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Well a dicision has been made for the new OPV's,and it's not(sorry to say),Damen but Lursen. No hangar and a 40mm canon,more details on here(winning design) http://news.navy.gov.au/en/Nov2017/Fleet/4269#.Whe6Ks87b3A instead of Damen's bid...

well yeah the  SMART-L is as is APAR,but not the SMART-MMN and APAR2.that's my point.Those are brand new,complete systems,so you'll have to change you're "old" systems.To give an example to get to SMART-MMN,you'll have to change the rotating "bit"since the new one has way more panels with more...

Well to be fair Alexander,i'm not too sure about that since Thales Netherlands holds the patents or "key" so you will.To give an example to my knowledge the RNLN is launcing customer to the SMART-MMN(on the DZP-class),so i don't know what's Thales's feeling to adopt that to any other design as...

Well to be fair it would be APAR2 and SMART-MMN(Multi Mission Naval,2000 kms reach,or SMART-L MK2 to give it a simpler name)what the low end variant would look like,well i'm as curious as you.  :nod: And to be fair i've known of the more recent happenings,that's why i said the bid has come in...

And as said another bid has come in,which is also a contender,i think.The "the Seven"put in by Alion and partners.(design is Damen/Dutch Navy) Strong points, -Proven design -Partially Canadian radar. -Full integration with US  missiles(the missiles that Canada wants) -Can be brought in...

Well Argentina just confirmed the death of the 44 sailors on board. Heartbreaking news. RIP . The Argentine navy confirms the death of the 44 crew members of the ARA San Juan The worst of the scenarios was confirmed early in the morning by the Argentine navy, when it brought together the...

Well to be fair i completely agree(and think i'm not the only 1 here  :whistle:  )and suggested as much allready.But i don't see it happening. But maybe there's a light at the end of the tunnel,because "de Zeven" is mentioned as a "dark horse"in the American programme,so that(if choosen)may...

Thales SMART-L radar proves BMD capability during Formidable Shield 2017 (Dit zet NL wel weer op de kaart, zowel op het gebied van radar als ook haar schepen en de capaciteiten) Thales’s SMART-L radar detected and tracked a Terrier Oriole ballistic missile well outside the earth’s atmosphere...

To be fair i like this tanker as well,and about 100 million us cheaper then the Type 702/Berlin. http://www.janes.com/article/66675/new-zealand-discloses-further-details-of-navy-s-new-fleet-tanker I mean the price Canada is paying for those Berlins is ,in my eyes ridiculous.

Here's what the "neighbours"want, http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/navy-ships/news/a27258/navy-looking-for-a-new-frigate-replace-littoral-combat-ship/ Look at the "dark horses",lol. "A number of foreign designs could end up being dark horse candidates in the FFG(X) competition as...

Maritime RNLN Van Hengel-Spengler Award 2017 is a maritime/naval price for the best innovation into operational systems. Nice little upgrades for the submarines,the benefit of having a very dedicated sub community/crew. https://youtu.be/R5am9aSg3z0...

As stated by me earlier,Thales Netherlands is a world leader in the field of radar development. Unrivaled Performance by Thales SMART-L Multi Mission Radar during Formidable Shield 2017...

Yep,Alexander you've got me,in the number of cells,i was too quick in answering,my bad.  :P For the rest i totally agree.

Well to go back to our ships,as an example,these have the possibility for 40 cells,only 32 are used right now but the provisions are there allready. As to the not liking rotating radar part i can only say that the SMART-MMN(Multi Mission Naval)is the furthest "looking" system on the market...

Well Mark tbh,if for example the proposed Type-26 for Canada should win,and when ,as i think it will,it will be outfitted with APAR 2 and the Smart-MMN(SMART-L mk2)they will be BMD capable. Our ships(DZP)are allready BMD capable,and they have the SMART-L mk 1 and can allready do that,they will...

yep looks like a 127 mm to me,nice. and to be honest(i'm dutch,so biast)but have to say i like her a lot.  ;D but now it will come down to what the others have to offer and offcourse the price.(Type-26 is an ASW frigate first) and tbh not cheap. Then hopefully for you lot,i mean Canada,a...

It seems like the Canadian version of the City-class(Type-26) was proposed and looks like it will have APAR-2 on it.  :nod:  (if my guess is correct) https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/warships1discussionboards/download/file.php?id=78 From this page:"Also, she appeared to have a 32 cell Mark 41...

True,but still the end of an era.(and it looks like a "real" warship with all the guns.  [:p  ),but still outdated now,ship was 65 years old,so truly a "grand"old lady.There are plans to keep her as a "museum"ship.(Chili) There's also interest from her 1st owner to do so.(we)

Again a bit of (former)Dutch history: Last gun cruiser in the world decommisioned. Peruvian Navy decommissions ‘Almirante Grau’, picks frigate ‘Montero’ as new flagship The Peruvian Navy decommissioned its long-time flagship B.A.P. Almirante Grau after 45 years of service during a ceremony on...

Thanks,Mark for the read,i've seen  the pictures  ;) gr,walter.l. leever.