Destroyer keeps watch on Russian carrier 14.12.11

A Royal Navy destroyer has rushed to intercept a flotilla of Russian ships off Scotland in a return to Cold War tensions. The battlegroup, headed by aircraft carrier the Admiral Kuznetsov, is understood to have sought shelter from a storm in the Firth of Moray. The Admiral Kuznetsov is en route to Syria, in a show of Russian support for the country's under-fire regime. Along with destroyer escort she has diverted toward the Scottish coast, apparently to take shelter from North Sea storms. At 65,000 tons the Admiral Kuznetsov is roughly the size of Britain's long awaited new carriers. Built at the height of the Cold War, she is armed with Sukhoy SU 33 fast jets, KA-27 anti submarine warfare helicopters and Granit - NATO designation "Shipwreck" anti ship missiles. There is one major difference from cold war times: back then a Nimrod would have been used to keep a watchful eye on the visitors. Even so, defence has managed to keep close enough tabs on the fleet to send HMS York all the way from Portsmouth to escort the ships. So far the biggest row caused by the stopover is about dumping waste overboard. Even if this visit is down to the weather, state radio service the Voice of Russia rather ominously warns of imminent flight trials of the carrier's air group.

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[jackydefo]

royal navy jealous of russian navy? HA !

[iRiggers]

@alynukemall Nuclear super powers Do Not threaten other nuclear super powers with 'nuclear war' otherwise they become a global target of negative interest and considered an unpredictable threat to the world.

Look up "The Letters Of Last Resort' ...It's not a bond film.

Please try to refrain from Speaking For Britain when you clearly have No Idea what you're talking about.

[alikos88]

@thethreelions3

keep dreaming mate- half that load is either going to be 'mothballed' due to lack of funding as they like to say or wont work properly when available

Royal Navy will fall behind even Malta at this rate :(

[aspiringdrummer17]

@Kampfgruppe1980 Us guys will be laughing at you whichever way the vote goes down here when 2014 comes around!

[TheSnow77]

@jackydefo It doesn't have to be, bro ;-)

[Kampfgruppe1980]

The Russian navy will be welcome in Scottish waters after we become a independent nation again in 2014

[trancefreak64]

Looks like a lot of world navy's are enjoying some fishing around this time of year.

[germanovich3D]

Russia in January already unloaded in Syria missiles S-300 and other weapons. Now a group of Iranian warships came out on to the Mediterranean sea and will be included in Syria that would share their missiles. Iran frees Syria nuclear warheads designed in North Korea and biological weapons, and Syria plunge on the Iranian warships of the Russian antiaircraft set of S-300. Afoot serious battle. Iran and Syria are trying to reinsure themselves to the maximum. The end of the world is near.

[blamebobby]

Any crazy country that supports Iran, Sudan, Syria Noth Korea etc IS a threat to the stability of the world. ONE small country is the hate of all Muslim and communist countries simply because it is NOT muslim and is not buying arms from Russia and China and does not have oil.

[Wachatoey]

The only thing the Russian navy fights is rust

[thethreelions3]

Jealous haha just wait till all the Type 45's destroyers, Type 26 frigates, Queen Elizibeth Aircraft Carriers and Astute's are built, and with 150billion to be invested in our Armed Forces over the next decade.

[Anymuster]

@njdevil281 - name it please. (those battles)