Special Boat Service chiefs said yesterday that operations would become even more dangerous when a submarine designed for secret missions was withdrawn from service.
The vessel, fitted with a dry dock hangar from which mini-subs are launched underwater, will be decommissioned next month.
SBS troops are angry that they will have to wait for three years before a new class of submarine replaces it. For the past year, the SBS - the Royal Navy equivalent of the SAS and drawn mainly from the Royal Marines - has been able to use the swimmer delivery vehicles (SDV) for secret operations around the world.
Now it will have to rely on less covert methods to insert teams on missions against terrorists linked to al-Qa'eda until the new Astute class of submarines that incorporates a dry dock enters service in 2009. Frogmen will have to launch their mini-subs from surface vessels or rely on the US navy in emergencies.
Read more
Search This Blog
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Fair Use Notice
This site contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner.
The material is being made available in an effort to advance understanding arms trade activities, for non-profit research and educational purposes only.
I believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.
If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
This is a completely non-commercial site for private personal use. No fee is charged, and no money is made off of the operation of this site.
The material is being made available in an effort to advance understanding arms trade activities, for non-profit research and educational purposes only.
I believe this constitutes a 'fair use' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the US Copyright Law.
If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner.
This is a completely non-commercial site for private personal use. No fee is charged, and no money is made off of the operation of this site.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.