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New Canadian Shipbuilding Strategy
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as a complete outsider i dont know if i like the idea of adding two new types
the 101 seems big for a utility helicopter especially since weve reintroduced the Chinooks
the 101 makes sense as a Cyclone replacement but maybe LM has a better offer on the table if we are moving away from the Cyclone
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Keep in mind that the AW101 isn't a new type for us...it's the CH-149 Cormorant that we use for SAR. It's also the in-use NATO MH (RN Merlin) that most closely aligns to the way we operate MH ASW.
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meant more the 60s and the wildcats
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Can the elevated walkways in the AOP's hanger be modified to allow the Cyclone/Merlin to fit?
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You can do anything you want. But that's a midlife refit sort of job. Why would you want to? Just get the Arctic UAVs they are planning and use them instead. Keep the Cyclones (or there replacement) for the big ships.
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Without some kind of embarked sealift/airlift, it strikes me that relying on a ship that is dependent on some kind of shore facility seems quite limiting. Nunavut is over 2Mn sqkm and currently has, what, one deep water port. Even with a few more, Murphy says they would not be where we needed them at the time.
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Province to Look at Building Ferries Here After Tender Issued for New Swing Vessel
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There is some near-term real money being spent on related capabilities that could be dual-use investments. Get with Transport Canada and Marine Atlantic and make sure that the vessels are fitted-for and maybe even with to suit your needs in the North. Cover the cost differential between the civvy vessel and the plussed-up vessel you need.
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Noah mentions some RUMIT that JTF2 will be getting Blackhawks, if that is the case the argument to replace the Cyclone or at least supplement them with MH60's starts looking more and more realistic.
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And the answer is the Mexeflote
Use of Mexeflote Rafts? – Canadian Naval Review
27 November 2018. ABCO Industries of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, is building a 12 metre landing craft for each of the six AOPS -- a landing craft to provide a ship-to-shore connection. A Mexeflote powered raft (20X7m) is a ship-to-shore connector with a 60,000 kg payload.
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Mexeflote - Wikipedia
Replacing the Mexeflote - Think Defence
The Mexeflote is a modular pontoon in service with the British and Australian armed forces and is primarily used to transfer vehicles, stores, and equipment
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Mexeflotes come in sections that can be joined together like lego blocks. One is a raft. 9 is a big raft or a pontoon bridge or a jetty. Add a power pack or two and you have a lighter, a powered barge or a landing craft.
In service with the Brits and the Aussies for a long time.
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Aren't we putting something like that with the new oilers?And the answer is the Mexeflote
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Use of Mexeflote Rafts? – Canadian Naval Review
27 November 2018. ABCO Industries of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, is building a 12 metre landing craft for each of the six AOPS -- a landing craft to provide a ship-to-shore connection. A Mexeflote powered raft (20X7m) is a ship-to-shore connector with a 60,000 kg payload.
Mexeflote - Wikipedia
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Replacing the Mexeflote - Think Defence
The Mexeflote is a modular pontoon in service with the British and Australian armed forces and is primarily used to transfer vehicles, stores, and equipment
Mexeflotes come in sections that can be joined together like lego blocks. One is a raft. 9 is a big raft or a pontoon bridge or a jetty. Add a power pack or two and you have a lighter, a powered barge or a landing craft.
In service with the Brits and the Aussies for a long time.
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I think so.
Sea to Shore Connector for JSS – Canadian Naval Review
RCN Public Affairs, 26 April 2022 On April 8, 2022 the first of four Sea to Shore Connector systems completed final sea trials after being delivered to the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) in Esquimalt.
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From ship to shore – RCN prepares for new Joint Support Ships
An important milestone in for the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) new Joint Support Ships (JSS) has been completed. The first of four modular, self-propelled barges designed to serve the needs of these future supply ships has been delivered to Esquimalt, B.C.
I think the intention is to place the connectors on the deck and have them swayed out on the fore deck cranes.
I like the notion of hanging them from the sides of the hull so that they don't take up deck space and I think the deployment system might be more compatible with dual use vessels like the RoRos.
Northern freighters are already using swayed out rafts for ship to shore transfers.
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The newest edition of the Maritime Engineering Journal showed for the first time, a public rendering of the future Halifax Shipyard facility following planned expansions.
(of note is the fact that the vessel renders themselves are questionably accurate, with it looking like the UK Type 26 model being used).
(of note is the fact that the vessel renders themselves are questionably accurate, with it looking like the UK Type 26 model being used).
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