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[Harald]

Navy eyeing Littoral Combat Ships as ?mothership? for unmanned platforms, SecNav tells lawmakers

The Navy is studying the potential of using Littoral Combat Ships as motherships for unmanned vessels, with the ?current phase? of its study expected to wrap up in 2023, according to a letter to key lawmakers obtained by Breaking Defense.

?The Navy continues to conduct fleet experimentation in pursuit of future capabilities across multiple platforms, including an ongoing study of the supporting infrastructure required to operate a future hybrid manned/unmanned fleet,? Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro wrote in a Feb. 1 letter. The memo was sent to House Armed Services Committee chairman Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Ala., and House Appropriations defense subcommittee chairman Rep. Ken Calvert, R-Calif.

If the LCS can be used in such a manner, it could give new life to a ship that has has been plagued with design and production issues almost from inception. While the Navy is actively seeking to retire the LCS from its inventory, lawmakers have fought back, with the argument that rather than scrap the ships the service should find a new way to use them. After back and forth debate, in the fiscal 2023 budget Congress allowed the Navy to retire five of the nine Littoral Combat Ships the service wanted to decommission.

Del Toro?s letter was prompted by a requirement in a previous defense spending bill directing the service to provide the congressional defense committees with information about ?alternative uses? for the Littoral Combat Ship.

?This effort uniquely focuses on dedicated platforms acting as a mothership for a variety of future unmanned capabilities,? the letter continues. ?To date, this study has analyzed current Navy platforms that could be repurposed for this concept.?

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https://breakingdefense.com/2023/02/navy-eyeing-littoral-combat-ships-as-mothership-for-unmanned-platforms-secnav-tells-lawmakers/

[StrataNL]

Dacht dat dit NS100 radars zijn?

Oeps, NS100 ja. Anyway, zelfde tech.

[Ace1]

Waarom?? SPY-6 is ook gewoon S-band, wij hebben net de NS200 op de LPD's gezet 

Dacht dat dit NS100 radars zijn?

[StrataNL]

Nee daarom vraag ik me ook af of we een SPY-6 V2 zoals de Amerikanen nu plaatsen op de LHD's, LDP's en carriers maar dan met de SMART-L EWC panelen ipv aegis. Wat ik voorstelde als optie is dus een rond draaiende kleine versie van de SMART-L.

Wat je zegt is niet logisch. Wat de Amerikanen nu doen met de SPY-6 heeft Thales al gedaan met de NS100/200, immers een kleinere, draaiende variant van de I-mast, wij zijn er alleen een paar jaar eerder mee (zoals gebruikelijk in radarland). De SMART-L wordt bijna altijd aangevuld met een S of X-band radar voor het totaalplaatje, een losstaande kleinere Smart-L is geen markt voor.

[Parera]

Que?

We kunnen bijna niks in Nederland echt zelf, maar voor radar technologie hoeven we echt niet over de grens te kijken hoor.

Nee daarom vraag ik me ook af of we een SPY-6 V2 zoals de Amerikanen nu plaatsen op de LHD's, LDP's en carriers maar dan met de SMART-L EWC panelen ipv aegis. Wat ik voorstelde als optie is dus een rond draaiende kleine versie van de SMART-L.

[Parera]

Waarom?? SPY-6 is ook gewoon S-band, wij hebben net de NS200 op de LPD's gezet 

Puur de vraag of het ook zou kunnen en of het dan (net zo) effectief zal zijn als de huidige SMART-L met uiteraard minder capaciteit dan een volwaardige SMART-L. En zou het beter zijn dan een NS-200 ? Zo nee dan voegt het niks toe, zo ja kan het interessant zijn?

[StrataNL]

SPY-6(V)2 EASR Radar Fitted Aboard Richard M. McCool Jr

The Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) antenna was fitted on the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) on Jan.16, 2023.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/02/spy-6v2-easr-radar-fitted-aboard-richard-m-mccool-jr/

Ik vind dit wel interessant, een kleine variant van de SPY-6 radar's in gebruik op de DDG's maar dan kleiner gemaakt en op een rond draaiend platform voor LPD's, LHD's etc.


Zou zo iets nuttig zijn voor onze vLPD's of andere grote schepen in de toekomst? Maar dan op basis van de SMART-L, Thales heeft al een land variant ontwikkeld die rond draait.

Waarom?? SPY-6 is ook gewoon S-band, wij hebben net de NS200 op de LPD's gezet 

[Parera]

SPY-6(V)2 EASR Radar Fitted Aboard Richard M. McCool Jr

The Enterprise Air Surveillance Radar (EASR) antenna was fitted on the future USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29) on Jan.16, 2023.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/02/spy-6v2-easr-radar-fitted-aboard-richard-m-mccool-jr/



Ik vind dit wel interessant, een kleine variant van de SPY-6 radar's in gebruik op de DDG's maar dan kleiner gemaakt en op een rond draaiend platform voor LPD's, LHD's etc.


Zou zo iets nuttig zijn voor onze vLPD's of andere grote schepen in de toekomst? Maar dan op basis van de SMART-L, Thales heeft al een land variant ontwikkeld die rond draait.

