Schelde Combatant 12717: Stealthy Dutch Frigate?

[TinWing]

This image was was posted by Neptune in the Merchant Shipping thread:

This proposal was also depicted in the Thales brocure for an integrated mast, which houses a Smart S Mk2 radar in a "stealthy" enclosure. Here is the link:

http://www.thales-naval.com/naval/activities/int-top-des/integrated-topside-design.pdf

Can anyone offer more information?

Does this design merely demonstrate Thales "integrated-topside-design" capabilities, or has this proposal been promoted by Schelde?

 

[flateric]

Image from Thales brochure

 

[JAZZ]

Image from Thales advertisment

 

[flateric]

Better quality ad image.

 

[Firefly 2]

This would be the Dutch Equivalent of the French Swordship: same ideas, but more practical.
Retractable gun, no observable extentions apart from the NH90. There's quite a bit of Visby in there too.

 

[TinWing]

The focal point of this design was an early version of the current Thales integrated mast which incorporated an internal, conventional rotating Smart S MkII radar. It is unclear as to whether this design study was directed at domestic or foreign orders?

 

[M. A. Rozon]

This image was was posted by Neptune in the Merchant Shipping thread:

This proposal was also depicted in the Thales brocure for an integrated mast, which houses a Smart S Mk2 radar in a "stealthy" enclosure. Here is the link:

http://www.thales-naval.com/naval/activities/int-top-des/integrated-topside-design.pdf

Can anyone offer more information?

Does this design merely demonstrate Thales "integrated-topside-design" capabilities, or has this proposal been promoted by Schelde?

Having come to this thread rather late, I can't get the brochure from the above link. Is it possible to get it from someone?

 

[Matej]

This is why we always ask members to attach the images directly to the forum.

 

[flateric]

http://www.milcis.com.au/milcis2007pdf/3.4d%20Lubben%20-%20Integrated%20Topside%20Design.pdf

 

[M. A. Rozon]

Retreived with many thanks!

;D B)

 

[colombamike]

interesting dutch design
any others view of this design

 

[razor]

hink someone has been looking at old Vosper projects

http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=848.0

 

[Grey Havoc]

hink someone has been looking at old Vosper projects

Pity the current British government isn't.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Don't suppose anything new has emerged about this project in the last decade or so?

 

[TomS]

Don't suppose anything new has emerged about this project in the last decade or so?

That integrated topside design with an enclosed rotating radar was so early 2000s.

There is more here, including some dimensions and such.

NavWeaps Forums-Ship drawings site opened!

Hi it seams that Psilander was quiet prophetic when he suggested a cross between a Meko and the Visby designs. The people at TKMS recently presented t

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