| Length Overall | = 120m
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| Beam | 11 m
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| Draft | = ~6m for maximum access to ports and harbours
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| Design Life | 10 – 15 years subject to procurement and export strategies
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| Operating Environment |
Global and up to Sea State 9, excluding full winterisation and polar structure .
Full performance: Seawater 0 to +32 deg C, Air -9 to + 45 deg C dry bulb and + 30 deg (wet bulb)
Remain safe and declare performance: Seawater -2 to + 40 deg C, Air +45 to +51 deg C (dry bulb) and exceeding +30 deg C (wet bulb).
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| Weapons and Countermeasures |
~360 degree coverage including stern arcs Multiple overlapping channels of fire
1 x Medium Calibre Gun = 57mm and interoperable munitions with Allies.
~ 2 x Small Calibre Guns 20mm/30mm
~ 6 x 50 cal Machine Guns
~ 2 x Miniguns
Point Defence Missile System (PDMS) + Sensors or Close in Weapon System + FTR PDMS to survive attacks as expected in constabulary operations.
Pass visual datum or 3rd party datum to organic helicopter for VECTAC/INFOTAC.
Above water RF/IR decoys and confusion.
FTR Surface Ship Torpedo Defence
Anti-Ship Missiles - Not fitted – see Adaptability
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| Active Radar Surveillance | 360 degree military surface and air surveillance radar with proven integration to anti-air missile system if fitted
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| Passive Radar Surveillance | Radar ESM with bearing accuracy to support localisation and above water countermeasures
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| Active Sonar Surveillance | FTR hull mounted sonar
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| Compile Tactical Picture | = ~ 1000s of tracks in a single fused picture using organic and 3rd party data
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| Communicate Externally | Comprehensive external communications, fully interoperable with allies using: MF, HF, VHF, UHF, UHF satellite, S/EHF satellite + Bowman/Morpheus
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| Mission Endurance | Victuals for circa 28 days, emergency victuals 14 days
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| Fuel Range and Endurance | = 6,500 nm at economical speeds
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| Speed | = 24 kts
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| Compatibility with International Inland Waterways | Certified for Suez, Panama and Kiel canals
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| Emergency Relief Stores | Embark and store ‘Small’ ERS kit (21 NATO pallets + 9 x 5m lengths of shoring wood). (Stowage does not have to be palletised).
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| Boats |
2 x 7.5m RHIB compliant with SOLAS LSA code for marshalling and safety boats.
Launch and recovery up to Sea State 6.
Secure, store, maintain, refuel, defuel, embark and disembark
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| Helicopters | Wildcat HMA2 up to Sea State 6.
Flight deck space for larger and inorganic helicopters. Option for UAVs.
Handle, secure, store (hangar), maintain, refuel, defuel Wildcat HMA2 + Rotary Wing UAV or 10 ton Helo (e.g. NH90).
Arm/disarm organic helo with FASGW(H), FASGW(L), Stingray, Depth Charges, GPMG/50 Cal
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| Signatures |
Pragmatic non-acoustic and acoustic signature reduction features and management systems.
Stealthy / self noise limiting speed to allow active sonar usage where fitted. Not optimised for URN
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| Vulnerability Reduction |
Ballistic (people), fragmentation (people and magazines) and blast protection.
Shock and whipping protection against non-contact underwater explosions – focussed on propulsion and essential systems.
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| CBRN Protection | CBRN ‘Sanctuary’ – one shot cleansing station with single citadel over limited key internal spaces and excluding hangar and machinery spaces.
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| Personnel |
~140 persons (core crew, task specific staff/augmentees, plus small growth margin)
Core crew of 80 to 100 + circa 24 augmentees (including flight).
Designed for mixed crewing.
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