The Main-Armament Level Of Warships Entering Service

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the square represents 1.0 k-displacing Project 21631 (so called Buyan-M with eight so called Kalibrs: if you want to nitpick or don't know what I talk about, please skip reading this); 8 tubes in total

the circle symbol represents 2.5 k-displacing Project 20385 (8 Kalibrs, 16 cells of so called Redut: again, don't nitpick!); 24 tubes in total

the upward-pointing triangle symbol represents 3.6 k-displacing Incheon-II (8 Korean AShMs, 16 cells Korean VLS); 24 tubes in total

the downward-pointing triangle symbol represents 4.0 k-displacing Project 11356 (8 Kalibrs, 24 cells of so called Shtil: again, don't nitpick!); 32 tubes in total

the diamond symbol represents 4.1 k-displacing Type 054A (32 cells VLS; 8xC-803); 40 tubes in total

the left-pointing triangle symbol represents 5.4 k-displacing Project 22350 (16 Kalibrs, 32 cells of Redut: don't start nitpicking here); 48 tubes in total

the right-pointing triangle symbol represents 5.5 k-displacing KDX-II (32 cells of Mk 41 VLS, 32 cells of Korean VLS, 8 Korean AShMs); 72 tubes in total

the hexagon symbol represents 7.5 k-displacing Type 052D (64 cells VLS); 64 tubes in total

the star symbols represents 11.0 k-displacing KDX-III (80 cells of Mk 41 VLS, 32 cells of Korean VLS, 16 Korean AShMs); 144 tubes in total

and finally, the pentagon (sorry! LOL) symbol represents 12 k-displacing Type 055 with 112 cells VLS, 112 tubes in total


as you can see below, these ships MORE OR LESS follow the trend of ten tubes per one thousand metric tons of full displacement; they're WARSHIPS
fixed a keyboarding error (LOL) in the number of Project 11356 Shtil cells after I had noticed the claim
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of Project 20386 corvettes (
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) being able to replace Project 11356 frigate (a loose translation)

time will tell the rest

by the way
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Dec 3, 2018
... poorly armed (domestic; B-) and properly armed (export; B+) variants of the Belharra:

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here's a cool graphics with what I marked as "B+" above:
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Belharra frigate in AAW configuration (with 32x VLS) seen here launching two ASTER surface to air missiles. Screen capture from Naval Group video.

the source is sort of funny Greece Sends LOI to France for Belharra Frigates, Looking for Financing
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... but even if I see for example a view (of that Gowind) like this:
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with the space ready for the expected missiles, I of course don't know it they won't sail with empty air anyway (because of not purchasing the missiles or something)

...
it appears the Gowinds will be acquired by the United Arab Emirates, too; I assume it's two hulls (I mean price without armament) for 750m euros:
Emirats Arabes Unis : et un nouveau contrat important à l'export pour Naval Group

07/06/2019
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I'd expect something like an additional half of billion euros for MICAs, Exocets, torps, guns
 
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it appears the Gowinds will be acquired by the United Arab Emirates, too; I assume it's two hulls (I mean price without armament) for 750m euros:
Emirats Arabes Unis : et un nouveau contrat important à l'export pour Naval Group

07/06/2019
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I'd expect something like an additional half of billion euros for MICAs, Exocets, torps, guns
and now inside
UAE, Naval Group quietly cut $850 million deal for Gowind ships
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:

"The contract was signed March 25 and revealed by “Intelligence Online.” It was not announced by Naval Group, but its existence has been independently verified by Defense News."

independently verified by looking here? LOL

"The UAE’s 2,700-ton corvettes will be equipped with
...
and Raytheon’s Evolved Seasparrow Missile."

