missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov and accompanying tanker Kama as they sail in international waters close to the UK. As they have plenty of gear around Ukraine already it makes sense that at least some of the 6 are bound for Tartus. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. 5 The explosion inside an oxygen factory in the town of Bandar-e Mahshahr, south of Tehran. Russian warship spotted miles from UK coast with hypersonic cruise The industry leader for online information for tax, accounting and finance professionals. Like wise the Danse could blockade the Baltic as well.
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