FWIW a poster's comment on Artisan caught my eye on a War Zone article " San Antonio Class Looks Very Different After Shedding Its Stealthy Masts", not very complimentary to Artisan due its high beamwidth at longer ranges. Patrick Chase 9 hours ago This seems a little misleading: Even the...

FWIW a poster's comment on Artisan caught my eye on a War Zone article " San Antonio Class Looks Very Different After Shedding Its Stealthy Masts", not very complimentary to Artisan due its high beamwidth at longer ranges. Patrick Chase 9 hours ago This seems a little misleading: Even the...

FWIW a poster's comment on Artisan caught my eye on a War Zone article " San Antonio Class Looks Very Different After Shedding Its Stealthy Masts", not very complimentary to Artisan due its high beamwidth at longer ranges. Patrick Chase 9 hours ago This seems a little misleading: Even the ...

Known RAF anti-houti Operation so far: tyhoon sorties: 12 Voyager sorties: 6 External fuel pod sorties: 24 Meteor sorties: 12 ASRAAM sorties: 24 Paveway 4's despenced: 48. What would appear is that for a fully loaded Typhon a 2,000 mile radius bombing mission requires one Voyager per two Typhons, p...

The following report Feb 1st by Defence Industry Europe saying that Eurosam contract specifically covers both the production of Aster 30 B1 ground and Aster 30 B1NT ground and naval missiles for Italy, it also mentions procurement of additional equipment for the United Kingdom for the Mid-Life Updat...

I'm confused as understood from the Eurosam PR July 2021 the RN was going to update its Aster 30 Block 0 (Navy) to Block 1NT (new tech) with its new gen higher waveband Ka seeker, improved weapon controller and capable of dealing with ballistic missiles with separable warheads extending its capabili...

Re above Naval News 1st Feb write up on the keel laying of the first approx 7,000t Miecznik (Swordfish) the Polish variant of the Arrowhead 140/T31 design. As mentioned CAMM will be installed on board with a quadpacking solution in Lockheed Martin’s Mk41 VLS (with ExLS Host) enabling a high load-out...

CNN 1st Feb has reported a Burke destroyer USS Gravely had a close call and to use its last ditch defence system Phalanx, implies the Houthi missile penetrated Burkes missile defence system, ESSM and SM-2's (most likely with an Iranian knock-off of an old Chinese C801). A reminder that missile defen...

Naval News reporting SEA have won a £15 million Canadian contract for LWT launchers and assuming its for the CSC(T26) frigate, understand the RN T26 does not fit a LWT launcher.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... to-canada/

The Constellations are the USN's Type 26. Their Type 31 equivalents are being withdrawn from service and will be scrapped or sold off cheap decades before planned. The FREMM before Gibb and Cox have spoilt them for American consumption aren't as good as T26 at ASW. Would you explain your thinking a...

DE&S awards contract to fit next-generation modular armour on Challenger 3. https://des.mod.uk/des-awards-contract-to-fit-next-generation-modular-armour-on-challenger-3/ Reported that Challenger 2 with its Chobham-Dorchester armour weighed 75 tonnes. In May 2021 it was said the Challenger 3 wit...

Think the battle experience in Ukraine has shown that the use of the 1980's sub-sonic Tomahawk against a peer enemy would be of very limited effectiveness. Genuine question. How is the Tomahawk in 2020s improved in survivability? Airframe speed and maneuverbility may not see big change, but its con...

Think the battle experience in Ukraine has shown that the use of the 1980's sub-sonic Tomahawk against a peer enemy would be of very limited effectiveness. Genuine question. How is the Tomahawk in 2020s improved in survivability? Airframe speed and maneuverbility may not see big change, but its con...

Think the battle experience in Ukraine has shown that the use of the 1980's sub-sonic Tomahawk against a peer enemy would be of very limited effectiveness. The first Ukrainian battery of IRIS –T shot down all the 60 targets aimed at including the Russian Kalibr's, the Russian Tomahawk, can see no re...

Bongodog wrote: ↑27 Jan 2024, 18:38
T45 hulls should have ample life remaining, they haven't exactly been hard worked.

The hulls may have ample life remaining but some of the kit will be near 40 years old.

inch wrote: ↑23 Jan 2024, 17:37 Could we interest you in some type26 Norway?,tick alot of boxes i think, should be up and running by the time you make a choice to evaluate,whether UK ASW version or an AUSTRALIAN or CANADIAN version

Another option mentioned is the new Damen 6,500t Dutch/Belgium ASW frigate, sure will be others.

The destroyers would absolutely benefit from a modern, smaller and more usable gun. What modern, smaller and more modern gun are you thinking of. As explained in T31 post 12th December the Bofors 57mm has only a fraction of the firepower of the 1946 Vickers 3" Mk.6, with 50 and 70 caliber barr...

The destroyers would absolutely benefit from a modern, smaller and more usable gun. What modern, smaller and more modern gun are you thinking of. As explained in T31 post 12th December the Bofors 57mm has only a fraction of the firepower of the 1946 Vickers 3" Mk.6, with 50 and 70 caliber barr...

Nice pics. The USN with their Burkes have over the years have increased the hull plating thickness, with the Flight IIA the lower hull plating thickness was increased over 3/4 the hull length amidships, though have not seen the rationale and with the Flight III they widened the stern above the water...

If my memory not playing me false from what little i can remember of my structural engineering classes the size/thickness of the plating can add substantial strength to a structure.

EDR have made a translation of the annex to the contract related to the design and delivery of the three Polish Miecznik class multi-role frigates, what caught my eye is in the basic unit data there is mention of additional plating, anyone know why the additional plating required? PS Fincantieri as ...

EDR magazine December 14, 2023 – The Budget Committee of the German Bundestag has approved the purchase of new missiles for various weapon systems. Eurofighter armament: Meteor is to receive an update In order to maintain superiority in air combat into the 2040s, the Bundeswehr can also commission s...

Boxing Day US Central Command reporting on X the USS LABOON (DDG 58) and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower shot down twelve one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles, and two land attack cruise missiles in the Southern Red Sea that were fired by the Houthis. What is surprising...

British Army conducts tests to provide new transmission for Challenger 3 tank. https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_october_2023_global_security_army_industry/british_army_conducts_tests_on_challenger_2_mbt_for_upcoming_upgrades.html Any thoughts as to why new transmission is a state secret.

FT recently reported MOD buying Japanese L15 155 mm HE shells to replace Army stock shipped to Ukraine, BAE has a production capacity shortfall to meet current high demand, mention MOD has also been buying L15 from Rheinmetall, BAE funded by MoD with £410 million July contract including funding for ...