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by Lucis1019
22 Sep 2023, 21:34
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Replies: 8490
Views: 2192060
France

Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]

Hi Xavier, that new MAST and fixed Radar is interesting, do you have any idea who is the supplier? On the scale model ? Isn't that a scaled down version of the CEAFAR 2 radar ? (They are pitching Arrowhead 140 to Australia I understand. I should find out more in November at the tradeshow there) I d...
by Lucis1019
22 Sep 2023, 14:08
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]
Replies: 8490
Views: 2192060
France

Re: Type 31 Frigate (Inspiration Class) [News Only]

Babcock's Type 31 & Arrowhead 140 Frigates at DSEI 2023 Jonathan Walton, VP Business Development - Marine, shares the latest with the Royal Navy Type 31 and Arrowhead 140 frigate programs during DSEI 2023. Babcock just laid the keel for the second Type 31 (Inspiration class) frigate, HMS Ventur...
by Lucis1019
29 May 2022, 15:16
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 324
Views: 174967
France

Re: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]

u really sure BAE still have any new vls solution? BAE are in a key role for the Common Launcher Module (pretty big!) for enhanced Virginia/ our Dreadnoughts, and their emerging USN equivalents OK, CLM is a quad vls for Trident Nuke. I C your point, but to install it on surface combatant will waste...
by Lucis1019
03 Apr 2022, 16:02
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]
Replies: 324
Views: 174967
France

Re: Type 83 Destroyer (RN) [News Only]

while Mk57 is a bit bigger, the USN don't think it'll be big enough to hold future hypersonic weapons they expect to bring into service. BAE has an answer to this... but it is hidden 'under water' u really sure BAE still have any new vls solution? They used to have some idea back into the days of M...
by Lucis1019
16 Jan 2022, 15:23
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19330
Views: 9712253
France

Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

How many Mk41 tubes can be put on T26? If we drop CAMM mushrooms that is... The RAN design has shown that the forward position can have 4 set of 8 wide ( where we currently have 3 ) and the RCN design has shown it can have 2 sets of 8 deep ( forward set where we currently have CAMM ) based on this ...
by Lucis1019
16 Jan 2022, 13:35
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion
Replies: 19330
Views: 9712253
France

Re: Current & Future Escorts - General Discussion

Defiance wrote: 16 Jan 2022, 13:00 It's highly unlikely if the specification calls for Wildcat that they wouldn't design a magazine capable of employing its main offensive armament
Also look at Greek FDI or Meko 300A for PL, much smaller ship with greater fire power.