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Always like seeing new OPVs being designed and built. Given the astronomical cost of frigates today, you may be seeing more nations turning to OPVs and drones for coastal defense.
Evstafi
Lead ship of her class of pre-dreadnought battleships (1906). It would be five years from her launching to her commissioning though as construction was to implement lessons learned during the Russo-Japanese War.
Evstafi and her sister ship formed the core of the Russian Black Sea Fleet at the outbreak of the war, and as such fought the Goeben and Breslau multiple times before her role was reduced with the introduction of Russian dreadnoughts to the fleet in 1915.
Crippled by the British in 1919 when they withdrew from Sevastopol, Evstafi was scrapped by the Soviets in 1922.
ALT By Unknown author - Фотография из коллекции Юрия Чернова., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7301937
John Bulkeley retweeted
xitter.cf/liderfiscal/status/211… And the real question should be "Why now?" This video and these statements from the British government are starting to send the UK into a panic. Is a major cyberwar expected soon? Will it be from Iran if President Trump unleashes another round of bombings in Iran? Iran has already tried to attack one RAF base, so why isn't a larger attack plausible? People just don't dream up these warnings for no reason. There must be a credible threat and it could happen soon.
#URGNTE El ministro de Defensa del Reino Unido: "Asegúrense de tener efectivo, agua y alimentos enlatados en casa"
"Las familias con bebés deben preparar comida para bebés y pañales. Si tienen mascotas, ¡también comida para mascotas y agua!" (22 de octubre de 2026)
El jefe del ejército advierte oficialmente a la ciudadanía que se prepare "para sobrevivir"
"Vamos a dejar de endulzar la píldora. El mundo se está volviendo peligrosamente inestable a gran velocidad"
El 22 de octubre de 2026, el ministro de Defensa del Reino Unido, Wes Streeting, apareció en un programa de noticias de la BBC (una cadena de televisión pública similar a la NHK en Japón) y dio una instrucción inusual dirigida a toda la población: "Preparen agua, alimentos y dinero en efectivo en casa de inmediato para varios días". ¿Por qué el máximo responsable militar ordena a los hogares civiles que hagan acopio de provisiones? Aquí está la verdad 👇
・"Asegúrense de tener agua, latas de comida que no requieran calentamiento y efectivo en casa de inmediato"
Se indicó que cada persona debe almacenar 3 litros de agua por día y latas de comida que se puedan comer sin usar microondas ni fogón, suficientes para varios días. Además, para el caso de que se corte internet y las tarjetas de crédito o pagos móviles queden completamente inutilizables, se exige tener "efectivo" en casa, así como baterías portátiles y linternas a pilas.
・El ministro de Defensa del Reino Unido declara oficialmente la amenaza de "grupos de hackers respaldados por estados o terroristas". El Reino Unido ya no oculta su política de enfrentar una "situación extremadamente peligrosa".
・"No lo esquive. Mire de frente la realidad de que el mundo se ha vuelto peligroso"
Aunque tranquilizó diciendo que "no hay bombardeos inminentes para mañana", afirmó con rotundidad que "no hay forma de maquillar el hecho de que el mundo es más peligroso e inestable que antes". Apela a que no se debe depender solo del Estado o el ejército, sino que cada ciudadano debe prepararse para protegerse a sí mismo.
En resumen, "el ministro de Defensa del Reino Unido advirtió en serio a la ciudadanía que, debido a posibles ataques terroristas de países enemigos o ciberataques, la electricidad, internet o los pagos bancarios podrían fallar en cualquier momento. No cierren los ojos a la realidad de un mundo más peligroso: preparen efectivo, agua y latas de comida ahora mismo para sobrevivir incluso si los pagos con móvil dejan de funcionar".
#RTMasivo #UrgenteCOMPARTAN 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼
John Bulkeley retweeted
The fastest way to screw up a design for anything is to give it to the US Navy. The FREMM frigate was an excellent design already in service with 2 navies, yet NAVSEA managed to butcher it so much while trying to create the Constellation class frigate that they ended up having to scrap the whole program losing billions in the process. The British should just stay away unless they want to see their design fractured too.
