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asif iqbal

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Got this update from a friend

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Jeff Head

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World Maritime News said:
Sandown class minehunter HMS Pembroke has left Babcock’s Rosyth dockyard for sea trials, following a successful Support Period (Docking) (SP(D)).

Babcock leads the Sandown class Class Output Management (COM) team, as part of the Surface Ship Support Alliance (SSSA).

The comprehensive support period has involved a substantial maintenance package, plus a number of upgrades and improvements that have significantly enhanced HMS Pembroke’s operational capability, sustainability, and habitability standards.

Installation of the Defence Information Infrastructure (DII), which provides a coherent infrastructure to enable information sharing across the defence sector network, has been among the upgrades carried out, along with work to the ship’s high pressure air system which extends system life and offers cost and space benefits, as well as remote isolation of the waste water system (helping to prevent flooding following a hull breach), installation of a new fire detection system extending coverage to additional areas, and galley improvements including replacement of equipment with modern alternatives.

Additionally, the maintenance package encompassed an extensive paint coating renewal programme to all upper decks and renewal of most internal deck coverings (including a late stage programme of paint removal, hull repairs and represervation which restricted the timeframe for work between undocking and ship’s staff moving onboard), as well as overhaul of both main engines among other deep maintenance work.

Commenting on the successful completion of the docking period, Babcock Warships Managing Director Mike Whalley said: “We are delighted to have completed this support period safely, on-time and in-budget, including meeting some challenging timescales. The knowledge gained through this support period will now help the Babcock-led COM team to define the workscope for forthcoming Sandown class support periods to optimise efficiency and value for money.”
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MwRYum

MwRYum

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Now I know this ain't news but neither do we have a discussion thread on UK military stuff so...

On the latest Top Gear episode (Season 21 episode 2) there's a major report made by James May (aka Captain Slow), on the wheeled military vehicles deployed by UK military in the Afghanistan campaign, as well as the ongoing pullout exercise from that country. Not much of shocking insight here but still enough eye-candy for military fans like you and me.
 
asif iqbal

asif iqbal

Lieutenant General
Just been confirmed that the Queen Elizabeth will be launched in July! I had said this before but it was not confirmed

Just waiting on the date!!
 
asif iqbal

asif iqbal

Lieutenant General
Or the Horizon Class escorting the Queen Elizabeth Carrier

Europe can certainly muster a pretty strong force in the coming years

Horizon and Type 45 DDG can form a solid air defence for a carrier strike group

If France and Italy built 4 each and UK built 12 Type 45 togethwitan are talking around 20 world class air defence DDG

Easily between them they could deploy 6-8 DDG that's a pretty good force for everyone involved

Europe should start to add naval defence co-operation, UK, France, Italy and Spain can deploy all their carriers and do some good excercises in the Atlanic

Plus there is many other modern FFG from Denmark and Germany
 
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