Dr Phil Weir @navalhistorian
Historian, author and (occasional) broadcaster. 19th/20th Century naval history, particularly naval aviation. "Dunkirk & the Little Ships" out now @ShireBooks bloomsbury.com/uk/dunkirk-and… Joined December 2011-
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Today in 1865, the worst maritime disaster in US history: SS Sultana blew up on the Mississippi near Memphis, killing 1200 passengers.
#OTD in 1953, INS Godavari was commissioned. Three Hunt-class escort destroyers, HMS Bedale, HMS Lamerton & HMS Chiddingfold of the @RoyalNavy transferred to @indiannavy as INS Godavari, INS Gomati and INS Ganga respectively - and formed the 22nd destroyer squadron. A thread…
🌊 How did naval diplomacy shape Mediterranean relations between 1815 and 1911? Dr Erik de Lange will discuss the diplomatic activities of the Royal Navy in the Mediterranean during the post-Napoleonic era. 🗓️9 May, 17:15-19:30 📍Dockrill Room/Online ow.ly/wls750RgV4b
India ✅ Norway ✅ Scotland ✅ Somerset ✅ Over the last week, 845 NAS have operated concurrently around the world in 4 separate locations! Including gunnery, continental transits, maritime operations and essential training, our #MerlinMk4 aircraft can do it all.
In July 1984 the Royal Navy, RFA and RAF Nimrods conducted a TOP SECRET UK/US intelligence gathering mission in the Barents Sea. Its goal - to acquire intelligence on Soviet Navy operations, and obtain military hardware where possible. /1 (Blog at tinyurl.com/ycyp4na)
GLENIFFER ENGINE SPARES AVAILABLE. We’ve identified surplus parts that could serve the needs of others who are on the hunt for that elusive component. See what we have available here: masseyshaw.org/news/gleniffer… #spares #gleniffer #enginespares
RLNI FACT: 19 RNLI lifeboats joined the ‘little ships’ to rescue troops from the beaches of Dunkirk in May 1940 but only 2, those from Ramsgate “Prudential” and Margate “Lord Southborough (Civil Service No. 1)” were crewed by their regular volunteer crew members. 1/2
Within 20 years the technology was obselete & the data on the laserdiscs inaccessible. Only recovered a decade later in 2011 & now preserved in @UkNatArchives. A case study of the risk of the Digital Black Hole & need for effective #digitalpreservation. bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
Within 20 years the technology was obselete & the data on the laserdiscs inaccessible. Only recovered a decade later in 2011 & now preserved in @UkNatArchives. A case study of the risk of the Digital Black Hole & need for effective #digitalpreservation. bbc.co.uk/news/technolog…
27 April 1819, HMS Trincomalee #OnThisDay in 1819, HMS Trincomalee was paid off having been delivered to Portsmouth from Bombay where the ship was built. Once moored in Portsmouth, the ship was roofed over and not used again until 1847 when she was given her first commission.
A painful 1993 letter from the head of the Royal Netherlands Navy to the First Sea Lord expressing sadness at the news that the Upholder class were to be scrapped, and the RN would lose all conventional submarines. It is rare to see such candour in correspondence like this.
At Seddulbahir, the fortress at the entrance to the Dardanelles devastated by Allied naval fire in 1915 #Gallipoli
U.S. military personnel have begun construction of a temporary pier off the coast of #Gaza to deliver critical humanitarian assistance, senior defense and Biden administration officials said today. Read the story at: defense.gov/News/News-Stor…
Välkommen till @Swedish_Navy officiella konto på X. Welcome to the Royal Swedish Navy account on X, @Swedish_Navy
In 1981, the First Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Henry Leach, exercised his right to brief the Prime Minister on his concerns about the impact the Nott Review cuts would have on the Royal Navy. This is the official No10 record of that meeting. It is clear that 1SL pulled no punches.
An incredible 1993 letter from First Sea Lord Admiral Bathurst to Vice Admiral Cairns, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, encouraging Canada to express interest in the UPHOLDER class submarines, and being deeply critical, implicitly, of plans to scrap these vessels.
