Nor can you

Probably the operatives have dry suits which in transit are connected to the craft for heating either electrical or hot water.

The RMs have been using mini subs since the WW2. So I think they’ve got a pretty good idea how to stay warm operating in cold environments.

you get wet.

Wow.

Due to the size of said vehicle. Most missions in hostile areas would see it being dropped by parachute out of a plane. And once it hits the water it will most likely instantly drop below the waves. After the mission is complete it might have a way to sail back. Or in the future solar panels are installed so battery power can allow it to sneak back to base or to a waiting submarine with minimal noise.

And?

@@M25warrior and nothing, its not a new concept but buy British when possible right?

defo wouldn't be surprised if they already got something like that

It’s dry on the surface, wet below. Crew could wear dry suits, I have no idea if this is suitable for very cold waters.

@@StillAliveAndKicking_ normal they wear part of their gear under the dry suits although not fx parka's..... That helps keep warm in the water although that's limited.Other thing is is that dry suits aren't suited for artic surface weather. There migh be a solution to that but I don't know it. Seen divers wear parka's over their suit but that doesn't work if you need to go down below at speed (and stow the parka because wet it's useless). But like I said rather it not being me e ven if there is a working solution

The MoD will find a way of screwing it up. I'm sure the thing will end up more expensive than a submarine.

Not really, if anything their boats are a ripoff of the SOE developed Folbot, sleeping beauty and several other semi submersibles they worked on.

Yep. Got to find the money to fund other country's eco projects somewhere.

If money is your issue here, then Labour could start by scrapping the £11bn foreign nation green energy assistance package being pushed through by Miliband. The 'new' British energy company is also a joke as so much taxpayer capital is being put/thrown down to sweeten the deal that any thought of value for money was strangled at conception. A project that can't be allowed to fail, and never will because they'll happily freeze pensioners in winter to pay for it. Yes, 1 or 2 didn't need it anyway pity the other 98/100 that did.... 2nd point: If the manufacturers of the RN's helicopters could meet Army requirements, don't you think they'd have bid for the contract?

Yes it does resemble Stringfellow Hawks mount 😊

Fat chance of that - all our political parties are only interested in what’s in it for their personal gain - our country is corrupt and rotten to its miserable core.

Fat chance of that, all our corrupt politicians are interested in is what they can get out of it for themselves. Our country is run by self serving politicians and civil servants.

You believe, you don’t know.

@@user-wf5co6ct7l Yes absolutely. Of course, I don’t know for sure as I am not a politician working in Westminster, but it is just my own personal opinion on the conduct of this current Starmer led Government, as it stands to date. Cheers.