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CommonSense Defence

@DefenceSenseUK

UK Defence, foreign policy & its combined application. With the aim to articulate British strengths and promote discussion around our weaknesses.

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CommonSense Defence@DefenceSenseUK·
A short, concise, informative video from @HJS_Org and @james_rogers. Intelligently detailing Britain’s historic geographical advantages, and as a result, our contemporary global reach. What is the geography of British power? youtu.be/nQcT9wYmXZk
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DefenceGeek 🇬🇧@DefenceGeek·
RAF QRA underway per @ArmchairAdml, some rumours that it's Russian maritime patrol aircraft being nosey around the UK Carrier Strike Group and other NATO assets operating in the "High North". The carrier does not have F-35B embarked for this part of the CSG deployment
Armchair Admiral 🇬🇧@ArmchairAdml

15:25 - TARTAN 11 is still on-station East of Lerwick. PHANTOM 12 refuelled about an hour ago, and PHANTOM 11 dropped off tracking sites around the same time further north.

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CommonSense Defence@DefenceSenseUK·
@SkyNews @haynesdeborah Can someone let the Armed forces know? This Gov are insulting: Bulwark Wave Knight Wave Ruler Lancaster Iron Duke Richmond Northumberland Argus wArFoOtInG
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Sky News@SkyNews·
Should people in Britain be preparing for war? The government is putting the armed forces on a war footing but a lot less has been said about readying everyone else as well Sky's @haynesdeborah reports trib.al/Ol2oIKv
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Defence Index
Defence Index@Defence_Index·
⚡🇬🇧 Royal Navy sends emergency medical team to remote Tristan da Cunha after a hantavirus case linked to a cruise ship outbreak. The warship HMS Medway delivered doctors and supplies as the island’s limited healthcare system struggled to treat the patient. Source: The Telegraph
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Think Defence
Think Defence@thinkdefence·
Pictures: HMS Artful, on her first test dive at BAE BArrow
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andy97@andy9716·
@DefenceSenseUK @scottyeders The C-17 was initially leased by the RAF as an interim measure due to delays to A-400. There was never an original intention to buy the C-17. If C-17 is getting out of hours then surely we buy more A-400s.
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Scotty@scottyeders·
The RAF’s C-17 Globemaster is an absolute beast. 77 tonnes of cargo, 2,400+ nautical mile range, and it can land on austere strips where most airlifters struggle to tread. Still one of the most capable strategic transports in the world. 🇬🇧
RAF Air Mobility Force@AirMobilityRAF

25 Years of UK C-17 Operations For a quarter of a century, the RAF Globemaster has been at the heart of global air mobility, supporting operations, delivering humanitarian aid, and projecting UK air power worldwide. C-17 Globemaster - Wherever you need us. We’re there.

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Navy Lookout@NavyLookout·
.@HMSPWLS now at sea off northern Norway participating in annual NATO ASW exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2026 (18 - 29 May). Submarines from Germany, the Netherlands & Portugal are taking part in the exercise under operational control of COMSUBNATO.
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Navy Lookout@NavyLookout·
HMS Artful alongside in Faslane today - 1,120 days since she last sailed. Via @air_maritimepic
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Keir Starmer@Keir_Starmer·
Football should bring people together, not shut them out. For the first time since the competition began, fans won’t be able to watch the Champions League final for free. That’s not right. This is bigger than wanting to watch Arsenal in this historic final. It’s bigger than one club. Hardworking people shouldn’t have to fork out for a subscription to watch this match. I urge TNT Sports to reconsider and make the final next Saturday free to watch.
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The Telegraph@Telegraph·
Ayrton Redfearn, a 23-year-old from Devon, has been killed on the front line in Ukraine while serving with a specialist unit supporting the Ukrainian army. He had been due to receive a bravery medal. 🔗: telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/2…
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Peter Elliott
Peter Elliott@PeterEl24449654·
@DanielJHannan British food security for the past 300+ years has depended in the Royal Navy. If you are worried about our food security: build more frigates.
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Ancient Mariner@pegge49·
@DefenceSenseUK @Rotorfocus Aye, I'd imagine Tidespring will have a Merlin embarked, as presumably does Duncan, but yes all a tad underwhelming from what used to be the premier ASW force in NATO.
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Ancient Mariner@pegge49·
A 65000t carrier to deploy just 4 helicopters for this ASW exercise... Note: The FAA has 30 Merlin HM2 & 28 Wildcat. No more than 6 Merlin are embarked on Dragon, Duncan, St Alban, Sutherland, Tidespring & Tideforce, plus 2-3 Merlin & 3 Wildcat at Cyprus... Where are the rest?
Navy Lookout@NavyLookout

.@HMSPWLS on NATO ASW exercise Dynamic Mongoose 2026 in the Norwegian Sea. Carrying pocket size airgroup of 2 x Merlin and 2 x Wildcats due to demands on aircraft elsewhere. Photo: MoD/PO Phot Chris Sellars

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CommonSense Defence@DefenceSenseUK·
@scottyeders What a fantastic example. The implosion of ARA San Juan another. - OPV - 4 Typhoon - Voyager - Atlas - Infantry company - c.1k personnel Effectively makes us a significant South American presence.
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Scotty@scottyeders·
Having forward-deployed assets in the Falklands delivers real strategic advantage. HMS Medway sailed from there with medics & supplies to reach Tristan da Cunha – one of the most remote inhabited places on Earth – in record time. ⛴️
Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧@DefenceHQ

HMS Medway has arrived off Tristan da Cunha, ready to deliver six civilian medics and critical supplies to the island. She will remain in the area for several days and will retrieve the team who parachuted on to the island earlier this month 🇬🇧

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CommonSense Defence@DefenceSenseUK·
@pegge49 @Rotorfocus Really shy isn’t it. Should have been possible to get even 10-12 airframes aboard. ASW exercise… ❌ T23 ❌ SSN x2 Wildcat, ❌ no dipping sonar x2 Merlin ASW T45 with limited hull sonar Tide
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Ancient Mariner@pegge49·
@DefenceSenseUK @Rotorfocus St Albans is in port, so no helo. I was generous and assumed Sutherland had one, even though there is no evidence it does. As for any HC4's, I believe they were recently exercising in Norway, which probably explains their absence. But yes, all in all pretty poor numbers
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CommonSense Defence@DefenceSenseUK·
@tinman197474747 @NavyLookout @BenObeseJecty @LukePollard T26 TLAM essential, if mainly committed to the N Atlantic? Quad packed CAMM ✅, but a reasonable fit already. With T45/NSM, unsure of the imperative for SM2 for T26. Absolutely see the reasoning for T31, shy on CAMM, TLAM EoS. Not anti mk41 for T26, but surely an ASM a must?
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