The guided missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov has been. 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. 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. Their speed, range, persistence on station, sensors stealth and firepower make them the modern day battleships, only vastly more effective. 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. While the oil tanker Kama turned on its AIS tracker, the frigate Admiral Gorchkov kept it off to stay under the radar. We printed something like 45 billion sterling to deal with the pandemic yet fail to commit to proper spending to save our own planet. Boris take a private plane back to London from a climate summit in order to get to a party thrown by a conservative party donor .. is that not more irritating than a child asking the adults toRead more , the swedes attitude to defence equipment and production is very good. Actually having checked further the major problem the USA/Canada are having are the same that most countries are. " 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. Anti-air systems appear to be a weakness for Ukraine which might be something that the US should focusRead more . 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. I think Putin is going to have to attack or look weak. 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. Can you see hot winded Macron or blustering Boris doing that? The big question is-could this conflict once started, and if NATO do get involved, be limited to a conventional battle? 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. You have to look at the bigger picture, Russia, China and the Iranians are holding joint exercises in the Indian ocean, increased naval activity in the Arctic, My biggest concern is India and Pakistan. It just shows the Ruskis have sleepers in the German armed forces. Biden-BIG disappointment. "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 stand by my comments and time will tell. Russian warships have been pictured off the coast of Britain, en route to a suspected bolstering of the bombing campaign on the besieged Syrian city Aleppo.. Royal Navy vessels were closely . Some showed messages saying:'Be afraid and expect the worst.'. Certainly Ivan is getting very desperate now with the prop.! They may be old but the Russians have used some of them very hard on the Russia/Syria Syrian Express run. 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. I pray it doesnt happen, but sheer negligence in thisRead more . A string of government websites was hacked on Friday. Zelensky thanked Blinken on Twitter after their meeting and said he was counting on stronger 'economic& financial' cooperation from the West. Will it would be nice not to hear from that stroppy self-important brat anymore, I doubt your proposal will solve either of the threats we face; Russian aggression and climate-climate. Russkie pension, weekly bucket of spuds and one litre of 2 stroke. At the same time, it has stepped up social media campaigns portraying Ukraine as aggressors. A capability upgrade as and when needed, might well happen. The US CSG in the med training with Italy and Spain no doubt this is positioned close by aswell. The only ones being childish are the politicians, the oil industry and those that choose to ignore reality. 'How can we be given a chance to defend ourselves if you're not giving weapons? I somehow doubt it. The Defence Forces is monitoring a group of Russia warships which have been spotted acting unusually off the south of the country. Did he deserve any sympathy? NOT, should have out an archer. Mr Putin is aware that as Ukraine does not belong to Nato, there will be no military response by Western states. Were you not barred a couple of years ago from this site? I think it is sad that Biden never got a shot at the Presidency a decade ago. Surface vessels Anti ship missiles are effectively back up. Britain said the shots were part of a Russian gunnery exercise. Their problem then, as now, in terms of getting into the EU, was/is corruption. Yes, have to agree, Gallipoli wasnt one of our finest ever ventures. Clearly they have something on him-most probably a secret video of Trump in bed with some Russian beauty! It would be a signal of intent to the Russians. If allowed to go unchecked, this will only serve to embolden both Putin and Xi, so interesting times ahead for all of us. He may lose power after a disastrous foreign adventure. HMS Lancaster joined Severn tracking Steregushchiy-class corvette Boikiy in the Channel and using its Wildcat helicopter to gather intelligence. In a call to Mr Lavrov, Mr Blinken 'stressed the importance of continuing a diplomatic path to de-escalate tensions'. 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. At least Ukraine is on a democratic pathway! "As I said, it has no equivalent in any country in the world. Moscow has announced the 'successful' completion of tests on its Kinzhal - or Dagger - hypersonic missiles, which can carry nuclear or conventional weapons with a range of 1,250 miles, in the Arctic, though the weapons had been deployed with Russian forces ahead of the trials. I was considering calling them coffins but ill go with obsolete. pic.twitter.com/NDzRz2MwqU, Ministry of Defence (@DefenceHQ) January 21, 2022. Russian deputy Defence Minister Alexander Fomin confirmed that the mission includes the relocation of two S-400 mobile surface to air missile battalions, a Pantsir-S battalion and 12 Su-35 fighters for the 'surprise' inspection and drills. Billboard in Dnipro, Ukraine with the statement written in Russian. French President Emmanuel Macron has offered to send troops to Romania., https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-60077776. We need to re-evaluate our position in the world, step back, calculate the cost of the CASD add that amount to a Defence budget set at 3%. A very rugged and reliable ship, only 500 tons carrying capacity but their operation in Syria would not have been possible without the. Russian warships have been seen acting unusually off the south coast of Ireland. "By maintaining a visible and persistent presence, the Royal Navy ensures compliance with maritime law and deters malign activity to protect our nations interests. Thu Feb 3 2022 - 19:50. 