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Canadian Surface Combatant RFQ

Just a reminder that BAE's Type 26 frigate design (only under construction now) in running for Canadian Surface Combatant:

UK hires team to stop destroyers from breaking down at sea

An industry team led by BAE Systems has secured a £160 million (U.S. $224 million) deal with the British Ministry of Defence to help fix long-running propulsion problems that have blighted the reliability of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer fleet.

BAE, along with partners BMT Defence Services and Cammell Laird, are to undertake what the MoD calls the power improvement project, or PIP, which principally will see the anti-air warships’ two existing diesel generators replaced with three larger units.

The warships have suffered a number of embarrassing breakdowns at sea due to problems with the propulsion system during operations in high temperatures, undermining confidence in the reliability of the six destroyers.

The worst of the problems saw ships losing all electrical power and propulsion while at sea.

“Our aim is to rapidly restore command confidence in the power and propulsion system of the Type 45 fleet, demonstrate value for money, and safeguard vital skills for future generations of warship support,” said David Mitchard, managing director at BAE Systems’ Maritime Services...
https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/03/21/uk-hires-team-to-stop-destroyers-from-breaking-down-at-sea/

Mark
Ottawa
 
MarkOttawa said:
Just a reminder that BAE's Type 26 frigate design (only under construction now) in running for Canadian Surface Combatant:

Mark
Ottawa

Of the Type 26 bid for the CSC the propulsion system is the least of my concerns.  It's a similar system to the current UK frigates and not a new all electrical type system that the Type 45 uses.
 
MTShaw said:
32 mk41 vls in this little video:

https://twitter.com/CSCHomeTeam/status/966785222388875265

That’s what is shown in this video as well at 3:07-3:09. — https://youtu.be/xFVZ_rS9rH4

The RN Type 26 will be fitted with 24 cell in 3 x 8 cell Mk 41 modules: https://www.defensenews.com/naval/2018/03/02/british-type-26-frigates-to-get-lockheed-missile-launcher/

Overall, the proposed Canadian variant appears to be longer, wider, more heavily armed (at least from the information available).
 
Update on the RN Type 26 progress.

https://www.defenceconnect.com.au/maritime-antisub/2184-first-type-26-vessel-progressing
 
Whiskey,

I didn't see a size difference, but if there is one it would start with power capactiy. 30 knots is a minimum to zigzag around with a CBG. The type 26 is only good for 26. That will be done in the curing process, if it is not done already.
 
Well we could always rent them http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/192653/france-to-lease-two-fremm-frigates-to-greece-for-5-years%3A-report.html
 
Have to wonder if the French are having similar staffing issues like the RN is currently experiencing.  To 'give up ' two fully operational Frigates, they must either have some excess capacity somewhere that they'll use these crews for, or, they have an overall shortage of trained crews and this will allow them to fully staff their remaining ships.
 
Some CSC based scuttlebutte.

Modeling and Simulation in Halifax is doing the modeling on the sensors from the CSC bids to see if the glossy brochure matches the actual performance.  (M&S are one of those Centres of Excellence in NATO that you never hear about.  The RCN is a world leader in this category...)  This as far as I know is a new thing for warships (like one hand can count how many times this was done) and a first for Canada.

The CSC may not have an AAW variant and a GP variant outside of weapons loadout and/or C4I gear.  Depending on the cost and performance of sensor systems all of the ships may have the same sensors.  It's really up to the bidders sales pitch.  They are free enough to bid two different radar systems or a single system that meets all performance objectives.
 
Wonder if their decision will influence our's in any manner?  2 of the 3 finalists are the same as ours.

From Jane's:
http://www.janes.com/article/79889/selection-of-australian-future-frigate-design-expected-shortly



 
Czech_pivo said:
Wonder if their decision will influence our's in any manner?  2 of the 3 finalists are the same as ours.

From Jane's:
http://www.janes.com/article/79889/selection-of-australian-future-frigate-design-expected-shortly

Not directly.  We are doing our own thing, and Australia has different requirements.  In many ways their project is simpler (and lets be honest, their procurement has more experience with buying new ships recently.... see Hobart Class and Canberra Class as examples), as they flat out said that the ships will carry CEA's CEAFAR and CEAMOUNT radars, and have the Saab 9LV Combat Management System.  It's significantly reduced the amount of variables that they need to pick a platform.  They essentially have dictated the entire combat suite to the bidders and really only need to look at how the bidders can perform on the other float/move variables. 