An interesting National Archives file find. In 1983 both HMS OSIRIS and HMS VALIANT were VERY busy just off the coast of Argentina, in international waters, spying on Argentine air and naval assets as part of concerns that Argentina may try to threaten the Falkland Islands.
Kate ⚓💣🌊 @kejamieson_
44K Followers 4K Following Short For Bob. Naval & Maritime Historian. Project Manager - Maritime Security. OS Champ. Rower. Council Member: Society for Nautical Research
On This Day RN @OnthisdayRN
48K Followers 2K Following Bringing you regular dits from nearly 500 years of Royal Navy history; to promote the ethos of the Senior Service and its legacy to British and global affairs
Sir Humphrey @pinstripedline
64K Followers 2K Following Author of the 'Pinstripedline' Blog. Not an actual civil servant in real life! Email: [email protected]
Dreadnought Holiday @TheDreadShips
26K Followers 404 Following Worse things happen at sea. Repeatedly. Emergency lifeboat and muster station @[email protected]
Stephen Fisher @SeaSpitfires
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Heart of Oak ⚓️ @HMWarships
13K Followers 364 Following Sharing the rich history of the navies of the Commonwealth Realms. By O. Goossens, MA History Currently researching the Royal Navy during the Seven Years War.
George Allison @geoallison
28K Followers 4K Following Journalist | @gcu_alumni and Cyber Security graduate. | @NUJofficial member. | Editor of @UKDefJournal and prolific freelancer | Talks about 🚢s & ✈️s.
Alexandra Churchill �.. @churchill_alex
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WW2TV Paul Woodadge @WW2TV
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Dr Rachel Pawling �.. @R_P_one
11K Followers 1K Following Sometimes I design ships. Most times I design how to design ships. Tweets not representative of employer or client policy. She/Her/Hers. @[email protected]
Robert Lyman 🇺🇦 @robert_lyman
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Chris Sams ⚓️ @jerijerod14
8K Followers 4K Following World War 1 & 2 Naval historian, also likes RAF bombers & Luftwaffe 1935-45. working on British pre-dreadnoughts 1890-16. does @hack_history stuff.
The Other Chris @TotherChris
15K Followers 1K Following Defence, Science, Tech and History. Opinions and Red Teaming. I reserve the right to change my opinion based on new information. TheOtherChris over on BSky.
Hush-Kit Aviation New.. @Hush_Kit
28K Followers 9K Following alternative aviation blog: news, satire & history from 25K feet. I am human & I need Tupolevs. Our warplane book here: https://t.co/cLxyvN3yVo
Engaging Strategy @EngageStrategy1
19K Followers 886 Following Ex-student of War Studies at King's College London with a continued interest in defence matters, UK foreign policy and military strategy http://engagingstrategy
Alessio Patalano @alessionaval
25K Followers 3K Following Professor of War & Strategy in East Asia | FRHistS | @warstudies | @kcl_CGS | Postwar Japan as a Seapower. Naval affairs. Strategy. Indo-Pacific. One ping only.
David B. Larter @DavidLarter
35K Followers 3K Following Navy vet. Tweets on Navy, space, watches, scotch, history & other random unserious musings. All opinions mine, not employer's. Formerly Defense News, Navy Times
wmn @_wmn_wmn
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5K Followers 6K Following "Ok, you are, without a doubt, fucking BRILLIANT!!!!" - Barry Gorilla 🇬🇧 Law Art Tory Autistic ⛔️ Lefties. I ALWAYS KEEP RECEIPTS. Not Subtle
JayR1972 @jayr1972
4K Followers 5K Following Dickensian Vagabond 🏴🇬🇧 Pompey Dads Leader🦁🦁🦁https://t.co/pTWbKDMuXH
Ste on the sea ⚓️ @steonthesea
3K Followers 4K Following ⚓️⚓️⚓️ | Ex - Royal Navy⚓️ | Ex - Firefighter 🚒 | Now retired | No DM's unless I know you | Jokes are still allowed, so is sarcasm | ⚓️⚓️⚓️
Graeme Walker @GraemeW50761244
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Andrea M @TychosIsland
643 Followers 3K Following 🦔/🦊 scribbling @ItalyInUK. History (#histSTM), political economy (Adam Smith, Hayek, Hirschman) and rowing: as a dilettante, but with gusto.
