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UK Sells Two Fort Rosalie-Class Replenishment Ships To Egypt

In a landmark deal, the UK has sold military vessels to Egypt for the first time in more than 30 years. The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships, Fort Austin and Fort Rosalie, were sold by the Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA).

Xavier Vavasseur 29 Oct 2021

UK MoD press release

Both Royal Navy Solid Support Ships were released from service earlier this year. Their new lease of life could also support UK jobs, with negotiations under way for refurbishment work on the vessels before they are exported.

Minister for Defence Procurement, Jeremy Quin, said:

“Fort Austin and Fort Rosalie played an important role in sustaining our naval fleet for decades and I thank all involved in their essential work.
“As we nod to the past service of these ships, we can also look forward to the exciting future of welcoming our new Fleet Solid Support ships.
“Both the UK and Egyptian navies continue to strengthen relations to maintain peace and security in the region.”

Backed by the £24 billion investment announced last year, developing defence exports and investments is a key element to advancing Global Britain and asserting UK defence in the face of evolving threats. The recent Integrated Review and Defence Command Paper aids these ambitions by providing a strategic backbone for such commercial activity.

Clive Walker, the Head of DESA, which is part of Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S), said:

“DESA is exceptionally happy to be working with the Egyptian Navy on the regeneration of two former Royal Fleet Auxiliary ships.
“This represents a tangible demonstration of the strengthening relationship between the two navies and the importance of the strategic relationship between the UK and Egypt.”

Fort Austin and Fort Rosalie have helped to ensure Navy personnel all over the world have the food, ammunition and explosives they need to carry out vital operations.

The sister ships have two flight decks, which means as well as traditional replenishment at sea they are also able to use helicopters to offload supplies.



https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... -to-egypt/

[FCarvalho]

Um bom negócio para os egípcios que estão apressados em construir uma marinha de guerra digna do nome para as suas necessidades atuais.
Para nós, resta ver se mais para frente eles nos oferecem algo melhor que estes navios já bem surrados.

[knigh7]

O piloto foi resgatado, mas o jato stealth de £ 100 milhões caiu no mar durante o incidente, que ocorreu por volta das 10h, horário do Reino Unido. Nenhuma outra embarcação ou aeronave foi envolvida, disseram fontes da defesa.

https://www.aereo.jor.br/2021/11/17/cac ... iterraneo/

[J.Ricardo]

Nos tempos da Guerra Fria já estaria uma corrida para quem resgataria primeiro esse avião.

[FCarvalho]

Esse pelo jeito vai virar recife de coral.

[Túlio]

Caiu ou "foi caído"?

[knigh7]

Os britânicos estão pedindo auxílio aos americanos para o resgate:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/4 ... e-seafloor

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[FCarvalho]

Esse aí parece ser o primeiro da classe Tide de novos navios logísticos de apoio.
O único que restou da classe Wave aparentemente ficou em casa na Inglaterra. Creio que as provas de mar do Príncipe de Gales devem ter deixado ele por lá por precaução.

[knigh7]

(a filmagem é cortada pouco após a suspeita de colisão)

'What the f*** did I just hit?': Shocking moment Royal Navy warship crashes into Russian hunter-killer submarine it has been chasing into the Arctic Circle is captured by documentary crew on board
By David Averre For Mailonline
19:28 06 Jan 2022, updated 23:54 06 Jan 2022





A Royal Navy warship collided with a Russian hunter-killer submarine in the icy waters of the north Atlantic in what is believed to be the first collision between Russian and British vessels since the Cold War.

The Russian submarine was lurking under the waters 200 miles north of Scotland when the crew of HMS Northumberland was dispatched on a 48-hour mission to hunt it down amid fears it would try to tap into or cut undersea cables essential for communication and the internet.

The Royal Navy's Type 23 frigate sailed into the region where the sub was believed to be hiding and deployed its array sonar - a cable covered in hydrophones pulled along behind the hull - to listen for sounds from the sub.

But in what a navy source has described as a 'million-to-one chance event', the submarine passed right behind the British vessel and smashed into the sonar cable being towed behind the frigate.

The collision, which was caught on film by a Channel 5 TV crew, did considerable damage to the HMS Northumberland's sonar device which was raked across the Russian sub's hull, forcing the British crew to abort their mission and return to base for repairs.

In the video of the moment of impact, a crew member is heard exclaiming, 'what the f*** have I just hit?'.

At the time, it is believed the Russian submarine knew that HMS Northumberland was there, but Navy sources said the collision must have been an accident.



https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... antic.html

[FCarvalho]

É muita barbeiragem para pouco navio...

[knigh7]

Não, esses cabos chegam a 10km de extensão. Eu havia escrito no tópico Estratégia Naval que os submarinos são capazes de saber aonde a escolta está mas não o sonar rebocado. E as escoltas alternam a direção para confundir ainda mais o submarino.

Os 2 estavam jogando bem esse jogo por mais contraditório que pareça pois a escolta não tinha consciência de que o submarino estava tão perto do sonar e o submarino também não.

[Túlio]

Os 2 estavam jogando bem esse jogo por mais contraditório que pareça pois a escolta não tinha consciência de que o submarino estava tão perto do sonar e o submarino também não.

O que pode ser bastante revelador sobre a sensibilidade do sonar e a capacidade de processamento de sinais vs a furtividade do submarino.

[knigh7]

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