The White Housewarned yesterday the situation was 'extremely dangerous' and that Moscow could launch an attack 'at any point'. Spot on post! More info. russian dockyards will need to build more tugs. Idiocy. Russia has accused Kyiv of harbouring plans to retake the region by force, something Ukraine denies. 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. I really dont disagree with you. the Poles keep shtum about their involvement, unlike the Balts who declare it openly. 36 minutes ago. Any commander in defence now has Russian forces to the North, East, South and West; it could all get very tasty. We in the West lost sight of the long term strategic goal of the US is remaining the sole superpowewr. JSM is also getting a version of BAes RF receiver, that is one of the primary sensors on the LRASM. If it doesnt conform to the official line it gets spiked. THE Royal Navy has shadowed nine Russian warships stalking Britain's coast in the past two weeks. Will it damage to a ship? This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. In a call to Mr Lavrov, Mr Blinken 'stressed the importance of continuing a diplomatic path to de-escalate tensions'. The Ropucha-class landing ship can transport 10 main battle tanks and 340 troops or 12 BTRs and 340 troops or 3 main battle tanks, 3 2S9 Nona-S, 5 MT-LBs, 4 army trucks and 313 troops or 500 tons of cargo. Something that clearly says were here, and were flying over Ukraine and you arent stopping us. It seems a good time to propose it in the commons. NSM is able to navigate by GPS, inertial and terrain reference systems. Hope you dont mind but Ive sent your comment to HQ, should be worth a raise. This is possible by the combination of an imaging infrared (IIR) seeker and an onboard target database. We printed something like 45 billion sterling to deal with the pandemic yet fail to commit to proper spending to save our own planet. Clever move, and itll be Trumps fault the Russians invade on Bidens watch. All quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes. Our potential foes are very clever and will exploit gaps. In comarison with previous pictures those ships are sailing well loaded. The ships have included a surfaced submarine, a destroyer, a corvette and a patrol ship along. 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. 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. Kongsberg have said that the NSM will also get the receiver. Nuclear centrifuge assembly plants. Clearly they have something on him-most probably a secret video of Trump in bed with some Russian beauty! Im for one are hoping cool heads prevail. return to the tri nations agreement of 1899!! 'Also, if he just occupies the eastern regions he will never be able to take back the whole of Ukraine because of the inevitable strengthening of Ukrainian forces in the remainder of the country in the aftermath. If the RN really wants anti ship missiles, we would get them. Russia has brought in new forces to Crimea, which it annexed from Ukraine in 2014. Yep 100%. 'Our strength depends on preserving our unity and that includes unity within Ukraine. https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/01/us-sends-more-military-equipment-ukraine/361042/ With the clown we have as PM? That was due to the unusually large number of landing craft in the Baltic. A source familiar with the Russian Defence Ministry's thinking said this was the most likely scenario if Moscow decided to attack, but that he was unaware of any such decision. Britain said Russia was giving an inaccurate account of the incident. The finger of suspicion immediately fell on Russia, although Ukrainian officials said critical infrastructure had not been targeted. Some showed messages saying:'Be afraid and expect the worst.'. Would tend to agree with you Graham, to what end does Putin need to invade Ukraine? I have little doubt that corruption in Russia has led to some pretty shoddy construction. Most likely require a supplementary MoD budget? General Sir Nick Carter delivering the annual Royal United Services Institute lecture. They took over from @kon_marine and will pass onto the @MarineNationale to continue the escort. The fighting units the Russians have deployed are professional soldiers not conscrips. Food, the are a exporter of food. America last night warned the Kremlin of 'massive consequences' as its top diplomat flew to Europe for last-ditch talks aimed at averting war. Pity we didnt keep developing the 6 system fitted to Tiger and Blake? I meant a small number combat troops postured to help the Ukranians defend themselves. The Russian ships' 'highly irregular' movements sparked Swedish authorities to deploy hundreds of troops and armoured vehicles to the island of Gotland. Akin to RAF doing away with Meteor, ASRAAM and sticking to Mauser. Which it now seems were there to pick up gear to take out of the Baltic, not across it. That was not my point: NATO has antied up and put boots on the ground, who are prepared to fight. By Sam Greenhill Chief Reporter for the Daily Mail. 