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M T @MusakheyraTasv
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Brian T. Hart @BrianTHart1
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Capt Zach's Ghost @captzachghost
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Hugues Canuel @HuguesCanuel
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Jolanda Jansen @Jolandacjansen
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Jakub Janda 楊雅嚳 @_JakubJanda
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Justin Cripps @TheJustinCripps
5 Followers 250 Following I keep updating my bio with what I like, but it changes so much that I have stopped bothering. Suffice to say that I am a creative type searching for an outlet.
camino k. @caminokav
1K Followers 2K Following Visiting Senior Fellow, Dept. War Studies, King's College London/ Visiting research scholar, CEIP
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GoCommando! @go_command
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doyoupracticewhatyoup.. @radl1984
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Patrick Basedman @basedman350111
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Marie-Jeanne Berger @MJ__Berger
1K Followers 2K Following @Netflix Public Policy. Formerly at @giz_gmbh, @CARE, @ACF_Intl, member @InstitutIRIS Fluent Arabist | Retweets ≠ endorsements
minivanhella @minivanhella
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Alastair @AlastairWut
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Sandeep Sarangi @esjaees
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Test Acc @TestAcc42750669
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Monky @arthu63875
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Paul Newall @PaulieNewall
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lacticacid @lacticacid69
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Robin Sällström @rfsallstrom
2K Followers 4K Following PhD-Student in War Studies, Swedish Defence University @Forsvarshogsk. NATO out-of-area operations and peace enforcement. Ledamot Liberala Studenter.
garden shed @gardenshed17
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James Beardsworth @Beardsworth13
743 Followers 1K Following journalist at @bbcworldservice. formerly @moscowtimes. Tweeting about all things Russia + some sport stuff.
henry @henry5555555
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Kate ⚓💣🌊 @kejamieson_
44K Followers 4K Following Short For Bob. Naval & Maritime Historian. Project Manager - Maritime Security. OS Champ. Rower. Council Member: Society for Nautical Research
Sir Humphrey @pinstripedline
64K Followers 2K Following Author of the 'Pinstripedline' Blog. Not an actual civil servant in real life! Email: [email protected]
Alexandra Churchill �.. @churchill_alex
47K Followers 2K Following FRHistS Historian @hack_history @greatwargroup @IstoriaTravel @WomenDoHistory Reps: @ITG_Ltd @watsonlittle #CFC Alpina ad Honorem
Dr Rachel Pawling �.. @R_P_one
11K Followers 1K Following Sometimes I design ships. Most times I design how to design ships. Tweets not representative of employer or client policy. She/Her/Hers. @[email protected]
Robert Lyman 🇺🇦 @robert_lyman
11K Followers 2K Following https://t.co/pMe6jfhG6b A War of Empires https://t.co/vjxStNDPq7 Victory to Defeat https://t.co/PTV8CW1zr1 @guidltours @kohimaEdTrust
Hush-Kit Aviation New.. @Hush_Kit
28K Followers 9K Following alternative aviation blog: news, satire & history from 25K feet. I am human & I need Tupolevs. Our warplane book here: https://t.co/cLxyvN3yVo
Engaging Strategy @EngageStrategy1
19K Followers 886 Following Ex-student of War Studies at King's College London with a continued interest in defence matters, UK foreign policy and military strategy http://engagingstrategy
Alessio Patalano @alessionaval
25K Followers 3K Following Professor of War & Strategy in East Asia | FRHistS | @warstudies | @kcl_CGS | Postwar Japan as a Seapower. Naval affairs. Strategy. Indo-Pacific. One ping only.
