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[Benji87]

En toch denk ik dat die Long Range Patrol variant wel eens een heel interessant idee kan zijn. Het zou mogelijk heel goed aansluiten bij onze OPV wensen. De Full Combata Multirole variant is misschien ook wel interessant als we kijken naar onze vOPV met wat meer capaciteit dan de huidige schepen.

Het grote voordeel van het EPC is dat men 1 romp ontwerp kiest maar wel de ruimte laat aan de landen voor het aanpassen van de SEWACO naar eigen wensen. In theorie zouden we dus kunnen aansluiten en het ontwerp door Damen laten bouwen (dit kost wel meer i.v.m. het kopen van de rechten) en het vervolgens aan laten passen naar NL wensen (Thales + Mk41 VLS & Mk54 LWT).

En ja ik ben het nog steeds niet eens met het LPX als vOPV Het concept van het ECP vind ik heel interessant, maar de landen die er aan mee werken zijn voor mij een no-go wat betreft samenwerking met Nederland. Dan gaat het voornamelijk om Frankrijk, Italië & Spanje.

Waar jij enthousiast van wordt krijg ik juist de huiveringen van. Zodra ik het multirol hoor en zie hoeveel landen hun wensen mogen indienen gaan bij mij alle toeters en bellen al af.   

[Parera]

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En toch denk ik dat die Long Range Patrol variant wel eens een heel interessant idee kan zijn. Het zou mogelijk heel goed aansluiten bij onze OPV wensen. De Full Combata Multirole variant is misschien ook wel interessant als we kijken naar onze vOPV met wat meer capaciteit dan de huidige schepen.

Het grote voordeel van het EPC is dat men 1 romp ontwerp kiest maar wel de ruimte laat aan de landen voor het aanpassen van de SEWACO naar eigen wensen. In theorie zouden we dus kunnen aansluiten en het ontwerp door Damen laten bouwen (dit kost wel meer i.v.m. het kopen van de rechten) en het vervolgens aan laten passen naar NL wensen (Thales + Mk41 VLS & Mk54 LWT).

En ja ik ben het nog steeds niet eens met het LPX als vOPV Het concept van het ECP vind ik heel interessant, maar de landen die er aan mee werken zijn voor mij een no-go wat betreft samenwerking met Nederland. Dan gaat het voornamelijk om Frankrijk, Italië & Spanje.

[Benji87]

Blij dat we daar niet instappen

[Harald]

Launching Of The First Phase Of The European Patrol Corvette Project

On the 24th October 2023, with a ceremony held at OCCAR premises in Rome, OCCAR (Organisation for Joint Armament Cooperation) has signed with a Consortium, coordinated by Naviris and gathering together Fincantieri (Italy), Naval Group (France), Navantia (Spain) and other beneficiaries from Greece, Denmark and Norway (*) all the Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette (MMPC) contractual documents for the implementation of the first phase of the European Patrol Corvette (EPC) project.



The overall value of this first phase is 87 M€ and is strongly supported by the European Commission (EC) through the European Defence Fund (EDF). Indeed, 60 M€ will be funded by the EC in the form of "grants" while the remaining 27 M€ will be funded by the Member States (Italy, France, Spain, Denmark, Greece and Norway) who decided to support the project. OCCAR will manage the full scope of the project, acting as Granting Authority, on mandate of the EC, and Contracting Authority, on mandate of the above-mentioned Member States.

On the same day, the Delegates of the companies signed a consortium agreement, whose objective is to rule the execution of the project, maximizing synergies and collaboration among European shipbuilding industries.

With a duration of 24 months, this MMPC first contract aims to provide the initial design of a next generation class of naval vessel, the European Patrol Corvette (EPC), launched in the context of a PESCO project (1). The EPC will include at first two main versions: the Long Range Multipurpose and the Full Combat Multipurpose, both maximizing innovations, synergies and cross-fertilization among three main European shipbuilding architects and manufacturers Naval Group, Fincantieri, Navantia, linked with the operational needs of the different Navies.



The EPC programme represents a step forward in the European defence cooperation. It will strongly contribute to the European sovereignty in the second line vessels domain, by strengthening the European industry, increasing efficiency and lowering delays to go from the military need to the delivery to Navies. By developing together a new and disruptive class of corvettes, the four companies aim to ensure and foster a European sovereignty based on European "in-house" skills and know-how. This contract signature highlights the capabilities of the nations, through the management by OCCAR, to work efficiently together and to pool the know-how of their prominent naval industries, for supporting the European 2 navies. It also shows how important and effective can be the EDF, to support the European Member States in the development of defence capabilities made in Europe.

