Today’s defence related news includes coverage of HMS Daring setting sail from Portsmouth to the Gulf to support the military campaign against Daesh and a report about military charities being accused of exaggerating the problem of PTSD among veterans to raise money.
HMS DARING
ITV’s Good Morning Britain reports that Britain’s most advanced warship set sail for the Persian Gulf today to support the military campaign against Daesh. The Type 45 destroyer HMS Daring and her 190-strong crew sailed from Portsmouth to use her sophisticated radar and missile systems to protect US aircraft carriers as they strike at terrorists in Iraq and Syria.
Her mission will also include providing vital information to the coalition’s Combined Air Operations Centre in Al Udeid, Qatar, as well as patrolling some of the world’s busiest shipping lanes. The nine-month deployment follows on from that of her sister ship HMS Defender, which carried out a similar role earlier this year.
Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said:
All three armed services are making a vital contribution to defeating Daesh. RAF aircraft are hitting the terrorists daily on the ground; the Army is providing counter explosives training to Iraq troops; the Royal Navy helps protect coalition carriers in the Gulf as they launch strikes.
With the biggest defence budget in Europe and the second biggest in NATO our Armed Forces are making a real difference around the world.
Find out more information about Daring’s deployment here
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