Tomos Lucas @_tomlucas
Defence Market Intelligence | Defence Strategy | 📚MA-International Security and Terrorism Oxford, England Joined January 2016-
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Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton has been welcomed into Defence HQ as the new Chief of the Defence Staff. Find out more about the new Chief of the Defence Staff here: gov.uk/government/peo…
We so lack ambition.....
HMS AMBUSH has been in commission for 12 years, and has not left her berth for over three years. That is 25% of her service life spent neither in refit, nor at sea. She is one of 5 SSNs currently in Royal Navy service.
HMS AMBUSH has been in commission for 12 years, and has not left her berth for over three years. That is 25% of her service life spent neither in refit, nor at sea. She is one of 5 SSNs currently in Royal Navy service.
This is what is currently wrong with the UK's MOD. A billion+ pound asset that has not been to sea for 3 years... And a gentle reminder to those who got excited about the SDR 'up to 12 new SSN'. Without serious investment in spare parts or dry docks it's all a bit pointless...
This is what is currently wrong with the UK's MOD. A billion+ pound asset that has not been to sea for 3 years... And a gentle reminder to those who got excited about the SDR 'up to 12 new SSN'. Without serious investment in spare parts or dry docks it's all a bit pointless...
This... Sadly urgency is concept lost at the MOD. T26-1998 1st of class ISD 2027? Future MCM ships-2007 no orders T32-2010 maybe never FSS-2015 ISD 2031? MRSS-2021 no orders Dry Docks-2023 no orders Don't forget in 2017 the Govn had a plan to secure the future of UK shipbuilding.
This... Sadly urgency is concept lost at the MOD. T26-1998 1st of class ISD 2027? Future MCM ships-2007 no orders T32-2010 maybe never FSS-2015 ISD 2031? MRSS-2021 no orders Dry Docks-2023 no orders Don't forget in 2017 the Govn had a plan to secure the future of UK shipbuilding.
🇷🇺#Russian #Navy The nuclear-powered battlecruiser Admiral Nakhimov of Project 11442M went out to sea for first stage of sea trials after repairs and deep modernization. This was reported to TASS by a source in the shipbuilding industry. paluba.media/news/198961
Ajax and urban.
Not being able to refuel allies not ideal, but acceptable. Not being able to refuel your ISR, AEW and maritime patrol capabilities is utterly demented. And adding a tactical nuke delivery fighter you also cannot refuel in flight on top is literal "please laugh of us" material.
Not being able to refuel allies not ideal, but acceptable. Not being able to refuel your ISR, AEW and maritime patrol capabilities is utterly demented. And adding a tactical nuke delivery fighter you also cannot refuel in flight on top is literal "please laugh of us" material.
The Crisis: A Military Scandal The RFA’s current state, with only two of ten ships operational, constitutes a military scandal surpassing issues like the Ajax programme delays or Dreadnought’s impact on Vanguard submarines. This crisis threatens the UK’s ability to project power…
Performance without borders: The Global Mobile Artillery Rocket System #GMARS from @LockheedMartin and #Rheinmetall! From Germany to New Mexico: One system, one mission, full #NATO compatibility! Link to GMARS-Productpage rheinmetall.com/en/products/ta…
The Royal Fleet Auxiliary Crisis: A Military Scandal Threatening the UK’s Maritime Nation Status Introduction As promised, please see below long thread on current status of RFA. As always, views are my own and facts can be corrected (references, over 30, can also be…
A grim and uninspiring read. The RFA now has no available amphibious, no stores, and only a handful of tankers. This was an entirely avoidable situation. Deeply concerning for UK maritime power projection.
A grim and uninspiring read. The RFA now has no available amphibious, no stores, and only a handful of tankers. This was an entirely avoidable situation. Deeply concerning for UK maritime power projection.
“yeah send the deck and i’ll take a look over the weekend”
A big step forward... The #RoyalNavy has been undertaking ground-breaking trials to demonstrate the launch and recovery of uncrewed underwater vehicles launched through a Astute-class submarine's torpedo tube. Read more: royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2025/july…
.@HMS_Str_Castle🤝 @RoyalNavy Fleet The former RFA minehunting ship has now been redesignated as a fully commissioned warship⚓
“Paranoid” - Black Sabbath x.com/JVPALT1/status…
#OnThisDay 20 years ago MOD announces that 12 ships will be paid off. T45 order reduced from 12 to 6, personnel reduced by 1,500. 1SL at time said 'I am confident that these changes will leave the Navy better organised and equipped to face the challenges of the future.'
In September I turn 30. The same age as my dad when I was born. It’s made me think about the drop in living standards in one generation. On a fireman’s salary he could afford a 4 bed semi in a leafy part of Manchester. He had two kids (5 and new born), now almost completely…
Sadly confirming what I'd long suspected, namely that no SSN went east with the CSG... So CSG25 has no SSN or FSS, which sadly demonstrates the current inability of the RN to deploy a full strength CSG and does raise the question of when in the future it actually will be able to?
Sadly confirming what I'd long suspected, namely that no SSN went east with the CSG... So CSG25 has no SSN or FSS, which sadly demonstrates the current inability of the RN to deploy a full strength CSG and does raise the question of when in the future it actually will be able to?
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