David B. Larter @DavidLarter
35K Followers 3K Following Navy vet. Tweets on Navy, space, watches, scotch, history & other random unserious musings. All opinions mine, not employer's. Formerly Defense News, Navy Times
Dr Victoria Taylor �.. @SpitfireFilly
21K Followers 2K Following Award-winning historian (RAF/Luftwaffe) | @DSD_Kings @DefAcUK | Ed. @JrnAeroHistory | @rafcharitable/ @spirit_spitfire Ambassador | Rep @GeorginaCapel
Gary Sheffield @ProfGSheffield
14K Followers 2K Following Prof. Military historian. Husband/father/grandfather. President WFA. Christian. Rejoiner. Gooner. Labour. All opinions=just mine. RTs don't=endorsement.
Chris Cavas @CavasShips
37K Followers 2K Following Naval warfare journalist and commentator. Cohost of CavasShips Podcast. Frmr television director. Proud native of Washington DC. Piano player. All cmts my own.
Chris Parry @DrChrisParry
11K Followers 243 Following Former Royal Navy warfare officer and aviator, who runs a strategic forecasting company. Happy to engage with identifiable people, not anonymous snipers.
Dr Sarah-Louise Mille.. @SarahLouMiller
10K Followers 2K Following Lecturer @KingsCollegeLon @DefAcUK. Visiting Scholar @UniofOxford, FRHistS, MRAeS. WW2 Historian, Broadcaster, Author: Airpower, Intelligence, Defence, Security
Dr Matthew Ford @warmatters
14K Followers 3K Following Saarf-Londoner. Co-author @warradical. Assoc Prof @Forsvarshogsk. Forthcoming book “War in the Age of the Smartphone” with @hurstpublishers
Matthew Willis @NavalAirHistory
5K Followers 3K Following Writer naval/av hist. More likely to be found at https://t.co/k0BjpcNQFw
Ryan Ramsey @SSN14CO
7K Followers 1K Following Former submarine captain - taught submarine captains - made younger through Nivea
BJ Armstrong @WWATMD
8K Followers 532 Following History prof, naval officer & ex-SAR pilot. Coauthor of DEVELOPING THE NAVAL MIND - personal opinions, not of DoD/DoN. =/= endorsement. @warstudies PhD
Jerry Hendrix @JerryHendrixII
8K Followers 788 Following Hoosier Farmer, Retired Navy Captain, Strategist, Historian, Penny's Husband. Once flew with Neil Armstrong. No, really I did. Scored 9/10 with RateMySkypeRoom.
Lords International R.. @LordsIRCom
5K Followers 430 Following News & information from the House of Lords International Relations & Defence Committee. RTs not necessarily endorsements.
809NAS @809NAS
65 Followers 5 Following
Korps Mariniers @korpsmariniers
16K Followers 321 Following Altijd, overal en onder de zwaarste omstandigheden | Verbondenheid - Kracht - Toewijding | Qua Patet Orbis sinds 10-12-1665
RFA Mounts Bay @RFAMountsBay
8K Followers 295 Following
Martin Russell @CdrMRussell
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John Cena @JohnCena
14.3M Followers 775K Following A forum of thoughts and perspectives designed to ignite conversations and actions leading to growth, and occasional self promotion. #NeverGiveUp #RiseAboveHate
Brent D. Sadler @brentdsadler
4K Followers 460 Following Views here are my own and reflect upon no one or organization I am affiliated. Look forward to the free exchange of ideas!
Submarine Delivery Ag.. @SDA_mod
3K Followers 206 Following The SDA is an executive Agency of the Ministry of Defence. we're responsible for the UK nuclear submarine capability. We help to keep the UK safe🇬🇧 @defenceHQ
Rt. Hon Ben Wallace M.. @BWallaceMP
105K Followers 491 Following former UK Secretary of State for Defence & MP for Wyre and Preston North.
