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http://www.naval.com.br/blog/2014/11/10/type-26-para-a-rn-custos-levam-a-especulacoes-sobre-compra-de-fremm/

PORÉM, ESPECULAÇÕES SOBRE A MARINHA REAL BRITÂNICA CONSIDERAR A COMPRA DE FREMM SÃO DESMENTIDAS POR AUTORIDADES DO MINISTÉRIO DA DEFESA, QUE REFORÇA COMPROMISSO COM A NOVA FRAGATA TYPE 26 EM DESENVOLVIMENTO PELA BAE SYSTEMS

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44 fogos en submarinos británicos en 4 años!!!

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/544937/Royal-Navy-s-nuclear-submarines-catastrophe-fires

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In June 2014, the Royal Navy’s new Merlin Mk2 helicopters took part in Exercise Deep Blue, off the south coast of England. The anti-submarine warfare exercise was designed to test the helicopters which were recently upgraded by Lockheed Martin UK through the Merlin Capability Sustainment Programme. Nine Merlin Mk2s were involved in Deep Blue, the largest concentration of Merlins at sea. More than 250 Royal Navy personnel deployed on HMS Illustrious and HMS Westminster for the exercise which lasted several weeks.

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http://www.helis.com/database/news/aw159_cage/

Bae Systems, February 16, 2015 - A £3.2m contract has been awarded by the UK’s Ministry of Defence to BAE Systems to equip the AW159 Wildcat helicopter fleet with a bespoke mission planning system.

The system will be used by Royal Navy and Army Air Corps pilots who fly the Wildcat.

Combined Arms Gateway Environment (CAGE) is a unique system developed by BAE Systems that can be used on multiple platforms to plan, brief, rehearse, execute and debrief a mission using the latest situational awareness and planning support information.

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Reino Unido contrata la siguiente fase del programa naval Type 26 GCS, que prevé la entrega de 11 buques a la Royal Navy a partir de 2020

(defensa.com) La empresa Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S), del Ministerio de Defensa británico, contrató el astillero local BAE Systems Marítime la implementación de la fase de demostración del programa de desarrollo de la fragata Tipo 26 GCS (Global Combat Ship o Buque de Combate Global). El contrato, de 859 millones de libras, contempla la financiación de la adquisición de equipos para la construcción de los buques y la ejecución de las instalaciones de ensayo.

El contrato asociado a la fase de demostración, que se iniciará el próximo 1 de abril, se produce  tras suscribir el de la fase de desarrollo técnico inicial y se presenta como el paso más importante en el programa, ya que servirá para apoyar el relativo a la fase de construcción, que comenzará en 2016. Los planes contemplan que sean construidos y entregados a la Royal Navy un total de 11 buques a partir de 2020, los cuales permanecerán en servicio activo hasta el año 2060, sustituyendo progresivamente a las fragatas Tipo 23 Clase de la clase Duke en la Royal Navy.

La fragata fue diseñada para realizar, entre otras misiones, operaciones conjuntas y multinacionales de combate, combate de la piratería marítima, misiones de apoyo humanitario y atención en emergencias. La versatilidad de la nave permite la operación de helicópteros, lanchas de asalto, aeronaves y submarinos operados remotamente y le permite llevar cargas en apoyo de situaciones de desastre.

El navío recibirá una pieza de artillería Mk 45 127 mm; sistemas de defensa próxima Raytheon Phalanx Block 1B; estaciones de armas controladas remotamente de MSI Defense Systems armados con piezas automáticas de 30mm; misiles MBDA UK Sea Ceptor lanzados desde células de lanzamiento verticales; tubos lanzadores de torpedos que potencialmente podrían albergar el torpedo Sting Ray Mod 1 de BAE Systems; afuestes de ametralladoras; radar de búsqueda BAE Systems Artisan 3D; sonar remolcado Thales Underwater Systems Sonar 2087; y sistemas de navegación, comunicaciones, control, electro-ópticos y de guerra electrónica. Tendrán un desplazamiento de alrededor de 6.000 toneladas, una eslora de 148,5 metros, manga de 20 metros, una velocidad superior a 26 nudos, autonomía de 60 días, autonomía máxima de 7.000 millas náuticas y será operado por una tripulación compuesta de 118 elementos.