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. Yes theyve probably done more to modernise than laggards such as Argentine or Germany, but in conventional terms the European members of NATO alone could militarily contain Russia without Americas help. As for unvaccinated drivers not being allowed to cross, well who wouldnt want to keep the chronically stupid out of their country? A NATO coalition would see RN surface ships targeted first as the weakest AsUW link in the chain. Large cruise missile ship, the Marshal Ustinov, is one of at least three Russian navy ships that have been travelling back from the Mediterranean to their home port in the north of Russia. 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. whats next a russian build up around the baltic straits?or the chinese off tiawan? "As I said, it has no equivalent in any country in the world. An armed Russian warship docked at a harbor in Cuba on Monday as Russia warned the U.S. against causing a repeat of the Cuban missile crisis. 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. But why would Russia deployed troops in Iraq 2003 to save Despot Sadams skin? Ryabkov, referring to Moscow's version of events in which a Russian aircraft bombed the path of the British destroyer, said that in future bombs would be sent "not only in its path, but also on target.". Most of these incidents were blamed by Iran on Israel. lol. Access unmatched financial data, news and content in a highly-customised workflow experience on desktop, web and mobile. SMs dont spend a lot of time having needless conversations with their controlling authority. And in the Western Military District, a missile regiment armed with S-400 Triumf mobile, surface-to-air missile system conducted electronic launches at a range in Leningrad region. Russia released footage filmed from a Russian SU-24 bomber flying close to the British ship. According to French newspaper La Voix du Nord, another Russian tanker appeared to be heading to the Atlantic Ocean, sailing along the Boulonnais coast on the Strait of Dover, 20 miles away from Great Britain. Its not as easy as it seems, accurately targeting the correct vessel in high shipping density waters. Defence chiefs have been keen to suggest new cyber and space capabilities will be major beneficiaries of any extra money for Defence. The N Koreans are starving again. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. What is aerial refuelling and how does it work? So we should of ordered NSM after all, as interim? The proliferation of this capability within the new Russian Navy is profoundly changing its ability to deter, threaten or destroy adversary targets. 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 receiver is a version of the one fitted to the LRASM. Im all for countries determining their own choices, but I can see Putins concerns. Thats what I was thinking, but invading Ukraine probably isnt allowed under international law. Or how much BS the kremlin comes up with, I think RT chat forum is your home you have many friends there Ivan lol. But the virus restrictions have meant few have been trained and tested to replace them. They attack a completely different country miles from that one? Yeah easily mistaken for Japanese torpedo boats a few thousand miles off course. The guided missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov has been. Nine Royal Navy ships have completed a "concentrated operation" to shadow seven Russian warships, the British Royal Navy said Thursday, citing "unusually high levels of activity" in the English . The comments below have not been moderated, By The reason they were happy to get rid was cost. "The crew conducted an exercise to repel the means of an air attack of a simulated enemy in the Norwegian Sea.". All depends on how you define corruption but generally speaking most countries are corrupt at some or all levels us included. It had been thought Mr Putin would choose the 'simple option' of sending troops into the Donbass region in south-eastern Ukraine and then negotiate for it to become an independent state, providing a buffer between pro-western Ukraine andRussia. kill chain is very complex to find, track, and then engage a warship at range that doesnt want to be shot at. Yep, putting a heavy weight anti ship missile in a cruise ship would be the ultimate fuck up and hand a victory to Russia. Wow so they first entered service about the same time as the Type 21s ! 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. 'Our view is this is an extremely dangerous situation,' said White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki. If you were spending months in a bunker in a trench system in that climate I think it may well matter. 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. Dont we have typhoons in the Balkans and Romania? See here for a complete list of exchanges and delays. Are you saying another country told Iran to attack the UAE? The assessment, seen by CNN, described the situation as 'difficult' and warned Russian President Vladimir Putin was 'trying to split and weaken the European Union and NATO' while also 'limiting the capabilities of the United States to ensure security on the European continent'. It can be logically assumed that KALIBR capability willRead more . 