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The Philippine Navy's BRP Gregorio del Pilar (FF-15) has run aground in the West Philippine Sea



The Philippine Navy's warship has run aground near Hasa-Hasa Shoal (Half Moon Shoal) while on routine patrol in the West Philippine Sea. The BRP Gregorio del Pilar (FF-15) was stranded on Wednesday (Aug 29) evening, Armed Forces public affairs chief Col. Noel Detoyato said in a statement. All working and available water vessels of the Western Command have been dispatched to conduct an assessment, retrieve the stuck vessel and return her to safe harbor, and assist all personnel aboard the warship, Detoyato said. There were no casualties from the incident.

A separate military report said that based on initial inspection, the warship was "grounded from bow to amidship and propellers were also damaged." "The crew inspected all spaces and there were no noted flooding," it added. The BRP Gregorio del Pilar, a former Hamilton-class high endurance cutter of the United Coast Guard, is the lead ship of her class.

[Source: navalnews.net ]

[Harald]

New Dive and Hydrographic Support Vessel for Royal New Zealand Navy



On 22 August, New Zealand's Minister of Defence Ron Mark announced the purchase of the 85-metre Edda Fonn, a 15-year-old offshore support vessel from Norwegian firm Østensjø Rederi AS, as the replacement for decommissioned dive tender HMNZS Manawanui and hydrographic survey ship HMNZS Resolution.

The new ship will be renamed HMNZS Manawanui, the fourth RNZN ship to bear that name. The former Manawanui's home port was Whitianga.

Gisborne was chosen as the home port for the new Manawanui because it was the home port of HMNZS Resolution and HMNZS Monowai. Resolution paid a final visit to Gisborne before she was decommissioned on 27 April, 2012.

The practice of home ports relates to the awarding of charters to individual ships and the name of the ship. HMNZS Resolution had a charter with Gisborne, which gave permission for the ship's company to conduct formal parades in the district.

Ships such HMNZS Otago and HMNZS Wellington would automatically have Dunedin and Wellington respectively as their home ports.

Commander Matt Wray, a Hydrographic Survey officer and the last Commanding Officer of HMNZS Resolution, said a ship's visit to its home port was an occasion the ship's company looked forward to.

"Gisborne always made Resolution welcome and it is wonderful the Navy is reconnecting with the district after six years. I said to the Mayor, Meng Foon, when the Resolution had its last visit that the Navy won't forget Gisborne," Commander Wray said.

"It's really pleasing for me to see our traditional link with Gisborne renewed with the hydrographic trade, and now the diving trade."

The Edda Fonn was chosen as the most suitable option from a list of 150 vessels reviewed.

The Ministry of Defence procurement team has had an excellent relationship with the owner, Østensjø Rederi AS, which will undertake the first RNZN-required modifications before the ship sails for New Zealand in March 2019.

Once commissioned in New Zealand, HMNZS Manawanui will have final modifications and be in service by November 2019. The budget for the project is $103 million.

Mr Mark described the vessel as a great addition to the RNZN, filling capability gaps in diving, salvage and hydrography.

"It will be in service three years earlier than a purpose-built ship would have been."

https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2018/august-2018-navy-naval-defense-news/6464-new-dive-and-hydrographic-support-vessel-for-royal-new-zealand-navy.html

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Thales S-band Fixed Panel Radar
PROVEN, SCALABLE, AESA SOLUTION FOR SQUADRON 2020



Ten years from now, the maritime above-water threat environment will be much more severe and complex. By 2030, mission system effectiveness of then-generation missile corvettes must be significantly better than today's state of the art – if they are to survive and succeed in naval operations worldwide. For this, sensor robustness is a MUST – especially against future air and surface threats.

The threat in the naval surface warfare domain  is fast evolving and becoming easier and cheaper to acquire by potential adversaries. It can include airborne or surface drones, precision-guided munitions, or submarine-fired pop-up missiles, typically attacking just above the sea surface (low elevation, sea skimming) or from high elevation angles (high diving).

Radar is the primary means to detect these threats. In complex naval environments, such as the littoral waters of the Baltic and the Gulf of Bothnia, this is challenged by clutter, ducting and other conditions that hamper signal propagation and detection performance. As a consequence, lethal threats can arrive with little or no warning.

