Just wait, Trump's Chief of Staff needs to talk to the Head of Budget Management, to get the money flowingabc123 wrote: Having Ukraine spend precious money
- ohh... they are one and the same person . Makes it easy, then?
Just wait, Trump's Chief of Staff needs to talk to the Head of Budget Management, to get the money flowingabc123 wrote: Having Ukraine spend precious money
Heh-he, it only took 5 days:ArmChairCivvy wrote:another coup has been manufactured in Moldova; will they now join Putin's EU of the East (and how, considering the transport links?)? Ukraine politely declined the offer
Saw this on the STRN site, not sure where the rumour started though or its credibility. Would be a nice shot in the arm for UK shipbuilding and would tie in with Boris' positive comments on UK shipbuilding....Tempest414 wrote:So the UK could loan Ukraine 1.2 billion to build 8 new fast attack boats and the talk is of Vita or super-Vita class ships and if this goes ahead and works another loan for a new class of ship this could be good news for Appledore
Tempest414 wrote:So the UK could loan Ukraine 1.2 billion to build 8 new fast attack boats and the talk is of Vita or super-Vita class ships and if this goes ahead and works another loan for a new class of ship this could be good news for Appledore
dmereifield wrote:
Saw this on the STRN site, not sure where the rumour started though or its credibility. Would be a nice shot in the arm for UK shipbuilding and would tie in with Boris' positive comments on UK shipbuilding....
The article being referenced by STRN doesn't contain a single attributable quote.Lord Jim wrote:Mind you another £1.2Bn spent on ships for various UK agencies and services would help UK shipbuilding also.
So... Much to my (and other's) amazement. The story is real!dmereifield wrote:Saw this on the STRN site, not sure where the rumour started though or its credibility. Would be a nice shot in the arm for UK shipbuilding and would tie in with Boris' positive comments on UK shipbuilding....Tempest414 wrote:So the UK could loan Ukraine 1.2 billion to build 8 new fast attack boats and the talk is of Vita or super-Vita class ships and if this goes ahead and works another loan for a new class of ship this could be good news for Appledore
https://uk.mobile.reuters.com/article/a ... ssion=trueUkraine will sign a memorandum with the United Kingdom, securing 1.25 billion pounds ($1.61 billion) to build new military vessels for the Ukrainian Navy, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Wednesday.
The memorandum would be signed during Zelenskiy's state visit to the UK on Oct. 7-8.
Like the sound of that.inch wrote:Be great to start with and maybe a few of t31 class for a follow on loan ,say build one in UK and another 2 in Ukraine ...just a thought like
Let Ukraine first complete the first Volodymyr Velykyi-class corvette before selling them a T31.Jensy wrote:Like the sound of that.inch wrote:Be great to start with and maybe a few of t31 class for a follow on loan ,say build one in UK and another 2 in Ukraine ...just a thought like
Probably too late for the five that are on order, but maybe we could interest them in a number of Type 31s with some of the blocks for all future batches built in Ukraine and shipped over, in return for final assembly and fitting out at Roysth's shiny new shed.
First of all, a nice name for a class: to remind the Russians who it actually was that built a statehood for themlordroel wrote:Let Ukraine first complete the first Volodymyr Velykyi-class corvette before selling them a T31.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... nian-navy/The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has ordered new Turkish-made corvettes and unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) from Turkey. They are being procured for the Ukrainian Navy to enhance security in the Black and Azov Sea regions.
No hillocks at sea:Lord Jim wrote:interested in a couple of the non ASW T-23s
but does come ASW ready; would imagine that the Border Force did not take that option as the closest the narco-subs have made it is the coast of northern Spain.Caribbean wrote:Protector maxes out at around 22 knots