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. Russia summoned the British ambassador in Moscow for a formal diplomatic scolding after the warship breached what the Kremlin says are its territorial waters but which Britain and most of the world say belong to Ukraine. Meanwhile, in a show of support for former Soviet republics, Defence Secretary Ben Wallace yesterday visited Latvia. HMS Tyne, HMS Richmond and HMS Kent jointly escorted the same group of Russian ships as they operated in the Celtic Sea. The Iranians are being bombed at will. Who is bombing the Iranians? We in the West lost sight of the long term strategic goal of the US is remaining the sole superpowewr. UK could learn a few things by this process and not immediately scrap stuff. The 210-sailor warship left the port of Murmansk in northwestern Russia on January 6 for the Lofoten Islands in the Norwegian Sea. This alone would send a message and along with the news that an Ohio class arsenal boat is currently sunning of Cyprus when normally the whereabouts is secret says alot. It is certainly andy reeves again! I think most would agree Trump was a very poor President and Joe Biden has not covered himself in glory. Warships belonging to the Russian Northern Fleet have sailed through the English Channel in a routine and lawful passage through British waters. A senior State Department official said: 'This is neither an exercise nor normal troop movement. Ultimately, the maneuver ends abruptly. Its a land grab and a hard lesson to NATO not to expand further east and Im afraid Ukraine who have been pro west since independence will pay the price. The USA didnt pick UkraineRead more . The SPEAR seems limited against a target like a ship. First Sea Lord Admiral Tony Radakin said: "This is why the Royal Navy is at sea every day, protecting the UK and our interests. LOL Ivan you really are poster boy for Putin . 210 comments about a decades old routine RN escort operation. The. 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/. 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. 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. HMSs Dragon and Defender never had Harpoon fitted. These Russian landing ships are probably headed into the Black Sea for possible amphibious ops against Ukraine. 'Russia is stopped when it is stopped, not when Putin decided that he achieved enough.'. It remains unclear whether tanker Karma accidentally revealed its location. However there is some good reports if you know where to look. 'We are asking for more, and we are expecting to have more,' Mr Prystaiko told BBC Radio 4's Today programme. Rocks?' HMS Dragon, though reportedly armed with Harpoon, is being put in harms way without a modern AShM. Wow so they first entered service about the same time as the Type 21s ! Trump was right about Germany being too dependent upon Russian gas and some EU states not spending enough on defence. one area that peeves me is that we no longer have the facilities to build produce the equipment fast enough. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express. Putin has huge domestic discontent for which the Ukraine crisis is a distraction. However, the MoD has failed to reveal which, if any, of the existing equipment programmes will be cut to reduce the funding gap. That was due to the unusually large number of landing craft in the Baltic. 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. Last night, Kiev hailed Britain for sending anti-tank weapons and troops as an 'important first step' to help the country defend itself. The RN suffered badly in the Falklands through short sightedness and gaps in capabilities, and is sadly doomed to suffer again unless it takes the enemies and their capabilities and tactics seriously. That calls a defense expert on the plan. How does that relate to this story? 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 . Food, the are a exporter of food. That is the role of EFP troops in Poland and the Baltics show of support plus being a tripwire. A lot older but the modern B52 is like triggers broom. That would make a great movie but better to follow the money trail back to Russia and other foreign powers. NSM is able to navigate by GPS, inertial and terrain reference systems. Exercise still underway, they go to the Med when its finished. Would tend to agree with you Graham, to what end does Putin need to invade Ukraine? 'We're now at a stage where Russia could at any point launch an attack in Ukraine, and what Secretary Blinken is going to go do is highlight very clearly there is a diplomatic path forward. Maybe, but are you disputing the accuracy of my first sentence? I would love it if we did do that. But what might a Russian attack look like and what could it seek to achieve? 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During the Cold War it became traditional to test the resolve of an incoming new American president with a manufactured crisis. Without listing specific equipment plans General Carter hinted long-range precision rockets, air defence missiles and surveillance drones would be brought into service. 