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Portuguese went again for a general election that would not change anything. In the end it changed a lot. First the reason for the election: The minority Government Social Democrats leader has a compliance company that handed over to his own family to manage after he got PM. Journalists out of nowhere picked him. In the end thy dragged the issue for weeks but never accused him of anything illegal, just that the appearance of it was bad. The PM forced the issue and a vote of confidence in parliament which he know that would probably fail. "Experts" thought that nothing would change much...but... PM party Social Democrats got a small hike in vote to 32% so were not punished. The mains opposition Socialists collapsed and lost 400K votes - the most important Portuguese party, the party that sees itself as owning the regime - our constitutions stills says we are going to be Socialists- for first time will not be the 1st or 2nd force in Parliament. At moment tied in 2nd place with right party Chega(Enough) called extreme right by journalists, will most probably get more representatives by the emigration circle that vote Chega mostly. 2 other significant milestones: For first time Social Democrats and Socialists are unable to change the Constitution, they now lack 2/3 of votes. For first time parties not on the left - Social Democrats are considered center right can change the Constitution, with Chega and Liberal Initiative (Libertarians).

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/britain-and-germany-to-build-2000km-range-strike-missiles/

That OSINT text is interesting And another question what made Pakistan act strongly this time?

Based, but guidance completely different, CAMM have a radar head , ASRAAM have a IR head.

With 1 second turn can't get much range, that is another issue with rotating dishes, it has also less elements albeit should be better in ECM - if not power related - . Norway already have AW-101 but not in ASW model.

There is no hyperbole whatsoever. I am European and read several euro newspapers.

Well Western Europe was not only strategically unreliable but antagonist, you cannot have an alliance with a country when you despise half its population.

Thanks i will look into it.

The SPY-1F is permanent seeing. The destroyer variant is still in use in AB's The radar, CMS etc in T26 is not operable with USA SAM missiles for MK41, all that would need to be integrated and basically will be a waste with that radar. It just do not make sense. Note that T26 will come with MK41 and no missile for it. The anti ship missile is still being developed. I don't think British will sell CAMM-ER since is mostly build in Italy. You are correct, i was assuming since was being said that radar was in Type 23 it was from that frigate time. It was installed in 2010. Nevertheless the next T31 will have Thales NS110 also a rotating dish, the Polish will have in their T31 a much better set with fixed arrays. The main reason for fixed arrays in ships was 360º coverage. There were naval rotating dishes with 400-500km range.

Your nice little RN frigate T26 has 8000t displacement. You cannot have a major combatant not be able to hit a drone 50km distance lobbing missiles. Seems so.

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/security/incidents/accidents/spanish-shipbuilder-sued-over-2018-warship-sinking-off-norway

Greece looking at it. https://www.onalert.gr/eksoplismoi/favori-kai-entos-mpae-to-c-390-millenium-os-to-epomeno-metaforiko-aeroskafos-tis-polemikis-aeroporias/620504/

Not enough number of hits to show the questionable choice of only 1 propeller.

Things changed. It is only the RN frigates that have no AAW. French( realised their mistake and now the smaller FDI will have Aster 30, Italians (all FREMM have Aster 30 since start) , USN, pretty much everyone have put +50-150km range SAM's in theirs. The Constellation it is a better ship. The equivalent T26 is the Canadian one.