Belesarius Posted May 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 CO and XO of the USS Anchorage have been relieved of duty. https://www.navytimes.com/articles/amphibs-skipper-xo-fired-after-engineering-incidents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted May 18, 2017 Report Share Posted May 18, 2017 Rubin is nearly done with development of Klavesin-2R-PM underwater unmanned sub Spoiler Belesarius and Ramlaen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted May 24, 2017 Report Share Posted May 24, 2017 Boeing and Lockheed have surrendered the USN's over the horizon missile project to Raytheon/Kongsberg. Meaning the Naval Strike Missile is pretty much guaranteed to be what LCS and SSC are armed with. Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khand-e Posted June 5, 2017 Report Share Posted June 5, 2017 On 5/18/2017 at 7:33 AM, LoooSeR said: Rubin is nearly done with development of Klavesin-2R-PM underwater unmanned sub Reveal hidden contents As opposed to a surface only unmanned sub? =o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted June 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 Oh shit. This isn't good. 1 injured, 7 missing. http://americanmilitarynews.com/2017/06/us-navy-destroyer-collides-with-merchant-ship-off-coast-of-japan-and-is-taking-on-water-seven-sailors-reportedly-missing/?utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=alt&utm_source=militaryaviationnews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 6 hours ago, Belesarius said: Oh shit. This isn't good. 1 injured, 7 missing. http://americanmilitarynews.com/2017/06/us-navy-destroyer-collides-with-merchant-ship-off-coast-of-japan-and-is-taking-on-water-seven-sailors-reportedly-missing/?utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=alt&utm_source=militaryaviationnews Civ ship doesn't look as badly damaged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted June 17, 2017 Report Share Posted June 17, 2017 9,000 ton destroyer vs 29,000+ ton container ship isn't going to be fun for the destroyer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ramlaen Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 The internet thinks the Crystal hit the Fitzgerald from the 4 or 5 o'clock position. The bulbous bow probably tore a huge gash under the waterline causing the fore/starboard list. Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Quote The bodies of a number of sailors who were missing after the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Fitzgerald collided with a container vessel were found in flooded compartments of the damaged ship, the U.S. Seventh Fleet said on Sunday. Japanese media said all seven of the sailors who had been reported missing were found dead. Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted June 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 https://www.navytimes.com/articles/seven-missing-fitzgerald-sailors-discovered-dead Yeah, Fuck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguetechie Posted June 18, 2017 Report Share Posted June 18, 2017 Sad day, but at least they have been found... I was genuinely worried that some may have been sucked out to sea, and that's a slow death I wouldn't wish upon any enemy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted June 22, 2017 Report Share Posted June 22, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted June 27, 2017 Report Share Posted June 27, 2017 Very big floaty thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khand-e Posted June 28, 2017 Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 In other news the PLAN held a ceremony earlier today after the official launch of their first Type 055 Class destroyer. Weight is estimated to be in the 11,000-12,000t range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted June 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2017 HMS Queen Elizabeth starting sea trials. http://www.janes.com/article/71773/queen-elizabeth-sets-sail-for-sea-trials Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 BAE and Leonardo are offering 155mm Vulcano as a replacement for the too expensive LRLAP rounds of the Zumwalt class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted June 29, 2017 Report Share Posted June 29, 2017 Naval version of Pantsir - Pantsir-M - will be shown during MVMS-2017 at St.Petersburg (28 june - 2 july): Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 On 5/13/2017 at 8:26 AM, Ramlaen said: There are 13 Freedom and 13 Independence LCS built, under construction or on order. After which the plan was to build an enlarged 'frigate' version. It looks like the current options for the 'frigate' has been expanded. I rate the Legend as the most likely choice, with the F-100 being favored if radar is a primary factor (especially if the SPY-1 can be replaced with a SPY-6). The RFI for the FFG(X) was put out, the general consensus seems to be that the beefed up versions of the LCS are not an option. http://breakingdefense.com/2017/07/navy-steers-well-away-from-an-lcs-frigate/ Quote A few parameters in particular stand out: Reliability: The future frigate should be fully functional (“operational