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6 juillet 2015 1 06 /07 /juillet /2015 11:50
Exercise Gib Splash: The Submarine Parachute Assistance Group


6 juil. 2015 by Forces TV

 

Parachuting might not be something you would readily associate with a submarine rescue, but for one specialist team it's the fastest way to get to a crew in distress.

The Royal Navy’s Submarine Parachute Assistance Group (SPAG) is a specialist emergency rescue team on constant standby to travel to stricken submarines.

The highly-trained group was formed in the 1960s when Naval commanders decided they needed to be able to get experts to the site of a submarine emergency as quickly as possible.

This video shows SPAG exercising in the waters around Gibraltar.

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13 juin 2015 6 13 /06 /juin /2015 11:50
Exercise Griffin Rise: Strengthening links with France


12.06.2015 UK MoD
 

We currently have a major UK/French exercise underway that is developing the working relationship between the two nations’ navies.

But how many people know about this partnership?

In this blog Rear Admiral Radakin, Commander UK Maritime Forces explains a bit more about Exercise Griffin Rise, how it came about, and what it means.

 

Griffin Rise, and associated activity, was borne out of the Lancaster House Treaty of 2010 between France and the UK.

This created the concept of a UK/France Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF).


The philosophy behind the CJEF is of two medium sized powers in Europe that share common values and interests, and possess credible and sophisticated armed forces, coming together to enhance their shared outlook on the world and their influence in it, as well as their ability to respond to events and maintain stability.


It’s a simple concept - the assumption is that militarily we are stronger together.


Now, if we look at how we are turning that into reality, both the UK and French navies will have an aircraft carrier capability; both have a similar submarine force and nuclear deterrent; a similar frigate and destroyer capability; a substantial mine countermeasure force; and helicopter assets.


Both navies are highly capable but by coming together we can be more effective.


In this simulated exercise I now have under my command the aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle; an impressive combined French and UK amphibious force with a heavier punch than either nation could deliver alone; more frigates and destroyers, and submarines.


And, in the exercise, I can use these “bigger and better” forces to assist expelling an enemy that has invaded an allied nation.


By working together in this fashion we are enhancing our capability.


I have a shared HQ that has been made much richer by having the expertise of French staff (all fluent in English – which has left me embarrassed by my rudimentary French).


Many have just returned from the Gulf where they were involved in bombing ISIL forces in Iraq from FS Charles de Gaulle.


And, throughout, they were supported by the UK Frigate HMS Kent which integrated seamlessly into the French carrier task group.


Our role in Griffin Rise is being played out in HMS Ocean, which is currently in the Baltic Sea. But why are we here?


HMS Ocean is the UK’s Flagship and it has a command and control capability necessary for a 2* Admiral to command from afloat.


This allows me to be the maritime component commander for the Griffin Rise exercise working to a French 2* Joint Force Commander based in Paris.


But at the same time Ocean is also taking part in an exercise called BALTOPS 15.


This is a large, maritime, NATO exercise in the Baltic Sea but HMS Ocean’s size and flexibility means that she can provide me the command and control capability I need while, at the same time, providing complementary capabilities to NATO and still deliver an amphibious assault at the same time.


So, this is an exciting UK/French initiative now being put into practice; something that is very comfortable to the UK and French Navies.


And it is being carried out on the Royal Navy Flagship, using it as a command ship whilst it is on a very different task with NATO in the Baltic.


International operations, in a truly international ship, and all done with and alongside our nearest ally, France, to deliver effective military power – together!

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8 juin 2015 1 08 /06 /juin /2015 17:50
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photo EMA / Armée de l'Air

 

08/06/2015 Sources : État-major des armées

 

Du 3 au 17 juin, l’état-major interarmées de force et d’entraînement (EMIA-FE) conduit l’exercice bilatéral franco-britannique Griffin Rise 2015. Piloté depuis le centre opérationnel du Mont-Valérien, cet exercice de poste de commandement interarmées associera trois plateformes dont deux basées en France (Creil pour la composante terrestre et Lyon pour la composante aérienne) et une troisième embarquée à bord du HMS Ocean, en mer.