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. To all and intents you could be correct, but heres the rub he is a dictator in all but name. "We can appeal to common sense, demand respect for international law, and if that doesn't work, we can bomb," Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told Russian news agencies. I cant believe Putin seriously wants to invade Ukraine he would lose far more than he gained. Tobias Ellwood said Russian President Vladimir Putin was taking full advantage of a weakened West. With what? , As you can see from the pic at the top the Russian ship is within visual range. "The U.S. Coast Guard is currently monitoring the Russian . That basically, means the UK has signalled that it is disengaging from effective land operations in a NATO context. Without listing specific equipment plans General Carter hinted long-range precision rockets, air defence missiles and surveillance drones would be brought into service. Germany was starved to death in WW1 by the blockade of the North sea and WW2 bomber command destroyed its industrial might. At the same time, it has stepped up social media campaigns portraying Ukraine as aggressors. "It is a hypersonic sea-based system - [and the vessel has other] latest-generation weapons. 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. This is a normal response to transiting warships from other nations., Russian amphibious assault flotilla to transit English Channel. Biden-BIG disappointment. Maybe, but are you disputing the accuracy of my first sentence? 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. Going after the Ukraine neatly side steps the maritime flank to some extent. A mere 3 BGs in total and designed just to reassure the people of Poland, Latvia and Lithuania. 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. This was to determine if the resurrected Blake and Tiger would stand a chance against the Belgrano, if they actually faced off. 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. And I know the USA seems to have more fruit-cakes that believe these. Anti-air systems appear to be a weakness for Ukraine which might be something that the US should focusRead more . I think most would agree Trump was a very poor President and Joe Biden has not covered himself in glory. The 210-sailor warship left the port of Murmansk in northwestern Russia on January 6 for the Lofoten Islands in the Norwegian Sea. 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. Putin is getting old and hybrid warfare is fruitful but getting boring. The lack of AsUW is a gamble that could prove catastrophic, as bad as the lack of anti-tank weaponry given to the BEF. Almost all forms of sanctions being discussed have a greater blowback potential on both Europe and the US than their damage on Russia. Patrol ship HMS Severn was on duty in the English Channel and Dover Strait, where it shadowed a surfaced Kilo-class submarine, the Stary Oskol, the corvette Boikiy, patrol ship Vasiliy Bykov and support ships. Not sure how I forgot to put Estonia in my answer. I can see why you next comment was For starters. They now believe they have achieved their goal and no longer have to bowRead more , Err no. 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. 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. I was considering calling them coffins but ill go with obsolete. The weakness is in Biden. If they cant see it the RU navy will likely assess its not there. Zelensky thanked Blinken on Twitter after their meeting and said he was counting on stronger 'economic& financial' cooperation from the West. HMS Lancaster joined Severn tracking Steregushchiy-class corvette Boikiy in the Channel and using its Wildcat helicopter to gather intelligence. READ NEXT:Army poised to send 'game-changing' tanks to Ukraine to smash RussiaBefore and after maps show Russia's territorial losses in UkraineUK tanks to cause 'real problems' for Russia on Ukrainian frontlineCleverly under pressure over German spy - Britain battles 'silent war'Putin replaces 'General Armageddon' after three months in top job. George is on Twitter at @geoallison, Comments may automatically be held for moderation by our team, they will be approved as soon as possible in accordance with our. I would love it if we did do that. Will Stewart 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. it wont need much of a spark to set it all off. Sorted. I agree with your 10 year rule. The ships have included a surfaced submarine, a destroyer, a corvette and a patrol ship along with their supporting tugs and supply ships travelling in the English Channel, Celtic Sea and the West Coast of Scotland. Pity we dont have an enormous fleet of attack submarines to take out surface ships. The Telegraph values your comments but kindly requests all posts are on topic, constructive and respectful. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/naval-weapons/latest/turkish-navy-commissions-first-intelligence-gathering-ship. 11:10 GMT 19 Jan 2022 The Russians are on drawdown but maintaining overwatch I understand. We will see who is right in a month or two. Historical connections with Lvov/Lviv arguably Polish for some. The US CSG in the med training with Italy and Spain no doubt this is positioned close by aswell. With you on this DL, some interim AShMs on all T45/T23sbut Mr Wallace is here in Sydney at the moment. Supplying intel and light weapons will not change the outcome much , Russia will win regardless of the losses shell receive. Similarly, the economic sanctions threatened by the US and the UK apply regardless of the scale of such action. Or Major joining Carlisle, Osbornes 8 or so jobs, Miliband joining that charity or Blair on his 1M a year+ all for following the US line? A very rugged and reliable ship, only 500 tons carrying capacity but their operation in Syria would not have been possible without the. An interesting question is how much does Kremlin insider Klyushin being in US custody have to do with the escalation? 