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GKRI Brawijaya entering Alexandria Egypt. This is the second stopover after first stop over at Mersin Turkiye. If info is right, she will...
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SStobieWan replied to the thread Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN) News and Discussion.Some of type 26's build rate is driven by how fast the customer (HMG) wants to spend money I think - now the production is in full...
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VVolkodav replied to the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0.Well they are only good, structurally speaking for about fourteen to fifteen years. The AUSTAL PBS need to be replaced regularly.
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Norway has chosen the United Kingdom as its strategic partner for the acquisition of new BAE Systems type 26 frigates for the RNoN... -
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I agree with you Scott but a slight clarification, I understand that the CEAFAR radar system total weight is not heavier than similar...
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Ummm... What?! Why on Earth would you think that a Navantia concept ship could have six built by 2030? What sort of information and...
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I see a few comments on population growth, water and economic constraints. Since that is my day job (infrastructure planning) I’d like...
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I've been involved in shipbuilding for 30 years & when we're talking about vessels the size of a Type 45 / Hunter, they are usually Big...
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??? o_Oo_Oo_Oo_Oo_Oo_Oo_O ??? I HATE to be the bearer of BAD NEWS, but... Type 45 - HOW did that class of ships come about ? Ever...
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Really? T45 contract signed 1999, first ship operational 2009. Seems like 10 years to me. Horizon’s contractual history is complex...
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Meanwhile back in the actual current existing fleet with real sailors manning real warships : HMAS Stalwart departs Fleet Base West...
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TTheRedDwarf reacted to swerve's post in the thread Royal Australian Navy Discussions and Updates 2.0 with Like.
Type 45's WR-21 engine was a US-UK joint project, IIRC with US design leadership until the USA dropped it. By then the UK was committed...
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Norway has chosen the United Kingdom as its strategic partner for the acquisition of new BAE Systems type 26 frigates for the RNoN... -
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Also a note about manning ships, not sure if anyone caught the discussion about ADF recruitment in last week's Senate Estimates, but...
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I can't place my hands on it, but I believe RAN FFGs often deployed with over 200 and sometimes as many as 220 crew, even using one...