Jura The idiot
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... I predicted Oct 30, 2018 the Pentagon would cancel so let's wait and see if my prediction is as faulty as your spelling LOL
The Main-Armament Level Of Warships Entering Service
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Lethe
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Geez, they are all ugly.
The Navantia design is the most aesthetically tolerable of the four pictured. Still, fingers crossed for the last contender...
Jura The idiot
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LOL noticed some headline about MKS180 earlier this week, but thought those would be corvettes, and wasn't interested ... in fact though "The naval architects calculated a length of around 155 meters for the MKS and a displacement of up to 9,000 tons."
this is probably the headline I saw:
Contenders invited to submit final bids for Germany’s MKS180 project
this is probably the headline I saw:
Contenders invited to submit final bids for Germany’s MKS180 project
Jura The idiot
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Lockheed Martin drops out of the FFG(X) competition. No final design of the extended Freedom class frigate design was submitted.
“We reviewed the entire program and obviously, given some of the stuff that has already happened that is outside of the contract for the program – that includes the designation of our combat management system, COMBATSS 21, derived off of Aegis; we have the Mk-41 vertical launch system; the processing for our anti-submarine warfare area; advanced [electronic warfare] and platform integration,” he said.
“As we evaluated all of those different areas, we determined not to pursue, as a prime contractor, the FFG(X) detailed design and construction.”
“We reviewed the entire program and obviously, given some of the stuff that has already happened that is outside of the contract for the program – that includes the designation of our combat management system, COMBATSS 21, derived off of Aegis; we have the Mk-41 vertical launch system; the processing for our anti-submarine warfare area; advanced [electronic warfare] and platform integration,” he said.
“As we evaluated all of those different areas, we determined not to pursue, as a prime contractor, the FFG(X) detailed design and construction.”
Lethe
Captain
Bit low for the displacement, but otherwise it seems fine. 6 cells for VL-ASROC (or whatever the Japanese equivalent is), 10 cells for ESSM totalling 40 missiles. And eight anti-ship missiles. Plus the main gun, ASW torpedo launchers and CIWS of course.
It's great what you can do with a capable quad-packable missile.