 

Griffin Rise 2015 est un exercice bilatéral et interarmées centré sur la planification et la conduite conjointe du déploiement d’une force expéditionnaire franco-britannique. L’exercice constitue une étape majeure de la montée en puissance du concept de Force expéditionnaire interalliés et interarmées (Combined Joint Expeditionary Force, CJEF) décidé dans le cadre du Traité de Lancaster house (2 novembre 2010). Il ouvre la voie vers l’exercice final Griffin Strike 2016, en vue de la validation complète du concept CJEF.

 

Griffin Rise 2015 met en œuvre d’importants moyens des composantes Terre, Maritime, Air et logistiques, ainsi que des capacités relevant des systèmes d’information et de communication (SIC). Au total, 1 200 participants seront engagés dont 700 militaires français.

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8 juin 2015 1 08 /06 /juin /2015 12:50
Full speed ahead for the River Class OPV programme



8 juin 2015 by BAE Systems

 

As the first steel is cut for HMS Medway, take a look back at the progress across the River Class Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel programme

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3 juin 2015 3 03 /06 /juin /2015 16:50
Thales équipera les nouveaux hélicoptères Merlin de la Royal Navy

Le radar Searchwater de Thales utilise un système innovant assurant une visibilité à 360° sous l’hélicoptère Merlin, et qui se replie sur le flanc de l’aéronef lorsqu’il n’est pas utilisé. - photo Thales

 

29 mai 2015 par Aerobuzz.fr

 

Thales a été retenu au Royaume-Uni dans le cadre du projet Crowsnest pour fournir à la Royal Navy un nouveau système de surveillance et de contrôle aéroporté destiné à assurer la protection des forces interarmées et des porte-avions de classe Queen Elizabeth.

 

Au terme d’un appel d’offres industriel, Lockheed Martin, maître d’œuvre du ministère de la Défense britannique pour le programme des hélicoptères Merlin, a retenu la nouvelle génération du radar Searchwater et du système de mission Cerberus de Thales. Les hélicoptères Merlin de la Royal Navy, qui seront adaptés en conséquence, disposeront ainsi de capacités de pointe en matière de surveillance et de contrôle aéroportés (ASaC1).

 

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3 juin 2015 3 03 /06 /juin /2015 16:20
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28 mai 2015 by Royal Navy

 

A group of Royal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel were at sea onboard USS WASP, joining American colleagues in the latest F-35B Lightning II fast jet trials.

Lightning II is a STOVL aircraft: Short Take Off Vertical Landing. It will place the UK at the forefront of fighter technology, giving the RAF a true multi-role all weather, day and night capability, able to operate from well-established land bases, deployed locations or the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers.

The Royal Navy’s vision for tactical integration of the F-35B into their current arsenal is similar to the Marine Corps’ plan to integrate the F-35 with legacy aircraft, such as the AV-8B Harrier and the F/A-18 Hornet, and gradually phase out legacy aircraft over the coming decades.

Read the full story: http://ow.ly/NylS6

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How the F35B Lightning II works


27 mai 2015 by Defence HQ

 

Royal Navy engineer, Ian Tidball takes you on a tour of F35B Lightning II.

Discover how its capabilities will place the UK at the forefront of fighter technology, giving the RAF a true multi-role all weather, day and night capability. It will be able to operate from well-established land bases, deployed locations or the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers.

Find out more about the capabilities of the F35B and the new aricraft carriers

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Command centre of Royal Navy’s newest aircraft carrier now installed


26 mai 2015 by BAE Systems

 

Timelapse video charting the incredible journey of the 680-tonne command centre of the Royal Navy’s latest aircraft carrier – HMS Prince of Wales – as it left its construction hall in Govan, Glasgow this month before being installed on the under-construction carrier in Rosyth dockyard, near Edinburgh.