Based on innovative and disruptive technologies, the new class will illustrate a group of smart, innovative, affordable, sustainable, interoperable and flexible vessels designed to meet a wide range of missions in a continuously evolving context. Depending on the requirements specified by each Navy, the ships will be able to carry out a wide range of missions in operational contexts as diverse as surveillance on the high seas with a high degree of autonomy, or law enforcement and sovereignty affirmation missions closer to the coast, adapted to the different Navies needs.

(1) The European Patrol Corvette (EPC) is a program of future innovative naval vessels which is developed in a collaborative way by several Navies and members of the European Union, under the banner of the PESCO* project (PESCO approval in 2019). Five Navies have officially joined the project (Italy, France, Spain Greece and Norway while Romania, Ireland and Portugal are observers) to define jointly the requirements for a 2nd rank surface combatant of about 110 meters long and 3000 tons able to replace in the near future several series of ships

The EPC project is strongly supported by European Commission and participating Member States. The European Commission opened a call named MMPC – Modular and Multirole Patrol Corvette – for which Naviris coordinated the elaboration of a proposal by pooling together the expertise of a European consortium (40 companies in 12 countries) which was submitted in December 2021. This proposal has been selected in July 2022 with a grant of EDF and national co-funding of the Member States for a two-year initial phase of design, the development of technological bricks and the definition of common working methodologies, rules and standards.

With its ambition of excellence, the programme intends to grow with the expertise of various specialized European companies, in line with the European Commission strategy and national participating Member States defence strategies and Navies needs.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/10/launching-of-the-first-phase-of-the-european-patrol-corvette-project/

[Umbert]

Army Long Range Missile Launcher Spotted on Navy Littoral Combat Ship
https://news.usni.org/2023/09/13/army-long-range-missile-launcher-spotted-on-navy-littoral-combat-ship

US Navy LCS Successfully Fires SM-6 From MK 70 Payload Delivery System

US Navy Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) successfully launched an SM-6 missile from a MK 70 Mod 1 Payload Delivery System placed on the ship's helicopter deck.



https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/10/us-navy-lcs-successfully-fires-sm-6-from-mk-70-payload-delivery-system/


The MK 70 PDS is a launcher system for these missiles. The system has four strike-length MK.41 VLS cells housed in a 12 meter (40 ft) container. The MK 70 PDS is produced by Lockheed Martin and was first unveiled in September 2021 following the launch of an SM-6 by the USV Ranger using the system.

Although the system has been primarily tested with the SM-6s, it is compatible with every missile currently integrated into the MK.41 VLS, including the 1,200-mile (1,600 km) range Tomahawk Land Attack Missile and its variants.

Kan ook mooi dienen als bescherming van container schepen die indien nodig in konvooi moeten varen zo een redelijke bescherming van krijgen tegen lucht of andere aanvallen zet 1 of meerde containers op zo'n schip en laat de besturing over aan een schip dat van sensoren is voorzien.

[Harald]

Army Long Range Missile Launcher Spotted on Navy Littoral Combat Ship
https://news.usni.org/2023/09/13/army-long-range-missile-launcher-spotted-on-navy-littoral-combat-ship

US Navy LCS Successfully Fires SM-6 From MK 70 Payload Delivery System

US Navy Littoral Combat Ship USS Savannah (LCS 28) successfully launched an SM-6 missile from a MK 70 Mod 1 Payload Delivery System placed on the ship's helicopter deck.



https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/10/us-navy-lcs-successfully-fires-sm-6-from-mk-70-payload-delivery-system/


The MK 70 PDS is a launcher system for these missiles. The system has four strike-length MK.41 VLS cells housed in a 12 meter (40 ft) container. The MK 70 PDS is produced by Lockheed Martin and was first unveiled in September 2021 following the launch of an SM-6 by the USV Ranger using the system.

Although the system has been primarily tested with the SM-6s, it is compatible with every missile currently integrated into the MK.41 VLS, including the 1,200-mile (1,600 km) range Tomahawk Land Attack Missile and its variants.

[Parera]

Het gaat weer lekker bij wederom een Australisch marine project.

Australia Lists Arafura-Class OPV As 'Project Of Concern'
The Australian Government has listed the Arafura-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV) program as a Defence Project of Concern.

https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/indo-pacific-2023/2023/10/australia-lists-arafura-class-opv-as-project-of-concern/#prettyPhoto

[Parera]

Heeft Damen niet zijn eigen Rhib modellen reeks?

Ja, maar ik weet dat men in zee gegaan is met MST LTD en gekozen heeft voor 12 stuks van de FRISC zoals wij die hebben met enkele BW aanpassingen.

Zie hieronder een mockup van de Duitse Frisc bij proeven.

[Ace1]

Volgens mij zijn dit Frisc's aangepast aan Duitse eisen. Geleverd via Damen.

