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Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire
Work on flood defences are progressing well at this Calder Valley location. The new Russell Dean store is also making good progress.
Courtesy Roger Bates
Fighters from the Royal Air Force flew alongside their counterparts of the Indian Air Force last month. The joint flying Exercises were conducted in Indian airspace to hone interoperability. The UK and India continue to work together as natural partners. Photo courtesy: Indian Air Force. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/UKinIndia
The Anzac class (also identified as the ANZAC class and the MEKO 200 ANZ type) is a ship class of ten frigates; eight operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and two operated by the Royal New Zealand Navy (RNZN). During the 1980s, the RAN began plans to replace the River-class destroyer escorts with a mid-capability patrol frigate, and settled on the idea of modifying a proven foreign design for Australian conditions. Around the same time, the RNZN was seeking to replace their Leander-class frigates while maintaining blue-water capabilities. A souring of relations between New Zealand and the United States of America in relation to New Zealand's nuclear-free zone and the ANZUS security treaty prompted New Zealand to seek improved ties with other nations, particularly Australia. As both nations were seeking warships of similar capabilities, the decision was made in 1987 to collaborate on their acquisition. The project name (and later, the class name) is taken from the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps of the First World War.
Twelve ship designs (including an airship) were tendered in 1986. By 1989, the project had selected a proposal by Germany's Blohm + Voss, based on their MEKO 200 design, to be built in Australia by AMECON at Williamstown, Victoria. The modular design of the frigates allowed sections to be constructed at Whangarei, New Zealand and Newcastle, New South Wales in addition to Williamstown. The RAN ordered eight ships, while the RNZN ordered two and had the option to add two more. The frigate acquisition was controversial and widely opposed in New Zealand, and as a result, the additional ships were not ordered.
In 1992, work started on the frigates; 3,600-tonne (3,500-long-ton) ships capable of a 27-knot (50 km/h; 31 mph) top speed, and a range of 6,000 nautical miles (11,000 km; 6,900 mi) at 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph). The armament initially consisted of a single 5-inch gun and a point-defence missile system, supported by a missile-armed helicopter. In addition, the ships were fitted for but not with a torpedo system, anti-ship missiles, and a close-in weapons system. The last ship of the class entered service in 2006; by this point, the RAN and RNZN had embarked on separate projects to improve the frigates' capabilities by fitting the additional weapons, along with updates to other systems and equipment.
Since entering service, Anzac-class frigates have made multiple deployments outside local waters, including involvement in the INTERFET multi-national deployment to East Timor, and multiple operational periods in the Persian Gulf. As of 2014, all ten ships are in service. The RAN intends to start replacing theirs in 2024, while the RNZN ships will remain active until around 2030.
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French Defence minister Michele Alliot-Marie (4thL) attends a press conference with her counterparts of the "5+5" initiative after a meeting, 11 December 2006 in Paris. (FromL) Tunisian Defence minister Kamel Morjane, Malta Secretary of State Anthony Abela, Morocco's minister of Defense Abederrahmane Sbai, Mauritanian Defence minister Abederrahmane Dia El Hadj, Libyan general in charge of Defence relations Ahmed Mahmoud Ali Al Zwai and Algerian Defence secretary of state Ahmed Senhadji. AFP PHOTO JACK GUEZ..(Photo credit should read JACK GUEZ/AFP/Getty Images)
Martin Demechelis and Aleksandar Kolarov marshal the defence after clearing the ball for a throw in.
Successfully test fire of Brahmos supersonic land attack cruise missile took place at Pokhran in Jaisalmer district of Rajasthan .
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The first section of new flood defences for Redcar being craned into place as part of a £30m seafront scheme. Picture by Tom Banks 11-05-11
The Isle-of-Sheppey sea defences protecting the largest town on the
island - Sheerness. The chimney behind is actually on the neighbouring
Isle-of-Grain and is part of the oil fired Grain Power Station.
Israeli soldiers conducting search missions during the search for three missing teenagers June 16, 2014 in Halhul, West Bank. Israeli soldiers have so far detained more than 150 suspects in the search for three teenagers who went missing in Jewish settlements in the West Bank late last week.
Photos: Ilia Yefimovich
La Défence è il quartiere di Parigi più ricco di attività commerciali,
La Défense is a major business district for the city of Paris.
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