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26 mai 2015 2 26 /05 /mai /2015 05:50
photo Armée de Terre

photo Armée de Terre

 

22/05/2015 CNE Laisné - Armée de Terre

 

La 9e brigade d’infanterie de Marine (9e BIMa) et la 3° commando brigade Royal Marines (3° Cdo Bde RM) ont célébré leurs 20 ans de partenariat le mercredi 13 mai 2015 à Paris aux Invalides.

 

Une cérémonie binationale s’est tenue dans la cour d’honneur des Invalides, présidée par le général de corps d’armée Charpentier, gouverneur militaire de Paris, accompagné du major general Wilson, représentant le major general commandant les Royal Marines, et en présence des généraux Guionie et Stickland, commandant respectivement la 9e BIMa et la °3 Cdo Bde. A la lecture de son ordre du jour, le GCA Charpentier a souligné l’implication de ces deux grandes unités « […] qui se sont employées à développer des liens fondés sur la connaissance mutuelle, l’estime réciproque et la recherche de l’efficacité opérationnelle ». Le GMP a également a tenu à rendre, au nom du chef d’état-major de l’armée de Terre, « un hommage appuyé aux généraux Le Pichon et Thomson […] qui, le 16 février 1995 à Portsmouth, ont signé le protocole de jumelage qui jetait les bases de cette coopération » toujours bien adaptées vingt ans après.

 

Le succès des activités bilatérales menées au cours de ces vingt dernières années témoigne du niveau avéré de l’interopérabilité entre les deux brigades, particulièrement dans le domaine de l’amphibie. Cette collaboration se caractérise, notamment, par l’insertion permanente dans les deux états-majors de brigade d’un officier de l’autre nation. Elle se vit également au niveau régimentaire avec le jumelage entre les régiments de la brigade et les commandos (bataillons) des Marines qui effectuent des échanges fréquents (exercices, stages, etc.). Ces liens ont particulièrement été renforcés consécutivement à la signature du traité de défense et de sécurité de Lancaster House en 2010 qui évoque la création d’une force expéditionnaire commune interarmées (en anglais Combined Joint Expeditionary Force - CJEF).

 

L’objectif de cette force est de permettre, d’ici 2016, de disposer d’une capacité conjointe pouvant être engagée dans des opérations bilatérales, mais également au sein d’une coalition internationale (OTAN, UE ou ONU). Dans ce cadre, la 9e BIMa et la 3° Cdo Bde RM participent activement à la montée en puissance de la composante amphibie de cette force franco-britannique. Ainsi, des exercices bilatéraux (CORSICAN LION en 2012, JOINT WARIOR tous les ans, TRIDENT JUNCTURE prévu fin 2015) sont menés régulièrement afin de consolider les procédures opérationnelles communes dans le montage et la conduite toujours complexes d’une opération amphibie.

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21 mai 2015 by Royal Navy

 

Wooshh…. With a blast of high-pressure air one third of a tonne of naval firepower is propelled from its launcher aboard HMS Sutherland at 50mph as the frigate flashes up her weapons systems after a lengthy refit.

 

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21 mai 2015 4 21 /05 /mai /2015 18:50
Update on Nuclear Security

Royal Navy Vanguard Class submarine HMS Vigilant returning to HMNB Clyde after her extended deployment. The four Vanguard-class submarines form the UK's strategic nuclear deterrent force. Each of the the four boats is armed with Trident 2 D5 nuclear missiles. Like all our submarines, the Vanguard Class are steam powered, their reactors converting water into steam to drive the engines and generate electricity.

21 May 2015MOD News Team

There has been continued coverage of the submariner who published criticism of Britain’s nuclear deterrent. The Royal Navy would like to reiterate that we take the operation of our submarines and the safety of our personnel extremely seriously.

