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Re: Royal Navy
« Responder #270 em: Novembro 15, 2016, 07:17:42 pm »
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The Telegraph reported that UK Royal Navy warships will be left without anti-ship missiles  and be forced to rely on naval guns because of cost-cutting.

The Navy’s Harpoon missiles will retire from the fleet’s frigates and destroyers in 2018 without a replacement, while there will also be a two year gap without helicopter-launched anti-shipping missiles.

Naval sources said the decision was “like Nelson deciding to get rid of his cannons and go back to muskets” and one senior former officer said warships would “no longer be able to go toe-to-toe with the Chinese or Russians”.

Harpoon missiles are unlikely to be replaced for up to a decade, naval sources said, leaving warships armed only with their 4.5in Mk 8 guns for anti-ship warfare.

The Harpoon is an all-weather, over-the-horizon, anti-ship missile system, developed and manufactured by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing Defense, Space & Security). In 2004, Boeing delivered the 7,000th Harpoon unit since the weapon’s introduction in 1977. The missile system has also been further developed into a land-strike weapon, the Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM).

A spokesman for the Navy said: “All Royal Navy ships carry a range of offensive and defensive weapons systems.  Backed by a rising defence budget and a £178 billion equipment plan, upgrade options to all our weapons are kept under constant review.”
http://defence-blog.com/news/the-telegraph-uk-royal-navy-warships-will-be-left-without-anti-ship-missiles.html

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Re: Royal Navy
« Responder #271 em: Novembro 15, 2016, 08:26:01 pm »
São mísseis antigos, alguns com mais de 30 anos. Mas não deixa de ser fantástico que a RN se desfaça da sua principal arma ofensiva de superfície sem um substituto à vista.
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Re: Royal Navy
« Responder #272 em: Novembro 16, 2016, 12:29:12 pm »
São mísseis antigos, alguns com mais de 30 anos. Mas não deixa de ser fantástico que a RN se desfaça da sua principal arma ofensiva de superfície sem um substituto à vista.
É a RN a inovar. Não foram os primeiros a ter uma classe de Contra-Torpedeiros sem torpedos Anti-Submarinos?  ;D ;)

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Armament:   
Anti-air missiles:
Sea Viper air defence system, with a 48-cell Sylver A50 VLS, for mix of up to 48:
Aster 15 missiles (range 1.7–30 km)
Aster 30 missiles (range 3–120 km)
Anti-ship missiles:
2 × quad Harpoon launchers[N 1]
Guns:
1 × BAE 4.5 inch Mk 8 naval gun
2 × Oerlikon 30 mm guns
2 × Phalanx CIWS
2 × Miniguns
6 × General purpose machine guns

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Daring_(D32)



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Re: Royal Navy
« Responder #273 em: Novembro 18, 2016, 04:21:32 pm »
E pelos vistos não têm só falta de material, mas também de pessoal especializado!

http://www.lopinion.fr/blog/secret-defense/faute-personnel-royal-navy-demande-marins-a-france-114378
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Re: Royal Navy
« Responder #274 em: Novembro 19, 2016, 08:18:49 pm »
 

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Re: Royal Navy
« Responder #275 em: Novembro 21, 2016, 03:18:21 pm »
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HMS Richmond  is one of the Navy's fleet of Type 23 frigates

Royal Navy 'woefully low' on warships

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-38044967

Britain's defences are at risk amid uncertainty over plans to replace the 'woefully low" numbers of Royal Navy warships, MPs have been warned.

The Royal Navy has 19 frigates and destroyers, but a Defence Select Committees report says that number could fall unless there is a clear timetable set out for replacing older vessels.

It says the UK could "lack the maritime strength" to meet potential threats.

But the Ministry of Defence says it is investing billions in the Navy's fleet.

The Committee's report examines the MoD's plans to modernise the Royal Navy's escorts fleet -including the introduction of two new classes of frigate and the enforced refit of engines  on certain destroyers.

MPs said they had "serious concerns" about the funding and timetable of the new fleet, and the country's ability to handle threats from areas like Russia.

Cutting steel on new frigates in 2017

Sounding out the Senior Service

They also attacked the MoD for the "extraordinary mistakes" in the design of Type 45 destroyers after it emerged they had faulty engines unable to operate continuously in warm waters.

"The UK's enduring presence in the Gulf should have made it a key requirement for the engines. The fact that it was not was an inexcusable failing and one which must be not repeated", the MP's report said.