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. Today : UK Navy Shocked, 7 Russian Warships off UK CoastNine Royal Navy warships are shadowing seven Russian warships after "unusually high levels of activit. Your logic makes no sense. Tabloid sensationalism Im afraid Tommo. HMS Tyne, HMS Richmond and HMS Kent jointly escorted the same group of Russian ships as they operated in the Celtic Sea. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the British warship, which was travelling from the Ukrainian port of Odessa to the Georgian port of Batumi, was acting in accordance with the law and had been in international waters. The target selection technology provides NSM with a capacity for independent detection, recognition, and discrimination of targets at sea or on the coast. LOL Ivan you really are poster boy for Putin . Russian forces could expand the fighting in Donbass to draw Ukraine into a conventional conflict, said Neil Melvin, director of International Security Studies at the RUSI think-tank in London. The USA didnt pick UkraineRead more . Really poor analysis of a foreign state. Agreed. Ok we fought for repression of all subjugated Countries including the German folk who were under the heel of the Nazi jackboot. Once there they re establish the picture. The 4.5 has the range, accuracy and stopping power to deal with that kind of threat. As to the vaccine mandate, you are aware of the cross US/Canada border restrictions that came into force today that affect 50% or so drivers and the log jams in US west coast ports? Locally known as the UK Minister of Defence. I thought you might of recovered somewhat, after that meltdown you had a couple of years ago? That calls a defense expert on the plan. And if we enter a shooting war with Russia. The . Inspite of their age, the Russian Ropucha class have been fitted with AK-630 CIWS, easily as good as Phalanx. So were Western economies corrupt, going back in time. Their Intel also saying that they see no particular problem. If Biden was was standing up to Putin hed use some of that military grunt they have. Whats the Latin 50% because decimate is only 1 in 10 (10%). And the balls to back up that posture with action if necessary. 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 only delusional people are the idiots who think Biden is doing a good job; hes lost Afghanistan, Ukraine next, and probably Taiwan in 2023 when this emboldensRead more . 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. They believe Mr Putin's troops are being positioned in line with his new objective, with armoured divisions set to head into neighbouring Belarus on exercise but now stationed within striking distance of Kiev. It does not stop Russia interfering in/invading Ukraine. The oil tanker Kama seems to have followed it, French media reported. "Despite the increase in Russian activity, both on the surface and underwater, we are always ready to respond.". Exact date yellow weather warning for snow and ice forecast to hit UK - will you be affected? 14:30 GMT 20 Jan 2022. Two weeks ago nearly a dozen warships and combat aircraft from Russias Northern, Baltic and Black Sea fleets gave a show of force in the waters off the British and Irish coasts General Sir Nick Carter has said. The most comprehensive solution to manage all your complex and ever-expanding tax and compliance needs. 'The current deployments are versatile. NSM in clear sea lanes, is perfectly suited to keeping enemy at arms length. My point still stands EFP is a deterrent/trip wire force to prevent Russia thinking she has an option to interfere in those countries. If Russia did invade the Ukraine, could/would the UK and France deny Russia access through the channel? The only time there is a difference, is when a SM is deep, sprinting to a new position. Certainly Ivan is getting very desperate now with the prop.! Where do they and other countries replace it from? Former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev last week warned the United States that the hypersonic missiles would soon be close to NATO's shores. SAMs/ASMs/AAMs mostly new plus a handfull of big ticket items but the vast majority are just 40 year old designs with a new paint job and go faster stripes. The combat readiness of your fighting units degrade, morale becomes a problem and your armour becomes less effective as maintaince for war becomes a problem. But then we are talking about a Govt that is all style (and what style that is these days judging by the No.10 makeover) over remote substance and my do those Type 45s look smart and mean when they are out on the water especially when they have a dragon on the bow though Boris would probably add flock wallpaper as camaflage. Pretty much what their President told them on the TV a couple of days ago. The Army will undergo its most comprehensive modernisation since the 1980sIt will experiment its way to robotic and autonomous capabilities. We have got troops there, albeit only a small number in a training and advisory role still complicates the plot for Putin. 