• UK
  • World
    • USA
  • Entertainment
    • Celeb
    • Showbiz
    • Magazine
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Gaming
  • Tech
  • Science
    • Education
  • Insurance
  • Business
  • Auto
  • ToS/Contact
    • ToS
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
NewsExplored
  • UK
  • World
    • USA
  • Entertainment
    • Celeb
    • Showbiz
    • Magazine
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Gaming
  • Tech
  • Science
    • Education
  • Insurance
  • Business
  • Auto
  • ToS/Contact
    • ToS
    • Privacy Policy
    • Contact
  • Facebook

  • Twitter

  • LinkedIn

  • Tumblr

  • RSS

UK

BRITAIN TERROR WARNING: UK military defence CANNOT properly protect country, probe reveals

BRITAIN TERROR WARNING: UK military defence CANNOT properly protect country, probe reveals
Newsexplored
5th February 2017
9
SHARES
ShareTweet
SubscribeRedditGoogleWhatsappStumbleuponPinterestDiggLinkedinTumblrTelegram
Views:
22

Getty

British Royal Navy destroyer HMS Daring, the first of the Royal Navy's new Type 45 destroyers

There are serious gaping holes in a number of areas that appear to leave the country’s defences vulnerable, according to findings in The Sunday Times.

Problems that have been uncovered include warships that are so noisy they can be heard 100 miles away by Russian submarines, drones costing a total of £1billion that are still not in frontline service despite being ordered 12 years ago and light tanks that are too big to fit into transport aircraft.

Other embarrassing revelations include equipment failures and mismanaged procurement deals.

Revelations include:

The army’s Ajax light armoured vehicles, which are being bought for a total of £3.5billion, are too big to fit into the RAF’s main transport aircraft, the A400m without being partially dismantled.

The army’s 54 Watchkeeper reconnaissance drones, costing £1.2billion, are still not in full service due to several technical glitches despite being ordered 12 years ago.

A Watchkeeper drone on displayGetty

The Watchkeeper drone, which is still to enter full service with the RAF

New maritime spy planes, bought by the RAF in a £3billion deal, “cannot execute the full range of mission tasks” and are vulnerable to cyber-attack, according to US defence reports.

data-ad-format="auto">

The navy’s Type 45 destroyers, costing £1billion each, can be detected by submarines as far away as 100 miles as they rattle like a “box of spanners” underwater, according to the former Ministry of Defence (MoD) Director of Operational Capability Rear Admiral Chris Parry.

The number of Type 26 frigates on order for the navy have had to be cut from 13 to eight due to some military experts saying the deal had been “gold plated” by insisting that Chinook helicopters should be able to land on its deck for SAS raids. The decision is said to have caused delays and the sent the cost ballooning.

NATO training exercises Wed, June 8, 2016

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization, also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental military alliance based on the North Atlantic Treaty

Polish troops land with parachutes at the military compound near Torun, central Poland as part of the NATO Anaconda-16 military exercise AFP/Getty Images 1 of 26


Polish troops land with parachutes at the military compound near Torun, central Poland as part of the NATO Anaconda-16 military exercise

Noise suppression has been probably the biggest dirty secret since the end of the Cold War that people have been cheerfully ignoring

Former Ministry of Defence Director of Operational Capability Rear Admiral Chris Parry

The UK’s fleet of six Type 45 destroyers have also be beset by engine problems which are so severe they have caused them to shut down completely in warm waters.

Each one is having new diesel generators fitted which will take nine years to complete, according to the paper.

Rear Admiral Parry, who once commanded HMS Gloucester, a Type 42 destroyer, said that the Type 45s were “noisy as hell” under water, which made them easily detectable by Russian submarines at long range.

He said the MoD had ploughed money into the warship's sophisticated anti-aircraft and anti-missile system "without thinking about the anti-submarine element".

David Cameron in front of an army AjaxGetty

Former Prime Minister David Cameron talks to members of the Royal Welsh Infantry in front of an Ajax

He believes that the navy had mistakenly overlooked suppressing the noise of its destroyers after the Cold War had ended because the threat from Russian submarines had diminished.

He said: ”We used to put little wooden wedges between the hatchclips and the hatches in my destroyer to stop them rattling so we could keep the Continued noise down.

"We have forgotten all about it — it's crazy. Noise suppression has been probably the biggest dirty secret since the end of the Cold War that people have been cheerfully ignoring."

In response the MoD stated that as it was an air defence warship, stealth was not a “premium requirement” for the Type 45.

Sir Mark Stanhope standing with the QueenGetty

Sir Mark Stanhope (R) with the Queen

Former first sea lord Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope said that to design a quiet warship was very expensive: "You design noise quietening into warships that are designed to detect and track submarines.

“We never designed the Type 45 to be a quiet warship."

General Sir Richard Barrons, a former commander of joint forces command, revealed that the costs of the most expensive and complicated programmes — such as submarines and warships — rise by 7%-11% a year, partly because the government buys its high-end kit from a small number of big defence firms.

He said: ”If you buy your submarines from one place — and it's an act of industrial policy as well as sovereign security that you do that — then you are going to pay a premium. That's a fact of life.”

The MoD said Britain's defence budget is the biggest in Europe and "is growing every year".

