This might be a case for using a suitably equipped drone that usually have loiter time of 48hrs+
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Originally posted by Flamingo View Post
This might be a case for using a suitably equipped drone that usually have loiter time of 48hrs+
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Originally posted by EUFighter View PostThe PC-12 are only fitted with EO sensors which while the could detect a heat source coming from narco-sub they are not designed as a scanning sensor. Thus the aircraft would have to fly almost (a few kms) over the the vessel to detect it. Given the size of the potential area to cover the fleet would need to be constantly in the air.
This might be a case for using a suitably equipped drone that usually have loiter time of 48hrs+
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Originally posted by Flamingo View PostI suppose it’s OPSEC to ask if the new PC-12’s can do that?
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Originally posted by Graylion View PostThey cannot. The requirements are public, as are the specs of a Spectra. Fundamentally they cary a camera ball and the necessary comms equipment. They are a lot better than the Cessnas but still very low ball.
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Originally posted by na grohmiti View PostI understand SOSUS has been repurposed for Cetacean monitoring...
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Originally posted by EUFighter View PostIt has been turned over mostly for civilian work. In any case a hydrophone system like SOSUS relies on the age old triangulation to get a fix, so not the best solution for an island. Even when SOSUS was fully operational NATO still had to dedicate a large amount of effort to finding the contacts made by SOSUS and tracking them.
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Thinking outside the box or what we can put in a box and restrained only by imagination! HMCS HARRY DEWOLF embarked a Defence Research and Development Canada portable lab, demonstrating just one of the many missions/capabilities of Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels. pic.twitter.com/hFohhzHjpT
— HMCS/NCSM HARRY DeWOLF (@HMCSHarryDeWolf) September 12, 2020
Interesting option.For now, everything hangs on implementation of the CoDF report.
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Originally posted by na grohmiti View PostThinking outside the box or what we can put in a box and restrained only by imagination! HMCS HARRY DEWOLF embarked a Defence Research and Development Canada portable lab, demonstrating just one of the many missions/capabilities of Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessels. pic.twitter.com/hFohhzHjpT
— HMCS/NCSM HARRY DeWOLF (@HMCSHarryDeWolf) September 12, 2020
Interesting option.
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Originally posted by EUFighter View PostWe have had this capability for 6 years now but AFAIK we are not utilising it. The P-60 class have three positions on the aft deck for containerised mission systems. What is missing ate the containerised mission systems. For example it would be possible to have a containerized MCM system complete with USV.
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Originally posted by EUFighter View PostWe have had this capability for 6 years now but AFAIK we are not utilising it. The P-60 class have three positions on the aft deck for containerised mission systems. What is missing ate the containerised mission systems. For example it would be possible to have a containerized MCM system complete with USV.
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Modern 21st century MCM does not require all MCM vessels to be non-magnetic, the trend is not to put the manned vessel in harms way. The most modern methods are to utilize USVs and AUVs to search the suspect area while the mother-ship stays out of the area. Even the naval diver is removed from modern operations with their tasks handled by expendable small AUVs.
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Originally posted by EUFighter View PostModern 21st century MCM does not require all MCM vessels to be non-magnetic, the trend is not to put the manned vessel in harms way. The most modern methods are to utilize USVs and AUVs to search the suspect area while the mother-ship stays out of the area. Even the naval diver is removed from modern operations with their tasks handled by expendable small AUVs.
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Seems the Dutch are going to fit finally the "Hull Vane" to one of their Holland Class OPVs. It would be interesting if there was any benefit fitting them to P60s.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news...s-zeeland-opv/
https://www.hullvane.com/wp-content/...akeeping-1.pdf
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