And it aided: "Failure to guarantee this would put this email personnel and ships of the Royal Navy in danger, with potentially dangerous consequences"

Modernising the Royal Navy



*  Ageing Type 23 frigates to be replaced by eight Type 26 frigates (pictured above) plus five General Purpose frigates.

*  First Type 23 ship due to retire from service in 2023.

*  Defence Select Committee says it not convinced MoD can deliver to this schedule.

*  MPs also want detailed costs and timetable for refit of faulty engines on Type 45 destroyers.

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Defence committee chairman Julian Lewis said MPS were "putting the MoD on notice to deliver the modernisation programme on time.

He said: "For decades, the numbers of Royal Navy escort vessels have been severely in decline.

"The fleet is now way below the critical mass required for the many tasks which could confront it, if the international scene continues to deteriorate".

The MoD says it is investing billions of pounds in two new aircraft carriers as well as new warships and submarines with the goal of increasing the size of the Royal Navy.

"This major programme of investment will ensure that the Royal Navy remains one of the world's most modern and powerful navies with a genuine global reach", it said in a statement.

It added that the Type 45 destroyer was "hugely capable ship, but it was "committed to improving" the vessel's "power and propulsion system".

 

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Re: Royal Navy OPV classe RIVER
« Responder #276 em: Dezembro 08, 2016, 03:51:10 pm »
UK starts construction of two more Royal Navy offshore patrol vessels



The UK Ministry of Defence announced Thursday that work on two new offshore patrol vessels for the Royal Navy will get underway with a £278M contract with shipbuilder BAE Systems.
The two new vessels were named HMS Tamar and HMS Spey.
Preparation works were already underway and Minister for Defence Procurement, Harriett Baldwin, will mark the official start of production by attending the steel cutting ceremony for HMS Tamar at the Govan shipyard in Scotland.
The contract with BAE Systems will bring the Royal Navy’s fleet of next generation River-class OPVs from three to five ships.
These five ships will begin to enter service in 2018, in support of the Royal Navy’s mission to protect national interests at home and around the world.
According to the MoD, the £287 million contract includes the building of HMS Tamar and HMS Spey as well as support for all five of the new ships.
“This contract will deliver two more modern Offshore Patrol Vessels, HMS Tamar and HMS Spey, for the Royal Navy and safeguard vital shipbuilding skills and hundreds of jobs in Scotland,” Baldwin said.
“Protected by a rising Defence budget, the OPV programme is an important part of the Government’s £178 billion plan to ensure our armed forces have the equipment they need.”
HMS Tamar and HMS Spey will be manufactured at the Govan shipyard before being floated to Scotstoun to be fitted out. They are expected to be delivered in 2019.
Like the other vessels of its class, HMS Tamar and HMS Spey will carry out counter-terrorism, anti-piracy, anti-smuggling and maritime defence operations, and are expected to be equipped with a 30mm cannon and a flight deck capable of receiving a Merlin helicopter.
Displacing around 2,000 tonnes, they will have a maximum speed of 24 knots and will be able to sail 5,500 nautical miles before having to resupply.
BAE Systems is currently exploring a number of export opportunities with international customers for OPV. The Brazilian Navy operates three Amazonas-class corvettes which are based on the design of the River Class OPV and were built at BAE Systems’ facilities in the UK.



https://navaltoday.com/2016/12/08/uk-starts-construction-of-two-more-royal-navy-offshore-patrol-vessels/

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Re: Royal Navy
« Responder #277 em: Janeiro 20, 2017, 09:44:15 am »
Confirma-se o novo Merlin AEW: http://www.janes.com/article/67041/uk-orders-crowsnest-helicopter-radar-systems

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The United Kingdom has awarded a GBP269 million (USD327 million) contract to Lockheed Martin to build Crowsnest airborne surveillance and control (ASaC) systems for the Royal Navy.

Crowsnest is the replacement for the service's Sea King ASaC.7 (SKASaC) helicopters, due to retire in September 2018. In total 10 Crowsnest systems are being bought, which all 30 of the Royal Navy's Leonardo AW101 Merlin HM.2 helicopters will be modified to carry, as required.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) selected Lockheed Martin UK as prime contractor for the programme in May 2015, with Thales to work as a subcontractor. The MoD opted for Crowsnest to be based around updating the Thales Searchwater mechanically scanned array radar and Cerberus sensor suite systems used on the current SKASaC helicopters. According to the MoD the contract also includes GBP9 million of spares.