Para implementar el programa, BAE Systems Maritime se basa en acuerdos de desarrollo de diseño con numerosos fabricantes internacionales,  como Babcock, DCNS, GE Energy Power Conversion, Imtech Marine, Raytheon, Tyco Fire & Integrated Solutions, Rolls Royce, MTU, David Brown Gear Systems o Rohde & Schwarz. (Victor M. S. Barreira)

http://www.defensa.com/index.php?option ... Itemid=186

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Britain's new aircraft carrier HMS Queen  Elizabeth sighted  in River Forth



Aerial footage of HMS Queen Elizabeth afloat in the tidal  basin at Rosyth - video taken by HMS Gannet SAR flight.

The ship is Britain's largest ever maritime vessel weighing 65,000 tonnes and measuring 918 feet from bow to stern. At almost 230 feet she stands as tall as Niagara Falls from the keel to  the masthead. Once completed she will have enough room to transport 36 F-35 Lightning fighter jets, though only three of the 48 ordered from the U.S. manufacturers have been so far delivered.

The ship is beginning  to take form today with some of its nine decks becoming visible. The cost of fitting out the ship has spiralled drastically since plans for its construction were revealed. In 2008 an initial contract for its completion was priced at £3,2 billion. Two years later the bill was put at £5,2 billion, with the most recent figures indicating it will cost more than £6 billion to complete.

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HMS Queen Elizabeth in all her glory

Daily Mail

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RN nuclear submarine suffers £500,000 damage after 'hitting floating ice' while tracking Russian vessels

The 5,300-ton HMS Talent limped back with a hugue dent and will be out of action for several months. Royal Navy top brass are investigating the incident. (...) The collision, which ripped a 6ft hole at the top of the conning tower , comes at a time of heightened tension between Britain and Russia in the airspace over the North Sea and beneath the waves.(...)

The Royal Navy's explanation that HMS struck ice was also used to explain damage to British submarines during the Cold War which was later found to have been caused by enemy vessels. In 1981 the crew of HMS Sceptre were ordered to say they had hit an iceberg after their collision with the Russian submarine K-211.

Source:  Mail on Sunday, 5/4/2015

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Price: Open to bids - HMS Walney is a Sandown Class minesweeper, used to locate and identify the underwater explosive devices. The 450-tonne vessel with a crew of 34 entered service in 1993 and was decommissioned in 2010. The 170ft vessel is currently in Portsmouth docks, and isn't going anywhere fast, having had her engines and most of her fittings removed. Built with a glass-reinforced plastic hull so as not to set off magnetic mines, her scrap value is lower than a conventionally constructed ship. Buyers should contact the MoD's Disposal Services Authority at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/news ... me=3179406

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Price: Open to bids - HMS Walney is a Sandown Class minesweeper, used to locate and identify the underwater explosive devices. The 450-tonne vessel with a crew of 34 entered service in 1993 and was decommissioned in 2010. The 170ft vessel is currently in Portsmouth docks, and isn't going anywhere fast, having had her engines and most of her fittings removed. Built with a glass-reinforced plastic hull so as not to set off magnetic mines, her scrap value is lower than a conventionally constructed ship. Buyers should contact the MoD's Disposal Services Authority at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/news ... me=3179406

Se o MDN sabe...  :twisted:

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A Classe Tiger : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiger-class_cruiser





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Don’t tell Moscow: Five of Britain's six nuclear subs held up in the repair shed

BRITAIN has just one nuclear-powered submarine on active patrol, after defects and routine repairs left the remainder of the fleet in port.

By Marco Giannangeli
PUBLISHED: 00:01, Sun, May 3, 2015


The Talent returns to port on board a damaged sub

Of the Royal Navy’s six hunter-killer and attack boats in service, four are in dock while a fifth has been beset by a series of problems.