[Parera]

Mooie coastal capaciteit, eventueel ook iets voor ons KMARNS in de toekomst te combineren met grotere assault craft.

Greek Naval Vessels To Be Fitted With SPIKE Missiles

Greece will proceed with the procurement of SPIKE fire-and-forget missiles from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to equip eight naval vessels of two different types.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/02/greek-naval-vessels-to-be-fitted-with-spike-missiles/

[Harald]

Danish And Finish Companies Ink MoU For Modular Mine-Laying System

SH Defence, DA-Group and FORCIT Defence signed a multiparty Meromandum of Understanding to develop the use of the CUBE for launching, laying and storing sea mines



DA Group press release

SH Defence, Denmark; DA-Group and FORCIT Defence, both located in Finland, have signed a multiparty Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to corporate and jointly explore the potential in the development of launching, laying, and storing sea mines designed by and manufactured by DA-Group and FORCIT, such as but not limited to the BLOCKER and TURSO sea mines, into the Containerized Multi-Mission Module system called The Cube? System.

The cooperation will be based on SH Defence?s modular mission concept, The Cube? System with associated handling equipment, and will include design and conception; supported with DA-Group patented modular SUMICO naval minelaying concept.

Lars Gullaksen, Area Sales Director, SH Defence, said: ?The Cube? System from SH Defence is rapidly becoming the standard within modularization of maritime mission capabilities for naval, coastguard, and SAR vessels around the world, especially within NATO and around the Baltic Sea. Hence our motto The Cube ? changing the game at sea. Modern naval vessels must be capable of carrying out different missions and roles both in peacetime and wartime. Therefore, the easy and rapid exchange of capabilities is an increasing requirement for new buildings and the retrofit of naval vessels.? He continued: ?The Cube? System, currently available with more than 300 different payloads from approximately 160 vendors, offers a flexible and cost-efficient solution that enables reconfiguration of a vessel in only a few hours. This partnership with DA-Group and FORCIT allows us to jointly develop the multi-mission capabilities and expand the portfolio of payloads to include the most modern sea mines for the adaptability of both Scandinavian, NATO, and other navies.?

Kristian Tornivaara, Chief Business Officer at DA-Group Defence and Aerospace, said: ?We are excited to start the collaboration with SH Defence. They are now taking real action and provide world navies the future proof modular solution for naval minelaying. We have been working with sea mines and mission modularity for years and we have seen the need for such a system. This is also the reason for SUMICO patent, which now can be utilized in Cube System to enhance navies? operational capabilities and flexibility.?

Hannu Hytti, Executive Vice President, Forcit Defence, said: ?Forcit Defence has been developing and manufacturing modern naval mines since 1988. Recent developments in the security environment have emphasized the importance of sea denial and naval mine capabilities. With this partnership with SH Defence and DA Group we are able to provide world class full spectrum naval capabilities for maritime defence.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/02/danish-and-finish-companies-ink-mou-for-modular-mine-laying-system/#prettyPhoto

[Harald]

Brazili? heeft niet meer afgewacht en doorgezet met hun plan het te laten afborrelen...

Brazili? brengt vliegdekschip met asbest ondanks protesten tot zinken in oceaan

https://www.nu.nl/buitenland/6249825/brazilie-brengt-vliegdekschip-met-asbest-ondanks-protesten-tot-zinken-in-oceaan.html

[Harald]

Norway Looking For New Coastal Ranger Commando Vessels   ( das mooi, dan kan NL gelijk ook bij aansluiten voor onze Mariniers en Du wilde ook al soortgelijk vaartuigen. ... of gaat NL voor Damen ontwerp ? )

The Norwegian Coastal Ranger Commando (Kystjegerkommandoen) is set to receive a serious increase to their core capabilities under a project designated P6380 which is currently in the preliminary project phase.


The CB 90 (pictured here, in the middle) is currently the workhorse of the Kystjegerkommandoen. At ?under 24 meters? the new vessel design is larger, able to hold a crew of six as well as a platoon of coastal rangers and their equipment,

The project aims to give the coastal rangers ? described as the eyes and ears of the Norwegian Navy ? a number of new sensors and sensor platforms, a key capability of which will be a new vessel for which the RFI was recently released.

The vessel will have a top speed of 45 knots and a cruising speed of 40 knots. This, coupled with shallow draught, good maneuverability, and the ability to stop and accelerate quickly, does point towards a waterjet design, in line with the CB 90 currently in use. At ?under 24 meters? the vessel is larger than the CB 90, able to hold a crew of six as well as a platoon of coastal rangers and their equipment, or a sub-150 kg UAS.

This is to take-off and land from the deck of the vessel day or night, year-round, in Arctic conditions. Equipped with both electro-optical sensors, a synthetic aperture radar, and radio frequency sensors, the UAS will be a key tool for the vessel. This will include allowing for controlling network enabled weapons, such as NSM anti-ship missiles. Each system will have two to three unmanned aerial vehicles, allowing for persistent surveillance, and also be able to operate from other naval vessels as well as vehicles. In addition to the UAS, the vessel will also be equipped with integrated sensors, possibly including an elevated mast and/or a wired UAS. A remote-weapon station capable of targeting both surface as well as slow-flying air targets (helicopters and UAS) is also to be a possibility.