We continue to fully investigate the circumstances of this issue and Ministers will update Parliament at the earliest opportunity.

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21 mai 2015 4 21 /05 /mai /2015 16:50
Du nouveau sur la collision du « Triomphant » et du « Vanguard »

 

LeMarin.fr

 

Un marin britannique, qui a mis en ligne un document alarmant sur la sécurité des sous-marins nucléaires britanniques, a été placé en détention provisoire le mardi 19 mai après s'être rendu aux autorités. William McNeilly, 25 ans, accuse notamment les responsables de la défense d’avoir cherché à camoufler la collision survenue en 2009 entre le sous-marin britannique HMS Vanguard et le sous-marin français Le Triomphant.

 

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19 mai 2015 2 19 /05 /mai /2015 12:50
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon: My key defence priorities

Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP Secretary of State for Defence visited Army HQ in Andover  to speak to senior officers on his plans for Defence over the next five years of Conservative Government. He was met by General Sir Nick Carter, Chief of General Staff. The Secretary of State emphasised the need for the Army to remain 'ready' to deter against threats and protect the UK and our NATO allies.

 

MOD News Team, 18 May 2015 — Ministerial comment

 

It was a great honour to be asked by the Prime Minister to accept again the role of Defence Secretary. Continuity is important, but make no mistake: this is a new Government, elected with a clear mandate to implement the Conservative manifesto.

 

When the Prime Minister re-appointed me, he stressed just how important he believes our role is in Defence. We are here to deliver.

 

The incredible VE Day 70 celebrations recalled the triumph of the forces of freedom over the forces of fascism. We need no reminding that the world today remains an equally dangerous place. In the Middle East, ISIL barbarians perpetrate atrocity after atrocity while, on the fringes of Europe, an aggressive Russia agitates against the Ukraine and threatens NATO. Meanwhile, other disasters both natural and man-made continue to demand our response.

 

In just the last few weeks, our roster of activity has included:

    targeting terrorists in Iraq

    policing Baltic skies

    supplying equipment to Ukrainian forces

    taking part in the largest ever NATO anti-submarine exercise off Estonia

    assisting in the relief effort in Nepal

    and sending HMS Bulwark and three of our Merlin helicopters to the Mediterranean to alleviate the migrant crisis

 

It is critical for us to remain ready respond to concurrent crises on multiple fronts in the future. That’s why I have identified three key priorities in the coming months.

 

First, to take a leading role in the Strategic Defence and Security Review. This will enable us to establish where, when and from whom future threats may come.

 

Second, to make sure we have the right capabilities to do the job. That means getting the right mix of manpower in our Armed Forces - whether Regulars, Reserves or civilians. That means making the most of our £163bn Equipment Plan to give our Armed Forces the high-end capability they need. And it means ensuring we maintain our Continuous-At-Sea Deterrence by building the next generation of Successor submarines.

 

Lastly, my third priority is to strengthen our international partnerships. Global problems require global solutions. We need to do everything we can to work bi-laterally with our partners such as the US and France – and I will be speaking to my counterparts in those countries this week. We also need to work multilaterally, with NATO – the cornerstone of our Defence, and with our other European partners.

 

Ultimately, success in all these areas depends on the quality of our people both military and civilian. That is why I am going out and about to meet our staff up and down the country.  I’ve already spoken already to Defence colleagues in London, Andover and High Wycombe.

 

That is why we will be building on the success of our Armed Forces Covenant, ensuring Armed Forces personnel, veterans and their families continue to get the resources they need. And that is why we will be acting decisively to ensure our Armed Forces overseas are not subject to persistent human rights claims that undermine their ability to do their job.

 

So there’s an enormous amount to be getting on with. But there's a mandate behind our momentum. And make no mistake, we will inject all our energy and enthusiasm into the task. Doing everything in our power to guarantee the safety, the security and the prosperity of citizens across the United Kingdom.

