HMS York D98 British Warship

United Kingdom Destroyer HMS York D98
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HMS York is a Batch III Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. Launched on 20 June 1982 at Wallsend, Tyne and Wear and sponsored by Lady Gosling, HMS York was the last Type 42 built. The ship's crest is the White Rose of York, and the "red cross with lions passant" funnel badge is derived from the coat of arms of the City of York.

As of February 2010, the Destroyer HMS York and the auxiliary RFA Wave Ruler are deployed in the Falkland Islands coinciding with a period of increased tensions between the United Kingdom and Argentina over the formers plans to begin drilling for oil in the seas surrounding the islands.

It has been reported that the British warship HMS York was recently involved in a incident with an Argentinian corvette in the Falkland islands, prompting worries of a further escalation of tensions between Argentina and the United Kingdom.

HMS York es un destructor Tipo 42 Lote III de la Royal Navy. Lanzada el 20 de junio de 1982 en Wallsend, Tyne and Wear y patrocinado por Lady Gosling, HMS York fue el último tipo 42 construido. La cresta de la nave es la Rosa Blanca de York, y la "cruz roja con los leones al paso" embudo se deriva de la insignia del escudo de armas de la ciudad de York.

En febrero de 2010, el destructor HMS York y el auxiliar RFA Wave Ruler están desplegados en las Islas Malvinas, coincidiendo con un período de aumento de las tensiones entre el Reino Unido y Argentina por los planes anteriores para comenzar la extracción de petróleo en los mares que rodean las islas.

Se ha informado de que el buque de guerra británico HMS York fue involucrado recientemente en un incidente con una corbeta argentino en las islas Malvinas, lo que provocó temores de una mayor escalada de las tensiones entre la Argentina y el Reino Unido.

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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a fifth-generation, single-seat, single-engine stealth multirole fighter, that can perform close air support, tactical bombing, and air defense missions.

The F-35 has three different models; one is a conventional takeoff and landing variant, the second is a short takeoff and vertical-landing variant, and the third is a carrier-based variant.

The F-35 is descended from the X-35, the product of the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program.

Its development is being principally funded by the United States and the United Kingdom, with other partner governments providing additional funding.

It is being designed and built by an aerospace industry team led by Lockheed Martin with Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems as major partners. Demonstrator aircraft flew in 2000, with the first flight on 15 December 2006.

The intention of this new aircraft is to replace the the world's only production line vertical take of and landing aircraft. legendary British Harrier Jet, a relic of the cold war and veteran of the 1982 Falklands war.

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