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- 24 Apr 2024, 11:57
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19400
- Views: 9725535
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Now that the Mk41 upgrade plans seem to be mainstream, the only problem I have with the T31 is lack of an HMS (though it is planned to carry a small towed array as part of the SSTD system). That could be remedied, though the lack of trained sonar operators (that means the T23GPs effectively don't h...
- 20 Apr 2024, 12:09
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
- Replies: 5492
- Views: 1552319
Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Re Argentina purchase of 24 F-16s from Denmark are there any indications that the River Class will be upgraded so as to be able mount a defence capable of defending themselves against F-16 or will the Rivers have to be replaced by the larger slightly more capable T31 OPV. That's why there's a Typho...
- 19 Apr 2024, 13:53
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: River Class (OPV) (RN)
- Replies: 5492
- Views: 1552319
Re: River Class (OPV) (RN)
Re Argentina purchase of 24 F-16s from Denmark are there any indications that the River Class will be upgraded so as to be able mount a defence capable of defending themselves against F-16 or will the Rivers have to be replaced by the larger slightly more capable T31 OPV. Another thought was why was...
- 19 Apr 2024, 11:49
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 447316
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
True Velocity (purchased Lone Star Future Weapons Nov '21 for $84M and who partnered with GD-OTS developing the LMMG) is suing Sig Sauer for " brazenly and wrongfully misappropriated Plaintiff’s trade secrets to obtain an unfair competitive advantage.” As understand at the heart of this is the ...
- 17 Apr 2024, 13:12
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
- Replies: 19400
- Views: 9725535
Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
You will simply dismiss them as you don’t wish to do them and so the argument will go around in a circle. As an effort to move the debate on. Simple question for anyone that feels like answering. What could a T26 with 48x CAMM in mushrooms and 24x MK41 Strike cells do better than a T31 with 32x Mk4...
- 15 Apr 2024, 11:56
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
- Replies: 63
- Views: 2776
Re: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
A range of 25km means that CAAMM is capable of defending any ship inside a 2000km2 area around the ship. What is the effective range of a missile is a moving feast as it depends on the target, one extreme short range scenario is the kinetic energy needed to pull 40 Gs (which falls off quickly after...
- 13 Apr 2024, 11:42
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: French Armed Forces
- Replies: 1878
- Views: 143368
Re: French Armed Forces
New Aster 15 EC in 2030, with twice range of the current Aster 15 at 60+km.
https://meta-defense.fr/en/2024/04/11/m ... pour-2030/
https://meta-defense.fr/en/2024/04/11/m ... pour-2030/
- 13 Apr 2024, 11:12
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
- Replies: 63
- Views: 2776
Re: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
Commander Henry of the FREMM frigate Alsace in talks to Le Figaro 11th April after return from a 71 day deployment as all combat equipment was depleted. "From the Aster missile to the 7.62 machine gun of the helicopter, including the 12.7mm, 20mm, or 76mm cannon, we dealt with three ballistic m...
- 13 Apr 2024, 11:09
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
- Replies: 63
- Views: 2776
Re: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
A range of 25km means that CAAMM is capable of defending any ship inside a 2000km2 area around the ship. What is the effective range of a missile is a moving feast as it depends on the target, one extreme short range scenario is the kinetic energy needed to pull 40 Gs (which falls off quickly after...
- 12 Apr 2024, 15:20
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: Directed Energy Weapons
- Replies: 57
- Views: 5979
Re: Directed Energy Weapons
Telegraph write up with some interesting details on the claims being made by Grant Shapps for DragonFire in the light of MBDA, Leonardo and QinetiQ saying during a recent briefing on how much work would be involved in turning the prototype into an operationally productionised version. [quote ]A lase...
- 10 Apr 2024, 16:26
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
- Replies: 63
- Views: 2776
Re: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
Navy News 8th April talking to RTX (Raytheon) at SAS '24 on minimal reported use of ESSM by USN ships in Red Sea (only know of Dutch Iver Huitfeldt using ESSM, none by USN). ESSM Block 2’s versatility and role have slated it to be deployed on virtually any Navy vessel. Amid recent events in the Red...
- 09 Apr 2024, 09:22
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
- Replies: 63
- Views: 2776
Re: RED SEA - Houthi attacks
Navy News 8th April talking to RTX (Raytheon) at SAS '24 on minimal reported use of ESSM by USN ships in Red Sea (only know of Dutch Iver Huitfeldt using ESSM, none by USN). ESSM Block 2’s versatility and role have slated it to be deployed on virtually any Navy vessel. Amid recent events in the Red ...
