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Nick Buckle's avatar

I noted the comments from Commander RCN and am glad to see this program take shape and gain momentum. I am a little worried to not see any chatter around crew size or composition. Especially in the options analysis phase. As the RCN's fleet expands, the pressure will be to have optimal crew sizes to keep costs down through the whole life cycle of the ships and to manage the personnel burden on the RCN. Thanks so much for your insight!

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Forrest K's avatar

Planning for Rivers and CDC’s must have been done by the powers that be with future unmanned arsenal ships in mind. With Rivers and (potentially) CDC’s acting as MUM-T motherships. A Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel e.g. 400-700tons using a containerized design could accommodate 32 Mk41 tubes (tactical or strike) or other systems configurations. These will easily be the cheapest dollar per launch tube vessels on the water in the 2030s! Ice capable version could also be accommodated. Built in Canada.

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