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| Royal Navy to send HMS Dauntless to Falkland Islands |
| 2012-01-31 |
| The Royal Navy's most sophisticated warship is being sent to the South Atlantic in a move that will send a powerful message to Argentina. Dauntless will set sail for the Falkland Islands in the coming weeks armed with a battery of missiles that could "take out all of South America's fighter aircraft let alone Argentina's," according to one Navy source. The Type 45 destroyer is the most advanced anti-aircraft and anti-ballistic ship in the world equipped with 48 Sea Viper missiles and the Sampson radar, which is more advanced than Heathrow air traffic control. The ship is in a league of its own in air defence able to track dozens of multiple targets. "It can shoot down Argentine fighters as soon as they take off from they bases," said another Navy source. "This will give Buenos Aires serious pause for thought." The deployment, expected in late March, comes as Argentina has stepped up its sabre rattling over possession of the islands with a ban on all Falkland registered ships in South American ports. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #18 HMS DAUNTLESS ... versus * DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > [Guardian.UK] RICHARD GOTT: ARGENTINA'S CLAIM ON FALKLANDS IS STILL A GOOD ONE. Argentina = can do an "Iran" + simply wait for normal International Geopolitics + Special Interests, etc. to take its toll on the militarily-superior UK = USA??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-01-31 23:43 |
| #17 I call bullshit. If the Brits can't put a conventional force in place to bust the Argies, then they can nuke them. The weaker the U.K. appears the likelier they are to bust out their nukes. Problem solved. |
| Posted by: rammer 2012-01-31 22:57 |
| #16 Given the present sttae of ARgentia's armed forces, Buenos Aire's likely advantages oer the UK will stem from ... > The UK = GREECE, ETC. IN 3-5 YEARS = by 2015? > Scottish national referendum on independence from London. > Sinn Fein's new support for Northern Ireland independence from London. > ISLAMIC DOMINANCE OF THE BRIC = aka BRAZIL = sub-aka MERCUSOR BLOC = i.e. ISLAMIC $$$ IN SUPPORT OF ARGENTINA'S CAUSE VEE UK IN RETURN FOR ARGENTINA'S + MERSUSOR BLOC SUPPORT IN SETTING UP ISLAM IN SOUTH AMERICA. * MAHA-RUSHIAN HISTOIRE' = The greatest Islamic weapon in the historical Islamic struggle agz the JudeoChristian/Christian nations has been the JudeoChristians/Christians themselves. EYES WIDE OPEN = "SPECIAL INTERESTS". |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-01-31 19:48 |
| #15 Lest we fergit, CHINESE DAILY FORUM > "UK CANNOT CONFRONT ARGENTINA". UK Army General SIR MICHAEL JACKSON = Iff any new Falklands war does break out, THE UK COULD BE IN SERIOUS, EVEN CATASTROPHIC, TROUBLE IFF THE ARGIES EVER SUCCESSFULLY PENETRATE BRIT DEFENSES + OCCUPY THE FALKLANDS AGAIN, AS THE UK MAY NOT THE MIL OR ECON ABILITY TO RECOVER THE ISLANDS FROM ARGIE CONQUEST??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2012-01-31 19:34 |
| #14 "Cheaper to fund a world class golf course on the island. It'll get O's attention, along with in open invite." Pk2 wins the thread! :-D "Why? They hate Britain too." Sadly, too true, BP. My condolences. :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-01-31 18:20 |
| #13 Oil is a game changer. Link |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-01-31 18:00 |
| #12 "The Royal Navy's most sophisticated warship" Don't know but I could think of more adequate places forl that ship |
| Posted by: European Conservative 2012-01-31 17:48 |
| #11 >Ironic considering the support of the Brit chattering classes before the election. Why? They hate Britain too. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-01-31 16:29 |
| #10 It will indeed be interesting to see how Obama comes down on this one Obama hates the Brits. Ironic considering the support of the Brit chattering classes before the election. |
| Posted by: Cincinnatus Chili 2012-01-31 16:21 |
| #9 The Brits don't have to mine Argentine waters. They just have to say they did. Better yet, they just have to say that HMS Conqueror carries mines and recently slipped into and out of the harbor in Bueno Aires, and let the world shipping community draw its own conclusions. This is all blustering by the Argies. Kirchner must really be in trouble at home. |
| Posted by: Steve White 2012-01-31 15:02 |
| #8 Mining around the Falklands would be a mother bear to do; mining the major ports of Argentina, not so much. Besides which, the British have a version of CAPTOR and they can be dropped off a few miles from the Argentinian naval bases, pre-programmed to launch at their assigned targets from an ELF signal. |
| Posted by: Shieldwolf 2012-01-31 13:16 |
| #7 Cheaper to fund a world class golf course on the island. It'll get O's attention, along with in open invite. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2012-01-31 10:50 |
| #6 Mines can appear in Argentinian waters, more easily than those around the Falklands. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-01-31 10:50 |
| #5 This has got to be so tempting to the Argentinan leadership.Reminds me of historical grand ships. HMS Hood comes to mind. Pride and glory. With Russian or China's help things could get ugly. I think Argentina will bide its time. Naval mines could cause a pause.Like Iran's Strait of Hormuz. |
| Posted by: Dale 2012-01-31 10:18 |
| #4 Hopefully the subs can do runway denial. I expect we've probably got a few of our own satellites, but bought off the U.S. |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2012-01-31 10:03 |
| #3 The Argentinians no longer have the capability to invade. They are following the Iranian option - all mouth. Besides, with cruise missiles in Brit subs, all of Argentina can be blacked out in an hour. |
| Posted by: Shimble Guelph5793 2012-01-31 09:55 |
| #2 I do not think that O will share sat intelligence with the Brits like Reagan did. I would also guess that there are British submarines HMS Conqueror already about, but without fanfare. The Argentinians better think long and hard about another Falklands adventure. The loss of ARA General Belgrano could happen again. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2012-01-31 09:42 |
| #1 It will indeed be interesting to see how Obama comes down on this one. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-01-31 09:19 |