The drawing looks like something 25-35 mm range. I’d hope for the 35 Marlin that the CSC is supposed to get. At least there’s a better options for ammo (the 25 doesn’t have an air burst shell, for example).
Let me just correct myself here, I should have written 30mm. Apologies for the erroneous information.
Everywhere but the left coast we deal with 9 months of winter and 3 months of hard sledding. And in the summer they are floating bergy bits down to the Grand Banks and beyond.
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UK plans new Commando Insertion Craft (CIC) - Naval News
The UK Royal Navy has set out plans for the acquisition of a new high-speed, low-signature Commando Insertion Craft (CIC).
a vessel “that can carry a strike team and a small vehicle in from 150 miles, at 25 knots plus and with a low signature,” adding: “That’s the challenge we’ve set to industry.”
A stealthy CB-90 perhaps?
From the concept art and the placement of the gun I'm inferring a stern lander. The CB90 has a length of 14.9m and a heavy displacement of 20.5 tonnes.
I wonder if those boat bays on the Vard OPV could be engineered to also accommodate something like that?
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Port side boat bay is enclosed, or is it another possible design?
Interesting that cut out on the port side sweep deck. Looks to be for deploying UUV, towed sonar etc.
More of the announcement
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UK plans new Commando Insertion Craft (CIC) - Naval News
The UK Royal Navy has set out plans for the acquisition of a new high-speed, low-signature Commando Insertion Craft (CIC).
a vessel “that can carry a strike team and a small vehicle in from 150 miles, at 25 knots plus and with a low signature,” adding: “That’s the challenge we’ve set to industry.”
A stealthy CB-90 perhaps?
From the concept art and the placement of the gun I'm inferring a stern lander. The CB90 has a length of 14.9m and a heavy displacement of 20.5 tonnes.
I wonder if those boat bays on the Vard OPV could be engineered to also accommodate something like that?
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It looks quite the same as the AOPV's boat decks.
Methinks it has to do with the need to deploy in the Arctic.
First out of the gate. There will be more. If following letter of the NSS it should be one of the two with maybe Davie. Will it be a design contract? Then a build contract? Or just throw out the NSS for this?More of the announcement
Vard Marine Launches a Next Generation Offshore Patrol Vessel Tailored to The Future Needs of the Royal Canadian Navy - Vard Marine
Vard Marine Inc. (VARD), a Fincantieri company, is proud to launch the Vigilance Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) at CANSEC 2023 in conjunction with Team Vigilance partner companies Heddle Shipyards, Thales Canada, SH Defence, and Fincantieri.Collectively, Team Vigilance partner companies bring vast...
Isn't heddle partnered wuth Seaspan right how on some NSS stuff?
The RCN won't sacrifice a second sea boat capability. It goes to the baseline safe at sea redundancy. You need one operational rescue boat to sail. If you have two boats and lost one for whatever reason you can still safely sail. If you have one and lose it you can't sail. Not safe.
MQ-8 Firescout?
Looks like an UAS deck, to me.
Yep, that was my point.
Agreed. It certainly looks like something we'd all like to work with.
No but they are in the process of trialing a new UAV this summer. It depends on what they want to use them for. I think the future is open for a lot of UAV options. Its still a very new capability for all militaries so testing things out is important.
