Navy Lookout [Earlier today]
RFA Mounts Bay loading the Mexeflote in the Solent today as the ship prepares for upcoming Littoral Response Group deployment. [See attached]
Understanding the Royal Navy’s littoral response group concept
The Integrated Review promised Royal Navy’s future amphibious capability would be built around two Littoral Response Groups (LRG). Here we look at how this will be delivered, the strategic questions raised.
See - https://www.navylookout.com/understandi ... p-concept/
RN Littoral Support Groups
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Re: RN Littoral Support Groups
British assault ship departs Libya
A Royal Navy task group has completed a mission to Libya as part of security operations in the Mediterranean.
HMS Albion, flagship of Littoral Response Group North – a UK force designed to react to crises in European waters – sailed into capital Tripoli on Wednesday, becoming the first Royal Navy ship to visit the port in eight years according to a Royal Navy press release.
“Plymouth-based Albion – the Royal Navy’s amphibious flagship – was the floating venue for engagement events with political and military figures in Libya, while sailors and Royal Marines shared expertise with personnel from the Libyan Armed Forces.
See - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british ... rts-libya/
Link from Tim.
A Royal Navy task group has completed a mission to Libya as part of security operations in the Mediterranean.
HMS Albion, flagship of Littoral Response Group North – a UK force designed to react to crises in European waters – sailed into capital Tripoli on Wednesday, becoming the first Royal Navy ship to visit the port in eight years according to a Royal Navy press release.
“Plymouth-based Albion – the Royal Navy’s amphibious flagship – was the floating venue for engagement events with political and military figures in Libya, while sailors and Royal Marines shared expertise with personnel from the Libyan Armed Forces.
See - https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/british ... rts-libya/
Link from Tim.
HMS Pelican 1938 - 1958 GGCV L86 U86 F86 What I Have I Hold ~ A wonderful bird is the Pelican its beak can hold more than its belly can.
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Re: RN Littoral Support Groups
UK Commandos test new vehicles with V-22s
July 8, 20242
Commandos from 40 Commando, currently deployed in Australia as part of the Littoral Response Group (South), have been working closely with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) ahead of Exercise Predators Run.
This collaboration includes trialling the new Polaris MRZR-D4 ultralight 4×4 off-road vehicles with the MV-22 Osprey aircraft.
Continues https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-comm ... ith-v-22s/
But note https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler ... nded-them/
July 8, 20242
Commandos from 40 Commando, currently deployed in Australia as part of the Littoral Response Group (South), have been working closely with the United States Marine Corps (USMC) ahead of Exercise Predators Run.
This collaboration includes trialling the new Polaris MRZR-D4 ultralight 4×4 off-road vehicles with the MV-22 Osprey aircraft.
Continues https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-comm ... ith-v-22s/
But note https://www.forbes.com/sites/erictegler ... nded-them/
HMS Pelican 1938 - 1958 GGCV L86 U86 F86 What I Have I Hold ~ A wonderful bird is the Pelican its beak can hold more than its belly can.