Latest news article:
Babcock pitches Type 31 for 🇺🇸US Navy frigate programme
navylookout.com/babcock-pitc…
Last of gun heavy destroyers and solid warships.
Well, that’s something at least.
🇬🇧🇺🇸🇳🇴Bringing the Thunder together⚡️
✈️UK F-35Bs & @RoyalAirForce Voyager, with @Luftforsvaret F-35As, escorted a @usairforce B-52 on Exercise Global Thunder.
🛳️Above @RoyalNavy & @Forsvaret_no vessels including @HMSPWLS
🛡️Operating together to defend @NATO’s northern flank.
Independence and Islam, a deadly combination in those days. People in Yemen today would look at this and just cry.
Wow, this is what Yemen looked like in the 1960s under British rule. That was over half a century ago, but it looked decades more advanced than Yemen does today.
It’s almost unbelievable compared to what the country has become. And it’s a testament to how quickly a country can collapse once Islam reigns supreme.
Keep a close eye on them.
New Philippine Coast Guard Vessel Shadows Chinese Carrier Strike Group off Mindanao — USNI News
news.usni.org/2026/10/26/new…
xitter.cf/Drednotyandmore/status… This ship met a horrific end off the coast of Guadalcanal and along with the loss of that ship went all FIVE Sullivan brothers. It was one of the worst tragedies during the naval war in WW2, and there were many. We still have a warship named after the Sullivan brothers today, and rightfully so. That was one hell of a sacrifice that must never be forgotten.
Krążownik lekki USS Juneau CL-52 (Atlanta), w porcie w Nowym Jorku, prawdopodobnie luty 1942.
Okręt nosi ciekawy schemat kamuflażu, Measure 12 Modified:
shipcamouflage.com/measure_1…
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xitter.cf/WarshipCam/status/2114… Nice frigate. Why can't the US build frigates? We used to, and the Oliver Perry class was one of the best. What happened to the US Navy and American shipbuilding when it came to frigates?
"A full playbook for deploying, launching, recovering, supporting, and otherwise operating CCA-type drones on a day-to-day basis, let alone employing them tactically, still has yet to be written."
twz.com/air/general-atomics-…
xitter.cf/USMMWWII/status/211469… Surprised it was unescorted. At this time not sailing in a convoy could almost be considered suicidal.
#OTD 26 Oct 1942 the unescorted Anne Hutchinson was hit on the starboard side by two of four torpedoes from U-504 about 60 miles east of East London, South Africa. Crew 57 (3 dead and 54 survivors). uboat.net/allies/merchants/s…
John Bulkeley retweeted
And the real question should be "Why now?" This video and these statements from the British government are starting to send the UK into a panic. Is a major cyberwar expected soon? Will it be from Iran if President Trump unleashes another round of bombings in Iran? Iran has already tried to attack one RAF base, so why isn't a larger attack plausible? People just don't dream up these warnings for no reason. There must be a credible threat and it could happen soon.
John Bulkeley retweeted
xitter.cf/bulkeley_john/status/2… And the real question should be "Why now?" This video and these statements from the British government are starting to send the UK into a panic. Is a major cyberwar expected soon? Will it be from Iran if President Trump unleashes another round of bombings in Iran? Iran has already tried to attack one RAF base, so why isn't a larger attack plausible? People just don't dream up these warnings for no reason. There must be a credible threat and it could happen soon.
From a person who has lived through a few hurricanes, the George Floyd riots, and COVID, you had better be prepared for the next wave of social unrest that's coming to this country. Be armed, have a good supply of ammo on hand, stock up on some food, have a generator, and have lots of batteries for lanterns and flashlights. Sound severe? I've seen what happens when society breaks down and the police are nowhere to be found to help you. Be prepared and then at least you'll have a chance when the next wave of riots begins.
John Bulkeley retweeted
xitter.cf/jeromestarkey/status/2… If the Defense Editor of the Sun is raising the alarm, you would think other UK papers would do the same. Worse, the British Ministry of Defense (MoD) has been asked to find £10.7 billion in internal efficiencies through 2029–30 and up to £3.5 billion in immediate spending reductions and reprioritizations to bridge a multi-billion-pound funding gap in the Defense Investment Plan. Not only does the Royal Navy need more ships, and badly too, but the Labour government actually wants to cut the defense budget. It must be hard for our adversaries to take NATO seriously when the UK does stupid things like this, and that destroys deterrence.