The capability gap is revealed just days after Finland had to fire depth charges after reports a Russian submarine had entered its waters. Only the Astute is on active operation.

The first of the new Astute-class submarines, she has been sent back to sea after a short break following her maiden voyage last year.

Her sister ship, the Ambush, has yet to deploy on its first mission following the discovery of 57 “operational defects”. She is being used as a training vessel while these are being resolved.

The Navy should have six new Astute-class attack boats in service.

Costing £1billion each, they will set new standards for weapons load and stealth, carrying Spearfish and Tomahawk missiles and able to detect a boat leaving New York from Devonport, 3,000 nautical miles away.

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/574556 ... ence-fleet

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Uma excelente noticia para a Royal Navy.  
http://www.helis.com/database/news/merlin_aew

UK Ministry of Defence, May 22, 2015 - The MOD and Lockheed Martin UK, as the prime contractor for Crowsnest, have selected Thales as the chosen bidder to provide the radar and mission system at the heart of the Crowsnest capability.

The Crowsnest project will act as the Royal Navy’s eyes and ears for its next generation carriers, giving long range air, maritime and land detection, as well as the capability to track potential threats. Crowsnest will also be able to support wider fleet and land operations, replacing the Sea King helicopter’s Airborne Surveillance and Control capability that has been deployed on regular operations since 1982.

Lockheed Martin UK will now conclude the project’s £27 million assessment phase, expected in 2016, supported by Thales and AgustaWestland, the manufacturer of the Merlin helicopter onto which the system will be able to be fitted.

Once a decision has been taken to proceed into the manufacture phase, it is expected that around 300 jobs will be sustained across these companies in Crawley, Havant and Yeovil.

The upgraded Merlin Mk2 helicopters are the world’s most advanced maritime helicopter, which already provide various functions including Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) and humanitarian duties.

Crowsnest is part of the UK’s future aircraft carrier capability, which will deliver two Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers and fifth generation Lightning II fast jets to operate from them across the world.

Air Vice-Marshal Julian Young, Director Helicopters at the MOD’s Defence Equipment and Support organisation, said:

- Crowsnest will form an integral part of future carrier operations and act as the Royal Navy’s eyes and ears, providing protection through early warning and surveillance.

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A Não Perder!
http://sicnoticias.sapo.pt/programas/so ... -Britanica

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Babcock Started HMS Albion LPD Refit and Upgrade at Devonport Royal Dockyard

The two year maintenance period will include a number of key upgrades which will greatly enhance the ship’s capability to perform as a key asset to the Royal Navy in future challenging and demanding operational situations. Over 100 alterations and additions will be completed as part of the upkeep.

Additionally a major maintenance programme will include the overhaul of all engines and a complete strip-down and extensive maintenance work on all systems. The upkeep period will see more than 20,000m2 (equivalent to three football pitches) of tank blasting and preservation undertaken, over 40km of new electrical cables installed, and in excess of 1.5km of new pipework.

The programme is being delivered under the Surface Ship Support Alliance (between the MoD, Babcock and BAE Systems) Class Output Management (COM) approach, under which Babcock leads the support of all amphibious vessels.

HMS Albion docked down at Devonport in October 2014, prior to the start of the upkeep period, as part of a different approach to regeneration, to refine and de-risk the refit in advance and ensure that the work is incorporated into the specification from the start, thereby limiting growth in the package. Planning for this upkeep period has drawn substantially on experience from previous amphibious ship upkeeps, notably the recent major upkeep period on HMS Ocean .

Babcock Amphibious COM Team Leader Dai Dumbleton commented: “There is no doubt that the Albion upkeep period is a unique project which will present some significant issues, with equipment and sub-systems that will be in an unknown condition as well as challenges around obsolescence and replacement spares. Babcock is ready and fully dedicated to delivering this project successfully at optimum value to the customer.”

HMS Albion is scheduled to leave Babcock’s Devonport Royal Dockyard to start sea trials in early 2017. When she returns to the fleet, following sea trials, HMS Albion will replace sister ship HMS Bulwark as one of the Royal Navy’s key capital ships.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2804