What is with the "??????????????"

 

Would you like to see them selected as our AWD?

 

Curious.

 

A variant of the FREMM ASW configuration has recently been proposed for the Air Warfare Destroyer programme for the Royal Australian Navy.

 

From the body of the above news release.

 

I as wondering why they were offering the FREMM ASW version for an already decided and signed contract for an entirely different type of capability.

 

Thoughts ae they may be offering the ASW systems to fit to the AWD's or they may infact be offering the FREMM as an FFG replacement.

 

The third option is they are insane.

I think that the idea is interesting, but I would like to know a little bit more about the capabilities of the proposed system and how it stacks up against the alternatives........(indeed what are the alternatives these days?)

 

Brett.

The ASW suite decision would probably have been a lot easier if we had just gotten the BBurke.

 

Brett.

I presume that they are actually talking about the FREMM AAW variant, which would indeed be a variant of the FREMM ASW design (which was the original FREMM). This was pursued by the Italians and French due to the lack of Horizon AAW ships; it would have made some degree of sense, especially if the Anzacs were ten years older (i.e. allowing four AAW versions to be bought now, to be followed in a few years by up to eight of the ASW version).