Recent content by Ted Barnes

No, other than the main gun nothing should be changing.

it's good to be skeptical, just as its good to question one Sea Ram instead of two.

Latest artwork of the RCD from Irving with design changes. Note the MK 54 main gun.

A rendering of the Halifax Shipyard with multiple River Class under construction.

It must be......

I guess you won't like no CAMMS and only one RAM launcher?

Sounds like a couple of years. The guns were never bought.

The change back to the original 5" was made some time ago. Saves money and time on integration.

Interesting. It appears that Canada has gone from the 127mm main gun to the BAE 5".

The Government of Canada has awarded a contract to Irving Shipbuilding Inc. (ISI) for the construction of the River-class destroyers, a new fleet of warships based on the UK’s Type 26 design. The deal, worth an initial $8 billion, will fund the construction of the first three ships, with a total...

McNally Construction's clamshell bucket dredge and barge at work August 19, 2024, Halifax Shipyard in preparation of the River Class destroyer construction. The depth of water needs to be increased to accommodate the draught of the new ships once launched. Picture courtesy of Tom Goodyear

Got invited to a AEGIS briefing in Halifax, it appears that junior operators will be sent on OUTCAN to serve aboard USN ships to gain the experience they need which makes sense.

Dave, the towed low frequency active sonar is what MDA calls the VDS. It's what they call it according to a press release from MDA. I checked the infographics and it never listed a VDS, do you have evidence to the contrary or a source? Do you have evidence that noone else has?

Future flights will have more VLS, a redesign at this point would delay further and cost too much money. The Commander of the RCN has stated that CSC's will accompany each other and looking at other options such as a arsenal ship. The second flight will have more VLS. He has challenged the...