Post by Administrator on Apr 3, 2016 18:29:12 GMT
“Falklands remains well protected” says MoD brushing aside London media claims
The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD) has rubbished claims that the Falkland Islands have been left without protection, due to the absence of a British warship (frigate or destroyer) permanently based in the south Atlantic. The MoD defended itself following reports that the Falkland Islands were “without the protection of a British frigate or destroyer for the first time since the conflict in 1982”.
According to the report in The Independent, no warship has been sent to the region since the return of a frigate (HMS Lancaster) in November last year. This was blamed on a lack of manpower, the deployment of vessels to keep an eye on Russian naval activities and engine issues with the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers.
The Royal Navy's commitment in that area comes under Atlantic Patrol Tasking, and extends from West Africa across to South America.
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The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD) has rubbished claims that the Falkland Islands have been left without protection, due to the absence of a British warship (frigate or destroyer) permanently based in the south Atlantic. The MoD defended itself following reports that the Falkland Islands were “without the protection of a British frigate or destroyer for the first time since the conflict in 1982”.
According to the report in The Independent, no warship has been sent to the region since the return of a frigate (HMS Lancaster) in November last year. This was blamed on a lack of manpower, the deployment of vessels to keep an eye on Russian naval activities and engine issues with the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers.
The Royal Navy's commitment in that area comes under Atlantic Patrol Tasking, and extends from West Africa across to South America.
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