Keith Blount @KeithBlount9
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Gp Capt Phil Marr @PMarr_RAF
672 Followers 64 Following UK Defence international strategic engagement, previous commander of the UK’s F-35 Lightning Force
Center for Maritime S.. @CMS_Washington
1K Followers 495 Following America's intellectual center for the study of the role of maritime power in international security
UK Carrier Strike Gro.. @COMUKCSG
7K Followers 172 Following The official account of the United Kingdom Carrier Strike Group, currently commanded by Commodore James Blackmore Royal Navy (COMUKCSG).
Dr. Heather M. Haley @GALLIFRAEAN
5K Followers 5K Following she/her | Navy Historian | Ph.D. & Public History certification from @Auburn_History | sexuality & Cold War military | views expressed are mine alone
The Gloucester Projec.. @gloucesterwreck
491 Followers 63 Following The Gloucester Project, researching the life and times of the third-rate frigate the Gloucester (1654-82)
National Shipbuilding.. @UK_NSO
1K Followers 747 Following The NSO empowers a globally-successful, innovative and sustainable shipbuilding enterprise which works for the whole of the UK.
Paul Tremelling @paul_tremelling
2K Followers 168 Following Author. HARRIER: How to be a Fighter Pilot. Available 28 Apr 22 https://t.co/zufROuprqz…
Bill Boxer @63rdRNDivision
283 Followers 42 Following The conversion of a Peugeot Boxer panel van into a #CamperVan and his travels.
French Carrier Strike.. @French_CSG
10K Followers 360 Following The #FrenchCSG, gathered around CVN #CharlesDeGaulle, currently deployed in #Akila mission / Groupe aéronaval, constitué autour du PAN CDG, en mission #Akila
Admiral James G. Fogg.. @Admiral_Foggo
3K Followers 664 Following Dean of Center for Maritime Strategy
Rear Admiral Jude Ter.. @RAdmJudeTerry
5K Followers 474 Following Official account for Rear Admiral Jude Terry OBE, Director of People and Training @RoyalNavy
Maritime Studies Cent.. @Naval_Insight
684 Followers 488 Following University of Lincoln HE staff at BRNC Dartmouth. Helping RN personnel develop critical enquiry & maritime knowledge in a multi-domain context.
Hugh Sebag-Montefiore @AuthorHughSebag
212 Followers 111 Following Author of history books: Enigma (WW2), Dunkirk (WW2), Somme (WW1) & Kings on the Catwalk (Fashion). Writing a book about the Arctic convoys of WW2
Wrens Museum @MuseumWrens
675 Followers 117 Following Dedicated to the Women's Royal Naval Service, and the Wrens who served with them. Based in @westapproaches & a @big_heritage initiative.
Ash Alexander-Cooper .. @ashalexcooper
5K Followers 2K Following Author | Speaker: Leadership & Resilience | Wounded veteran | Mental health campaigner | Ex-TeamGB | Musician | Artist | Gurkha | Pilot | Insta: @ashalexcooper
Corbett Centre for Ma.. @corbett_for
426 Followers 149 Following The centre develops and promotes the understanding and analysis of maritime policy and strategy. Housed at DSD King’s College London.
Jim Perks CBE @CdreJimPerks
1K Followers 197 Following Head of Future Workforce Strategy, BAES Submarines. Chairman of @submarinefamily
RFA Argus @RFAArgus
8K Followers 459 Following RFA Argus is a Primary Casualty Receiving Ship of the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. We're tweeting updates from the ship and her ship's company.
HMS Bulwark @HMSBulwark
9K Followers 303 Following Official X account of HMS BULWARK; one of two @RoyalNavy amphibious assault ships based in Plymouth. Our motto is: 'Under Thy Wings I Will Trust'. #TeamBULW
HMS Albion @hms_albion
24K Followers 2K Following Official X account of HMS ALBION; one of two @RoyalNavy amphibious assault ships based in Plymouth. Our motto is: 'Boldly, Faithfully, Successfully'. #TeamALBN
MASB 27 @HMMASB27
76 Followers 6 Following The official account of Motorised Anti-Submarine Boat No 27. The last surviving boat of its kind. D-Day veteran. Historic boat. Part of our national story.