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23 avr. 2015 by BAE Systems

 

We sent our own roving reporter Francesca to find out more about the Forward Island for HMS PRINCE OF WALES as it left its dock hall in Glasgow for the first time ahead of delivery.

The Forward Island or 'Upper Block 07' is where HMS PRINCE OF WALES will be commanded atop the flight deck and is known as the Forward Island. As the main hub of the ship it contains the bridge and approximately 100 vital mission systems compartments.

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27 avril 2015 1 27 /04 /avril /2015 11:25
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photo EMA / Marine Nationale

 

17/04/2015 Sources : Etat-major des armées

 

Du 6 au 10 avril 2015, le patrouilleur hauturier HMS Severn de la marine royale britannique a effectué une escale technique à la base navale militaire de Fort-de-France, en Martinique.

 

Dans le cadre de la coopération entre la France et la Grande-Bretagne, le HMSSevern partage son expertise et ses informations sur les opérations de lutte contre le narcotrafic qu’il conduit dans la zone Caraïbe. Le navire britannique a ainsi fait escale à Fort-de-France, ce qui fut l’occasion d’échanges entre les deux marines.

 

L’escale à Fort-de-France du HMSSevern souligne également le renforcement de la coopération franco-britannique, dont un nouvel élan a été donné lors de la signature du Traité de Lancaster House en novembre 2010.

 

Les forces armées aux Antilles (FAA) garantissent la protection du territoire national et animent la coopération régionale depuis les départements de la Martinique et de la Guadeloupe. Elles constituent un dispositif interarmées à dominante aéromaritime de premier plan sur le Théâtre Antilles-Guyane, en coordination avec les forces armées en Guyane (FAG). Les FAA mènent notamment des opérations de surveillance maritime et de service public (lutte contre le narcotrafic, lutte contre les pollutions, police des pêches, sauvetage en mer). La lutte contre le narcotrafic dans la zone Caraïbe est effectuée en coopération interministérielle et internationale, principalement en lien avec les États-Unis, le Royaume-Uni, les Pays-Bas, le Mexique, le Brésil et la Colombie.

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3 Avril 2015 Source : Marine Nationale

 

À l’occasion du match qui s’est déroulé le mercredi  1er avril, le Rugby Club de la Marine Nationale (RCMN) a réalisé une belle performance en allant battre, sur le score de 19 à 33 l’équipe de la Royal Navy sur ses terres. C’est la première fois en 10 ans.

 

Le match s’est déroulé  à Portsmouth. Mené à la mi-temps par les anglais 19 à 13, l’équipe du RCMN a su trouver les ressources et élever le rythme de  jeu pour contrer la Royal Navy en seconde période et reprendre l’avantage par 22 à 19 à 25 minutes de la fin. Le RCMN a maintenu la pression sur l’adversaire jusqu’au coup de sifflet final et l’emporte finalement de 14 points.

 

L’équipe féminine du RCMN l’emporte par 27 à 3. Dominée tout au long du match et dans tous les secteurs du jeu, l’équipe de la Royal Navy a subi la pression et la supériorité technique du RCMN/F. C’est donc logiquement que nos françaises s’imposent en territoire anglais.

 

Article sur le déroulement du match sur le site de la Royal Navy

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HMS Queen Elizabeth - photo QEC

HMS Queen Elizabeth - photo QEC

 

April 1, 2015 by George Allison · ukdefencejournal.org.uk

 

A leaked consultation document from this years Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) planning phase appears to suggest that the Royal Navy will now order a third Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier in response to a resurgent Russia.

 

Sources in the MoD stress that the new ship, HMS Princess Diana, will incorporate lessons learned in the design and build stages of the first two vessels of the class. Queen Elizabeth was launched in 2014; Prince of Wales is due to join the fleet towards the end of the decade. After her launch and trials, Queen Elizabeth is due to be handed over to the Royal Navy in 2017.

