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Its an RFI. If the RFP is the same then you can start complaining. The RFI is sent out to see what industry has to offer. If the Korean's offer a K9 with Nitrous Oxide booster to meet some of the speed requirements game on (WITNESS ME!!). You then use the RFI to develop the RFP (or award...

In addition I would like to add that Leadmark 2050 was fairly prescient in prediction of UXV proliferation, the timelines for AOPS/JSS and RCD's, future threats and other things. Pg 43 and beyond.

There is documentation on this. From Leadmark 2050. Obviously the specifics have been OBE but the base thinking hasn't changed. RCD's are the expeditionary (away game) ships. They are to either join an allied task group or sail in an RCN TG of 3 or 4 (4 is the preferred option) around an...

Subs I would split evenly. Its easier to get to the arctic from the east coast but the Pacific is a submarine ocean. So even split or more subs out west. CDC sounds like its designed to fight right in the middle of the St. Laurence. Also with its smaller size the Atlantic is a better ocean...

I don't see it honestly. The idea was that one submarine would be always swimming in every ocean we touch. So 12 is the right number. I would be more interested to see the first sub get replaced soon after the last sub gets built.

Some things I learned today. I was aware of the Rule of Three. One ship in refit, one ship returning/working up and one ship available (not necessarily sailing). But there are other "rules". Rule of Four: If you have four of the same class one will be at sea at all times. So not just...

Same could almost be argued for Europe facing Russia. But instead of Russia hitting shipyards it would be Germany redirecting resources to deal with a land war (or taking our delivery for themselves and Norway). Either way I think there is risk, and war blows out all previous planning.

I have no vote in the matter but I'm team (S)SK at this point. I think that there is much more future growth potential in the SK bid and the timelines are better. Bit inwill not complain of a GerNor submarine. It's an excellent choice and may lead to future naval cooperation on other...

It's a hedge for sure. Well put. Hedge against HFX rust out and RCD delay. Has its own risks though.

RAS post change was partially because we got different RAS posts, which didn't need the connecting structure for stability anymore. And the loading rail change was based on the German recommendation to do that as they found it very irritating that you could only use it when the ship was port(?)...

Reference design more like "oh cool I like what they did here" as opposed to take the design and modify it. I'm pretty sure there is a different terminology but it escapes me at the moment.

The challenge with the RCDs going faster is the lead time for other deliverables. Like say the turbines or gearboxes. What Irving was saying was with project management they can build both simultaneously as their deliverables will be different timelines. Makes sense but busy go of it. Also...

Yah but its a good reference design.

They aren't. But reminders and bridge wings are still challenging areas. u shouldn't have your cell phone on you on ship unless you are off duty.

The CRNC was on a podcast I saw today saying the same thing regarding the Corvette program, at least from a capability direction. He wants their fighting capability to be similar to the CPFs, them to be first year ice capable and have a range of 7000nm, with the speed of a warship. Nothing...

Are you allowed phones in OPS when all the equipment is shut down? Or CCR? However because there is no secure processing actually done on the bridge its probably OK when alongside. At sea though, drives me nuts. Especially as the CO does it all the time.

What's training use is that? 80% of the ship is dead and incapacitated. Oh and now you're sinking. I mean honestly you can't fix catastrophic. That being said I always thought that a fast cruise with a ship actually taking a "missile" hit would be a valuable DC scenario. Where the hit is...

As a CSEO I would have briefed the CO that FER will rip my arms off and beat me with them for allowing that. Then probably allowed it anyways, because in those days those systems didn't talk to secret systems. Now a-day with all the systems talking to each other, would have probably tried to...

Yah cause it had to run all the way to OPS! On JSS the CIWS LCS is two spaces away from the gun. So close that if there was an issue the Tech on the LCS could run out to the gun in about 30 seconds. The Remote Control Station is in the Ops room, so the forward CIWS will be a 200m or longer...

I've been there as well. Had an icecream and watch the boats drive around. Good place for an afternoon summer date with the missus.