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Post by macnz on Dec 12, 2018 16:30:15 GMT 12
Yesterday, three shipbuilding teams have been shortlisted as preferred designers for the Type 31e: (1) BAE Systems for the Leander based on the Khareef class design
(2) Babcock for the Arrowhead based on the Iver Huitfeldt class design
(3) Atlas Elektronik UK* based on the MEKO A-200 SAN design
Each have been awarded £5 million to further develop their plans for the new Type 31e frigate, with the winner of the contract to be decided by the end of 2019. Five new Type 31e frigates are to be built, with the first ship to be delivered to the Royal Navy by 2023. The contract specifies the unit cost is to be no more than £250 million**, worth a total of £1.25 billion.
The program objectives include; (1) modernising the Royal Navy fleet to 19 by the mid 2030s, (2) optimised for exporting to overseas customers, and (3) boosting innovation, skills, jobs and productivity across the UK.
** The Type 26 design has already secured a large order with the Australian Navy and is the front-runner for the Royal Canadian Navy’s future needs too. However the MOD recognised early on, that not all navies have the need for a ‘high end’ frigate purposed for ASW or guided missile prosecution like the; Type 26, F125, FREMM, F100, and FTI BELH@RRA designs represent. The Type 31e is to represent a credible platform for smaller navies looking for a light general purpose patrol frigate that can meet their all round workload for protection, patrol, and interdiction (ASW, AAW, ASUW, NGFS) in a small fleet (3-4). The MOD forecasts navies like New Zealand and other nations in the next 10 years will be in the market for an affordable combatant platform to fulfill their fleet obsolescence. The UK want a market share.
So this thread asks whether the Type 31e design is a credible contender to pitch to RNZN for the 2030s?
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Post by macnz on Dec 12, 2018 18:09:32 GMT 12
General Vessel Profile Comparison (preliminary - finalised Type 31e designs submission in 2019)
Design
| First Build
| Displacement
| Length
| Beam
| Draught
| Top Speed
| Range @cruise
| Complement
| Flight Deck hangar
| Propulsion
| | MEKO 200-ANZAC | 1993 | 3,600 tonnes
| 118m | 14.8m | 6.2m | 27 knots | 6,000nmi (11,000km) @18 kn | 178 Crew (25 officers, 153 ratings), 10 aircrew | SH-2G(I) | 2x CODOG, 1x Electric Total=29.0MW
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| TBA
(Meko A-200)
| 2020
(2001)
| 3,700 tonnes
| 121 m
| 16.34m
| 5.95 m
| 28 knots
| 8,000nmi (15,000 km) @16kn
| 152 Full Complement
| AW101
| 2x CODAG, 1x Electric Total=25.9MW
| Leander
(Khareef class) | 2020
(2009)
| 3,677 tonnes
| 117m | 14.6m | 4.5m | 28 knots | 7,600nmi (14,075 km)
@16kn
| 120 Full Complement | AW101 | 2x MTU Diesel Total = 9.1MW
| Arrowhead
(Iver Huitfedlt)
| 2020
(2008)
| 5,700 tonnes
| 138.7m
| 19.8m
| 4.8m
| 28+ knots
| 9,300nmi (17,200 km) @18kn
| <100 crew, 160 Full complement
| AW101
| 4x CODAD Total =32.8MW
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Cost
£250 million = NZD$456-469m (2018)
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Post by macnz on Dec 18, 2018 17:47:49 GMT 12
Dec 11 2018 Stuart Andrew, Parlimentary Under Secretary of State for Defence Procurement, released following written statement : On 10 December 2018 the MOD awarded three contracts for the Competitive Design Phase. The contracts have been awarded to consortia led by BAE Systems, Babcock and Atlas Elektronik UK and are valued at up to £5 million each.
The Competitive Design Phase is the first stage of the design process which will allow suppliers to demonstrate how they can deliver the Royal Navy’s threshold capability by the target date and within budget. These contracts will fund industry to prepare detailed proposals for the design and build of the five Type 31e Frigates.
Concurrent with the award of the Competitive Design Phase contracts, the MOD has issued to each consortium an Invitation to Negotiate for the single Design and Build contract that we intend to place by the end of 2019. Conducting the Competitive Design Phase in parallel with the Design and Build contract negotiations will allow the award of the Design and Build contract earlier than would be normally be the case in a major procurement.
It remains our intention to seek a firm price contract for five ships, less an amount of Government Furnished Equipment, for £1.25 Billion, giving an average price of £250 million per ship. We want the first ship in 2023, with all five ships delivered by the end of 2028. The Government remains committed to a surface fleet of at least 19 frigates and destroyers.[...] |
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