 

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Credits : Marine Nationale

Credits : Marine Nationale

 

27 March 2015 Ministry of Defence

 

The MOD and its French counterpart have committed more than £17m to design a new system to improve how the Royal Navy tackles underwater mines

 

A contract has been signed today by the international organisation OCCAR on behalf of the MOD and France’s Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), with a Thales–led consortium that includes BAE Systems.

The project will involve the design of a Maritime Mine Counter Measures (MMCM) demonstrator, which includes an unmanned surface vehicle with sonar and an unmanned underwater vehicle. It will provide a demonstration of systems and equipment to defeat sea-mines using remotely-operated, unmanned marine vehicles and sensors.

Using unmanned systems would allow a new approach to sea-mine clearance, meaning Royal Navy vessels could operate further from the minefield. This would allow the Navy to respond more safely and efficiently to the threat of sea-mines in the long-term and operate more effectively around the world.

Defence Minister Philip Dunne MP said:

The development of unmanned maritime systems is a new and exciting area for both the UK and France. By working together and drawing on a common vision for unmanned underwater systems, we will be able to explore the military, technological, financial and skills benefits that developing this maritime capability could bring.

This work also feeds into the Government’s Defence Growth Partnership, aimed at ensuring the UK’s Defence Sector grows in the future by strengthening our global centre of excellence and inspiring the next generation.

The MOD’s Chief of Materiel, Bernard Gray, said:

Both the UK and France recognise the potential for unmanned vehicles to counter the threat of sea-mines. Both nations are committed to developing a prototype for the Maritime Mine Counter Measures demonstrator to test the feasibility of using remotely operated, unmanned marine vehicles and sensors to detect and dispose of this threat to our maritime capability.

Over an 18 month period related studies, design and definition of the system will be carried out, which will provide key inputs into the UK Mine Countermeasures and Hydrographic Capability programme.

The Délégué général pour l’armement Laurent Collet-Billon added:

The maritime mine warfare MMCM project occupies a significant place within the preparation of future defence systems for British and French armed forces. It demonstrates the strong aspiration of our two countries to innovate in order to keep ahead in underwater warfare from a technological, industrial and operational perspective.

This programme is complementary to the Defence Growth Partnership which aims to foster greater collaboration and innovation across the defence sector with the goal of bringing new products and services to the market. This work specifically fits in with the broader maritime mission systems context and the development of UK Industry’s Maritime Intelligent Systems export offerings.

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photo EMA / Marine Nationale

 

01/04/2015 Sources : État-major des armées

 

Le 22 mars a débuté l’exercice Artémis Trident 15, au large de Bahreïn dans le golfe arabo-persique, conduit par le groupe de guerre des mines, en coopération avec les armées britannique et américaines.

 

Cet exercice, d’une durée de 15 jours, a pour objectif de développer l’interopérabilité entre le groupe de guerre des mines en déploiement dans le golfe arabo-persique, et les unités de guerre des mines britanniques et américaines stationnées dans cette zone.

 

Le scénario de cet exercice porte sur un pays soupçonné de miner certaines routes de navigation afin d’avoir plus de poids lors de négociations internationales, créant ainsi un fond de tensions diplomatiques. Pour permettre de rétablir les flux, notamment commerciaux, une coalition composée de la France, des Etats-Unis et de la Grande-Bretagne doit alors engager quatre Task Groups. Le premier comprend des hélicoptères Sea Dragons stationnés à Bahreïn et remorquant des dragues et des sonars. Le second est composé de chasseurs de mines anglais, américains et du navire chasseur des mines Aigle. Le troisième groupe correspond quant à lui aux plongeurs démineurs britanniques et américains mettant en œuvre des drones. Enfin, le quatrième Task Group comprend des chasseurs de mines anglais et américains en plus du navire chasseur de mine Andromède.  L’ensemble de la force est protégé par la frégate britannique Dauntless et un patrouilleur américain.