Creating sufficient battlespace
To ensure survivability in this environment, naval radar solutions must be able to create sufficient battlespace reaction time for a robust detect-to-engage chain. In other words: detect, track and classify incoming targets quick enough ("First Time Right!") so that every threat can be timely neutralized with effectors such as surface-to-air missiles, gunfire or soft-kill countermeasures.

Naval radar must be able to do this under all clutter and ducting conditions, in the face of severe jamming and without increasing the false alarm rate. This is especially true at low elevation, where potentially the most lethal of threats will be. These can be either extremely fast (supersonic or even hypersonic intelligent missiles) or extremely slow (drones, drifting mines or the periscope of a lurking submarine). They can be stealthy, agile, and perform coordinated (swarm) saturation attacks under heavy jamming conditions. These threats will be very real, so navies should not compromise on requirements.


Proven Fixed Panel Radar to Ensure Robustness
Facing such a complex threat set, a rotating volume search radar solution cannot be relied upon to deliver the necessary battlespace awareness. Next-generation naval ships which operate in the complex threat scenarios must have a fixed panel AESA radar system to ensure robust surveillance & tracking performance.

Thales fully proven S-band four-face, fixed panel solution, the baseline of which has been in front line operational service with the Royal Netherlands Navy since 2012, has met or exceeded the requirements of the Royal Netherlands Navy.

Taking this proven technology one step further, Thales has introduced into it the very latest iteration of AESA technology, which is a generation ahead of competitor AESA solutions and which is also already at sea in the NS100-series of surveillance radars. This world-beating "AESA 2.0" provides truly unrestricted flexibility in beam forming and beam steering, thanks to its dual-axis multi-beam scanning and fully digital front end technology. The software-defined growth potential this provides will keep the radar suite operationally relevant throughout its lifetime.



It significantly enhances performance in the Anti-Air Warfare (AAW), Anti-Surface Warfare (ASuW) and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW > periscope detection, pop-up missile detection) domains. It provides comprehensive defensive capabilities against air and surface threats, maximizing the potential of the ship's available above-water sensor and effector capabilities.

To counter the future's complex threat scenarios, the fixed panel S-band radar  is adaptable and extendable, ensuring that it remains operationally relevant through life. This enables the Finnish Navy to field highly capable and highly survivable SQUADRON 2020 missile corvettes at an internationally competitive cost; providing credible sea power far into the 21st Century.

Thales SM400 and NS100/200  S-band family of AESA radars are already in service and under contract for 14 naval ships both NATO and non-NATO  navies and is related to the earlier Thales SMART-S family of S-band surveillance radars, of which more than 85 have been sold to 20 navies, including NATO navies such as Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Turkey.



The four-face S-band radar will act as one single integrated reconfigurable radar system, sharing the same, integrated radar suite processing. The suite has four staring radar faces, one in each quadrant, all supporting dual-axis multi-beam operation (supporting search, multi-target track, classification and missile guidance capabilities).

An inherent  long time-on-target and multi-mode radar performance, the Thales fixed panel S-band radar suite will match the complicated post-2025 operational environment. Integrated with STIR 1.2 EO mk 2 dual-band (X/Ka-band) fire control radars , it supports ESSM Block 2 firepower against saturation attacks.

The fixed panel S-band radar is fully scalable and reconfigurable, both in hardware and software, supporting periodic functionality upgrades through-life. In what can be called AESA 2.0, it introduces the very latest in transmission and receive technology with fully digital radar front-ends, based on high bandwidth receivers that deliver digital video on element level for digital beam forming on receive. This unique feature, not offered by regular AESA radars, provides total flexibility in electronic beam forming and beam steering, a key enabler for future growth to match threat developments.

The radar also includes system management functions for improved availability. Size, weight and power consumption are significantly reduced when compared to earlier surveillance radars.

On time delivery
Thales Nederland has a solid reputation for delivery, quality, integration service and chain performance assurance. The fixed panel S-band radar proposed for Finland's SQUADRON 2020 is based on the SM400, an improved development of the SMILE and the NS100-series S-band radars that have been deployed since 2012 on 14 naval surface combatants in Western European and Southeast Asian navies.

