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- 07 Sep 2023, 19:34
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1500992
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
While CAMM-MR does look good it is lagging behind its main competitors in a few areas - SM- 2 Range - 170km Altitude - >25k ft Speed - Mach 3.5 Aster 30 Ranger - >120km Altitude - >20k ft Speed - Mach 4.5 CAMM-MR - Range - >100km Altitude - 10k ft Speed - Mach 3 It does have it pluses over the comp...
- 07 Sep 2023, 19:31
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1500992
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
From what I’ve been able to find all 3 of the CAMM family have a max altitude of 10km ft but I’d been happy if wrong. My main point though is that MR is lagging in all areas compared to it competitors so the question has to be does it’s cheaper price and dual packing make up for that ? If not then ...
- 07 Sep 2023, 16:44
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1500992
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
While CAMM-MR does look good it is lagging behind its main competitors in a few areas - SM- 2 Range - 170km Altitude - >25k ft Speed - Mach 3.5 Aster 30 Ranger - >120km Altitude - >20k ft Speed - Mach 4.5 CAMM-MR - Range - >100km Altitude - 10k ft Speed - Mach 3 It does have it pluses over the comp...
- 07 Sep 2023, 15:18
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1500992
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
While CAMM-MR does look good it is lagging behind its main competitors in a few areas - SM- 2 Range - 170km Altitude - >25k ft Speed - Mach 3.5 Aster 30 Ranger - >120km Altitude - >20k ft Speed - Mach 4.5 CAMM-MR - Range - >100km Altitude - 10k ft Speed - Mach 3 It does have it pluses over the compe...
- 06 Sep 2023, 18:22
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 5715
- Views: 1500992
Re: Type 26 Frigate (City Class) (RN) [News Only]
Has this been confirmed ? I’m surprised it’ll be so much larger in diameter than CAMM and CAMM-ER, do we know it’s confirmed diameter ?
Has its range been confirmed yet either ?
- 11 Jul 2023, 15:46
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1876950
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
For me it can be split in to 3 Ideal out come , Good out come, Likely out come Ideal out come - 2 x Trieste style LHD ( F35 capable ) 2 x Large LDP ( 6 merlin hanger, 4 LCU well dock ) 4 x Larger LSD based off the same hull as the LPD This is very unlikely with out a major up tick in spending. Good ...
- 01 Jul 2023, 09:09
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756958
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
If you want to do raids, then a current platform can do that The rivers, T26 and T31 are all designed to carry extra people (The RM) around The rivers have capacity, with at full load having a amazing ratio of 50 crew and 50 RM, And has been show to be deployed with the RM when doing all sorts of m...
- 01 Jul 2023, 08:00
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756958
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
If you want to do raids, then a current platform can do that The rivers, T26 and T31 are all designed to carry extra people (The RM) around The rivers have capacity, with at full load having a amazing ratio of 50 crew and 50 RM, And has been show to be deployed with the RM when doing all sorts of m...
- 30 Jun 2023, 17:10
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756958
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
If you want to do raids, then a current platform can do that The rivers, T26 and T31 are all designed to carry extra people (The RM) around The rivers have capacity, with at full load having a amazing ratio of 50 crew and 50 RM, And has been show to be deployed with the RM when doing all sorts of m...
- 30 Jun 2023, 16:40
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756958
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
I think we need to look at what a GP frigate will be going forward, as it stands up until now they have been second rate ships doing lower level ops and to some extent making up the number since they can’t under take the high end specialist role. With that in mind the current T31 or even an uparmed...
- 30 Jun 2023, 10:54
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756958
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Damen Crossover 139 concept..... could undertake is far more than a current GP frigate like the T31. It could do small raiding / special ops, contribute to a larger ARG It's a nice concept, a nice option for security/special forces type operations, and a good option for a small navy. However, it ca...
- 29 Jun 2023, 23:09
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756958
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
I think we need to look at what a GP frigate will be going forward, as it stands up until now they have been second rate ships doing lower level ops and to some extent making up the number since they can’t under take the high end specialist role. With that in mind the current T31 or even an uparmed...
- 29 Jun 2023, 22:16
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756958
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
I think we need to look at what a GP frigate will be going forward, as it stands up until now they have been second rate ships doing lower level ops and to some extent making up the number since they can’t under take the high end specialist role. With that in mind the current T31 or even an uparmed ...
