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Royal Navy frigates to be equipped with Sea Ceptor air defense missiles
A new British naval air defense system that can intercept and destroy enemy missiles is to be manufactured in the UK under a £250 million contract. Sea Ceptor, which will be fitted to the Royal Navy’s Type 23 frigates and, in future, the Type 26 Global Combat Ship, is a cutting-edge missile designed and built by MBDA. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesIf it is half as reliable as the Sea Viper, the Royal Navy will have a few new submarines in their fleet.
Sep 11th, 2013 - 03:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0And since when has the UK had a 'Defense' Secretary?
@1 As I recall, Sea Viper is properly known as PAAMS. Initially, it was thought there was a problem with a system. Then it turned out that there was a faulty batch of Aster 30 missiles. No more problems!
Sep 11th, 2013 - 05:34 am - Link - Report abuse 0At last.
Sep 11th, 2013 - 06:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0This CAMM(Marine), produced close to my English home by a number of my MBDA friends, will see off any mass incursion of TFI airspace once ARG/UNASUR planes get within 25 miles of the islands.
I'd imagine that the CAMM(Land) would be more convenient, as well as having a far more nickname-friendly acronym.
Sep 11th, 2013 - 07:32 am - Link - Report abuse 0PAAMS was the programme that produced the whole system that fires Aster 15 and Aster 30 missiles (known as Sea Viper when configured for use with the SAMPSON radar as opposed to the EMPAR radar used by France and Italy).
It will be interesting to see what CAMM(L) ends up being called. Sabre would be a nice follow on from Rapier now the armoured vehicle is retired, although there is still HMS Sabre based at Gib.
Sep 11th, 2013 - 07:58 am - Link - Report abuse 0The nice thing is that these missiles can be “quad-packed” (4 missiles in 1 tube) in the Daring class' launch silos, whereas at the moment each silo can contain either a single Aster 15 (medium range) or Aster 30 (long range) missile. We will be able to significantly increase each ship's firepower. The remaining Aster 15s will be re-engined to Aster 30 level so no waste on that front either.
Sep 11th, 2013 - 08:49 am - Link - Report abuse 0Quite an old story this, These missiles have been planned for use on board the Type 23's and 26's a number of years ago.
Sep 11th, 2013 - 11:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0@5 Juan
Sep 11th, 2013 - 11:55 am - Link - Report abuse 0I'm thinking the CAMM(L) missile will finish up becoming camel in practical terms, although there's never any way to be sure (thinking of the M270 MLRS which aquired the nickname Grid Square Removal System (matching the acronym of its predecessor the General Support Rocket System)).
The Falklands will have these secreted in bunkers, just waiting for the call. You have to feel sorry for those Mirage and Pucara pilots when the mad bitch decides to do a Junta. Lambs to the slaughter.
Sep 11th, 2013 - 12:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Im glad the good guys are on the right side of these missiles!
Sep 11th, 2013 - 01:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 010
Sep 11th, 2013 - 02:47 pm - Link - Report abuse 0....the good guys?
Did you ever play Cowboys and Indians as a child?
.....upon reflection who were the good guys?
@2 May I interest you in buying a nice tower in Paris, with a triangular construction? If you think that MoD procurement issues have been solved, you might wish to invest in this proposition.
Sep 11th, 2013 - 03:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0The Royal Navy has more admirals than capital ships, and cowers before Iran's Revolutionary Guards and the Spanish Civil Guard. It is not what it was, and these missiles are not likely to be what they seem.
@11 that depends on your point of view.
Sep 11th, 2013 - 04:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0as I said the good guys are on the right side of the missiles, that leaves argentine junta pissing in the wind.....
The good guys were on the side I chose to be on.
Sep 11th, 2013 - 06:22 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Not an honest answer among you....
Sep 11th, 2013 - 07:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0the truth is ...everyone wanted to be a Cowboy and they, as it now appears ...once you take away the Hollywood brainwashing...were the bad guys!
Three wheels on my wagon,
And I’m still rolling along
The Cherokees are chasing me
Arrows fly, right on by
But I’m singing a happy song
@15 again that your point of view, I personally played cops and robbers.
Sep 12th, 2013 - 03:23 am - Link - Report abuse 0cowboys and Indians not my thing
@15
Sep 13th, 2013 - 02:19 pm - Link - Report abuse 0“..everyone wanted to be a Cowboy”
Maybe, but not in the early 1000s as a cowboy then was the lad that was the lowest worker with cattle-cleaning out the cow muck.
Gaucho cowboys and their wives don't change much over the years ;-)
Sep 13th, 2013 - 04:41 pm - Link - Report abuse 0http://www.molinacampos.net/eng/informacion.php?secc=1&f=2_00
Catalogo Oficial: see Galeria A, 'Agato ... con lo puesto!' (1940), Almanaaque Alpargatas Oct. 1942.
Florencio Molina Campos captures old Argentina like nobody else; I have collected a few originals.
Some Argentinians have humour!
Regardless the amount of missiles, there is no weight as heavy as the burden of yanqui stupidity...
Sep 15th, 2013 - 05:36 am - Link - Report abuse 0Gallego 1-0 yanqui
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=37b_1378633407
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