LoooSeR Posted May 5, 2018 Report Share Posted May 5, 2018 Collapse Of 250 Ton Goliath Crane At GRSE To Impact India’s Most Advanced Warships Program Donward and Laviduce 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scolopax Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 "British and Russian submarines appear to have ‘tussled’ in the lead-up to missile strikes on Syria" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted May 10, 2018 Report Share Posted May 10, 2018 An SSK chasing an SSN seems a little off to me. Kilo top speed is ~20kn, A-boat can do ~30kn, so the SSN could just leg it. A russian SSN hunting the A-boat sounds more plausible, but those don't tend to come into port very often (so tabloids wouldn't have any evidence they were present) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted May 15, 2018 Report Share Posted May 15, 2018 Old news, but the USN is going to replace the Ohio SSGN conversions with Columbia class boats; https://news.usni.org/2017/11/02/navy-considering-mid-block-virginia-class-upgrades-ssgn-construction-late-2030s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted May 16, 2018 Report Share Posted May 16, 2018 4 hours ago, LostCosmonaut said: Old news, but the USN is going to replace the Ohio SSGN conversions with Columbia class boats; https://news.usni.org/2017/11/02/navy-considering-mid-block-virginia-class-upgrades-ssgn-construction-late-2030s An SSGN is different enough in a strategic sense from an SSBN that a new class name is in order. Since this will be essentially a companion class to the Colombia class, I move that it be named the Magenta class. Xlucine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted May 18, 2018 Report Share Posted May 18, 2018 SSGNs aren't going to bridge the gap between the SSBN buys, unless they either buy a shedload of SSGNs or stretch them out to one every five years or so. Other than a longer assembly hall and a few extra tubes, is there really that big a difference between constructing an SSBN and SSN? In other news, Indonesia has won at submarines: http://www.janes.com/article/80159/indonesia-s-second-nagapasa-class-submarine-arrives-home Quote Indonesia’s second Nagapasa-class submarine arrives home Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - Jane's Navy International 18 May 2018 The Indonesian Navy’s (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL’s) second Nagapasa (Type 209/1400)-class diesel-electric submarine (SSK) has arrived in Surabaya, Indonesia, after a 22-day journey from Okpo, South Korea. The boat, which will be known as KRI Ardadedali with pennant number 404 once in service, is expected to be commissioned in the coming weeks. Ardadedali ’s sister ship, first-of-class KRI Nagapasa (403), was commissioned in August 2017, while a third vessel is under construction at Indonesian shipbuilder PT PAL’s facilities in Surabaya. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted June 1, 2018 Report Share Posted June 1, 2018 As expected, the USN selected the Naval Strike Missile for the LCS and FFGX (Over-the-Horizon Weapon System). https://www.defense.gov/News/Contracts/Contract-View/Article/1536660/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted June 8, 2018 Report Share Posted June 8, 2018 Hackers linked to the Chinese government broke into computers belonging to a Navy contractor and stole a trove of sensitive information about a U.S. Navy project and undersea warfare, The Washington Post is reporting. The data pilfered from the contractor’s computer included plans on a U.S. project to build a supersonic anti-ship missile that can be mounted on American submarines by 2020, according to the Post, which cited an anonymous U.S. officials. The Chinese hackers targeted an unnamed contractor working for the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, a Navy research and development facility headquartered in Newport, R.I. They obtained 614 gigabytes of data on a secret project known as Sea Dragon, as well as signals and sensor data, documents on electronic warfare, and other information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 From one of the articles While the information was stored on the contractor’s unclassified network, it was described as “highly sensitive” in the Post report. Why the fuck would you put that shit on the unclassified network. You fucking idiots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted June 9, 2018 Report Share Posted June 9, 2018 (edited) The only missile that I can think of that would fit the description of the Sea Dragon program would be a sub launched SM-6. The Drive has an article speculating on a couple examples of what the missile could be. Related to that article. Edited June 9, 2018 by Ramlaen Mighty_Zuk and Belesarius 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted June 15, 2018 Report Share Posted June 15, 2018 50 years to the day from the first UK SSBN patrol Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 The new UK OPVs are having issues. We paid through the nose for them, as we were under contractual obligations to keep the yard on the clyde in work, and now it turns out that they need major rectification work before they're ready for service (reportedly to be paid for