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2024-02-21 Britain

Are British armed forces the laughing stock of the world? Grant Shapps 'must face MPs to explain' how Trident nuclear missile humiliatingly MISFIRED from Royal Navy sub during test and 'ditched into the ocean'

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Posted by Skidmark 2024-02-21 06:37|| || Front Page|| [30 views ] Top

#1
Question: Were they buying IC's made in China, like a aircraft manufacturer may have bought door bolts?

Posted by NN2N1 2024-02-21 07:29|| 2024-02-21 07:29|| Front Page Top

#2 ...LITTLE KNOWN TRIVIA: The United States Navy maintains the Royal Navy's Trident missiles. Saves money dontcha know; and keeps those icky rockets out of the UK.

Now - there could be a few reasons why that first stage didn't ignite, and you betcha they're going to find them. This was embarrassing to both parties here, and it'll be resolved.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2024-02-21 07:50|| 2024-02-21 07:50|| Front Page Top

#3 Second consecutive time a British attempt to launch a Trident has failed. Overall, 191 Tridents have been launched successfully. More details here.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-02-21 07:55|| 2024-02-21 07:55|| Front Page Top

#4 Laughing stock, yes. But right behind the Germans.

Posted by Ebbuger Whuque4103 2024-02-21 08:16|| 2024-02-21 08:16|| Front Page Top

#5 failed. test. two incompatible words.

Posted by irish rage boy 2024-02-21 09:27|| 2024-02-21 09:27|| Front Page Top

#6 irish rage boy, a test has only two end states, fail or pass. That is the purpose of a test.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2024-02-21 09:40|| 2024-02-21 09:40|| Front Page Top

#7 Wonder if moisture's getting into the missile's tube.

Posted by Silentbrick 2024-02-21 10:03|| 2024-02-21 10:03|| Front Page Top

#8 More likely, the Brits insist on making mods for the sake of mods instead of just copying what already works.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-02-21 10:05|| 2024-02-21 10:05|| Front Page Top

#9 Sounds more like a problem for Lockheed than the RN. Lockheed built 'em.

Posted by ed in texas 2024-02-21 10:06|| 2024-02-21 10:06|| Front Page Top

#10 If it was the bird, we'd expect the US Navy, which fires far more of these as test items, would have seen a similar failure. 2 consecutive failed launches from Royal Navy boats - what's the common denominator?

It's worth noting, the first test failed because the missile went off course after successful launch. This time the missile was ejected but didn't fire.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-02-21 10:11|| 2024-02-21 10:11|| Front Page Top

#11 Recovery operations are underway, just like when a F-35 slid off the deck of an, um, British warship.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-02-21 10:13|| 2024-02-21 10:13|| Front Page Top

#12
#11 Recovery operations are underway, just like when a F-35 slid off the deck of an, um, British warship.
Posted by: M. Murcek 2024-02-21 10:13

MM,

Wasn't the -35's (AKA 'Fat Amy', AKA 'Battle Penguin', AKA 'Dave') fault - deck crew forgot to pull an inlet cover, and the aviator didn't catch it when he did his walkaround, and the launch crew didn't see it.

Put the spurs to it, ate the inlet cover, and that was all she wrote.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2024-02-21 10:34|| 2024-02-21 10:34|| Front Page Top

#13 So, I guess they forgot arm the booster stage on the Trident? And they forgot that 304 stainless rusts and they intended to use 316 for the prop shafts but the intern goofed?

Posted by KBK 2024-02-21 11:27|| 2024-02-21 11:27|| Front Page Top

#14 The First Sea Lord and the Defense Secretary were onboard for the test firing. In the relatively small spaces the Most Important figures in the Royal Navy Chain of Command were packed=in to enjoy the show. Imagine the pucker-factor and its echelons of flow downward to the folks who had to do some of the grunt work to make sure all the safety features associated with the launch were handled. I have no idea about how complex the sequencing is for such a complex system, but the ooops factor has to be a consideration.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2024-02-21 12:45|| 2024-02-21 12:45|| Front Page Top

#15 Actually, its a learning moment for everyone. A lot of missiles aimed among all of us are not going to make launch, trajectory, or land on target. No one knows for sure how many. It's a test no one really wants attempted.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-02-21 17:06|| 2024-02-21 17:06|| Front Page Top

#16 58-ton missile sack next to the vessel, The Sun reported.

Don't know DM. Having an issue launching rockets is a thing, but we have Admiral Tits-on-a-Bull every day and you have constant spelling and grammar errors.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-02-21 17:37|| 2024-02-21 17:37|| Front Page Top

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