Canadian Surface combatant

In 1972 canada authorized the production of four ships, has "tribal class" , the first design was for a frigate ASW later in 1990s swap to a destroyer for air-defence and command control. One of them was used for hard target practise in 2000s, the three remaining are considered obsolete in 2010 with 40 years old of full life cycle service and need immediately replacement. In 2006 Canadian government authorized a project called as "single surface combatant ships project" later US department of defence authorized the same project, is a multi-role frigate who can be used for air-defence and command control to a ASW. They're not in production right now, but the first project design sound good.

The new ships configuration :


  • Active Phased Array Radar (APAR)
  • SMART-L
  • Medium dock for two large CH-148 ASW
  • Vulcan Phalanx Mk15
  • RGM-84 Harpoon
  • Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM)
  • Bofors Mk3 57mm
  • Mk46 Mod 5
  • RIM-66

The ships have average speed of 30knots and will be equiped with the lasted Combined gas or gas (COGOG) canadian made, who use electric/gas engine who reduice the noise. The ships are configured to be stealth and deadly silent.

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