The future UK MCMV support ship.



https://www.navylookout.com/uk-purchase ... ance-ship/

So not the Normand Jarl.

Meet the future RFA Proteus



https://www.navylookout.com/uk-purchase ... ance-ship/

13 refurbs and three new-build. Most of refurb work to be done in Canada. New-builds from Yeovil will keep the line staggering on for a short while.

It sometimes amazes what people think is an official source. Think Defence is an interesting website that's produced some great long-reads.

But it's a bloke in Stoke-on-Trent.

So for me thinking on it over night the key is the need for a new MHPC class this will have two benefits 1 ) they will allow type 32 & 83 to be pushed back around 4 to 5 years allowing us to get them right 2 ) they will be better suited to the global deployment of all types of unmanned UAV's , ...

I think all those folks that are clamoring for TLAM to be added to an overgrown OPV need to do a bit of research on how the UK has used TLAMs in the past and ask themselves why that was so. Might also check how many TLAMs the UK has or had. Simple - no other launch vessels available. You're only go...

I think all those folks that are clamoring for TLAM to be added to an overgrown OPV need to do a bit of research on how the UK has used TLAMs in the past and ask themselves why that was so. Might also check how many TLAMs the UK has or had. Simple - no other launch vessels available. You're only go...

So, plans for Type 32 withdrawn because of unaffordability (p20). They're either going to get dropped entirely or cost significantly more than originally thought which means something else has to give. Seeing as they were both last-minute inserts in the last SDR when we had a lying buffoon as a PM i...

So concentrating on Land Attack Missiles, I would be interested to see some comparisions between Tomahawk and NSM. We know that Tomahawk is a dedicated Land Attack Missile whilst I beleive that NSM has SOME use as a Land Attack Missile. But I suspect NSM will be cheapr and shorter ranged, probably ...

NSM initial operating capability in "a little over" 12 months. https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/KONGSBERG-GRUPPEN-ASA-1413189/news/UNITED-KINGDOM-s-ROYAL-NAVY-SELECTS-KONGSBERG-S-NAVAL-STRIKE-MISSILE-42395846/ UK and Norwegian authorities have today announced that they have agree...

Isn't the core FREMM still there. Yes, there have been major changes to the design but wasn't it designed so that the vessel could be radically altered whilst retaining its core. Yes, the USN's Constellation is a far greater alteration than the differences between the Italian and French FREMM. It i...

If Putin survives this he's going to be in full-on hybrid/unconventional mode. And his most credible military assets - the submarine service - have hardly been used in Ukraine.

We're really going to need MROSS.

I think it’s a given that the two MROSS will replace the remaining Echo and HMS Scott. The later has the ability to operate in Ice but is not an ice breaker. Given however that the Artic is going to be a region of increased interest, perhaps another commercial conversion like HMS Protector would be...

Excellent news for the Navy and for BMT. A lot less than excellent for UK shipbuilding. Perpetuates the failing strategy of penny packet investments spread across too many yards so none ever get to be globally competitive. 77 million spent in Belfast will do diddly squat in terms of attracting futu...

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This is normal complement for a full sqn deployment i don’t know why it’s an issue.
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Because the carrier is designed to be able to take several squadrons. Sorry but the “aircraft carrier with no aircraft” thing is sounding truer as time passes.

The point I'm trying to make is that it is a loss of £250m to the UK shipbuilding industry whether you liked the concept of a flagship/yacht in the first place. It would have been good experience for H&W or CL to keep their skills up pending later work. It's really not a loss. Much better idea ...

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/plans-new-national-flagship-royal-britannia-scrapped-defence-sec-confirms/ Mr Wallace told MPs he was prioritising the procurement of the multi-role ocean surveillance ship (MROSS) instead of the flagship. "In the face of the Russian illegal and unprovoked invasion of...

Woo-bloody-hoo

First of eight blocks in position in the build hall. Gives no clue about how advanced construction of the other blocks is.

https://www.navaltoday.com/2022/10/18/u ... milestone/

Just skip to the final paragraph - that's the only one that matters.

https://www.navylookout.com/protecting-seabed-infrastructure-uk-multi-role-ocean-surveillance-ship-to-be-in-service-by-2023/ Great Article and informative movie, very informative. I strongly recommend to watch though it. Great technlogy, it is. https://youtu.be/fqoGLuCup3g You were saying? https://...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022/10/04/ben-wallace-buy-seabed-warfare-ship-now-underwater-surveillance/ Ben Wallace to buy seabed warfare ship 'now' for underwater surveillance Modified warship to counter increased Russian threat after sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipeline, Defence Secretary...

Possibly the single most important capability gap we have. And reverting back to the original plan for two as well?

Replacing the four five with a 57mm on the T45s will cost money. As long as there enough ammunition stocks I can see the T45s staying as they are. With CAMM and Phalanx what is the need for the 'smarter' 57mm rounds? What’s the effective range of Phalanx? 1nm? Maybe less. Far too close for comfort.