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Former British Defense Secretary calls Royal Navy’s submarine name change ‘woke nonsense’
Grant Shapps, a former Conservative member of the U.K.’s Parliament and Defense Secretary, called a recent submarine name change by the Royal Navy “woke nonsense” to avoid offending the French.
Navy submarine name change is woke nonsense, says Shapps
HMS Agincourt has been renamed Achilles amid reports the defence ministry did not want to offend France.
Renaming of submarine Agincourt ‘woke nonsense’, says ex-defence secretary
A decision to rename nuclear-powered submarine HMS Agincourt is “woke nonsense”, a former defence secretary said. The Astute-class attack submarine, which is still under construction, was due to be named in honour of Henry V’s 1415 victory over the French.
'Woke nonsense!' Navy chiefs to rename submarine HMS Agincourt to avoid offending the French
Defence Secretary John Healey is seeking the King's approval to rename HMS Agincourt to HMS Achilles, in a move that has sparked controversy over concerns about offending the French. The decision to rebrand the under-construction hunter-killer submarine represents a significant U-turn in naval policy.
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World’s first submarine with anti-aircraft missiles could be developed in Germany
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King Charles overrules late Queen Elizabeth to rename £1.5bn HMS Agincourt submarine
King Charles stepped in to overturn the £1.5billion submarine's original name, which had been given the green light by Queen ...
The National Interest
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The Royal Navy’s Final Astute-class Submarine Is Being Renamed—And Britons Aren’t Happy
There will be no quotes from William Shakespeare’s play Henry V used as the motto for the Royal Navy’s seventh and final Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarine. The boat, which is now under ...
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A British submarine secretly tracking a Russian spy ship hanging around undersea cables surfaced nearby to send a message, UK says
The UK authorized the British submarine to surface closely to the Russian vessel to warn it off, British defense secretary ...
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US Submarine Awarded for National Security Missions in 'Hostile' Waters
The "Michigan" deployed "superb operational planning and risk management during the completion of three highly successful ...
GovCon Wire
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Lockheed Receives $1B Navy Contract for Anti-Submarine Warfare Tech Development
Learn more about a U.S. Navy IDIQ contract awarded to Lockheed to support the development and production of AN/SQQ-89A(V)15 ...
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‘Woke nonsense’: Grant Shapps hits out at submarine’s new name
The decision to rename the nuclear-powered submarine HMS Agincourt is “woke nonsense”, a former defence secretary has claimed ...
The Local
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UK govt accused of renaming submarine to avoid offending France
Former UK defence ministers claimed on Monday that a decision by Britain's Royal Navy to rename a nuclear-powered submarine ...
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Royal Navy Nuclear Submarine Surfaced Next To Russian Spy Ship To Send A Clear Message
The United Kingdom has confirmed that one of its Royal Navy nuclear-powered submarines surfaced close to the Yantar, a ...
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U.K. signs £9 billion nuclear submarine deal with Rolls Royce—in move to boost national security and create thousands of jobs
Labour has put growing the U.K. economy at the forefront of its plans since returning to power in July—but has yet to deliver ...
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