 

L’exercice Artémis Trident est une occasion remarquable d’entrainement à la guerre des mines dans le golfe arabo-persique. En effet, il permet de mettre en œuvre un panel complet de moyens de guerre des mines : hélicoptères, drones, plongeurs-démineurs, chasseurs de mines, dragueurs. Il constitue également aussi un entrainement réaliste de protection avec une frégate britannique et un patrouilleur américain.

 

Depuis fin janvier et jusqu’au mois de juin 2015, un groupe de guerre des mines composé d’un état-major, d’un détachement du groupe des plongeurs démineurs de l’Atlantique et des chasseurs de mines tripartites L’aigle et Andromède, est déployé dans le golfe arabo-persique. Ses missions sont d’approfondir notre connaissance de cette zone stratégique, d’assurer la sécurité de la navigation vis-à-vis de la menace mines, d’effectuer des actions de coopération avec les marines partenaires présentes dans le Golfe et d’approfondir notre interopérabilité avec les forces britanniques et américaines.

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Royal Marines Storm Browndown Beach

17 March 2015 by Royal Navy

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UK Submarine Industry to Benefit from GBP285M Investment in Successor Programme

 

Mar 11, 2015 ASDNews Source : Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)

 

    The Uk's Submarine Industry Will Benefit from GBP285 M of Investment to Continue Design Work for the Royal Navy's Next Generation of Nuclear Deterrent Submarines.

 

The release of funding for the design work is within the existing Successor programme’s £3.3 billion Assessment Phase. The funding forms part of the MoD’s commitment to spending £163 billion on equipment and equipment support over the next 10 years to keep Britain safe. That includes new strike fighters; more surveillance aircraft; hunter killer submarines; two aircraft carriers; and the most advanced armoured vehicles.

 

The Successor programme currently employs around 2,200 people in the UK, working for BAE Systems, Babcock and Rolls-Royce. For BAE Systems alone, the funding will sustain over 1,400 jobs on a programme that has already engaged with more than 240 suppliers.

 

The work is largely based at the home of the UK’s submarine manufacturing industry in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria but also across the UK including sites in Raynesway in Derby and Bristol.

 

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said:

''The UK has been committed to a continuous at-sea deterrent for more than 45 years. This is because it is the responsibility of the British Government to protect its citizens and provide this vital line of defence. It is therefore crucial that we continue to invest in the Successor programme to be ready for a final decision on renewal next year.''

''It is thanks to our long-term economic plan that we are able to invest in this latest wave of design funding, which will help to secure the jobs of hundreds of people working across the MOD’s three main industrial partners working on the Successor programme. This underlines how important this work is to the British economy as well as the future security of the UK.''

 

As a result of today’s announcement, BAE Systems will proceed with an additional £257 million worth of design work, with a further £22 million at Babcock and £6 million at Rolls-Royce.

 

The Successor submarine is designed to be one of the most stealthy submarines in the world. It will also be the largest, safest and most technically advanced submarine ever built in the UK.

 

Under current plans, four Vanguard submarines – which currently maintain the UK’s nuclear deterrent - will be replaced from 2028.

 

Tony Johns, the Managing Director at BAE Systems’ Submarines, said:

''Designing a new, nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine is one of the most challenging engineering projects in the world today. The Successor programme is the largest and most complex project we have ever faced. This funding will now allow us to mature the design over the next 12 months to enable us to start construction in 2016.''

 

Chief of Materiel (Fleet) Vice Admiral Simon Lister said:

''Today’s announcement on the third phase of design funding is another step forward in the programme to deliver the Successor submarine.''

''Over the next year, work on the design of the submarine will draw on cutting edge capabilities in innovation, design and engineering available in the UK to ensure we are able to meet the future defence needs of the UK.''

 

All Royal Navy submarines will be based at Faslane by 2020, including the Astute and Trafalgar class attack submarines.