In a statement announcing the awarding of the contract on 16 January Harriett Baldwin, Minister for Defence Procurement, said, "Crowsnest will provide a vital intelligence, surveillance, and tracking system for our new Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers, capable of detecting any potential threats at sea."

Speaking to IHS Jane's on 17 January, a Lockheed Martin spokesperson said that the first 'production role' Crowsnest kit is due to be delivered to the MoD in October 2018, with a first production aircraft available in June 2019. The system is then expected to enter service with an initial operating capability on the Merlin HM.2 in 2020.

The Crowsnest radome is mounted to the side of a Merlin helicopter, and can be lowered for operation and raised for landing.


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Re: Royal Navy
« Responder #278 em: Janeiro 24, 2017, 03:49:32 pm »
The British Accidentally Fired A Ballistic Missile At The U.S. And It's Fine, Everything's Fine

The British Royal Navy was conducting a test of one of its submarine-launched ballistic missiles last summer, when the damn thing ended up heading straight for the United States. Not the Russians. Not the Chinese. Not ISIS. But the tea and crumpet Brits almost hit us with a missile.

It’s unclear exactly what went wrong with the test that took place on June 20th of last year, as the British government is keeping the details of the failed launch a secret. The Sunday Times, however, is reporting that a top naval source said the missile, which was unarmed at the time of the launch, veered off in the wrong direction towards America:

The Sunday Times can reveal that a Trident II D5 missile — which can kill millions when armed with nuclear warheads — experienced an alarming failure after being launched from a British submarine off the coast of Florida in June last year.

It was the only firing test of a British nuclear missile in four years and raises serious questions about the reliability and safety of the weapons system. The failure prompted a news blackout by Downing Street that has remained in place until this weekend.

Failure to disclose the error was described as “bizarre and stupid” by Admiral Lord West, former first sea lord and chief of the naval staff.
With each missile armed with up to five nuclear warheads, a Trident can kill millions of people. It has a range of more than 4,600 miles.

 
After whatever it is went wrong actually went wrong, the missile automatically entered into a self-destruct sequence, a U.S. military source told CNN.

There is good reason why the British would want to keep the failed launch secret. First of all, the Trident missile is really the only nuclear deterrent they have, with no air-dropped bombs and no land-based nuclear weapons. Unlike the United States, the United Kingdom has no nuclear triad.

But perhaps more important to those in charge of the British government, less than a month after the failed launch the British parliament voted to renew the Trident program on schedule, instead of abandoning its nuclear deterrent altogether.

It’s fucked up to laugh at, but, of all the people you think would have almost hit Americans in 2016, you’d never think it was the Brits, right? Thing is, the Trident—and Britain’s nuclear submarine force as a whole—are largely considered to be pretty reliable. As the BBC notes, the U.K. has conducted at least six Trident tests since 2000, and we haven’t heard of a single other mishap involving those.

But, you know, given that they could’ve smashed into a nice piece of America, you’d think Prime Minister Teresa May could’ve said, “Our bad. We ain’t tryin’ to kill y’all. We just fucked up. We still good, right?”

I mean, we did sell the Trident to the Brits. Least they could have done was say we ain’t trying to hit you with them.

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-british-accidentally-fired-a-ballistic-missile-at-t-1791511108
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Re: Royal Navy
« Responder #279 em: Janeiro 25, 2017, 11:16:25 am »
Só por curiosidade o "mano" do nosso Bério anda por terras da América do Sul...  ;) http://www.naval.com.br/blog/2017/01/24/rfa-gold-rover-271-em-escala-no-rio-de-janeiro/
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Está atracado na Base Naval de Mocanguê, Niterói/RJ, desde o dia 23/01/2017, o navio tanque RFA ‘Gold Rover’ – A 271, da Royal Fleet Auxiliary (Frota Real Auxiliar). O navio fará escala de descanso para tripulação e pequena manutenção, por causa da estação de patrulha pelo Atlântico Sul, através da Atlantic Patrol Task (South).

O Gold Rover foi encomendado em novembro de 1971 e construído pelo estaleiro Swan Hunter, sendo lançado ao mar em 1973. Sua entrada em atividade ocorreu em março de 1974. Dos cinco navios da classe “Rover” originalmente construídos, somente dois permanecem em atividade com a Royal Navy, sendo a segunda unidade o RFA ‘Black Rover’ – A 273. O ‘Green Rover’ foi vendido para a Indonésia em 1992 , renomeado KNI ‘Arun’ – 903 e o ‘Blue Rover’, veterano da Guerra das Falklands/Malvinas, vendido para Portugal em 1993, sendo renomeado N.R.P. ‘Bérrio’ – A 5210.

