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Britain to buy 64 US Tomahawk Cruise Missiles
Topic Started: Apr 22 2004, 12:37 PM (604 Views)
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04/20/04

Britain will buy 64 US-made Tomahawk missiles for use on Royal Navy submarines for a total 70 million pounds (105 million euros / 125 million dollars), the Ministry of Defence said Wednesday.

Under Secretary of State and Minister for Defence Procurement Lord Bach said the cruise missiles would be fitted with non-nuclear warheads.

Some British submarines already boast first-generation Tomahawks.

The new TLAM/Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles can be fired from the seven Trafalgar class nuclear attack submarines (SNA) which are already in service, said Bach.

They will also be fitted onto future Astute class SNAs once they are operational.

The Tomahawks are made by the Massachusetts-based Raytheon company, a world leader in developing defence technologies.

British submarines have fired Tomahawk missiles during conflicts in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq

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U.K. to buy Tomahawk missiles From Raytheon For $124 million


The Associated Press
4/21/04 10:29 AM


LONDON (Dow Jones/AP) -- The British Ministry of Defense said Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with the U.S. government to buy 64 Block IV Tomahawk cruise missiles from Raytheon Co. for more than $124 million.

The conventionally armed missiles will be capable of being fired from the Royal Navy's Trafalgar Class submarines as well as the new Astute attack submarines when they enter service. Unlike existing Tomahawks in the U.K. arsenal, the new Block IV models can be retargeted while in flight, according to the Ministry of Defense.

The missiles will be made by Waltham, Mass.-based Raytheon in the U.S. and supplied to the U.K. under the terms of a foreign military sales agreement with Washington. Raytheon's plant at Glenthroes, Scotland, will make some of the missile electronics.

Some upgrade work will be required to the British submarine fleet to enable the vessels to fire the new missile.

The British armed forces have used Tomahawk cruise missiles extensively in operations in Kosovo, Afghanistan and Iraq.

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thats great, its high time the brits start upgrading their defences, i was apaled when i read about the size of teh british military, thats unaceptable,
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thats great, its high time the brits start upgrading their defences, i was apaled when i read about the size of teh british military, thats unaceptable,


I'm not sure what you read, but the British military is pretty large dude and well armed...some highlights include:

  • 5 Army Divisions
  • An air assault brigade (one of few in the world)
  • The 3rd Commando Brigade (Royal Marines)
  • Challenger II Main Battle Tank
  • Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle
  • 3 VTOL Carriers
  • 3 Helicopter/Assault Carriers
  • 2 "proper carriers" (to enter service in a few years)
  • Vanguard Class SSBN Ballistic Submarines
  • Swiftsure Class SSN Submarines
  • Trafalgar Class SSN Submarines
  • Type 23 Frigates
  • Tornado Fighters
  • Apache Gunships
  • C-17 Globemasters
While not as large as the U.S. military, I personally wouldn't want to go to war with Britain.
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Does UK have nuclear weapons?
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They sure do, the last report I read had them down for having 185 nukes.
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The nuclear warheads of nations (As far as I remember)

1. US- 10,00+
2. Russia- same here
3. China- about 600
4. France- 400
5. UK-190
6. India- 70
7. Pakistan- 12

Correct me if I am wrong.

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wow that is scary.

the earth's gonna blow up if a nuke war starts.
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In fact, Russia and US each have enough nukes to blow up the world completely.

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The nuclear warheads of nations (As far as I remember)

1. US- 10,00+
2. Russia- same here
3. China- about 600
4. France- 400
5. UK-190
6. India- 70
7. Pakistan- 12

Correct me if I am wrong.

I believe the UK have around 400/500 Nuclear warheads.
[size=1]<span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>England Expects[/size] that every man will do his duty.</span></span>
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The U.K. has had less than 200 nuclear weapons since the end of the cold war. I read 185, RBTiger says 190, either number is fine by me. But 400-500, no.
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Yes. France has the third most number of nukes in this world-400.

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The U.K. has had less than 200 nuclear weapons since the end of the cold war. I read 185, RBTiger says 190, either number is fine by me. But 400-500, no.



Just quoting what I've heard elsewhere

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/DisplayAnsw..._id=15&index=10

"Great Britain has an arsenal of 380 with a range of 7,500 miles"
[size=1]<span style='font-size:8pt;line-height:100%'><span style='font-size:14pt;line-height:100%'>England Expects[/size] that every man will do his duty.</span></span>
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Those were just personal opinions, no one knows for sure, I guarantee yo. Except the President of course.

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Britain doesn't have a President. They're got a Prime Minister ;-)
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Well,yes, and even in India the PM is the most important man, with the Prez as a nice puppet.

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Ah the joys of soverignty! I don't think I would like a pure Presidential political system like the US. Ok, there is the Senate but I still am more happy with the various houses (of commons and of lords) and the Queen as a backup to determine the best actions for the country. (I am probably completely wrong about the political system in the US so heck ignore the above)

But, yes the UK used to have more Nukes with deployment of them being given to the RAF but later the responsibility was handed over to the Royal Navy and now I think that our nukes can only be fired from the Trafalgar class subs. We have no silos or ICBMs so we have to rely on deploying the subs or hope that they will be in place if a nuclear war were to break out. Still we do have one of the only nuclear reprocessing plants in the world (Sellafield)(at least in europe) so we have a nice supply in case we want more!
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But, yes the UK used to have more Nukes with deployment of them being given to the RAF but later the responsibility was handed over to the Royal Navy and now I think that our nukes can only be fired from the Trafalgar class subs. We have no silos or ICBMs so we have to rely on deploying the subs or hope that they will be in place if a nuclear war were to break out. Still we do have one of the only nuclear reprocessing plants in the world (Sellafield)(at least in europe) so we have a nice supply in case we want more!



Which is why i'm such a fan of the British Military. Yes they're not the largest in the world, however they have the equipment to do some serious damage, and if the shit hits the fan they have the ability to pump out additional equipment in no time.
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Glad US and Russia are planning to reduce their numbers of Nukes to 2,000.
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They are?

Sounds funny. I don't quite know how they will manage it.

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