This is the inevitable impact of the hollowing out over the last decade. Headline “capabilities” retained. Unglamorous essentials cut. Tory “investment”.
Reposted from Shashank Joshi
"In January last year HMS Diamond, a Royal Navy destroyer, patrolled the Red Sea helping to defend against attacks from the Houthis. But to do so, it was entirely dependent on a US supply ship for food, fuel and ammunition..." www.thetimes.com/uk/defence/a...

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