O NT ‘Gastão Motta’ – G 23, da Marinha do Brasil, possui muitas semelhanças técnicas com a classe “Rover”.



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Re: Royal Navy
« Responder #280 em: Fevereiro 10, 2017, 10:02:17 am »
 

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Re: Royal Navy
« Responder #281 em: Fevereiro 10, 2017, 10:16:26 am »
Parece que afinal o melhor destroyer do mundo... é um patinho.

http://www.dn.pt/mundo/interior/ruido-dos-navios-de-guerra-britanicos-e-ouvido-a-160-km-pelos-submarinos-russos-5649667.html
Faz todo o sentido não o terem dotado de Torpedos ASW : ;D ;)

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Re: Royal Navy
« Responder #282 em: Fevereiro 10, 2017, 11:29:54 am »
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Re: Royal Navy
« Responder #283 em: Fevereiro 11, 2017, 02:39:12 pm »
Depois ouvem-se os lideres europeus a falar mal do Trump, quando nem uma defesa credível temos...

Basta compararar a RN no ano 2000 ( já não digo em 1982), com 2017...
 

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Re: Royal Navy
« Responder #284 em: Fevereiro 13, 2017, 12:02:11 am »
Get Ready, Russia: Britain Is Sending Warships to the Black Sea
Is Britain girding for a fight in Russia’s backyard? For the first time since the Cold War, Britain is sending a warship to the Black Sea on a military mission.

This time, the goal is to send a message to Russia: don’t invade Ukraine. The question is whether Russia will—or even should—bother to take the warning seriously.

Last time Britain invaded the Crimea was in 1854, when an Anglo-French expeditionary force of several hundred ships and six hundred thousand men captured Sevastopol. This time, it’s just the single Type 45 destroyer HMS Diamond, which will carry sixty Special Boat Service and Royal Marine commandos, according to the Daily Mail.

“HMS Diamond will lead a NATO task force and help protect 650 British troops who are involved in secret exercises in Ukraine—a country invaded by Russian-backed rebels in 2014,” the newspaper reported.

Type 45 Destroyers—among Britain’s newest and most advanced warships—are armed with Sea Viper antiaircraft missiles, Harpoon antiship missiles and Phalanx point defense cannon. The Diamond, launched in 2007, will also carry Lynx helicopters to transport the commandos.

However, the Type 45 has also suffered from engines that break down when the destroyers sail into warm waters such as the Persian Gulf. Fortunately for the Royal Navy, the Black Sea is not in the tropics.

Britain’s Defense Secretary Michael Fallon told the Daily Mail that “the UK is sending a clear message that we are committed to defending democracy across the world and support Ukraine’s sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.”

Retired Royal Navy admiral Alan West also told the newspaper that Britain has “undertaken many naval exercises in the Black Sea in the past but these were much more benign circumstances and with benign intentions. This is an operation with a very serious purpose. HMS Diamond can really look after herself and President Putin is a man who respects hard military power. NATO has to show it won’t be threatened and that the UK takes the lead.”

However, it seems unlikely that Putin and his government will feel particularly threatened by the British move. Militarily, a single warship with sixty commandos is merely symbolic. If deterrence escalates into war, then a single Type 45 destroyer, even as part of a NATO task force, wouldn’t survive long off Russia’s coast, which bristles with land-based aircraft, coastal defense missiles and the warships of the Black Sea Fleet. Nor would it help Ukraine much against a Russian land invasion.

Even as a symbol, a lone destroyer doesn’t exactly send a strong signal that Britain will go to war with Russia to save Ukraine. But what’s particularly interesting is that the Black Sea deployment is part of what seems to be a more muscular British foreign policy. Royal Air Force jets are attacking ISIS in Iraq and Syria, British troops are training Ukrainian soldiers, a thousand troops will be deployed this summer in Estonia and Poland, and Typhoon fighters are headed to Romania.

Meanwhile, other RAF Typhoons are headed to Japan for joint exercises, while Britain has announced that its Queen Elizabeth–class aircraft carriers will be deployed in the South China Sea once the ships are completed in the 2020s. All of which is quite a feat, considering that the Royal Navy has now shrunk to just nineteen destroyers and frigates, the RAF has also downsized, and the British Army has receded to fewer than eighty thousand regular soldiers.

Michael Peck is a contributing writer for the National Interest. He can be found on Twitter and Facebook.