To ensure that the sensor capabilities are employed to their full capability, the processing of the sensor data to intelligence products is done on the vessel and fed to the Norwegian Defence secure computer network, and a range of open and secure communications systems are available to both the vessel and the UAS.


SeaKeeper Fast Assault Craft concept by BAE Systems. This design could be a good fit for the Norwegian requirements. Note the S-100 VTOL UAV at the stern. Naval News picture of a poster on BAE Systems stand at NEDS 2022 in Rotterdam.

The vessel is to be able to operate for up to a week at sea. In the transport role, a range of 600 NM is envisioned, as is the ability to easily convert it mid-mission from the troop transport role to a functional emergency room in the medical evacuation role. When conducting beach landings or transport missions including medical evacuations, the vessel is to be able to operate without the need of quays or other onshore facilities.

All in all the vessel represent an ambitious program, which will challenge any yard to be able to meet the performance and C4ISTAR-capabilities required in a hull which ? while larger than the CB90 ? still is very much compact. The plan is for the procurement to take place in 2026 to 2028, and would represent a significant step up in the Norwegian Navy?s ability to operate with a distributed network of sensors and shooters.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/02/norway-looking-for-new-coastal-ranger-commando-vessels/#prettyPhoto

[Harald]

Brazil might sink aircraft carrier Sao Paulo



Brazilian aircraft carrier Sao Paulo might be sunk off the coast of Brazil despite protests from the country?s Minister for Environment, Folha de S?o Paulo newspaper has reported.

The former warship, now under tow 20 nautical miles from the Port of Suape, in Pernambuco, was found to be in poor condition by a team of technical experts on Jan. 13. The inspection found a new breach in the vessel, an increase in the flooding level, and corrosion compared to the inspection conducted four months earlier.

The navy now intends to send the vessel to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean by using explosives to open breaches in the ship. This has raised environmental concerns as the former aircraft carrier still have tons of asbestos materials on board.

The aircraft carrier was sold by the Navy to the Turkish shipyard S?k Denizcilik and Ticaret Limited and left Brazil in August last year to be broken up in Turkey. But the ship was turned around in late August after the Turkish government revoked permission for the ship to enter. Since September, with the return of the aircraft carrier, various ports along the Brazilian coast have obtained judicial decisions to prevent the hull from anchoring in their vicinity.

https://alert5.com/2023/02/01/brazil-might-sink-aircraft-carrier-sao-paulo/#more-96823

Deze wordt nu verkocht door Brazili? aan de Saudies !. Brazili? laat deze kans niet aan hun neus voorbij gaan, denk ik

Saudi Group offers $6 million for hull of Brazilian aircraft carrier Sao Paulo

According to information published by Folha de Sao Paulo on February 1, 2023, the Saudi Arabian business group Sela has contacted the Brazilian Navy to buy the hull of the aircraft carrier S?o Paulo.

S?o Paulo, a Clemenceau-class aircraft carrier, was originally commissioned as Foch by the French Navy in 1963 and was transferred to the Brazilian Navy in 2000.

Despite being the flagship of the Brazilian Navy, the ship had serviceability issues and was rarely operational for more than three months. In 2017, the Brazilian Navy announced its demobilization and decommissioning, and it was sold for scrapping in 2021. However, Turkey rejected scrapping the ship, and the Brazilian Navy planned to scuttle it in international waters in 2023.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2023/february/12790-saudi-group-offers-6-million-for-hull-of-brazilian-aircraft-carrier-sao-paulo.html

[Harald]

Die modulaire onzin weer.

Nog meer ... 

Babcock And SH Defence Sign MoU For Arrowhead 140 Frigate

Babcock has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SH Defence to explore the potential of the Danish equipment provider?s Cube? system for its Arrowhead 140 (AH140) General Purpose Frigate.

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https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/02/babcock-and-sh-defence-sign-mou-for-arrowhead-140-frigate/

[Parera]

Ik denk dat het met de techniek van nu veel makkelijker is om dit uit te voeren dan de jaren '70  - '80.  Tegenwoordig heb je zogenoemde 3D Motion Compensated Cranes deze worden gestabiliseerd om op die manier de lading stabiel te houden. Onze huisleverancier binnen de KM is Palfinger marine op kraan gebied, dit bedrijf heeft al een aantal kranen voor de offshore markt die hierbij zouden kunnen worden ingezet.  Hieronder vallen de series 3D-compensation cranes & Active Heave Compensated (AHC) cranes.

Deze laatste is de meest zware uitvoering waarbij het SWL kan oplopen tot 250 ton. Wil de KM deze capaciteit zal men er voor moeten kiezen om bij het CSS (indien mogelijk deze te voorzien van raketten + canisters) een of beide kranen moeten vervangen.