https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/future-teesside-docks-safeguarded-new-28977965 Not new news, the contract was awarded nearly a year ago now. https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2023/may/19/20230519-government-investing--in-rn-patrol-ships UK Docks managing di...

Markam wrote: ↑11 Apr 2024, 15:59 https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/tees ... w-28977965

Not new news, the contract was awarded nearly a year ago now.
https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-l ... trol-ships

Latest article on Navylookout discusses the armament of the two ships deployed to the Indo-Pacific; Which raises the question, to what extent do we want to arm their future replacements? The US Navy is phasing out Phalanx, which is what the LPDs have now. The answer seems to depend on how available...

This (CSG2025) has been known about for like 2 years now.

Unfortunately, BMT also does NOT have the mass to fully design a new escort. Concept design, they are very good. Detailed design is the most man-power consuming and technically difficult. Of course the most likely outcome is an adapted T31. What could OMT achieve with the T31 base design with a £50...

.... well. That's the end of that: https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/1777966783565041724?t=4CvSqti5267stAIBB_PXrg&s=19 Guessing we're too poor. It's been nearly a month now: The UK and the Netherlands have dropped the idea of developing a future joint amphibious ship design but instead wil...

Might not have the orders, but we definitely have the need for at least 2 x shipyards for the building of “escorts”. Why? (Almost) No other Europian Nation does it. And, for sure, UK is NOT ordering escorts in double the number compared to France, Italy, Spain, nor Germany. No the Italians, the Spa...

(My "fantasy" fleet has us replace the Bulwark/Albion with a F-35B capable LHD/Light carrier that lets us keep the QEs based semi-permanently somewhere without having to spend as much on upkeep. Could even keep one east of Suez and partially crewed and maintained by Allies!) Yes, get 2 hu...

HMS Belfast is in the early stages of construction, and units are described as being in "three or four large chunks," with plans in place for her consolidation in the newly constructed shipbuilding facility, expected to be operational by August or September next year. This indicates Belfa...

Poiuytrewq wrote: ↑10 Apr 2024, 09:21
The T32 is a complete distraction from the fundamental priority of adding mass back into the fleet.

That is literally the purpose of the programme.

jedibeeftrix wrote: ↑10 Apr 2024, 09:00

can you explain this, please?

It's a joke, 9 days ago from me saying that was April the 1st.

Might not have the orders, but we definitely have the need for at least 2 x shipyards for the building of “escorts”. Why? (Almost) No other Europian Nation does it. And, for sure, UK is NOT ordering escorts in double the number compared to France, Italy, Spain, nor Germany. No the Italians, the Spa...

Just a reminder for any body who missed it which I believe might be a few The UK and the Netherlands have dropped the idea of developing a future joint amphibious ship design but instead will look to engineer maximum interoperability and equipment commonality in their planned next-generation platfor...

The image shown in the House of Representatives shows more besides the helicopters. There is a cannon at the front of the ship. On the island (the superstructure) there are masts with, among other things, satellite communications and an NS100 radar can be recognized on the rear mast. There is also ...

Ian Hall wrote: ↑09 Apr 2024, 19:05

Another article posted 9 days late... !!!

Markam wrote: ↑09 Apr 2024, 13:21 https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/when-wi ... r-service/

they posted this article 9 days too late

My personal proposal. 1: Replace the forward 30mm gun with a 40mm 3P gun. This will cost, increase complexity, and increase the ammo cost. But, I think it is worth doing. It will be a good tool against any UAV threats. 2: Add a "flat" to located triple-StarStreak/LMM launchers. - One in f...

Step 1 would be getting LMM turrents.

Harland & Wolff Group has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Austal Australia to aid their pursuit of aluminium shipbuilding opportunities The MOU, signed at the 2023 Indo Pacific Maritime Exposition in Sydney, includes the transfer of technology, skills, and shipyard capabilities ...

https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/1776545486532485303 By way of perspective this averages out at about £600,000 annually which likely boils down to between 6 to 12 dedicated staff depending on whether they are Service personnel or Civil Servants, out of a total strength of about 30,000. wait f...

Poiuytrewq wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 20:23

new guy wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 20:22

Poiuytrewq wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 18:55
They are a compromised platform for global patrol and always will be unfortunately.

Compromised how?

They are too much and not enough.

Give an actual answer, not just some riddle.

PHALANX end in sight: https://twitter.com/VirtualBayonet/status/1776688073394245729 We should start picking up a bunch of LMM launchers and 40mm's. That along with the new SEA decoy system and more NSM sets could mean we would have a flexible weapon pool across the fleet. This weapons pool would be ...

Poiuytrewq wrote: ↑06 Apr 2024, 18:55
They are a compromised platform for global patrol and always will be unfortunately.

Compromised how?

Interesting concept. https://www.stellersystems.co.uk/news/steller-systems-has-recently-built-and-trialled-a-6m-concept-demonstrator-of-our-19m-offshore-insertion-craft-the-demonstrator-has-successfully-proven-the-innovative-features-of-the-full-scale-craft/ 19m is an interesting size, suggesting 6...

Poiuytrewq wrote: ↑05 Apr 2024, 11:19 Well worth a read.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/0 ... ssia-nato/.

TLDR: Sub hunter better at hunting subs then the air controller.
Wow.