@Nigel_Farage@defyingtheleft The war in Iraq and Afghanistan diverted funding from the RN consequently the decision to build new ships wasn’t made until the late 2010s type 23 frigates where built to last 15 years max they are now over 30 years old. The RN is still very capable its a shame you talk it down
@ModernNavy@afneil@RoyalNavy@JohnHealey_MP The development of containerised technology will transform the Royal Navy it will transform an OPV2 into a towed array or air defence platform and many other configurations @GenGJenkinsRM
@afneil What we really need is a cheap anti drone weapon. We are building very expensive kit to deal with very cheap kit. A mobile effective air defence weapon to deal with drones is what is required.