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On this day 1941, the Atlantic Charter set out American and British goals for the world after the end of World War II.
This September we are hosting FutureAtlantic on HMS PWLS in New York as a demonstration of the continued special relationship between our two nations.

See - https://twitter.com/RoyalNavy/status/15 ... 7535006721
https://twitter.com/FutureAtlantic/stat ... 8787241985
https://twitter.com/FutureAtlantic/stat ... 8755162114
https://twitter.com/UKdefUS/status/1554534299126452233
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New maritime security strategy to target latest physical and cyber threats

5-year strategy launched to enhance maritime technology, innovation and security and reduce environmental damage.
See - https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new- ... er-threats

* Strategy also includes the creation of the UK Centre for Seabed Mapping (UKCSM) to improve quantity, quality and availability of seabed mapping data - key to security of vital infrastructure.
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Navy Lookout

Royal Navy involvement in Channel migrant patrols to be ended by January. (Has included 1 OPV, 4 x P2000 and a Wildcat)
Unsurprisingly RN participation has not reduced numbers crossing as all migrant boats have to be treated as mariners in distress.

Also - Exclusive: Royal Navy backs out of Channel migrant patrols
Home Office told ‘taxi service’ will end in New Year even as crossings double to more than 20,000 - See - https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/20 ... t-patrols/
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NAVY LOOKOUT

Despite purchase of Mk54 for specific use with P8, Sting Ray and UK lightweight torpedo development is thriving - recently upgraded to Mod 1 standard and is in use by the RN and export customers. A new advanced version is in development.
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Navy Lookout Retweeted From - Cdre Rob Bellfield CBE ADC RN - NRC LEE

Great to see PB 7 arrive at her new home on the Thames and call into HMS President RNR
on her way upriver. Many thousands of royal navy officers will have learnt their ship handling on these classic craft at Dartmouth BRNC.

More photos at - https://twitter.com/CdreRBellfield/stat ... 97/photo/1

Stoker from Cossack-Artic Convoys
See - https://twitter.com/CdreRBellfield/stat ... 9013864449
And previous Cossack - https://twitter.com/OnthisdayRN/status/ ... 8959939584
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The Power of Port Visits

Port visits are perhaps one of the most critical and important roles a warship can carry out. The act of entering another nations territory, bringing your own little space of national sovereignty with you, and engaging in meaningful dialogue, engagement and diplomacy is an ancient and time honoured way of using warships to carry out ‘soft power’. Many nations engage in port visits with their warships for a variety of reasons, but all see benefit in doing so.


Unlike the deployment of aircraft or troops, a port visit is a fantastic diplomatic tool for showing support discretely while still sending a visible message. In a tense diplomatic environment, the deployment of aircraft or troops on exercises or joint operations can be seen as an escalation – it puts foreign nationals on another nations turf in a highly visible way, and reliant on that nation for support. Any exercise conducted requires that nations approval, and in turn requires them to approve access to logistics, moving in ammunition and supplies and agreement on status of forces agreements. While a valuable tool in the defence training arsenal, visits, except at the lowest possible level, by ground and air forces can be problematic and cause longer term challenges.

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Solomon Islands asks navies not to send ships pending review

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Solomon Islands on Wednesday asked countries to not send naval vessels to the South Pacific nation until approval processes are overhauled, amid concerns over a new security pact between the Solomons and China.

The government made the request after the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Oliver Henry and the British navy patrol boat HMS Spey canceled planned port calls last week due to bureaucratic delays.

The United States and Britain are among countries concerned that a new security pact with Beijing could lead to a Chinese naval base being constructed less than 2,000 kilometers (1,200 miles) off Australia’s northeast coast.

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare said the Oliver Henry crew had failed to provide required information in time for his office to approve the visit. The Oliver Henry refueled at Papua New Guinea instead.

The HMS Spey withdrew its application to visit, Sogavare said.

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R.N. REVIEW please see attached.

Defence Secretary has told RN to review balance between surface and submarine fleets. Finally politicians realising the RN does not have enough attack submarines - the problem would be building more, even if the funds were available


See: https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/ ... 8748417024


And: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/20 ... ys-future/
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PoW & Q.E. ~ See attached.
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NAVY LOOKOUT TODAY - See attched.
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