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    Naval Missile Thread

    Australian Defence Minister just finished a speech talking about increasing the number of missile launchers in the RAN fleet to 880. The way that he said it indicated that he was talking about the Mk41 VLS. The breakdown appears to be as follows: Hobart class 3 x 48 = 144 Hunter class 6 x 32 =...
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    Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDVs)

    Listening to CRCN on the CDR podcast today during my drive to work. Spoke about the Multimission Corvette. He was very clear that this is the name they are using for the program but they are not limiting their thinking to a traditional corvette. They are closely watching the LOSV (large...
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    CH-148 Cyclone Progress

    https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/maple-leaf/defence/2024/10/first-air-operations-officer-embarked-naval-deployment.html Interesting article on how Air Operations Officers can improve/help the air det do their thing. I suspect Operational deficiency paperwork will also be...
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    Replacing the Subs

    Some misreading of Russia's readiness in the Arctic. Ukraine conflict caused them to strip quite a few of their arctic resources, units and weapons and send them to the front. This has given us a minor reprieve. Also Canada and the US are negotiating an arctic boundary treaty in the Arctic...
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    Naval Missile Thread

    https://www.newsweek.com/canada-missile-hmcs-regina-harpoon-block-1975333 Kinda burying the lead on this one. They shot successfully later. No shame in range safety.
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    AOR Replacement & the Joint Support Ship (Merged Threads)

    This entire discussion is OBE. Permanent residents can apply to the CAF. Our issue is getting the security clearances. It's not a volume thing. We have well over enough people who apply, only 15% get hired. This year not a single BMQ has been cancelled due to lack of positions being filled...
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    Canadian Surface Combatant RFQ

    Until Block 3 Nulka was good enough. I would not expect anything other than what the US uses or has already integrated to be installed on an Aegis ship. So look at historical stuff and other EA systems and take your pick. Since CMS looks to be relegated to Sonar equipment only it pretty much...
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    Canadian Surface Combatant RFQ

    I obviously confused the Taiwan light frigate program with the Korean light frigate program. To many programs for corvettes and light frigates in the Asia pacific to keep straight.
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    Canadian Surface Combatant RFQ

    This is new info. Didn't see that anywhere I though they were using a Korean CMS for that ship, or perhaps its sold to a Korean company and they put the right language interface on it?
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    Canadian Surface Combatant RFQ

    super high pitched voice "What's a steamer???" We can link through Link software, all of NATO can do that. But I think you are refering to CEC? The Aegis cooperative engagement capability core software was originally designed for CMS330 by LMC and Canada allowed them to use it for Aegis...
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    Canadian Surface Combatant RFQ

    Anything is possible but there is lots of discussion that Canada may become an Aegis fleet. COMBATSS-21 is the Aegis common source library derived small ship CMS (for the Littoral Combat Ship). If I had my way we would strip the CPF's of their up to date weapons/sensors and put them on a...
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    Canadian Surface Combatant RFQ

    The esprit de corps the 280 "Ladies" had is still impressive. They are like pilots, crossfitters and vegans. You'll know who sailed on a 280 because they will tell you.
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    Canadian Surface Combatant RFQ

    SEWIP block 3 is an electronic attack capability not an electronic support capability (which is what SEWIP block 2 is). It's a lot more like what RAVEN was supposed to be. It's also got some significant hull modifications for the bridge wings (muffin tops everyone calls them). True. CMS330...
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    Canadian Surface Combatant RFQ

    Canada Looks to US Navy for Non-Developmental EW for CSC Article on EW for the CSC. -Electronic Attack is provided by NULKA -The Nulka active missile decoy is the most sophisticated soft-kill defence system against anti-ship missiles available for the protection of surface warships (stuff in...
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    Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ship AOPS

    It's crazy to think that HDW is probably due for their first Docking Work Period. They've been in the water for coming on 5 years now. Time to do some surveys and start fixing all the things identified as first in class but were deferred to now!
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