If the emphasis is to make it survivable in a conventional war the i would go for this system, along with a stealthy ship and IR SAM like south african Yakhoont*
*Can’t remember name of it.
I think it is safe to say that unless something better comes out, it will have everything fitted to the ANZAC’s and more. Probably not an IR SAM unless RAM is purchased to replace Phalanx though.
Fairly sure one of our tankers is currently spending most of its time in the gulf, so that is not exactly true. Anyway, the purchase of the Sirius/Delos has already shown a trend towards a larger replenishment ship.
HMAS Westralia was replaced by HMAS Sirius. She’s a converted Double Hulled Tanker built in south korea. I’m fairly sure she’s an interim replacement only supposed to be in service for 10-15 years. So she’ll probably be replaced at the same time as Success.
I’d keep SM-2 or SM-6 in at least part of the forward VLS. If they get AUSPAR they can control them themselves, if they get CEAFAR they can be controlled by the hobarts via CEC.
Yes. The F125 is a completely different class of ship. It’s more of a “colonial cruiser” than an FFG. No VLS, just RAM for self-defence. Capacity for 50 commandos & their equipment. Land attack weaponry (127mm with Vulcano, Harpoon to be replaced with a more land-attack capable weapon at some point). Long endurance. Assault boats. Lots of light (27mm & 12.7mm in RWS) guns. A couple of NH-90s. It’s a “stabilisation” ship, meant for supporting peacekeeping, anti-pirate ops, small-scale interventions – that sort of thing.
Ja Worsley – the Naval Technology site doesn’t have the latest specs. It’s got slightly bigger.
The Modern day counterpart to the county and leander classes of the 1930’s?
Might have something to do with announcements a while ago about problems with the Russian shipbuilding industry regarding building enough warships for the Russian Navy, perhaps this is just a short cut providing place holders for newer ships?
Probably more becausethe Kirov’s and Slava’s are the only ships in the Russian Navy Inventory with an Area Air Defense Capability, and the ships currently announced to be under construction do not have the ability to replace that capability.
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