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2024-01-25 Britain

Aircraft carrier fiasco as the UK REFUSES to deploy either of its £3.5bn warships to help tackle Yemen's Houthis: RAF jets are forced to fly 3,000-mile sorties while vessels are anchored in Portsmouth

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11137 views ] Top
File under: Houthis

#1 From iron men in wooden ships to personal pronouns in iron ships?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-01-25 04:15|| 2024-01-25 04:15|| Front Page Top

#2 Recognizing the risks of the Red Sea escort strategy.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-25 04:48|| 2024-01-25 04:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Oak to woke. Or hearts to parts.

Posted by Gomez McCoy8771 2024-01-25 05:03|| 2024-01-25 05:03|| Front Page Top

#4 Probably not operational for a variety of reasons. Much like the German subs and navy...

If Europe won't protect itself why should the US?

Posted by Cleared Cookies Lost Nic 2024-01-25 08:15|| 2024-01-25 08:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Considering that they've had to remove frigates from service because they don't have enough sailors to man them, not actually surprising.

Posted by ed in texas 2024-01-25 08:36|| 2024-01-25 08:36|| Front Page Top

#6 iran is the enemy. yemen is a distraction.
occupy chah bahar.

Posted by irish rage boy 2024-01-25 09:01|| www.weemfg.com 2024-01-25 09:01|| Front Page Top

#7 You are correct Ed. They are completely reliant on the US Navy for escort as they don't have any frigates left to do the job. They had to mothball them to free up funds for the aircraft carriers.

Posted by DarthVader 2024-01-25 10:06|| 2024-01-25 10:06|| Front Page Top

#8
#5 Considering that they've had to remove frigates from service because they don't have enough sailors to man them, not actually surprising.
Posted by: ed in texas 2024-01-25 08:36

...It's not so much the frigates as the replenishment ships, which have also shut down due to manning issues. A carrier that can't replenish at sea isn't worth the manpower, effort, and resources to send her out in the first place.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2024-01-25 10:07|| 2024-01-25 10:07|| Front Page Top

#9 After watching the making of the Queen Elizabeth documentary, not surprised.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-01-25 11:10|| 2024-01-25 11:10|| Front Page Top

#10 yemen is a distraction. iran is the enemy.

Posted by irish rage boy 2024-01-25 16:32|| 2024-01-25 16:32|| Front Page Top

#11 You can say that again.

Posted by Ululating Platypus 2024-01-25 19:25|| 2024-01-25 19:25|| Front Page Top

#12 RAF jets flying 3,000 miles

That won't go on for long.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-01-25 23:50|| 2024-01-25 23:50|| Front Page Top

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