SPK @SimonPKelly1
221 Followers 160 Following Maritime cogitator, lapsed 💣🐸 and mostly injured. Opinions and views all mine!
briohny @justbriohny
4K Followers 4K Following Journo Reporter @ForcesNews I should big myself up on here a bit more. I would very much like to own a dog. Views are my own etc. [email protected]
Tobias Ellwood MP @Tobias_Ellwood
94K Followers 965 Following Conservative MP for Bournemouth East. Promoted by Tobias Ellwood at Moordown Conservative Club, Balfour Rd, Bournemouth BH9 2AZ.
The Wellington @TheWellingtonT1
308 Followers 327 Following The (ex-HQS) WELLINGTON is a heritage last in class Grimsby sloop WW II Royal Navy warship and former livery hall moored at Temple Stairs, London.
Katie Finning @KatieFinning
541 Followers 772 Following Lead Analyst at @ONS. Formerly Research Fellow @ExeterMed. Health epidemiology, mental health, chronic illness.
Meia Nouwens 温玫�.. @MeiaNouwens
4K Followers 2K Following Senior Fellow for Chinese Security and Defence Policy, IISS, UK. Military modernisation, innovation, foreign/security policy. RT ≠ endorsement; views = my own.
NATO Maritime Command @NATO_MARCOM
58K Followers 742 Following Official twitter account for MARCOM - NATO Allied Maritime Command, Public Affairs. Retweet ≠ endorsement.
847 Naval Air Squadro.. @847NAS
6K Followers 177 Following The Official 'X' account for the only Commando Helicopter Force Squadron of the @RoyalNavy to use the Commando Wildcat Helicopter. ‘We Strike From On High’.
820 Naval Air Squadro.. @820NAS
5K Followers 183 Following Official Twitter account for 820 Naval Air Squadron. Based at @RNASCuldrose. Part of the @RoyalNavy
COMSURFLOT @CdrePaulPitcher
2K Followers 169 Following The official account of Commodore Paul Pitcher Royal Navy, Commander Surface Flotilla (COMSURFLOT)
Katarzyna Zysk @Katarzyna_Zysk
2K Followers 899 Following Prof. @IFS_Oslo; security, defence & strategic studies; Russian mil, warfare, nuclear deterrence, navy, new tech/EDTs; ex @StanfordCISAC @OxfordCCW @SciencesPo
Danielle Sheridan @SheridanDani
11K Followers 1K Following Defence Editor at The Daily Telegraph. Five by Five 👩🏻💻
"Optical fibres and the paradox of innovation" - blogpost version of my thread touching on the invention of optical fibres (in Essex), their importance in the world economy, & the disappearance of corporate laboratories in the 90's & 00's. softmachines.org/wordpress/?p=2…
BREAKING: Two serving ministers - @annietrev & @TomTugendhat - have broken cover to urge Rishi Sunak's government to "lead the way" and increase defence spending to at least 2.5% at a time of growing threats. 1/ news.sky.com/story/minister…
@Gabriel64869839 Oh yeah, don’t get me wrong, they just broke the thing in a major way. But not everything in those projects was lost, despite the best attempts of the memory-scooping administration. You can’t have continuity, that might lead to competence and we can’t have that in the customer…
@Gabriel64869839 There’s a common mistake in the defence commentariat to assume that MoD projects iterating designs leads to delays. It’s usually the other way around. Government decides they don’t like the answer for whatever reason and so the team is left going round and round on a design…
@Gabriel64869839 Almost all other navies have a shore bill which is significantly larger than the RN this results in almost no spare personnel capacity ashore where almost all the jobs are delivered by contractors. RN rating numbers are very difficult to manage for SRs with key operator skills.
@BO3673 @GreatStrides65 @RoyalAirForce Defence suffers from a political paradox in the UK. Not critical enough to attract significant, additional resource, but so enshrined and fundamental that no political party wants to admit under funding or capability gaps. The Services & Defence Chiefs are caught in the middle.
