Posted on 12/10/2014 3:12:50 PM PST by tcrlaf
Defence experts said it is 'hugely embarassing' that defence cuts mean Britain can no longer patrol its own waters
Britain called in Nato sea patrol planes to hunt for a suspected Russian submarine off Scotland last month, after the Government scrapped its own similar aircraft in defence cuts, it has been disclosed.
Maritime patrol aircraft from France, America and Canada flew to Scotland to join Royal Navy warships hunting for the suspected submarine after it was spotted at sea, west of Scotland.
At the height of the hunt in late November and first days of December, four allied patrol planes flew to RAF Lossiemouth to join the search, Aviation Week reported.
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The UK, like most other NATO countries hasn't been spending the required 2% of GDP on military spending for many years. Now that the Bear is becoming active again, the shortfalls are becoming visible, and quite glaring.
UKIP and some conservatives are creating a HUGE stink about having to beg for FRENCH Anti-Sub planes to come to their aid.
ABC News, 20 minutes ago:
Britain Admits to Hunt for Suspected Russian Sub in UK Waters
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2014/12/britain-admits-to-hunt-for-suspected-russian-sub-in-uk-waters/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
From Twitter, it appears that not only was the “Russian Sub” “off the Scottish Coast, but it was near a big Brit naval Base INSIDE of the Clyde River Estuary. The Brits couldn’t respond because they scrapped the Abti-sub planes, and the Sub-chasers there were laid up for maintenance.
They’re going broke supporting all the Muslim immigrants who refuse to work and believe it is their religious obligation to destroy the country.
For perspective, the Royal navy today consists of 6 destroyers, 13 frigates, and 22 patrol vessels. And 6 subs.
THAT is the Royal Navy today.
But on the other hand, nobody is coming to invade them, except of course, via airliner.
That channel train is a Trojan horse too.
They also built an aircraft carrier and do not have any aircraft for it.
Weren’t the Swedes recently dealing with a suspected Ruskie sub in their territorial waters?
This is absolutely disgusting.
Should it keep up like this, next thing you know there will be Army buglers *beheaded* right on the entry of their bases, ya know..?
Being vulnerable is a peace dividend
Drink up....
To think, they once ruled the seas.
That was a union make work project...
Fortunately NATO is still the greatest military force ever in human history.
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