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. Europe must now start taking this threat seriously, re-arm and be prepared to fight. Didnt Bidens Son in law have an interest in the Ukraine (monetary) ? THey may have a go at making life uncomfortable for the US there as well. Ammunition depots. Criminal in the present circumstances which has been predictable for years that no effort to do so has been made. The stark warning comes after two rounds of last ditch talks between the West and Russia failed to de-escalate the conflict which has threatened to bubble over since late last year. If you were spending months in a bunker in a trench system in that climate I think it may well matter. Britain seems to be the only Western power doing anything regarding the imminent Russian invasion of Ukraine. Ill also add American Democrats have a strong distaste for Putin starting roughly in early 2017 when US intelligence agencies determined Russia helped elect Trump. 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. Clearly I could be wrong on this. 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. And hand wash Plane Cleaning popping up everywhere? This is a normal response to transiting warships from other nations., Russian amphibious assault flotilla to transit English Channel. Try it too often, find work elsewhere. 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. Therefore in theory at least for the narrowest Dover-Calais area we could do that. (NATO will do nothing without US Support) Alternatively, NATO could station aircraft in Ukraine bordering countries and work with the Ukrainian AF to secure Ukraine airspace again daring Putin to attack NATO Aircraft. Perhaps all they want is a buffer zone with no NATO assets in sight? [1/6]British Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyer HMS Defender is docked in the Black Sea port of Odessa, Ukraine June 18, 2021. Unfortunately we are in a poor starting position militarily, as is most of NATO if things escalate. I doubt it. 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. The N Koreans are starving again. We have got troops there, albeit only a small number in a training and advisory role still complicates the plot for Putin. the Poles keep shtum about their involvement, unlike the Balts who declare it openly. The comments below have not been moderated, By This is a US created crisis for US domestic reasons. 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. Using it just to illustrate how the forward presence of US/Nato forces in Eastern Europe may or may not influence Russian decision making. In such cluttered close waters, the 4.5 inch is probably the best weapon and only weapon you would need. On Wednesday, the State Departmentapprovedthe transfer of U.S.-made missiles from Baltic NATO members to Ukraine. When we need European Allies like France and Germany, where are they. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); document.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Well done RN. I think not, and the point is that this illustrates that Nuclear Insurance works! You can read more here. Last night a senior defence source said: 'We strongly believe [Putin's] preference is for a full invasion rather than a limited offensive. Using missiles at that close a range in very crowded waters would be crazy. get her back in dock and rebuild her from the inside out. 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 . It builds up its arsenal in one location to make the world think thats the location they are going to attack. 'This is extremely dangerous. 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. Special Forces, or a couple of thousand US Marines or Paratroopers. It can be logically assumed that KALIBR capability willRead more . 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.". He also works for the NHS. I agree that its a risk, but one which they appear to be content to manage.. Trump kissed Putins behind in every way possible to the point he tried to break our democracy on the 6th of January, 2021. Sweden has also been reinforcing its forces on the island of Gotland in case the Russians attempt anything there. Merkel should not have abandoned Germanys nuclear power generation capability, and become so reliant on Russian gas. That was 4 years ago after the initial push against ISIS was over. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. He urged Putin to take 'the path of diplomacy and dialogue to try to resolvedifferences there are peacefully' hours after the Biden administration said it would provide an additional $200 million in defensive military aid to Ukraine in the face of Russian aggression. https://www.defenseone.com/threats/2022/01/us-sends-more-military-equipment-ukraine/361042/  With the clown we have as PM? The Iranians are being bombed at will. There are only 4 sets available for the Type 45s taken off the Type 22 Batch 3s. Most of these incidents were blamed by Iran on Israel. 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. 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. Morning Spy. Our SSNs will be busy chasing their SSNs, and so each RN surface vessel should be capable of offensive action. Thanks Mark it just seems that the way that some outlets are reporting this ongoing story ,could in fact do more damage than good .As with some people on these threads ,that are goading eachother into what better weapons would do the most damage ,when the most destructive weapon is their Mouse/keyboard I know its just keyboard banter but my God theres some who really do want it too kick off. Heavily armed Russian-backed separatists have controlled a swath of eastern Ukraine since 2014 and continue to exchange fire with Ukrainian government forces despite a 2015 ceasefire that ended major hostilities. Sadly its not nonsense, the number of ships laying off shore is rising. 