Some very rough calculations on current(ish) RN/RFA amphibious fleet. Well dock sizes between the two classes are very different, it ignores the carriers, and makes some assumptions on what type of landing craft would be carried, but it gives an indication.
@FouthTimeLucky @TomSharpe134 @IntercityFC @NavyLookout Ammo is the key for all 4.5. The ER rounds meant the loss of AA as their ballistic performance isnt in the AA predictor software. EO tracking on T23 was OK during Adex. TI from DNA to EO sight, step search and edge tracking. ER shell still has radar fusing high or low.
Ouch!😬 "The number of [Militarily Useful] passenger, tanker, and dry cargo merchant vessels decreased from 532 in 2021 to 495 in 2022, with product and chemical tankers and container ships showing the largest decline." (The original @DefenceHQ report gov.uk/government/sta…)
Huge drop in 'Militarily Useful' British vessels - The fall in the number of 'militarily useful' British vessels from 841 in 2009 to 495 in 2023 represents a 41% decrease. Click the image to read more. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=46855
1) A fascinating snapshot of the current status of the @RoyalNavy's destroyer & frigate force by @NavyLookout. So, amid questions from @CommonsDefence on its ability to "fight tonight" & "could Britain still retake the Falklands?" here's a little thought experiment #thread🧵
Okay, @rich_scott2 @navalnewscom reports that @RoyalMarines Col Phil Kelly has been talking about "Project Ark Royal" the @RoyalNavy's study into catapults & arrester gear for uncrewed aircraft aboard @HMSQNLZ & @HMSPWLS. So, time for another little "let's unpack this" #thread 🧵
The @RoyalNavy is studying the introduction of aircraft launch & recovery systems on board its 2 Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers to ‘open up’ the flight deck to a broader range of crewed and uncrewed air systems 🇬🇧 #CNE2023 story by @rich_scott2 navalnews.com/event-news/cne…
A couple of reports out over the last few days with some interesting things to say about shipping & shipbuilding in contemporary Britain🇬🇧 The first from @ukshipping on the contribution of shipping to the British economy.
At #LISW23 gets underway we have launched a new report that sets out how #shipping is central to every day life in the UK. From #trade to #tourism shipping is at the heart of UK prosperity supporting 650,000 jobs. Download your copy on our website 👉tinyurl.com/4sswumsx
@navalhistorian @TubbyLintonVC An Italian website I found said that the chief engineer at the dam (Proto Tilocca) saw, during the attack, only one torpedo hit the side of the reservoir, and another go straight for the wall, but ending up a dud. No mention of other torpedoes dropped, and one Swordfish claimed.
Have you ever wondered how the government’s finances have changed over the past 300 years? Check out our new historical public sector finances database and read our article to discover the key trends: obr.uk
#NATO militaries escorting Ukrainian and international ships transporting grain through a region littered with anti-ship mines isn’t as easy to implement as it might seem. This has both political and practical reasons: 👇 (1/20)
Ukrainian and international ships should call at Ukrainian ports and transport grain, escorted if necessary. Should Russia threaten these ships with mines or even active shelling, Russian ships should no longer be allowed to call at ports worldwide.
On this day in 1940, the Ambassador and the last five members of the British Embassy in Paris abandoned their cars on the beach at Arcachon (near Bourdeaux) and were picked up by a sardine fishing boat organised by a young intelligence officer called Ian Fleming.🧵
It is a well known fact that timelines slip and ambitions sometimes are not realized, but fact is: Royal Navy is working on its Future Maritime Aviation Force vision of a variety of drones integrating helicopters and a "standard" carrier wing of 2x F-35B Sqns (24 embarked jets)
@RoyalNavy @navalhistorian My photos taken the day after
"Identifying these lessons is arguably not the hard part—most if not all these points have been cited for years. The hard part, arguably, is living up to them without letting circumstances lead program-execution efforts away from these guidelines." @DefenceHQ @DefenceES @UK_NSO
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