Heeft Damen niet zijn eigen Rhib modellen reeks?

[Parera]

https://twitter.com/BaainBw/status/1544239903126573058

Nieuwe RHIB's voor de SpecialForces van de Duitse Marine

Volgens mij zijn dit Frisc's aangepast aan Duitse eisen. Geleverd via Damen.

[Harald]

Wir beschaffen 9 neue Festrumpfschlauchboote #RHIB aus einem #Rahmenvertrag für die #Spezialkräfte der @deutschemarine mit Option auf 12 weitere Boote ⚓️ Die Finanzierung des Projekts erfolgt ab 2023 erstmalig aus dem #Sondervermögen der @bundeswehrInfo. #Beschaffungläuft

https://twitter.com/BaainBw/status/1544239903126573058

Nieuwe RHIB's voor de SpecialForces van de Duitse Marine

[Parera]

Ondanks dat het vanuit Frankrijk komt toch een interessant systeem.

[Parera]

China Continues To Exploit Commercial Shipping For Sealift
China has invested heavily to improve the capability of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). However, its amphibious warfare fleet remains insufficient for any major amphibious operation – such as an invasion of Taiwan – and so it would be forced to rely on commercial shipping.

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/10/china-commercial-shipping-for-sealift/

General Atomics Long Range Maneuvering Projectile Update
Naval News catches up with General Atomics on their unique artillery shell at AUSA 2023.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/10/general-atomics-long-range-maneuvering-projectile-update/

Final San Antonio-Class LPD Will Be Named USS Philadelphia
Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro announced that a future San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock will be named USS Philadelphia (LPD 32) at Independence Hall, during Philadelphia Navy and Marine Corps Week, Oct. 12.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2023/10/final-san-antonio-class-lpd-will-be-named-uss-philadelphia/

[Parera]

Toch een capaciteit die binnen onze KM ontbreekt sinds het afstoten van de witte vloot.

A guide to RFA Proteus – the UK's new seabed warfare vessel
As the first Multi-Role Ocean Surveillance (MROS) ship is formally named and brought into service today, we have compiled a basic guide to the ship and its potential future operations.



https://www.navylookout.com/a-guide-to-rfa-proteus-the-uks-new-seabed-warfare-vessel/

[Harald]

Japan announces plans to acquire Tomahawk cruise missiles by 2025

According to information published by Kyodo News on October 5, 2023, Japan has announced plans to procure Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States in fiscal 2025, a year ahead of its initial schedule.

Japan's decision to acquire Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States is a reflection of the nation's intent to fortify its defense mechanisms in light of the shifting geopolitical dynamics in the Asia-Pacific region.

The urgency of this acquisition has been underscored by Japan's move to expedite the purchase to 2025, a year ahead of its initial plan. This urgency is not unfounded; the security landscape around Japan has been witnessing significant changes.

The Tomahawk missile system, with its proven track record, offers Japan a formidable long-range precision strike capability. The Block IV version, for instance, boasts a range of approximately 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) and is equipped with a two-way satellite data-link that allows the missile to switch targets while in-flight or receive updates.

This "loitering" capability means the missile can hover over a potential target area for hours, waiting for a more opportune moment to strike, or even be redirected to a completely new target. This flexibility is invaluable in dynamic conflict scenarios.

The more advanced Tomahawk Block V variant further augments these capabilities. It incorporates a modernized radio suite, updated navigation systems, and enhanced targeting capabilities.

One of its notable features is the Maritime Strike Tomahawk (MST), which allows the missile to target moving naval vessels, making it a potent tool in naval warfare.

Beyond North Korea's persistent nuclear ambitions, China's rapid military modernization and its increasing assertiveness in the region, especially in the South China Sea, have been significant factors in Japan's defense calculus.

The U.S., recognizing the strategic importance of the region, has been realigning its defense posture. Washington's defense strategies have increasingly emphasized the Indo-Pacific, with China being identified as a primary strategic competitor.

In this context, Japan's acquisition of the Tomahawk system is not merely about adding to its arsenal but about having a credible deterrent that can be a game-changer in potential conflict scenarios.

Japan's defense doctrine has been evolving. The nation has been keen on developing or acquiring anti-access/area-denial (A2/AD) capabilities. The Tomahawk, with its long-range and precision strike capabilities, fits perfectly into this A2/AD framework. It can be launched from various platforms, including ships, submarines, and ground-based launchers, offering Japan a multi-domain operational flexibility.

This acquisition sends a robust message. It underscores Japan's commitment to defending its territorial integrity and its readiness to invest in advanced military hardware to achieve this.

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2023/october/13640-japan-announces-plans-to-acquire-tomahawk-cruise-missiles-by-2025.html