all other sources I saw said MICAs, not ESSMs (for example
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Dec 3, 2018
here's a cool graphics with what I marked as "B+" above:
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the source is sort of funny Greece Sends LOI to France for Belharra Frigates, Looking for Financing
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now ran an automatic translation of:
Les parties prenantes au programme FMAN (Futur Missile Anti-Navire) / FMC (Future Missile de Croisière) ou Future Cruise (FC) / Anti-Ship Weapon (ASW) auront à décider en 2020 des options retenues pour la ou les futures munitions. Sur le seul versant national, il en ressortira de lourdes et profondes conséquences quant au volume de la salve de la "ligne de bataille" française tant du point de vue du nombre de plateformes capables de lancer les missiles issus du programme FMAN/FMC que du nombre de ces missiles embarqués à bord de chacune des plateforme apte à les porter.
Stakeholders in the FMAN (Future Missile Anti-Ship) / FMC (Future Missile Cruise) or Future Cruise (FC) / Anti-Ship Weapon (ASW) program will have to decide in 2020 on options for the future munitions. On the national side alone, there will be heavy and profound consequences for the salvo volume of the French "battle line" both in terms of the number of platforms capable of launching missiles from the FMAN / FMC program and the many of these missiles aboard each platform capable of wearing them.
and got intrigued; it's the first paragraph of
FMAN/FMC : salves de la ligne de bataille
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ran a translation of the rest of
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and that blogger's main points appear to be
  1. the need for A-70 Sylver VLS for a future AShM (as for the Scalp CM now), and
  2. a collaboration with the UK to procure such missile or missiles;
I think #1 would be fishy if true, and #2 should be abandoned, because the Royal Navy is broke
 
Dec 1, 2018
noted
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The first PPA, Pattugliatore Polivalente d'Altura (Offshore Multipurpose Patrol Ship) for the
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, under construction. Look at that bow!
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the first one launched yesterday:

Varato pattugliatore polivante d'altura "Thaon di Revel"
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funny they mistyped the headline, LOL!

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source of this picture:
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Oct 22, 2018
the aft superstructure of the Canadian graphics looks unsymmetric:
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for comparison:
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anyone?


amazing what the BAE is able to pull:
Canada’s surface combatant project will cost C$4.6B per ship, new report finds
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An updated estimate of the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program indicates that the Canadian government is poised to pay C$8 billion more than initially expected to acquire a fleet of 15 new frigates.

According to the government’s new budget officer report, the total cost of the CSC program is C$69.8 billion (US$52.7 billion) over 26 years.

As outlined, the cost includes $5.3 billion for pre-production efforts, $53.2 billion for the construction of ships and $11.4 billion in project-wide costs.

When divided over a fleet of 15 new
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, the cost of a single ship is brought to $4.6 billion.

For comparison, the 2017 PBO report estimated a total program cost of $61.8 billion, $8 billion less than the updated estimation. PBO said the difference in these estimates is due to the fact that ship construction would begin later (increasing inflation costs), in addition to the ship being larger than assumed in the previous report. The cost of spares beyond the initial two years was also excluded, reducing real program costs.

The primary cost driver, as explained in the report, is the weight of the ship. Ship displacement represents the primary factor in the model’s cost estimating relationships. The 2017 PBO report estimated project costs based on a 5,400 ton lightship weight, which was an estimate based on available designs for the CSC project at the time.

With the announced selection of the Type 26 design, a displacement of 6,790 tons represents a significant increase.

The report further stated that a one-year delay would increase the total program cost by almost $2.2 billion, a three percent increase, while a two-year delay would increase the total cost by almost $4.5 billion, representing a six percent increase.

The cost increases are not finite, however, as there is still possibility for cost overruns as the project enters the construction phase.

The Canadian government expects to start building the ships in the early 2020s, as the Halifax-class are set to start retiring in the 2030s. The Canadian Surface Combatants are being built as a replacement for the Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigates and Iroquis-class destroyers.

By selecting the BAE Systems’ Type 26 frigate design, Canada joined
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and
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, who are procuring eight and nine Type 26 ships, respectively.

You can read the entire Parliamentary Budget Report
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winning all over the world thanks to the unique combination of an exorbitant cost and unproven design
 
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