Thus far in the 21st Century , Thales has successfully delivered state-of-the-art complex naval AESA radar system solutions, including fixed panel radars, for some 30 ships in front line service today in Australia, Denmark, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, and Singapore, all allied nations of Finland. Similar projects elsewhere in which Thales was not involved, have seen major cost overruns and delays (examples: Type 45 in UK, Hobart class in Australia, F 125 in Germany).

Conclusion – Thales fixed panel S-band radar assures mission success and delivers true value for money
Surface warships fitted with the Thales fixed panel S-band radar will be truly able to adapt to the future threat environment. This radar solution counters the changed, much more complex threat environment. It enables the Finnish Navy to optimally use the latest multi-mode and multi-domain self-defense weapons and countermeasures (notably ESSM Block II).

Superior radar performance provided by the Thales SM400 fixed-panel S-band generates optimum situational and critical awareness. As such, it is a major contributor to the Finnish Navy's capacity for escalation dominance, for deterrence and for denial. This state-of-the-art solution will result in excellent naval surface warfare capability; ensuring sea power presence and force projection for Finland, well into the 2040s.

[Source: Thales Group ]

[Harald]

Nieuwe Braziliaanse helikoptercarrier in thuiswateren   ( dat is snel .. )

De nieuwe Braziliaanse helikoptercarrier is dit weekend in de wateren bij Rio de Janeiro gearriveerd. Het schip, PHM Atlantico, was op 1 augustus vertrokken vanuit Groot-Brittannië. De Atlantico is de voormalige HMS Ocean en werd eerder dit jaar voor slechts 84,6 miljoen pond door Brazilië gekocht. 

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https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Nieuwe-Braziliaanse-helikoptercarrier-in-thuiswateren-260818.html

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

Valt daar geen towed array op te schroeven? Kontje verlengen. Wordt ie misschien nog een halve knoop sneller van.

Geen idee...

[MasterChief1971]

Valt daar geen towed array op te schroeven? Kontje verlengen. Wordt ie misschien nog een halve knoop sneller van.

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

Alleen voor de prijs al zou het aantrekkelijk zijn. Volgens mij is dit beste bang4bucks

Mijn idee. (al schiet het LCF concept tekort in ASW)

[Huzaar1]

Alleen voor de prijs al zou het aantrekkelijk zijn. Volgens mij is dit beste bang4bucks

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Alion Submitted Final Proposal For Canadian Surface Combatant Program



Alion Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alion Science and Technology, headquartered in McLean, Va., is pleased to announce that they have submitted their final bid and compliance forms to the Canadian government for the Canadian Surface Combatant Program. This is a major milestone in the Canadian Surface Combatant procurement.procurement.

"We provide a world-class combatant that is a proven, affordable, off-the-shelf solution. Our offering is focused on the Royal Canadian Navy's stated requirements and will generate jobs and innovation across Canada," says Chief Operating Officer Bruce Samuelsen. He added that Alion is ready today to work with Irving Shipbuilding and the Canadian Government to get production underway and ships in the water as soon as possible.



Canada selected a Military-Off-the-Shelf (MOTS) procurement model to reduce cost, improve delivery schedules and meet performance requirements. In addition, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) developed an objective, comprehensive evaluation model to assess the ship and combat system.

The Alion solution is based on the De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate— a proven NATO vessel, built by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, with more than 10 years of operational excellence. Damen's knowledge and design-for-production experience is made available to Canada through their key role as part of Alion's team.

Alion's combat system solution is based on the world-class capabilities of ATLAS-Elektronik and Hensoldt Sensors. ATLAS brings an outstanding, globally renowned open architecture Combat Management System that readily accepts new and evolving technologies. Hensoldt's capability and experience in developing and fielding state-of-the art radars was central to meeting the unique Canadian requirements with a fielded, non-developmental radar. Other key suppliers include L3 Technologies Canada, Raytheon Canada Limited, DRS Technologies Canada Limited (DRS TCL) and Rheinmetall Canada Inc.

[Source: Navy Recognition ]

[Parera]

1) Trend en evolutie...
De Russen geven zo enkele paar jaar ten laatste weer eens een statement vrij van een nieuw ontwerp van deze of gene carrier tijdens een Defensie-vakbeurs. Of een LHD... Of die Mega-kruiser.