availability”) at least 72 percent of the time. Both the single-hulled Freedom and trimaran Independence LCS have suffered embarrassing breakdowns, beyond the normal teething troubles of a new class. Survivability: The frigate’s propulsion, weapons, and other “critical systems” should be sufficiently well-protected (“shock hardening”) for the ship to take a hit and keep fighting, at least with its defensive anti-aircraft systems. The original concept for LCS was to retreat for repairs once hit, so critical systems on LCS are not shock-hardened and were tested less rigorously than the Navy norm, according to the Pentagon’s independent Director of Operational Test & Evaluation. Crew Size: The frigate may have up to 200 crew. By contrast, reducing crew size — and therefore personnel costs — was a major driver of the original LCS design. The small crew raised concerns about having insufficient manpower for routine maintenance, let alone damage control in battle. Even after increasing the crew, LCS still deploys with about 70 sailors. Speed: The frigate must reach and sustain speeds of at least 28 knots (32 mph) . That’s fast enough to keep up with a carrier battle group, but it’s slow compared to the LCS, which can sprint at over 40 knots. That top speed required enormous, expensive, and complex engines relative to the size of the ship, as well as exotically streamlined hulls, driving the whole design, but the Navy never found a solid tactical reason for going that fast. The new Request For Information asks for a minimum of eight OTH missiles, but then it raises an intriguing possibility of heavier armament that would require a VLS. -First, the RFI says “the Navy is particularly interested” in defensive weapons, specifically naming the Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) and the SM-2 Standard Missile. While the ESSM can be launched from rails mounted on deck, the SM-2 is almost always fired from a Vertical Launch System. (The Navy briefly used rail launchers for SM-2s, but they were all retired in favor of VLS). -Then, the Navy indicates further interest in “strike length variants to maximize weapons flexibility” — i.e. launch systems capable of handling offensive weapons as well as defensive ones — “if able to be cost effectively integrated.” While very cautious and cost-constrained, this language suggests a strong interest in the dual-purpose offensive/defensive Vertical Launch System. Belesarius and roguetechie 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roguetechie Posted July 11, 2017 Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 So what makes me very angry about all this is we could have done a 2 design approach from day one with a smaller SES modular vessel which was minesweeper jhsv and some other complementary roles / fitouts that was still cheap enough in base form to preposition a few of at various places around the globe. (Mostly by building the vast majority as fitted for but not with the expensive shit which would be flown in with the crews from stateside etc module farms similar to PODS storage facilities) And another frigatey thingamafucker without the crazy speed requirements and much longer legs etc. Sorta like the high low gator and blue water concepts LCS metastasized out of.. Except, actually working and good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted July 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2017 57 minutes ago, roguetechie said: So what makes me very angry about all this is we could have done a 2 design approach from day one with a smaller SES modular vessel which was minesweeper jhsv and some other complementary roles / fitouts that was still cheap enough in base form to preposition a few of at various places around the globe. (Mostly by building the vast majority as fitted for but not with the expensive shit which would be flown in with the crews from stateside etc module farms similar to PODS storage facilities) And another frigatey thingamafucker without the crazy speed requirements and much longer legs etc. Sorta like the high low gator and blue water concepts LCS metastasized out of.. Except, actually working and good I want whomever who came up with the stupid ass'd 40 knot requirement impaled turkish style on the steps of Congress. Blunt stake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 GA-EMS to test 10 MJ railgun in early 2018 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade334 Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 Wasn't that railgun (or at least its current incarnation, the Blitzer) a land-only platform, with BAE concentrating on shipborne? Or is GnAt now considering adapting it to ships? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted July 18, 2017 Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 1 hour ago, Renegade334 said: Wasn't that railgun (or at least its current incarnation, the Blitzer) a land-only platform, with BAE concentrating on shipborne? Or is GnAt now considering adapting it to ships? General Atomics is advertising it as either land or ship based. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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