'Grateful for [US's] political & security support. Er, as infantry, I had all of 9 seconds according to the briefing table on the Majors desk reading down the list and RMP were given 36 hours; and the rest is history. The British destroyer visited the Ukrainian port of Odessa this week, where an agreement was signed for Britain to help upgrade Ukraine's navy. You are right. As this is different from Davids comment below Ill go away and try to get some evidence. If you remember in WW2 GERMANY wanted to invade us, and we used means of blow up tanks etc to deter them. US is now flying in warlike items to Ukraine. It was/would cost a big chunk of their budget to keep them operational and safe. He wasnt kissing his backside so much when he scrapped the intermediate range nuclear forces treaty! the Poles keep shtum about their involvement, unlike the Balts who declare it openly. On Monday, two C-17 transporters left the UK with 2,000 armour-piercing missile systems and soldiers to teach Ukraine's forces how to use them. 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Genuine question did Ukraine have 100% complete control of the USSR nuclear weapons that had been stationed in its territory? 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 . (apologies for the convoluted English there!). Ukraine didnt invent the weapons so im curious how much of them they could have used and ultimately maintained over time. No, but it would be interesting to know what Circumstances would trigger that. Ireland's defence minister says Russian tests off the coast are unwanted, but cannot be stopped. Its more difficult now given the numbers they have positioned. means nothing until they are in the fleet, weve got more warships but the admiralty and the M.O.D cant see beyond their arrogance 5 more rivers given the thai navy upgrades to their batch 2 KRABI i.e a 76 otto melara rapid fire gun which was chosen ahead of the raytheon ram 116 system two extra 30mm cannon located aft of the bridge wings with the option of martlet sometime in the future otions to fit harpoon, these are real warships and we should do the same and designate them as corvettes or light frigates add 5 more warships to todays number of 19, then, 24 ships soundsRead more , reasonable place to forward base a t31 maybe. Well the attacks came from Yemen itself as did missiles over night last night they arent coming from Iranian soil. 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. I really dont disagree with you. Britain said the shots were part of a Russian gunnery exercise. The US Coast Guard said Wednesday it is monitoring a Russian ship near Hawaii. Turkeys first dedicated intelligence-gathering ship, TCGUfuk(A-591), was officially commissioned into service at Istanbul Shipyard in Tuzla, Istanbul, on 14 January, smail Demir, head of Turkeys Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB), has announced. Two weeks ago nearly a dozen warships and combat aircraft from Russia's Northern, Baltic and Black Sea fleets gave a "show of force in the waters off the British and Irish coasts" General . That was not my point: NATO has antied up and put boots on the ground, who are prepared to fight. We have got troops there, albeit only a small number in a training and advisory role still complicates the plot for Putin. Lets be honest, in hostilities, they wouldnt be sailing unescorted or going through the channel! Dissapointed in Macron, but cant say im surprised. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said the reporting was based on 'unfounded' information, according to the TASS news agency. Hi Robert. Were you not barred a couple of years ago from this site? Certainly surprised Germany seems so acquiescent about potentially putting itself back on the front line with only Poland as that buffer again. 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. loads of shps. 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. A senior State Department official said: 'This is neither an exercise nor normal troop movement. Putin might be doing maskirovka. Rocks?' I tell you what happened ; the worst thing that people in this Country did, come out of Europe. What you are saying is if the US had pre-positioned a couple thousand troops in Ukraine, it wouldve prevented Putin from planning and then sending 100,000+ troops to the border along with simultaneous exercises across all their armed forces around the globe including this one: https://www.thejournal.ie/russia-missile-test-south-west-coast-ireland-5660829-Jan2022/. THE Royal Navy has shadowed nine Russian warships stalking Britain's coast in the past two weeks. So easy to detect and evasion not impossible but also easy for CIWS to lock onto. The . One of Russia's newest, most advanced warships - the Admiral Gorshkov - docked in Havana some 90 miles from the southern tip of Florida, amid Russia's warnings to the U.S. about deploying missiles near Russia, the Associated Press reported Monday. Trump isnt the president now, its Biden. slow not stealthy the bocks the UK has have quite limited onboard electronics. UK, US and some Baltic states seem to be the only ones that seem they maybe willing to fight. Its the bowl of gruel and the slice of old bread that really makes it all worthwhile. "By maintaining a visible and persistent presence, the Royal Navy ensures compliance with maritime law and deters malign activity to protect our nations interests. THey may have a go at making life uncomfortable for the US there as well. Some showed messages saying:'Be afraid and expect the worst.'. Biden??? 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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. Video shared by the US Coast Guard of a Russian ship near the Hawaiian Islands. I suspect if we dont show strength and unity now the fighting will inevitably come to us. The Army will undergo its most comprehensive modernisation since the 1980sIt will experiment its way to robotic and autonomous capabilities. In this second scenario NATO troops/aircraft dont even need to be in Ukraine thereby making it difficult for Putin to complain. The waters wont be crowded, NOTAMs would clear potential conflict areas fast. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. I'm sure there will be no decision about [Ukraine] without [Ukraine],' he wrote. The anti-tank weapon systems weve sent out recently are a welcome contribution alongside the stuff the US sent out last year, but much more should have been done and long before now. 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. 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. He really wants to install a pro-Russian government in Kiev and to have independence for theRead more . Cheers dave , I think our boss were trying too make us look on the bright side I doubt if the Careers office would have stated that when we signed up, And yet, of all the capability gaps, this one worries the RN the least. Our potential foes are very clever and will exploit gaps. The guided missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov has been. 210 comments about a decades old routine RN escort operation. Ukraine is not a NATO country, therefore Article 5 will not be called and NATO will not fight. An interesting breakdown of Americas national debt. Thu Feb 3 2022 - 19:50. At the same time, it has stepped up social media campaigns portraying Ukraine as aggressors. Going after the Ukraine neatly side steps the maritime flank to some extent. KALIBR provides even modest platforms, such as corvettes, with significant offensive capability and, with the use of the land attack missile, all platforms have a significant ability to hold distant fixed ground targets at risk using conventional warheads. I doubt you can stand at all given the amount of hallucinogens you must be partaking. Thats what I was thinking, but invading Ukraine probably isnt allowed under international law. 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. 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. I have little faith when the top brass commit to building frigates that have no ASW or AsUW capabilities. The RF receiver can help to lock onto a RF signal that matches something a target ship would emit. Germany doesnt need anything but some supply depots and rear HQs. They would be very worried about Wildcat with Sea Venom & Martlet, and Merlin Mk2 with Stingray capability. Ties between London and Moscow have been on ice since the 2018 poisoning with a Soviet-developed nerve agent known as Novichok of ex-double agent Sergei Skripal, a mole who betrayed hundreds of Russian agents to Britain's MI6 foreign spy service. 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. Iran if anything will be taking the opportunity to cause issues whilst US attention is firmly off the region. 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. Clearly I could be wrong on this. I pray it doesnt happen, but sheer negligence in thisRead more . Whats the Latin 50% because decimate is only 1 in 10 (10%). At the end of the day it isnt going to be Britain v Russia, It will would be a NATO coalition. 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