I’ve never noticed a nose pitot on a Su-35 (T10M) before – presumably associated with the engine testing ???

It looks like it has yaw sensors/vanes ?

Ken

Nothing escapes your eye, master.

U.S. Navy Littoral Ship Found Vulnerable to Attack

Yep, the secret’s out :stupid:

To be honest Blitzo whilst better than nothing those two Hamilton class were hardly the deal of the century! Two vessels built in the 1960’s with equipment removed before delivery to the Philippines. Part of the problem the Philippine navy faces is the vast majority of their fleet is second hand and elderly, the older a piece of equipment the greater the maintenance.

These cutters increased the total diesel consumption of the whole Phillipine Navy by several notches! :highly_amused:

The Philippines should go for modern CODAD OPVs. They will be much cheaper.

Italian Navy anticipates key contracts in fleet renewal process

Is this the Large OPV design we saw renderings earlier?

3. The radar control missile firing, may “Monolith”

Grapun Bal?

Looking at the Kamorta-class corvettes, it appears that India is concentrating its indigenisation efforts on smaller vessels. Perhaps this new corvette project is intended in the same vein, as a low-cost means of keeping indigenous development projects ticking over.

It is across the board. As we speak there are 3 x Project-15B destroyers under construction (these are over and above the 2 x Project 15 Alphas still in trials). The recent news item speaks of inducting 7 Project 17A frigates which are 6000 ton vessels. Then there is Vikrant being built at Cochin…

….It rather removes the logic of continued operation of the lone Perry in Pakistan Navy service, with the Tariq on their way out one elderly poorly armed perry seems to be more of a burden then a benefit.

For political and fiscal reasons Pakistan Navy finds it difficult to acquire new platforms. I see Alamgir continue to serve till her material state permits. At the moment it is a dedicated patrol and ASW vessel and fills a niche role in the PN. Lastly, all navies in the region have precedents of operating even 1 unique class ship in interest of force levels.

Agreed. The glaring deficiency remaining in the IN fleet is ASW….ironically its biggest actual threat. Roving small unit ASW hunter groups would be one approach to redressing this and one that would demand the kinds of hull numbers indicated.

Hi, how is the IN going to employ ASW? For example, will IN be sending out ASW corvettes to the ocean looking for PN subs, or will it primarily use it for defensive patrol against attack on strategic targets? Or maybe an escort in a naval task force?