TerraN_EmpirE
Tyrant King
Its not a target displacement its a project number.On the weight issue of the SEA 5000. I somehow exspected the name, 5000, to imply the size / weight of the future vessel. And I think that would make sense for an ocean going, enduring FFG complementing Hobarts / defending the Canberras
ThyssenKrupp's presentation puts the A400 as a development off the F-125 and going into a national and an international (in this case australian) project. With those being rather common and the MKS 180 envisioned at around 5.000t, as I understand it so far, all seems to fit.
I don't know, we shall see. 7.000t for the SEA5000 would indeed be rather dubious.
SEA 1000 Is the Collins Class replacement program
SEA 1180 Is a Off Shore Patrol boat procurement program with known bids including Austal's MCV80 a sub scale derivative of the Independence class LCS and one of the versions of the USCG National defense Cutters.
Sea 4000 is a full Air defense Destroyer program
Air 9000 is a replacement for the Sea king helicopters.
Sea 1448 is a new torpedo...( I think. )
Sea 1444 is a upgrade to the Australian Sea Hawks.
Its a.catalogue number with every planed upgrade and new project from across the RAAN, and more gettin a heading Sea for naval, JP for Joint positioning, Air for self explanatory then a number.
So in a hypothetical if in a parallel universe Australia had decided to push for F35Bs for its Canberra class ships two Programs would be launched, Sea 10000 (remember that this is purely a example) would be configuring the ships to meet the F35s needs including changes to fueling systems and laying down the deck coatings and upgrades to flight ops.
Air 10001 procurement of the actual aircraft and related products and services.
The number is just where the program sits on the list the sea is just where it fits overall. Weight has nothing to do with it.