- 07 Apr 2024, 12:48
- Forum: Joint Service
- Topic: Directed Energy Weapons
- Replies: 57
- Views: 5979
Re: Directed Energy Weapons
January article on NavyTimes where quoted USN Vice Adm. Brendan McLane and others expressing frustration at the glacial pace of development with the long-planned and ever-elusive ship lasers when need them now in the Red Sea. "High-energy lasers, or HELs, and high-power microwaves, or HPMs, wou...
- 05 Apr 2024, 10:21
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: The war in Ukraine
- Replies: 1164
- Views: 96346
Re: The war in Ukraine
Artillery - Shoot and Scoot and the end of Towed Howitzers. "January the shell ratio was nearly one-to-six in favor of Russia. Artillery has been the greatest killer in the war in Ukraine, accounting for more than 70% of casualties." Nexter briefing on their truck-mounted Caesar 155mm/52 c...
- 03 Apr 2024, 11:47
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 447316
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
I think the proof of the pudding will come when US troops field the M7 and it's equally important optics, the attainable accuracy will come as as a most unpleasant surprise to their opposition, extremely accurate fire and rounds that will blast straight through most body armour. I certainly wouldn'...
- 02 Apr 2024, 12:35
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 447316
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
The US Army Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT) program, initiated in 2004 as the the Lightweight Machine Gun and Ammunition program, with the aim of a major reduction in soldiers' carrying loads, thereby allowing new and more equipment, drones etc reducing logistical strain, and increasing ...
- 01 Apr 2024, 12:18
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Section Infantry Weapons
- Replies: 1492
- Views: 447316
Re: Section Infantry Weapons
The US Army Lightweight Small Arms Technologies (LSAT) program, initiated in 2004 as the the Lightweight Machine Gun and Ammunition program, with the aim of a major reduction in soldiers' carrying loads, thereby allowing new and more equipment, drones etc reducing logistical strain, and increasing s...
- 31 Mar 2024, 12:50
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: JAPAN / 日本
- Replies: 460
- Views: 51056
Re: JAPAN / 日本
The considerable cost of filling those ships cells https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/01/4d19ab4836f7-japan-signs-contract-with-us-on-tomahawk-missile-purchase.html Japan signed a contract with the United States on Thursday to buy land-based Tomahawk cruise missiles, seeking to acquire the cap...
- 30 Mar 2024, 13:39
- Forum: British Army
- Topic: Ground Based Air Defence
- Replies: 743
- Views: 199334
Re: Ground Based Air Defence
Surprised France deploying UK missile, though it is built by French company, Thales in N.I.
- 29 Mar 2024, 15:04
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: French Armed Forces
- Replies: 1878
- Views: 143368
Re: French Armed Forces
What would be the alternative? Buying standard missiles from the states? Strictly speaking MBDA isn't entirely foreign as BAE own 37.5% and there has been a certain amount of consolidation within programmes with MBDA so production of certain components has been concentrated in one of the partner co...
- 28 Mar 2024, 10:45
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1995
- Views: 566957
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
The French Defence Minister on his attack French defence industry disclosed latest French contract for Asters "The 200 long-range Aster missiles worth €900 million" So £3.85 million each, what is not known is the breakdown of the order between the various variants of Aster 30 B1 New Techno...
- 28 Mar 2024, 10:25
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1995
- Views: 566957
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
No pic but Elbit Systems UK have a PDF on their eM-e dominate system, The next generation of Maritime Electronic Warfare
https://www.elbitsystems-uk.com/what-we ... minate.pdf
https://www.elbitsystems-uk.com/what-we ... minate.pdf
- 28 Mar 2024, 09:54
- Forum: Defence Elsewhere
- Topic: French Armed Forces
- Replies: 1878
- Views: 143368
Re: French Armed Forces
French Defence Minister expresses his extreme frustration with the French defence industry over its very slow production rate of munitions etc and threatens requistion. But, after two years of war in Ukraine it is unthinkable for our defense industry to not continue with its transformation. He noted...
- 27 Mar 2024, 15:23
- Forum: Royal Navy
- Topic: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
- Replies: 1995
- Views: 566957
Re: Type 45 Destroyer (Daring Class) (RN) [News Only]
My understanding Babcock and Elbit Systems UK won athe £100 million contract Nov'21 for the Maritime Electronic Warfare System Integrated Capability (MEWSIC) Increment 1A, CDR was approved Nov '23 so it could proceed with manufacture, testing and acceptance the with its Israeli eM-e dominate system ...
- 25 Mar 2024, 12:40
- Forum: Conflicts
- Topic: The war in Ukraine
- Replies: 1164
- Views: 96346
Re: The war in Ukraine
The above is way off topic there is a separate thread for Red Sea conflict... The L3Harris Vampire system with its stabilised multi-sensor sight and advanced image processing firing the 70mm APKWS (over 50,000 delivered) with the BAE Inc laser-guided kit achieving success in Ukraine, think it might...