🚨 ROYAL Navy is on track to have just ONE working ASW frigate available for ops next year.
They need 13
They have 5
2 could be ruled “unseaworthy” in months as per @NavyLookout
That leaves 3, all over 24 yrs old
1 on ops
1 in work up
1 in maintenance
thesun.co.uk/news/40806181/n…
Taffy 3 Battle of Samar Victory Monday: October 30, 2019: Research vessel RV Petrel finds wreck at 21,180' (deepest wreck ever found) believed to be USS Johnston. March 31, 2021: DSV Limiting Factor confirms ID. 📹 Caladan Oceanic xitter.cf/USNavy/status/13784072…
xitter.cf/baltfleet/status/21146… There could very well be a place for a hybrid warship today, one that carries a large number of offensive and defensive missiles plus V/STOL jets, helicopters, and drones. Carriers aren’t obsolete, they should be evolving to keep up with the technological advances that are going to occur in the latter part of this century.
John Bulkeley retweeted
xitter.cf/liderfiscal/status/211… And the real question should be "Why now?" Take a look at this little chestnut just released by the Minister of Defense in the UK. This video and these statements from the British government are starting to send the UK into a panic. Is a major cyberwar expected soon? Will it be from Iran if President Trump unleashes another round of bombings in Iran? People just don't dream up these warnings for no reason. There must be a credible threat and it could happen soon.
#URGNTE El ministro de Defensa del Reino Unido: "Asegúrense de tener efectivo, agua y alimentos enlatados en casa"
"Las familias con bebés deben preparar comida para bebés y pañales. Si tienen mascotas, ¡también comida para mascotas y agua!" (22 de octubre de 2026)
El jefe del ejército advierte oficialmente a la ciudadanía que se prepare "para sobrevivir"
"Vamos a dejar de endulzar la píldora. El mundo se está volviendo peligrosamente inestable a gran velocidad"
El 22 de octubre de 2026, el ministro de Defensa del Reino Unido, Wes Streeting, apareció en un programa de noticias de la BBC (una cadena de televisión pública similar a la NHK en Japón) y dio una instrucción inusual dirigida a toda la población: "Preparen agua, alimentos y dinero en efectivo en casa de inmediato para varios días". ¿Por qué el máximo responsable militar ordena a los hogares civiles que hagan acopio de provisiones? Aquí está la verdad 👇
・"Asegúrense de tener agua, latas de comida que no requieran calentamiento y efectivo en casa de inmediato"
Se indicó que cada persona debe almacenar 3 litros de agua por día y latas de comida que se puedan comer sin usar microondas ni fogón, suficientes para varios días. Además, para el caso de que se corte internet y las tarjetas de crédito o pagos móviles queden completamente inutilizables, se exige tener "efectivo" en casa, así como baterías portátiles y linternas a pilas.
・El ministro de Defensa del Reino Unido declara oficialmente la amenaza de "grupos de hackers respaldados por estados o terroristas". El Reino Unido ya no oculta su política de enfrentar una "situación extremadamente peligrosa".
・"No lo esquive. Mire de frente la realidad de que el mundo se ha vuelto peligroso"
Aunque tranquilizó diciendo que "no hay bombardeos inminentes para mañana", afirmó con rotundidad que "no hay forma de maquillar el hecho de que el mundo es más peligroso e inestable que antes". Apela a que no se debe depender solo del Estado o el ejército, sino que cada ciudadano debe prepararse para protegerse a sí mismo.
En resumen, "el ministro de Defensa del Reino Unido advirtió en serio a la ciudadanía que, debido a posibles ataques terroristas de países enemigos o ciberataques, la electricidad, internet o los pagos bancarios podrían fallar en cualquier momento. No cierren los ojos a la realidad de un mundo más peligroso: preparen efectivo, agua y latas de comida ahora mismo para sobrevivir incluso si los pagos con móvil dejan de funcionar".
#RTMasivo #UrgenteCOMPARTAN 👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼👇🏼