TR Navy Is there a need to change the designation of L401 Anadolu ship?

[Hexciter]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1594424846993457152

 

[Anmdt]

There are already other designations such as; LHA, Landing Helicopter Assault that will cover unmanned platforms within the "Assault". In my opinion the "Multi-purpose" term covers them all.

Turkish Navy classifies it as Multi-Purpose LHD at the moment, not an LPD as it was used to be pre-2012 (Levent Class LPD project).

https://www.dzkk.tsk.tr/en-US/Arge/Content/amphibious-landing-ship-projects

This also means, she is a primarily an LHD configured for amphibious assault and as secondary roles fulfills disaster relief, hospital ship, light-aircraft, amphibious transfer dock, helicopter carrier operations or mix of them.

 

[Hexciter]

There are already other designations such as; LHA, Landing Helicopter Assault that will cover unmanned platforms within the "Assault". In my opinion the "Multi-purpose" term covers them all.

Turkish Navy classifies it as Multi-Purpose LHD at the moment, not an LPD as it was used to be pre-2012 (Levent Class LPD project).

https://www.dzkk.tsk.tr/en-US/Arge/Content/amphibious-landing-ship-projects

This also means, she is a primarily an LHD configured for amphibious assault and as secondary roles fulfills disaster relief, hospital ship, light-aircraft, amphibious transfer dock, helicopter carrier operations or mix of them.

Adding the word “drone” will make her very special and unique in my opinion

 

[dBSPL]

In English literature, US naval and NATO standard codings are generally used. Otherwise, what really matters is what the Turkish navy will use this ship for. The Turkish navy's vision and the unmanned system projects it is conducting/supporting in relation to the Anadolu ship certainly have a pioneering role. For this reason, the ship is already being evaluated in the foreign press as a very new approach. But other countries will follow.

All navies will need drone capabilities on amphibious ships, helicopter landing ships, and even offshore patrol ships. Inevitably, including the main combatant ships, almost all naval platforms will have to incorporate these new concepts into their capability sets. So, in essence, every new platform design is in some sense a drone carrier. From this point of view, I think compartmentalizing the targeted capabilities on different platforms will yield better results. We will try everything we can on Anadolu, but in the medium term, the importance of specialized ships will increase.

If you ask me, I'd keep Anadolu like LHD/LAC. In addition to helicopter and drone capabilities, this ship will enable the transition to main-combatant fixed-wing naval aviation for 15-20 years and pave the way to a full size aircraft carrier.

For the 3rd and 4th LST ships (which was planning as the follow-up of the Bayraktar class LSTs), create an amphibious ship class that is more similar to the LPD, with more emphasis on helicopter operations and have aviation hangars for 3/4 helicopters.

As third group; Design a mothership-like, low-cost and inexpensive to operate platform(compared to LPD and LHD-like well-dock platforms) for USV/UUV and tactical UAVs. For example, instead of 10 HISAR OPVs, this number can be reduced to 8 and the last 2 ships can be mother-ships for unmanned systems. This class of ship can provide flexibility for a wide range of support missions, not only surface warfare or area control, but also underwater and air tactical picture continuity and anti-mine activities.

 

[DAVEBLOGGINS]

There are already other designations such as; LHA, Landing Helicopter Assault that will cover unmanned platforms within the "Assault". In my opinion the "Multi-purpose" term covers them all.

Turkish Navy classifies it as Multi-Purpose LHD at the moment, not an LPD as it was used to be pre-2012 (Levent Class LPD project).

https://www.dzkk.tsk.tr/en-US/Arge/Content/amphibious-landing-ship-projects

This also means, she is a primarily an LHD configured for amphibious assault and as secondary roles fulfills disaster relief, hospital ship, light-aircraft, amphibious transfer dock, helicopter carrier operations or mix of them.

There is no need to change the designation of the Anadolu. She is and always will be an LHD class carrier that can carry drones along with helos or F/W A/C, period!