Royal Marines in Brazil

[RoyalGreenJacket]

A Royal Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan has led a series of beach assault exercises with his Brazilian counterparts off the coast of Rio de Janeiro - the first time on this scale.


Royal Marines and Brazilian Marines
landing on a beach in Brazil

Lieutenant Colonel Neil Wraith oversaw the dynamic drills that involved hundreds of Brazilian Marines and Royal Marines from the Royal Navy's amphibious helicopter carrier HMS Ocean fast roping from helicopters and using landing craft.

In just a few days the Brazilian Marines and naval pilots were trained in how to carry out amphibious drills with their British counterparts, including flying helicopters to a small island near Rio and going ashore using landing craft.

Once on the island, both British and Brazilian personnel shared their experiences - the British told of work in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Brazilians of providing security in Haiti.

Read more here: www.mod.uk/...

[Buck]

he looks like a fightey kinda chap

[Lordinajamjar]

It must have something to do with this:

Sept 14/10: Britain and Brazil sign a Defence Cooperation Agreement, which includes an “assured warship procurement package” of BAE Systems’ Type 26/GCS frigates and its 90m blue-water Ocean Patrol Vessels. If Brazil joins early, they can even influence the Type 26/27’s design. BAE Systems’ Managing Director for the West, Dean McCumiskey:

“This [package] is based on proven and versatile ship designs and includes an invitation to become an international partner in our new Global Combat Ship programme. If BAE Systems is selected to support Brazil’s ambitious naval re-equipment programme, the ships we develop will be built at a partner shipyard in Brazil, with maximum content sourced from the wider Brazilian industry.”

The opportunity to provide maintenance etc. for the ships’ 20-30 year lifespan might be even more significant than the order itself. BAE can expect competition from DCNS’ FREMM frigates first and foremost, as well as other contenders like the Dutch Sigma family. The fact that all of Brazil’s current frigates are British designs (6 Niteroi Class, 3 Type 22) may work in BAE’s favor.

[RoyalGreenJacket]

you are probably right LordJJ - plenty of back scratching to be done at all levels on trips like this.

we train a few Marines, they buy a few ships - sweet.