by BAE, which is a small blessing). It has been reported that they've been formally handed back to BAE, however BAE disagrees. BAE also state: Quote In order to gain access to areas of the ship to complete rectification work we have taken over the care and protection of HMS FORTH for a short period. This is standard procedure when maintaining a ship for the Royal Navy.” Which sounds a lot like "handed back to BAE" to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collimatrix Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 On a scale of one to Canada, how much trouble is the UK having with naval procurement right now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 T26 is still under contract to cost about half what the Canadian Surface Combatant will (£1.2 bn Vs C$4.1 bn each), so we aren't that bad (yet) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty_Zuk Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 Can anyone give me an ID on this torpedo? Israeli Navy says this "Heavy Torpedo" undergone extensive trials and is now entering service, so it must be something rather new. Unfortunately I'm not very fluent in naval warfare and naval weaponry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shomer Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 On 6/19/2018 at 5:22 PM, Mighty_Zuk said: Can anyone give me an ID on this torpedo? Atlas Elektronik SeaHake mod4 ER LostCosmonaut and Ramlaen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted June 24, 2018 Report Share Posted June 24, 2018 A conformal sonar array on a torpedo that stretches that far back on the nose is true fluid dynamics dark magic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Oops https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/video-pictures-german-frigate-significantly-damaged-during-missile-misfire/ No reports of injuries so far, which is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Another tweet I saw said two minor injuries, which again isn't that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xlucine Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Australia has chosen the BAE T26 design for their new frigates Quote Theresa May hails ‘biggest naval defence contract for a decade’ as Australia picks Type 26 Frigate Prime Minister Theresa May has hailed a shipbuilding contract worth up to £20 billion between BAE Systems and the Australian government as the biggest Naval defence contract for a decade. BAE Systems has been chosen as the preferred bidder for the ‘SEA 5000’ Future Frigate competition, with a design based on Britain’s Type 26 Global Combat Ship. It will involve BAE Systems building nine British-designed warships in Adelaide, the first export of a British design for new-build frigates since the 1970s. Type 26 was chosen over bids from Italy and Spain for the contract. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/theresa-may-hails-biggest-naval-defence-contract-for-a-decade-as-australia-picks-type-26-frigate/ Hopefully canada follows suit - it won't really help the UK economy at all (as the canadian and australian programs are local production), but it'd be neat to have a commonwealth user group for T26 Ramlaen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2805662 Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 In Australian service, the Hunter class will have different radars (Australian phased array radars), missiles (SM2 & ESSM), guns (Mk54, Typhoon, & Mini-Typhoon), combat system (AEGIS), and combat interface (9LV) than the Type 26, as well as being built in an Australian shipyard. I think it’s more accurate to say that the BAE entry was picked, not that the Type 26 was picked. http://www.defence.gov.au/casg/Multimedia/HunterClassFFGFactSheet-9-9233.pdf http://www.dsca.mil/sites/default/files/mas/australia_18-26.pdf Ramlaen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belesarius Posted June 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 7 minutes ago, 2805662 said: In Australian service, the Hunter class will have different radars (Australian phased array radars), missiles (SM2 & ESSM), guns (Mk54, Typhoon, & Mini-Typhoon), combat system (AEGIS), and combat interface (9LV) than the Type 26, as well as being built in an Australian shipyard. I think it’s more accurate to say that the BAE entry was picked, not that the Type 26 was picked. http://www.defence.gov.au/casg/Multimedia/HunterClassFFGFactSheet-9-9233.pdf http://www.dsca.mil/sites/default/files/mas/australia_18-26.pdf Sounds like exactly what we should get. But probably won't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoooSeR Posted June 29, 2018 Report Share Posted June 29, 2018 Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramlaen Posted June 30, 2018 Report Share Posted June 30, 2018 ESSM Block 2, which swaps the SARH seeker with an active seeker derived from the AIM-120. In May Raytheon received a contract to begin LRIP production. Belesarius 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostCosmonaut Posted July 1, 2018 Report Share Posted July 1, 2018 Future submarine concepts from 2002 (twitter thread) Xlucine and Ramlaen 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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