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UK MOD announces investment in upgrading helicopter fleet

 

12/03/2015 by Royal Navy

 

The Ministry of Defence has delivered some of the most technologically advanced and well supported helicopter fleets in the world over the last year.

In the last 12 months, the Merlin Mk2, Puma Mk2, Chinook Mk6 and both the Royal Navy and British Army Wildcats have all been declared ready for operational use.  

As a result, UK forces now have new military capabilities that can be deployed around the world, with the Merlin Mk2 currently delivering vital support in Sierra Leone to tackle the spread of Ebola; the Puma Mk2 preparing to contribute to NATO’s training and assistance mission in Afghanistan; and the Royal Navy Wildcat deploying for global maritime operations.

Attending an event at RAF Benson to showcase the enhanced capability of the Chinook Mk6, Merlin Mk2, Puma Mk2 and the new Wildcat helicopter, Defence Minister Philip Dunne said: 

“Along with making huge savings for the taxpayer, the government has invested some £6 billion to sustain and improve our helicopter capability over the last four years. We will continue this investment with a further £11 billion budgeted to be spent over the next decade. 

“I am grateful for the important role played by industry in these successes, particularly by our helicopter prime contractors. There is no doubt that the work across these businesses and their supply chains has brought huge benefits to the UK economy, with around 4,000 jobs sustained in Britain.”

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HMS Prince of Wales build intensifies


11 mars 2015 Royal Navy

 

The build profile of HMS Prince of Wales intensifies as blocks are moved around the yard to accommodate the programme of lifts including that of the Gas Turbine Alternator. This video shows one of the sponsons being moved.

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5 mars 2015 4 05 /03 /mars /2015 08:50
Meet the Royal Marine -Turned Viking

 

4 mars 2015 British Forces News

 

Meet the Royal Marine-turned Viking...

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FS Floréal - photo Marine Nationale

FS Floréal - photo Marine Nationale

 

27 February 2015 by Kim Helfrich - defenceWeb

 

The quiet buzz around Simon’s Town in anticipation of Exercise Good Hope goes up in the decibel level on Monday when a gun salute marks the start of the bi-national exercise between the South African and German navies.

 

Between Monday and Friday, March 27, when the end exercise happens, German and South African warships and aircraft, fixed and rotary-winged, will take part in numerous exercises, both at sea and in port.

 

This is the sixth edition of the Good Hope exercise and the tasks set for participants range from navigation and transit exercises through to air defence, gunnery, surface, tactical, electronic warfare and casualty evacuation. Replenishment at sea (RAS) is another task, in which the German navy supply ship Berlin will be the major roleplayer. The firefighting skills of both navies will also be put to the test during a simulated harbour fire.

 

The maritime arm of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) will have two platforms in action for the duration of the exercise. They are the Valour Class frigate, SAS Spioenkop (F147), under the command of Captain (SAN) Mark Boucher, and the Heroine Class submarine, SAS Manthatisi (S101), under the command of Commander Russell Beattie. The SA Air Force’s (SAAF) contribution comes in the form of Super Lynx embarked aboard the frigate and a pair of Oryx medium transport helicopters. All three are 22 Squadron assets and they will be joined by a 35 Squadron C-47TP.

 

Apart from the Berlin, other platforms in the German navy contingent are the three frigates Hessen (flagship), Karlsruhe and Brandenburg. Each has a maritime helicopter aboard.

 

The German participants in the exercise will take two breaks from maritime warfare activities for open days at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town on March 13 and 14 and will also be in harbour at Simon’s town for the Navy Festival from March 20 to 22.

 

In addition to the four German vessels, South Africa will at the same time be hosting naval vessels from the United Kingdom and France. The Royal Navy’s Daring class destroyer HMS Dragon and supply vessel RFA Gold Rover have been visiting Simon’s Town and will call at Cape Town on March 4, while the French Navy patrol frigate FS Floreal will arrive on March 6.

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