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..! That is the role of EFP troops in Poland and the Baltics show of support plus being a tripwire. Time to send some Astutes to the Med for target practice! Nope me neither. Im not sure to be honest. Dont forget its got a great habit of hitting other random stuff like holiday homes or your best mates frigate. 'How can we be given a chance to defend ourselves if you're not giving weapons? 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. Its what happens after Russia invades that know one is sure about. The British destroyer visited the Ukrainian port of Odessa this week, where an agreement was signed for Britain to help upgrade Ukraine's navy. So is his agenda really totally different? Whether hell succeed with his military distraction where General Galtieri failed with this strategy is open to question. Ukraine warns Russia has 'almost completed' build-up of forces near border - CNN. Video shared by the US Coast Guard of a Russian ship near the Hawaiian Islands. Try it too often, find work elsewhere. I am generally centrist and an issues rather than party man and had high hopes for Biden. Actually having checked further the major problem the USA/Canada are having are the same that most countries are. '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. Its all well and good having such weapons, but they arent much good without good accurate targeting information. Didnt work out too well last time. A group of Russian and Chinese warships were spotted in the Bering Sea several dozen miles off an Alaskan island on September 19, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Monday, confirming Moscow and. Putin cannot afford a hot war even less than we can. There are only 4 sets available for the Type 45s taken off the Type 22 Batch 3s. He said Moscow could try to seize Ukrainian coastal areas on the Sea of Azov, creating a land bridge from the Russian city of Rostov through Donbass to Crimea, adding: 'That would put the Ukrainian government under a lot of pressure.'. True , I seem to remember one the OSINT Bunker pod cast guys saying if they start to move Air assets near the Ukraine border than probably the war is on , they have just done that. HMSs Dragon and Defender never had Harpoon fitted. F35 will also receive SPEAR 3 which also has anti ship capability. The warship is feared to be loaded with 7,000mph hypersonic missiles with a range of over 600 miles. Britain was unexpectedly embroiled in a diplomatic and military dispute with Russia on Wednesday after Royal Navy destroyer HMS Defender briefly sailed through territorial waters off the coast. They have nothing to match it. [1/6]British Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender is docked in the Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukraine June 18, 2021. Iran if anything will be taking the opportunity to cause issues whilst US attention is firmly off the region. Russia seized and annexed the Crimea peninsula from Ukraine in 2014 and considers areas around its coast to be Russian waters. 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? But T31 isnt designed or intended to be a high end anti submarine Frigate, more a general purpose Frigate for more day to day operations ,anti piracy ect but capable enough to operate as part of a task group. 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 . The core of the Russian navy's Northern Fleet has been observed manoeuvring in and around Irish-controlled waters in recent days, ahead of planned live-fire drills. When we need European Allies like France and Germany, where are they. Wallace should put his bloody foot down, overule objections and get an off the shelf system fitted PDQ. The phrase, and derivatives of the phrase . View our online Press Pack. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Spot on Johnathan, nothing beats the smell of Cordite when doing a spread or up ladder SU shoot. THey may have a go at making life uncomfortable for the US there as well. 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. It just shows the Ruskis have sleepers in the German armed forces. Russkie pension, weekly bucket of spuds and one litre of 2 stroke. Comms on a dived Astute very limited. Syria is not a big news story for Putin. Agree but the Russians view is that any weapon in hand can be used against an enemy and therefore gets kept. Bit long in the tooth-just like David, CR!(says he who is about to turn 73). They would be very worried about Wildcat with Sea Venom & Martlet, and Merlin Mk2 with Stingray capability. I note that you seen to have accepted my comments on the US border debacle. Russian troops could also move into Belarus, opening a northern front for Ukraine that would put Russian forces closer to Kyiv, Giles said. "Escorting the Russian task group alongside forces from our NATO allies has demonstrated the UKs commitment to the alliance and to maintaining maritime security.
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