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Originally posted by Sparky42 View PostWill the current trend lines of the NZ MOD fund two all up 26's?
The hull itself is only one of a number of aspects in Frigate selection. Much like the P-8A, its airframe and baseline systems are just a vanilla B738-ERX. It is stuff inside like CMS, EW and its intelligence gathering capabilities that make it matter.Last edited by Anzac; 25 February 2019, 09:40.
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Originally posted by Bravo20 View PostOf course this all pre the government realising it needs to find 3 Bn to fund rural broadband
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Originally posted by Sparky42 View PostLooks like the 250m cap is being dropped with reports that "government furnished equipment" will be removed from the costings. Guessing they came to the conclusion that whatever you could get for 250m wasn't worth it.
The Indonesians are looking at locally building two Iver Huitfeld F-370's from the design licence holder OMT of the Type 31e Babcock consortium. The unit build cost is circa USD$360m and allegedly will include some cross decking of recent or refurnished systems from their existing Yani-class (50 year old refitted and upgraded Dutch built Leanders) such as the 76Oto as well similar systems to their recent local build of the Simga 10514's - so TACTICOS and SMART-S Mk2 should be in the mix.
Now if the Indonesians are thinking of doing a local build Iver F370 and cross decking some existing gear, plus adding GFE gear which they already have existing sustainment contracts in place and training per the Sigma's and are still 30m quid over 250m indicates that at a UK yard an Arrowhead 140 even with cross-decking some Type 23 systems is an impossibility and that the RN/MoD penny has dropped from a great height.Last edited by Anzac; 10 May 2019, 10:41.
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Originally posted by Sparky42 View Post"We will hold out until our last bullet is spent. Could do with some whiskey"
Radio transmission, siege of Jadotville DR Congo. September 1961.
Illegitimi non carborundum
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Originally posted by Turkey View Postcall me cynical, but it's a very pretty Plastikard model, and is firing a broadside even a thing anymore?
The 140 offerings is rather similar to others with the idea of a frigate in a variety of roles, or a super OPV/Mother ship with boats, insertion craft, ROV's and room for containerised assets and extra personnel/troops. In all roles it would be at least 4 different ships as they would only be adaptable at time of build. I don't like the loiter speed of 12 knots, we have always used 14knots.Last edited by ancientmariner; 24 May 2019, 22:06.
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