Claire McNabMar 10

The UK continues to delude itself that it has the resources and equipment to be a great military power. It's a fantasy.

In 2009, the UK's #MOD told the #DefenceSelectCommittee that it could sustain readiness of at least 4 #Type45 #destroyers and usually 5, despite cutting the class from 12 ships to 6. The Committee was very doubtful.

In March 2026, #HMSDragon was the only Type45 available for service in Cyprus in the #IranWar.

The UK's military fantasies are out of date.

#ukpol #RoyalNavy

Show threadChristine Burns MBE 🏳️‍⚧️📚⧖Mar 10
@2legged You’ve missed the best bit. The Navy can’t sail its stupendously expensive aircraft carriers anywhere (remember? The ones initially without aircraft) because there are insufficient destroyers or frigates to make protective carrier group. They’re now extra worried that the carriers could be taken out by cheap drones.
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@christineburns @2legged a scenario that, when they were ordered, nobo …no wait, this was definitely a foreseeable concern, indeed it was forseen, pretty sure *I* saw this being a problem 15+ years ago and I'm basically an idiot.
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