{"id":19192,"date":"2015-03-23T11:44:25","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T00:44:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=19192"},"modified":"2015-03-23T12:48:00","modified_gmt":"2015-03-23T01:48:00","slug":"sea-state-future-frigate-contenders-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/sea-state-future-frigate-contenders-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea State: future frigate contenders II"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150227ran8531447_132.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-19195 size-full\" title=\"HMAS Sydney (IV) entered Sydney Heads for the final time as a Royal Australian Navy ship this morning, before being welcomed alongside Garden Island, by former sailors, officers and support staff. The Adelaide class frigate is scheduled to be decommissioned at the end of the year to make way for the Navy\u2019s new fleet of Hobart Class Guided Missile Destroyers. Sydney (IV) was commissioned on 29 January 1983 and is the fourth ship to bear the name. \" src=\"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150227ran8531447_132.jpg\" alt=\"HMAS Sydney (IV) entered Sydney Heads for the final time as a Royal Australian Navy ship this morning, before being welcomed alongside Garden Island, by former sailors, officers and support staff. The Adelaide class frigate is scheduled to be decommissioned at the end of the year to make way for the Navy\u2019s new fleet of Hobart Class Guided Missile Destroyers. Sydney (IV) was commissioned on 29 January 1983 and is the fourth ship to bear the name. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150227ran8531447_132.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150227ran8531447_132-205x137.jpg 205w, https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/20150227ran8531447_132-332x221.jpg 332w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/events\/australias-future-surface-fleet-conference\" target=\"_blank\">ASPI\u2019s Future Surface Fleet conference<\/a> now less than a week away, Sea State this week will continue last week\u2019s examination of design options for the future frigate fleet. We\u2019ll also take a look at what\u2019s happening in maritime security news\u2014including Swedish and Japanese responses to the Australian submarine question, and some news from the Langkawi International Maritime &amp; Aerospace Exhibition which took place in Malaysia over the last week.<\/p>\n<p>Another potential contender for the \u2018MOTS\/evolved MOTS\u2019 design option is the Danish <em>Iver Huitfeldt<\/em>-class frigate.<\/p>\n<p><em>Iver Huitfeldt<\/em>-class frigates are part of a three-ship class that were developed by the Royal Danish Navy, the Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization and the Odense Maritime Technology as an evolution of their older <em>Absalon<\/em>-class model. The partnering of public and private sector in the development of the design \u2018significantly\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/OMT-Dansh-Frigate-Programme-April-2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">minimised program risk<\/a> and production costs\u2014the vessels reportedly being delivered for US$325m each. The <em>Iver Huitfeldt<\/em>-class were created with stealth in mind\u2014offering <a href=\"http:\/\/www.naval-technology.com\/projects\/ivar-huitfeldt-class\/\" target=\"_blank\">a combination<\/a> of reduced \u2018infrared radiation, underwater noise and magnetic signature to make the ship as invisible as possible to an enemy\u2019. The Danish frigates represent a flexible modular design contender for SEA 5000.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>And looking to an \u2018evolved MOTS\u2019 option, RAN could turn to the <em>Hobart<\/em>-class Air Warfare Destroyers as a basis for producing a modified AWD. Considering the <em>Hobart<\/em> frigates\u2019 construction by ASC, this option would ensure a domestic build. However, as ASPI\u2019s Andrew Davies <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/future-frigates-hasten-slowly\/\" target=\"_blank\">notes<\/a>, the future frigates are to be optimised with anti-submarine warfare in mind\u2014which the <em>Hobarts<\/em> were not, although they are multi-role vessels. As such, the changes required to meet these new requirements will \u2018exceed the modifications to Navantia\u2019s original design required to produce the <em>Hobart-<\/em>class\u2019, making it a challenge for the Royal Australian Navy to produce a design and the required production engineering in time to benefit from continuity in the yards.<\/p>\n<p>These are just some of the options that might be considered for SEA 5000. Various contenders continue to evolve their thinking. In that context, although we mentioned last week that ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems from Germany might pitch a vessel based on the <em>Meko-<\/em>600 or Class 125 frigate designs, we now understand that they&#8217;ll be unveiling some new thinking at the ASPI Future Surface Fleet conference. All the more reason to register your attendance <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/events\/australias-future-surface-fleet-conference\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> while tickets are still available (until close of business today).