Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0

[spoz]

There are a multitude of cheap anti drone capabilities being developed and produced; a lot of them in Ukraine but also across the wider Eastern Europe. According to the available literature, some of them cost in the very low thousands of dollars. One amongst many is ODIN: Ukrainian firm develops ODIN anti-drone interceptor. And here’s one from Estonia: Poland to establish anti-drone missile plant with Estonia's Frankenburg Technologies

Given the practical experience the Ukrainians have, I‘d tend to go with a licence built version of one of theirs. It would probably come with a proven upgrade path…..

 

[SammyC]

There are a multitude of cheap anti drone capabilities being developed and produced; a lot of them in Ukraine but also across the wider Eastern Europe. According to the available literature, some of them cost in the very low thousands of dollars. One amongst many is ODIN: Ukrainian firm develops ODIN anti-drone interceptor. And here’s one from Estonia: Poland to establish anti-drone missile plant with Estonia's Frankenburg Technologies

Given the practical experience the Ukrainians have, I‘d tend to go with a licence built version of one of theirs. It would probably come with a proven upgrade path…..

I'm thinking that our eventual selection for a shipboard drone interceptor will come from a Ukranian source. Something that can average a few thousand per shot, hold say 50-100 units within a compact upper deck cannister, with a range of 10-15km. Some of there systems are already capable of this.

 

[seaspear]

What capability should the home ports have to intercept these dones? I am not sure if crews would be manning their sensor suites and other stations when berthed

 

[iambuzzard]

What capability should the home ports have to intercept these dones? I am not sure if crews would be manning their sensor suites and other stations when berthed

Currently I don't believe we have any ability to defend our home ports from a potential drone attack launched from a container ship off the coast.
Look at the panic in the US about drones over Barksdale AFB.

 

[Bob53]

Currently I don't believe we have any ability to defend our home ports from a potential drone attack launched from a container ship off the coast.
Look at the panic in the US about drones over Barksdale AFB.

As far as I can see FBE …We don’t have ability to protect home ports from anything other than a gate forced entry. nothing to stop drones, nothing to stop water borne drones, nothing to stop even man launched weapons from land or boat.

 

[ADMk2]

I was looking at the clip where RADM Hughes discusses the Upgraded Mogami frigate and at the 4.50 mark he states the Searam is fitted "for". He doesn't say it will be fitted "with". He later goes on to say "we are leveraging off what Japan wants to do as a parent navy and what's compatible with us." Am I reading too much into this or does it seem that Searam will not be included initially. He states the no change mantra but at the same time he seems a little defensive, hedging his bets and choosing his words carefully.

He said “that will be a new capability for us”. Which he wouldn’t have said if we weren’t getting it?