It added: "We are focused on maintaining an affordable programme and getting the best value for the taxpayer to deliver the cutting-edge kit [that] our armed forces need to keep Britain safe."

Related articles

  • Ministry of Defence pulls the brakes on army Land Rovers
  • ‘Terrorist’s shopping list’ worth £1m stolen from UK military bases
  • Britain’s Armed Forces developing ‘Star Wars style LASER WEAPONS’
  • MoD’s 'secret investigation' into mass UFO sightings revealed

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Google+ (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)
  • Share on Skype (Opens in new window)

Related

Related Itemsbritaincannotdefencemilitaryterrorwarning
UK
5th February 2017
Newsexplored @newsexploredweb

Related Itemsbritaincannotdefencemilitaryterrorwarning

More in UK

  • Read More
    Princess Latifa urges UK police to reopen sister’s kidnap case

    Views:22 By Jane McMullenBBC News image copyrightSUPPLIED image captionPrincess Shamsa fled her father’s estate in the summer...

    Newsexplored 5th February 2017
  • Read More
    Covid-19: A-level and GCSE results to be decided by teachers

    Views:22 By Sean CoughlanBBC News family and education correspondent image copyrightGetty Images image captionThere will be optional...

    Newsexplored 5th February 2017
  • Read More
    Newspaper headlines: Teachers get ‘sweeping powers’ and Sunak’s ‘giveaway’

    Views:22 By BBC NewsStaff image captionMany of the papers focus on new rules to be announced on...

    Newsexplored 5th February 2017
  • Read More
    Covid-19: ‘Getting married is the most important thing’

    Views:22 By Kate Scotter and Phil ShepkaBBC News, East image copyrightBushfire Photography image captionIt is hoped all...

    Newsexplored 5th February 2017
  • Read More
    Neil Lennon: Celtic manager resigns with side 18 points adrift of Rangers

    Views:22 Celtic manager Neil Lennon has resigned with his side 18 points adrift of Rangers in the...

    Newsexplored 5th February 2017
  • Read More
    Newspaper headlines: ‘Faster path to freedom’ and stamp duty ‘to be extended’

    Views:22 By BBC NewsStaff image captionWednesday’s front pages continue to focus on how the UK will emerge...

    Newsexplored 5th February 2017
  • Read More
    Does Wales have a roadmap out of lockdown?

    Views:22 image copyrightGetty Images image captionThe latest lockdown started in Wales just before Christmas It is “impossible”...

    Newsexplored 5th February 2017
  • Read More
    Ex- Man Utd defender McQueen diagnosed with dementia

    Views:22 Gordon McQueen won the FA Cup with Manchester United in 1983 Former Scotland, Manchester United and...

    Newsexplored 5th February 2017
  • Read More
    Scotland’s papers: Salmond ‘conspiracy’ and the ‘road to freedom’

    Views:22 image captionThe Scotsman leads with Alex Salmond’s written evidence to the Holyrood inquiry into the Scottish...

    Newsexplored 5th February 2017
  • Read More
    Newspaper headlines: ‘Midsummer’s dream’ and ‘118 days until freedom’

    Views:22 By BBC NewsStaff image captionTuesday’s front pages are dominated by the prime minister’s plan to ease...

    Newsexplored 5th February 2017
  • Read More
    Covid: ‘It is important that this is the last lockdown’

    Views:22 By Laurence Cawley and Sonia WatsonBBC News, Essex Published 53 minutes ago Related Topics image captionJulie...

    Newsexplored 5th February 2017
  • Read More
    Covid: ‘Children really need to get back into school’

    Views:22 By Craig Lewis and Ben SchofieldBBC News, East of England image captionHead teacher of Jeavons Wood...

    Newsexplored 5th February 2017
Scroll for more
Tap
data-ad-format="auto">
NewsExplored

NewsExplored - Making sure all the latest news is explored?

Contact us for help

  • Popular

  • Latest

  • Comments

  • Transfer rumours: Kounde, Haaland, Bremer, Neuhaus, Balogun, Ziyech, Raphinha
    Sports13th February 2021
  • Joe Biden: The team he hopes can fix the US economy
    USA27th January 2021
  • Station reopening at Bow Street brings first trains for 56 years
    UK14th February 2021
  • Manchester United 3-3 Everton: Dominic Calvert-Lewin scores late goal to deny hosts
    Sports6th February 2021
  • Biden’s Covid stimulus plan: It costs $2tn but what’s in it?
    USA24th February 2021
  • Tiger Woods suffers ‘multiple leg injuries’ in Los Angeles car crash
    USA23rd February 2021
  • Nasa’s Perseverance rover in ‘great shape’ after Mars landing
    USA19th February 2021
  • Serena Williams leaves news conference in tears
    USA18th February 2021
  • Les Rehrer says:

    Hello Its me :P and thanks for this post

  • optumrx login says:

    Thank For News.

  • Kent Laatsch says:

    Please let me know if you're looking for a writer…

  • Bob says:

    RT News was where I learned that Erdogan controlled isis.…

Copyright © 2018 Top News Theme. Theme by MVP Themes, powered by Wordpress.

‘There is no cliff edge!’ UKIP politician Suzanne Evans blasts Tory Remainer Anna Soubry
NORTH WALES SHOOTING: Four arrested after teenager shot dead in Llanbedrog car park
We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.Ok