First Sea Lord: Royal Navy Going Through a ‘Maritime Renaissance’
The chief of the British Royal Navy (RN) praised the service’s strategic relationship with the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and is pursuing increased interoperability as it goes through a modernization that will restore carrier aviation and introduce ballistic-missile defense to the Royal Navy.
“We see that as a rebirth of a carrier strike capability … as we rediscover the art of fast jets at sea,” Zambellas said.
Zambellas listed five other programs that, in addition to the carrier, are enabling the RN to “punch above its weight.”
The Type 45 destroyers are now integrated as part of U.S. carrier strike groups in the Persian Gulf, and will be the platform for a ballistic-missile defense capability. The Type 26 frigate — also known as the global combat ship — will replace the Type 23 frigate and have an aft flight deck capable of landing a Chinook helicopter.
The Astute-class submarine, which Zambellas called “the most advanced submarine in the world,” has been completed. Four new ballistic-missile submarines are being built, equipped with the Common Missile Compartment that also will be installed on the U.S. Navy’s Ohio Replacement ballistic-missile submarine. He praised the commonality as an example of the practical relationship between the two navies.
and will try to develop, produce, procure by themselves ... as they did with Type 45 Destroyers, for example
