BAE Systems has exhibited a new configuration of Australian Hunter-class frigate with additional 64 VLS cells in Indo Pacific The base configuration of the "The upcoming Royal Australian Navy Hunter-class guided-missile frigates are based in the British Type 26 design - set to number nine units for the RAN." (VLS) supporting Surface-to-Air (SA) or Surface-to-Surface (SS) missiles. cell VLS missile bank. 2 x 4-cell Anti-Ship Missile (ASM) launchers (possible). 2 x 20mm Phalanx Close
Confidence in Hunter program grows - Australian Defence
Getting real about the Hunter-class schedule, and the transition from the Anzac class that they’re supposed to replace, means Defence can’t simply sit and watch those risks grow. We’ve known for a while that the government’s $ billion in spending on defence this decade wasn’t going to get a single additional missile launcher to sea Aside from design and construction, debate continues about whether the Hunter class are suitably equipped to fulfill the role of a major naval surface combatant. Much of this revolves around whether 32 VLS cells is sufficient in a high threat environment when compared with 96 cells for current generation 10, tonne USN Arleigh Burke destroyers The initial proposal – to build an additional six Anzac-class frigates configured for wide-area anti-aircraft warfare - did not go ahead as the Anzac design was too small to effectively host all the required equipment and weapons. Mk 8-cell Vertical Launching System (VLS) for RIM-7 Sea Sparrow or RIM Evolved Sea Sparrow (ESSM Yes, but only if you look at weird shit like the Japanese Hyūga-class helicopter destroyers which have 16 VLS cells and are around 19, tons displacement when loaded up with helicopters. Back in the '90s the Japanese also had the Asuka-class which had 8 VLS cells and a full load displacement of just under 6, tons
Mk-41 Vertical Launching System VLS Missile Tomahawk ESSM
Each cell can house four Sea Ceptors, giving each ship a total of 48 missiles, and the MK 41 VLS provides flexibility to utilise a further choice of missiles to counter threats as they emerge. City Class ships can accommodate a crew of , and living quarters include gym facilities, recreation rooms, canteen and a medical facility The roughly 3, tonne frigate has been optimised for strike missions which comes with some tradeoffs in other areas. Unlike the reference Taiwanese design, which BAE has offered 3 batch of hunter class types batch 1, of the 32 cell VLS with current design. Batch 2, of the 96 cell VLS but will lose some ASW capabilities such The Hunter-class Frigate Program has successfully held a major engineering review, which defines how the Australian Combat System integrates into the Global Combat Ship reference ship design. Naval News Staff 12 Feb BAE Systems press release. The year-long System Definition Review (SDR), involving work by BAE The UK Royal Navy (RN) has revealed plans to install the Lockheed Martin Mk 41 vertical launching system (VLS) into its five new Type 31 Inspiration-class general-purpose frigates. The fit will BAE Systems recently unveiled a proposal to add additional VLS cells to the Hunter class frigates being built for the Royal Australian Navy. Here we examine the