CommonSense Defence
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UK Defence, foreign policy & its combined application. With the aim to articulate British strengths and promote discussion around our weaknesses.
Derby, United Kingdom 🇬🇧
Joined March 2018
A short, concise, informative video from @HJS_Org and @james_rogers. Intelligently detailing Britain’s historic geographical advantages, and as a result, our contemporary global reach. What is the geography of British power?
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Why can’t a T45 replace Lancaster❓. Appreciate T23 fleet strained, but given recent regional tensions, surely not insurmountable. For a continued 🇬🇧 presence, prioritise deploying Stirling Castle to support MCM + T45. 7 T23. TAPS.Carrier as req.FRES. 6 T45. Gulf.Carrier as req
Latest news article:. HMS Lancaster to be withdrawn from the Gulf region without replacement.
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Carrier exercises in the Med, particularly cross deck operations with F35 operator 🇮🇹. Engagement with a growing @commonwealthsec power 🇮🇳. Imagine joint exercises with 🇸🇬 (a future operator of F35) & a vital FPDA presence. Soon to begin exercises with 🇦🇺, another F35 operator.
Nobody can doubt that this must be an impressive sight in Singapore’s Marina Bay. But, I would be itching to see the levels of flying productivity being achieved, both in terms of flying training hours and the value of that training.
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F35 Déjà vu Folly…. Phillip Hammond announcing the ↩️ B-C-B. History repeats. @NATO 🇮🇹🇹🇷🇧🇪🇩🇪🇳🇱 fulfil this role. 🇬🇧❌⛽️ A’s. 12 a small inefficient fleet, reducing fleet effectiveness. Could, in time, undermine 🇬🇧 CASD. Weakens 🇬🇧 carrier strike. Senseless.
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@MODGibraltar 🇬🇮. HMS Anson, SSN, departed recently, likely to link up with CSG 25. To a lesser extent @HMSTrent, OPV, forward deployed to the Mediterranean. H/T @PeterFerrary 📷
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@RAFAkrotiri 🇨🇾. Typhoon sqn.P8s have been active recently.Voyager. Supporting CSG and Op Shader missions. H/T @TBrit90
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Op Kipion in the Gulf. @HMSLANCASTER, T23 GP.@HMSMiddleton MCM.@HMSChiddingfold MCM.@HMSBangor MCM. Protecting the vital Strait of Hormuz and international trade. @UKMCCMiddleEast
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Carrier Strike Group 25 . - @HMSPWLS, with c.18 F35B, c.9 Merlin ASW/AEW and Wildcat. - @HMSDauntless, T45.- @HMS_Richmond, T23 ASW.- @RFATidespring ⛽️. In the Arabian Sea recently exercising with the 🇮🇳 navy. @COMUKCSG
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🇮🇱 - 🇮🇷 Tensions. Unlikely 🇬🇧 would get directly involved, but should shipping or allied assets be threatened, there are a number of 🇬🇧 assets in the region. 🧵⬇️
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👑 King Charles III 🇬🇧. Congratulations to His Majesty The King, God Save The King. #Coronation #GSTK
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Terrible iphone 📷. But a @RoyalNavy B1 River class in #Liverpool this evening as I return from Belfast. Unsure which one, if anyone knows❓
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🆕 @RoyalAirForce C130. Usual apologies for 📷, but coming into land at Chania, Crete 🇬🇷. @usairforce Rivet Joint on the deck.
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The timeless heartbeat of a nation, an echo of the past, a rhythm for the future. When we’re at our very best…🇬🇧. Thank you. 1926 - 2022.
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I am deeply saddened to hear about the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. She was a beacon for Britain’s presence and influence around the world. My thoughts are with the Royal Family and share the upset of the country at large at this sad time. God Save The King.
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RT @DefenceSenseUK: 👑 Platinum Jubilee Thread. Congratulations to Her Majesty The Queen, the first Monarch in 🇬🇧 history to celebrate 7️⃣….
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Finally, the famous @rafredarrows rounded off the fly past‼️. *Note the reception…just one to consider when scrapping is suggested, given the affinity with Joe Bloggs public 👀.
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A superb 7️⃣0️⃣ formed in the sky as Typhoon from both @RAFConingsby & @RAFLossiemouth combined 👏🏼. Good reception from the crowd on London Bridge‼️
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