Mooie tekeningetjes en maquettes... maar er wordt niets gebouwd. En als er al eens een kiel gelegd wordt van een eerste-in-de-reeks schip... dan duurt het bijna een decennium voordat deze eenheid te water gelaten en dan komt daar nog eens de afbouwtijd bij.
Ik denk dan b.v. aan de Neustrashimyy...
Ondertussen zijn hun werven wel druk bezig met nieuwe subs... en, vooral, met korvet- en OPV-grootte eenheden.

2) Geld... is hun grootste probleem. Ik denk niet dat het ligt aan de ontwerpbureaus.

3) Een Chinees CV(N) ontwerp voor de Russen
Mijn eerste gedachte daarbij is dat niet inzie waarom de Chinezen de Russen een CVN of zelfs een CV-ontwerp zouden "aanbieden" of "verkopen".
Maar eigenlijk speelt dat geen rol, want zelfs al zouden ze zoiets doen, dan nog komen die blauwdrukken gewoon terecht in dezelfde archiefkast van de modellen vermeld in Punt 1). Reden? Punt 2) 

Dat is waar, maar is er een kans aanwezig dat Rusland op termijn een carrier besteld bij de Chinezen? Chinees ontwerp en Chinese bouw, ze hadden ook de Mistrals gekocht dus importeren is niet definitief nee bij de Russen. De Chinezen hebben wel de middelen om ze (snel) te bouwen, de vraag is inderdaad nog maar of de Chinezen daar op zitten te wachten om hun nieuwste speeltjes te delen met de Russen. Maar ze hebben wel voor bijna alles wat ze bouwen een export variant die net wat afwijkt van het ''origineel''.

[ARM-WAP]

1) Trend en evolutie...
De Russen geven zo enkele paar jaar ten laatste weer eens een statement vrij van een nieuw ontwerp van deze of gene carrier tijdens een Defensie-vakbeurs. Of een LHD... Of die Mega-kruiser.

Mooie tekeningetjes en maquettes... maar er wordt niets gebouwd. En als er al eens een kiel gelegd wordt van een eerste-in-de-reeks schip... dan duurt het bijna een decennium voordat deze eenheid te water gelaten en dan komt daar nog eens de afbouwtijd bij.
Ik denk dan b.v. aan de Neustrashimyy...
Ondertussen zijn hun werven wel druk bezig met nieuwe subs... en, vooral, met korvet- en OPV-grootte eenheden.

2) Geld... is hun grootste probleem. Ik denk niet dat het ligt aan de ontwerpbureaus.

3) Een Chinees CV(N) ontwerp voor de Russen
Mijn eerste gedachte daarbij is dat niet inzie waarom de Chinezen de Russen een CVN of zelfs een CV-ontwerp zouden "aanbieden" of "verkopen".
Maar eigenlijk speelt dat geen rol, want zelfs al zouden ze zoiets doen, dan nog komen die blauwdrukken gewoon terecht in dezelfde archiefkast van de modellen vermeld in Punt 1). Reden? Punt 2) 

[Parera]

Ik zie ze eerder één of twee lichte carriers bouwen dan een bakbeest van meer dan >90K ton (wellicht lukt ze dat met Chinese hulp)

Nu de roebels nog.

Ik zou niet raar staan te kijken als de Russen een Chinees ontwerp kopen over enkele jaren en het zelf onder licentie gaan bouwen als de Chinezen een CVN hebben ontwikkeld.
2 van deze lichte carriers zijn goed mogelijk en ook haalbaar om de eerste tegen 2030 in gebruik te hebben genomen.

[jurrien visser (JuVi op Twitter)]

Projecten genoeg bij de Russen maar nu eerst maar eens beginnen aan de bouw van 1 van de geplande carriers.

Ik zie ze eerder één of twee lichte carriers bouwen dan een bakbeest van meer dan >90K ton (wellicht lukt ze dat met Chinese hulp)

Nu de roebels nog.

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Russia's Krylov Research Center Unveils Light Aircraft Carrier Design

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2018/august-2018-navy-naval-defense-news/6451-russia-s-krylov-research-center-unveils-light-aircraft-carrier-design.html

Projecten genoeg bij de Russen maar nu eerst maar eens beginnen aan de bouw van 1 van de geplande carriers.

[Sparkplug]

Russia's Krylov Research Center Unveils Light Aircraft Carrier Design

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2018/august-2018-navy-naval-defense-news/6451-russia-s-krylov-research-center-unveils-light-aircraft-carrier-design.html