HMS Defender
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| Length | 152 m |
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| Construction started | July 31, 2006 |
| Launched | October 21, 2009 |
| Motto | Defendendo vinco; ("By defence I conquer") |
| Speed | In excess of 30 kn (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Commissioned | 21 March 2013 |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1412186 |
About HMS Defender
HMS Defender is the fifth of the Type 45 or Daring-class air-defence destroyers built for the Royal Navy. She is the eighth ship to bear the name. Construction of Defender began in 2006, and she was launched in 2009.
Royal Navy F-35 pilot tells of ejecting seconds before crash
... F-35s are also put on standby when another ship from the carrier strike group, Hms Defender, In the South China Sea, HMS Queen Elizabeth engages in a game of cat and mouse with the Chinese Navy...
HMS Queen Elizabeth returns to Portsmouth minus £100m fighter jet
... Hms Defender and HMS Diamond also returned from the 26,000 mile round trip...
Iran attack: PM Soleimani, the British blood that had been in the hands of'
... we do what We can, to the protection of the British interests in the region, with Hms Defender and HMS Montrose, which is in an advanced state of readiness for the protection of shipping in the Gulf...
Qasem Soleimani: Let British troops stay in Iraq, Britain is pressing
... Meanwhile, a British frigate, and destroyer - HMS Montrose and Hms Defender, at the beginning accompanying the UK-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf, where a tanker was seized by Iran last July...
Qasem Soleimani: PM don't cry' Iranian general's death
... to start, in the Meantime, HMS Montrose and Hms Defender escorts a UK-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf, where a tanker was seized by Iran last July...
Qasem Soleimani: Raab calls on Iran to take the diplomatic route in the midst of the tensions
... Ms Thornberry accused the government of doing too little, too late HMS Montrose and Hms Defender escorted UK-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz...
Qasem Soleimani: Foreign Office hardens Iran and Iraq travel advice
... Minister of defense, Ben Wallace said, HMS Montrose and Hms Defender escorted UK-flagged vessels through the Strait of Hormuz, between July and November, according to Iran...
Thousands of UK troops to spend Christmas overseas
... The Royal Navy will have 14 ships at sea on Christmas Day, including Hms Defender, which was used to...
Thousands of UK troops to spend Christmas overseas
Around 11,000 troops are serving on operations in countries including Iraq and Afghanistan
Thousands of UK troops will spend Christmas away from home in More Than 30 countries this year.
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace praised the "selflessness" of The Armed forces personnel and their families.
Around 11,000 Army, Royal Navy and Royal Air Force personnel are serving on 35 overseas operations in countries including Iraq and Afghanistan.
The troops have already begun sending messages to loved ones, the Ministry of Defence said.
More Than 1,000 personnel are stationed in the Falkland Islands in The South Atlantic, while in The Caribbean the Air Force remains on alert over The Hurricane season, the MoD added.
The Royal Navy will have 14 ships at sea on Christmas Day , including Hms Defender , which was used to.
"Over the festive period we should all take a moment to be grateful for the selflessness of our armed forces personnel and their families," Mr Wallace said.
"This Christmas , like any other day, our servicemen and women will be displaying their unique professionalism around The World and at home. "
Mr Wallace, who was an officer in the Scots Guards before entering politics, said he knew what it was like to work away from home over Christmas and New Year .
Meanwhile, the MoD has donated More Than 14,000 unused ration packs to food waste charity FareShare, which will distribute the packages to charities running homeless outreach programmes in London over the Christmas period.
The packages do not need to be refrigerated and include ingredients for breakfasts, lunches and dinners such as porridge, sausages, pasta and Baked Beans .
On Thursday, the defence secretary confirmed that there was a
The Armed forces were given an Extra £2. 2bn in September's spending review when the chancellor announced a 2. 6% increase in defence funding in 2020-21.
But a defence spending squeeze between 2010 and 2015 has prompted questions about whether the UK is equipped to meet future security threats.
In February, The House of Commons' spending watchdog reported.
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Source of news: bbc.com
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