- 25 Jun 2023, 16:52
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19404
- Views: 9756958
- 12 Jun 2023, 20:28
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 249
- Views: 94392
Re: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]
https://twitter.com/Gabriel64869839/status/1667625033068425220?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Astute was always a little too short and tubby so a modest extension for SSNR\AUKUS behind the sail for a couple Vigina Payload VLS for cruise missiles as has already been postulated...
- 12 Jun 2023, 17:37
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 249
- Views: 94392
Re: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]
https://twitter.com/Gabriel64869839/status/1667625033068425220?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Astute was always a little too short and tubby so a modest extension for SSNR\AUKUS behind the sail for a couple Vigina Payload VLS for cruise missiles as has already been postulated...
- 06 Jun 2023, 00:44
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: JAPAN / 日本
- Replies: 460
- Views: 51933
Re: JAPAN / 日本
Naval News reporting the two Japanese ~ 20,000 Aegis System Equipped BMD Vessels with initial funding this year for design and aquisition with 128 VLS cells for SM-3 Block 2A and SM-6 missiles due to be commissioned in FY27 and FY28. Noticable is that Japan with its world class shipbuilding industr...
- 01 May 2023, 11:47
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 32 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]
- Replies: 570
- Views: 151146
Re: Type 32 General Purpose Frigate [News Only]
My I self I believe the T32s should be based off of the Damen Crossover 139 fitted with 1 x 5”, 2 x 40mm, 1 Phalanx / Drangonfire, 6 ExSL for 24 CAMM and 16 MK41. This type of ship can operate as a standard GP frigate but it’s flexible design would allow it to operate small RM raids or contribute to...
- 18 Apr 2023, 08:44
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
- Replies: 6182
- Views: 1876950
Re: Current & Future Amphibious Capability - General Discussion
You could but you could also say that our nato commitment could be centred around JEF with the army brigade being deployed thru a port rather than over a beach into Scandinavia. We would be defending the Nordic countries not retaking them. If the future really is tiltrotor with marine raiding/fwd r...
- 09 Apr 2023, 15:00
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: CANADA
- Replies: 378
- Views: 38084
- 10 Mar 2023, 19:57
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: Australian Defence Force
- Replies: 2630
- Views: 755481
Re: Australian Defence Force
It's been a long time since I've seen the rumour mill churn out such rapidly evolving, or changing stories..... there is some internal coherency though, see below: https://twitter.com/ashleytownshend/status/1634061690747887616?s=20 Most of the initial scoops have these elements it's just that the i...
- 10 Mar 2023, 13:02
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: Australian Defence Force
- Replies: 2630
- Views: 755481
Re: Australian Defence Force
It's been a long time since I've seen the rumour mill churn out such rapidly evolving, or changing stories..... there is some internal coherency though, see below: https://twitter.com/ashleytownshend/status/1634061690747887616?s=20 Most of the initial scoops have these elements it's just that the i...
- 10 Mar 2023, 08:21
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: Australian Defence Force
- Replies: 2630
- Views: 755481
Re: Australian Defence Force
It's been a long time since I've seen the rumour mill churn out such rapidly evolving, or changing stories..... there is some internal coherency though, see below: https://twitter.com/ashleytownshend/status/1634061690747887616?s=20 Most of the initial scoops have these elements it's just that the i...
- 09 Mar 2023, 14:27
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: SSN-AUKUS Future Astute Replacement (2030s) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 249
- Views: 94392
Re: SSN(R) Future Astute Replacement (2040s) (RN) [News Only]
Don't worry it's going to be a Virginia boat for Australia and they will stick to that design once they get a few , no matter what the announce now about SSNR,once American Virginia class infrastructure built in Australia for both countries to operate same class,be mad to change everything for SSNR...
- 05 Mar 2023, 16:55
- Forum: Royal Air Force
- Topic: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
- Replies: 4067
- Views: 1002174
Re: Future UK Combat Aircraft (Project Tempest)
Absolutely the last thing you want to do it is start adding exquisite requirements on the platform, it’s what drives increased thru life costs, especially weapons integration costs. Make the weapons do the hard bits and keep the platform “simple” I was thinking more on the lines of partner a wants ...