I expect that the F-100 will be picked as its about 75% common with the Hobarts.  Really would reduce training costs, some maint costs and various other issues that commonality brings.  The speed of their procurement process seems is staggering compared to ours.  Though if you look at the Hobart procurement that took quite a while as they had to reinvent a shipbuilding industry again like we are now.
 
Aren't they just taking CEA's equipment off the ANZAC class or is this a completely new system. Whatever it is, they are building one hell of potent Navy especially if their sub fleet gets going as planned.
 
whiskey601 said:
Aren't they just taking CEA's equipment off the ANZAC class or is this a completely new system. Whatever it is, they are building one hell of potent Navy especially if their sub fleet gets going as planned.

The Sea 5000 ships will be equipped with Aegis CMS not 9LV, and in addition to CEAMOUNT and CEAFAR will have the new CEAFAR2-L that's also going to be fitted to the ANZACs to replace the SPS-49. 
 
RDBZ said:
The Sea 5000 ships will be equipped with Aegis CMS not 9LV, and in addition to CEAMOUNT and CEAFAR will have the new CEAFAR2-L that's also going to be fitted to the ANZACs to replace the SPS-49.

Yah I just read up on that 10 min ago.  Something changed over the last few months WRT the CMS (probably in my memory, lol).  Yes the CEAFAR2-L (I should have been more specific) is one of the versions of the CEAFAR family that is going to be on the ship.  Makes for a L, S and X band combo.  Which is pretty unique.
 
Some images of the Type 26 CSC bid model from the company that builds them.

Things I noticed are the 32 VLS spots on the foc'sle, the double 25-30mm rear deck guns, the RAM launchers on the sides and the Harpoons on the the top deck.  Of note the are no mid deck small VLS launchers like the UK Type 26 has.  Harpoons seem an odd choice but its a model and maybe a placeholder.  The main radar also seems odd to me.  I for the life of me can't figure out what Lockheed is going to use. I originally guessed it might be a Kronos Dual Band system based on the video but the video model doesn't have the same number of VLS on it as these images do, so that makes me question both models accuracy.

The radar could be a AMDR from Raytheon.  That wouldn't be a huge surprise, given the modularity and power of that new system.  Or it could just be a placeholder in the model.   

http://www.jlawson.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/T26-CSC-001.jpg

http://www.jlawson.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/T26-CSC-003.jpg

http://www.jlawson.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/T26-CSC-002.jpg

http://www.jlawson.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/T26-CSC-0031.jpg

http://www.jlawson.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/T26-CSC-005.jpg

http://www.jlawson.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/T26-CSC-007.jpg

*edited for cut and paste errors*
 
The RN specs talk about the Type 26 accommodating two helicopters. The pics above show a single hanger door.  It there enough space in there to store two helicopters?
 
Czech_pivo said:
The RN specs talk about the Type 26 accommodating two helicopters. The pics above show a single hanger door.  It there enough space in there to store two helicopters?

The model is clearly for a single Helo. As the stacks bracket the Hgr there's no way to fit 2 Helos in there... unless they are tiny (eg. Cobra).

With the stacks on either side of the Hgr, it'll get super hot in there. The 280s stack went right thru the middle of the double hgr and it could get unbearable in there especially when closed up at flying stations.
 
Isn't the stack (single) for'ard of the hangar?  Between the SeaRAM positions?

And while looking at the SeaRAMs, don't those overhanging wings, as well as the bridge wings, tend to work against a stealthy design by creating radar traps?
 
Czech_pivo said:
The RN specs talk about the Type 26 accommodating two helicopters. The pics above show a single hanger door.  It there enough space in there to store two helicopters?

Per the attached document (interesting read) the hangar is large enough for 2 WildCat or 1 Merlin. There is also space for UAV's of unspecified type, but apparently lots of space for them. The mission bay can also hold up to 10 20ft. containers, so it appears the mission bay either extends under the hangar and the flight deck or forward(unlikely since the funnels are situated there).

Cheers

edit: the mission bay is the same deck as the hanger and the flight deck. As the document notes, in an extreme case the vessel can carry a second Merlin in the mission bay (not in the hangar).
 

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