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. And the capitol protests are nothing to do with this. As they have plenty of gear around Ukraine already it makes sense that at least some of the 6 are bound for Tartus. For use in the littoral, these also need to be smart weapons, able to accurately discriminate between types of ships not good to go sinking the wrong ships! But what if Russias is using the same effect in reverse. Something will give as you cannot maintain an army at this sort of readiness indefinitely. 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. Historical animosity towards the Russians. Once there they re establish the picture. Dont think its just down to initial build costs either, providing a crew for the kit and paying for them over the lifetime of the ship/s probably has a bearing on this issue too. Because I dont have anybody living on the USA/Canada so I dont know the situation. NATO Aid to the Ukraine is not some knee jerk reaction to current events,there have been initiatives underway since independence in 1991,and especially since 2014,in the case of the UK under Operation Orbital. They are believed to be somewhere around Yemen at the moment. Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. Regardless of whatever you think about climate change, Greta whinberg ensures anyone over 25 gets irritated by her patronising childish ways. "Even with the pressures of Covid, we remain at short notice to respond to threats both in home waters and around the world. 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. Preliminary analysis of the vessels suggests 3 groups. Putin might be doing maskirovka. The NATO Allied Maritime Command is "closely monitoring" Russian frigate Admiral Gorshkov, it said in a tweet with a photo of the warship. However, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he may consider halting the pipeline if Moscow attacks. SPEAR 3 will have a small warhead, but it will be very accurate. The phrase, and derivatives of the phrase . (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. Too many journalists sit at their desks googling news instead of getting off their backsides. At talks this week with the United States and NATO, Russia has sought security guarantees to defuse the crisis. He sees weakness and disharmony and a split America with half the voters seeing thier Country as an island totally ignorant of what losing Europe would mean to the US position in the World. 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. On 19 July 2020, another explosion hit a power plant in Isfahan Province. The receiver is a version of the one fitted to the LRASM. By teatime at least during the cold War the surface arm of the RN was given 7 days before lights out 6 days more than the RAF , only the Army faired better indefinitely if resupplied ? They now believe they have achieved their goal and no longer have to bowRead more , Err no. "The U.S. Coast Guard is currently monitoring the Russian . Trump isnt the president now, its Biden. The Russian strongman will be sending warships within Ireland's maritime economic zone - around 240km off the southwest cost of Ireland. Like pieces on a chess board, I suppose not all of the movements need to make sense. 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. When you consider bang for buck (price index), how long until Chinas defense budget alone will be equal? If you remember in WW2 GERMANY wanted to invade us, and we used means of blow up tanks etc to deter them. Russia has accused Kyiv of harbouring plans to retake the region by force, something Ukraine denies. Without ASuW the RN is badly exposed, and its criminal negligence sending sailors into a warzone without ability to take offensive action. Russia's warns Britain over navy confrontation, Raab: Russia being 'predictably inaccurate', Britain says it will always defend seafaring rights, Russia says London is sowing barefaced lies. Regime change? A RUSSIAN warship armed with "unstoppable" hypersonic missiles is sailing towards the US coast in a show of strength, reports claim. I thought you might of recovered somewhat, after that meltdown you had a couple of years ago? 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. US truckers are heavily non vaccinated. Itll make Snatch Landrover fiasco look trivial. Ukraine is not a NATO country, therefore Article 5 will not be called and NATO will not fight. But do we have the money or willingness in the population to spend what money we have on defence rather than health or social services for example? There is currently another Russian flotilla heading for the Med, this time the flagship cruiser and escort from their Pacific Fleet. 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. British Defence Minister Ben Wallace accused Russian pilots of conducting unsafe aircraft manoeuvres 500 feet (152 m) above the warship. Putins Russia isnt anywhere nearly as big and powerful as the old Soviet military and couldnt go toe to toe with the US. Iran has already stepped up activities in the gulf region, recently attacked the UAE with drones from Yemen causing a few civilian casualties. Thomas C. D'Arcy, encountered a formation of seven Chinese and Russian warships in the Bering Sea last month. Please leave a comment below if you have something to say! Britain's BBC released footage from the ship showing a Russian coast guard warning that he would shoot if the British ship did not change course.