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    The Canadians are in the middle of a number of new projects with the Type 26 and the AOPV of particular interest.



    The above is a great read from the Canadian Parliament pertaining to warship costings.

    Page 19-20 delves into the cost comparison of the AB versus the Hobart Class and concludes "So, using the estimated ninth ship marginal cost, Australia will pay $3.23 billion AUS, or 54 per cent, more for ships two-thirds the size." (They could add with a lot less capability and survivability but probably did not want to be too rude about it being polite Canadians afterall.)

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    Originally posted by Anzac View Post
    The Canadians are in the middle of a number of new projects with the Type 26 and the AOPV of particular interest.



    The above is a great read from the Canadian Parliament pertaining to warship costings.

    Page 19-20 delves into the cost comparison of the AB versus the Hobart Class and concludes "So, using the estimated ninth ship marginal cost, Australia will pay $3.23 billion AUS, or 54 per cent, more for ships two-thirds the size." (They could add with a lot less capability and survivability but probably did not want to be too rude about it being polite Canadians afterall.)
    A lot less capability? Not really, but fewer VLS cell sure.

    But on a total cost the government basis (net of tax receipts ), the local build of a small class of only three ships would still be less expensive than procuring Arleigh Burkes FMS. A lot of the program expenditure on the Hobarts was on infrastructure that will also be used for other builds.

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      To bridge the AOPS programme to the RCN Type 26 (In the same vein of the River B2 to the RN Type 26) the Canadians are going to spend $1.5B to build two more AOPS's.

      The insanity of government provided corporate welfare in the naval shipbuilding sector.

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      • #4
        To be fair, the Canadians always envisaged that 6 to 8 ships would be procured as announced back in 2007. The recently announced additional two take the program total to 8. A lot of factors would have played a part in the decision; performance of the program to date including cost management, ongoing reassessment since 2007 of the economic lifespan of the Coast Guards existing fleet, and workforce issues.

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        • #5
          Apart from Patrol Boats what other types of warships does the Irish Navy have?
          Hanno

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          • #6
            Originally posted by John P Hannon View Post
            Apart from Patrol Boats what other types of warships does the Irish Navy have?
            The current fleet comprises four (4) Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) and two (2) Large Patrol Vessels (LPV). Each vessel is equipped with state of the art machinery, weapons, communication’s and navigation systems. The fleet will soon be augmented with two (2) Inshore Patrol Vessels (IPV), which will introduce new Electronic Warfare and intelligence gathering capabilities.

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            • #7
              Do we have any patrol boats? I know the customs have 2 and the Gardai have at least one.....
              For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.

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              • #8
                Originally posted by na grohmiti View Post
                Do we have any patrol boats? I know the customs have 2 and the Gardai have at least one.....
                May be about subs

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