<\/p>\n<p>Turning now to the news, as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/sea-state\/\">mentioned<\/a> in Sea State earlier this month, that letter from the head of the Swedish Defense Material Administration has hit the press. <em>The Diplomat<\/em> has run <a href=\"http:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2015\/03\/australias-botched-sub-bidding-process-upsets-sweden\/\" target=\"_blank\">a piece<\/a> on Sweden\u2019s displeasure after statements made by Australian policymakers about Sweden no longer possessing the technical expertise to build submarines, which follows the letter being published by Swedish daily <em>Dagens Nyhter<\/em> earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Swedish defence minister Peter Hultqvist has given the Swedish armed forces the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.australiandefence.com.au\/news\/saab-to-build-a26-submarines-for-sweden\" target=\"_blank\">go-ahead<\/a> with the planned procurement of two A26 submarines from SAAB.<\/p>\n<p>Japan still hasn\u2019t responded to the announcement of the Australian government\u2019s &#8216;competitive evaluation process&#8217; for the Future Submarine project. While an unnamed executive of Kawasaki Heavy Industries has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastasiaforum.org\/2015\/03\/16\/the-abe-push-behind-the-australian-sub-deal\/\">stated<\/a> that there&#8217;s no way that Australia would be capable of looking after the submarines even if Japan gave them to RAN, in an <em>East Asia Forum<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eastasiaforum.org\/2015\/03\/16\/the-abe-push-behind-the-australian-sub-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\">article<\/a> Aurelia George Mulgan emphasises the benefits of a trilateral security relationship between the US, Japan and Australia which could be realised through an agreement to supply Australia with the relevant technology. ASPI&#8217;s Ben Schreer and Andrew Davies are thinking along similar lines, so watch this space.<\/p>\n<p>The US\u2019 Senate Armed Services Committee\u2019s Subcommittee on Seapower released a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.armed-services.senate.gov\/imo\/media\/doc\/Stackley_Mulloy_Hilarides_03-18-15.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">statement<\/a> on the Department of the Navy Shipbuilding Programs last Wednesday. The statement details the allocations for the FY 2016 President\u2019s Budget Request, which still gives significant primacy to the procurement of the four <em>Ford<\/em>-class aircraft carriers, at a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/aspi-recommends-augustines-laws-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">cost of over $10 billion each<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.janes.com\/article\/50059\/lima-2015-bae-systems-proposes-combat-system-upgrades-for-malaysia-indonesia\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> at the Langkawi International Maritime &amp; Aerospace Exhibition that BAE Systems has been proposing upgrade packages for the Malaysian and Indonesian navies based on the UK Royal Navy\u2019s Type 23 Capability Sustainment Programme. It was also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shephardmedia.com\/news\/imps-news\/lima-2015-littoral-combat-ship-programme-only-slig\/\" target=\"_blank\">publicised<\/a> that Malaysia\u2019s Second Generation Patrol Vessel \u2013 Littoral Combat Ship will be equipped with the Kongsberg Naval Strike Missile anti-ship missiles (along with eight anti-ship missile launchers) and the MBDA VL Mica point defence missile system.<\/p>\n<p>And also looking at Indonesia, <em>The Jakarta Post<\/em> has released an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thejakartapost.com\/news\/2015\/03\/22\/rethinking-indonesia-s-global-maritime-axis.html\" target=\"_blank\">op-ed<\/a> on why the island nation may have difficulty in realising its goal to become a global maritime axis. It argues that Indonesia\u2019s ability to mainstream maritime issues on a global scale and to project its strategic position as the chair of IORA for the next two years will determine if its vision will be possible.<\/p>\n<p><em>Amelia Long is an intern at ASPI. Image courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/images.defence.gov.au\/20150227ran8531447_132.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">Department of Defence<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With ASPI\u2019s Future Surface Fleet conference now less than a week away, Sea State this week will continue last week\u2019s examination of design options for the future frigate fleet. 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