Halifax Class Modernization/Frigate Life Extension Project Part 2
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Part II of the HCM/FELEX documentary continues the story of the five-year long project to bring 20th Century frigates into the 21st Century by revivifying the heart of their combat systems and sensors. While Part I shown them being taken apart and put back together, Part II concentrates on the new suite of capabilities installed into the ships. It examines each “piece of kit” separately and in detail, outlining exactly (if briefly) what each component is designed to do - including their balanced defensive and offensive weapons suite, illustrated through real-world sea-training sequences shot in the Operations Room. It’s not exactly “Canadian Frigates For Dummies;” more a drink from a fire-hose, an audio-visual smoothie chock-full of sound and vision info for tech-heads, naval enthusiasts, defence journalists, professional industry-types and - last but not least - the Canadian taxpayer, in whose service the ships sail in defence of our interests anywhere, throughout the maritime world.
My husband was in the navy on HMCS TERRA NIVAL and HMCS TERRA and HMCS Q'UAPELLE in 80's and the government did the same thing and they started building th new frigates in the middle 90's. It took them years to build them and now they did a long time major refit so it will take ar least 5 to 10 years before you see the new ships. They like to wait until everything falls apart
average hull time world wide is 30 plus years so they are going to be only a couple behind and theses modifications will suffice
It's absolutely evil what (the PMO did) happened to vice Admiral Mark Norman. I hope he's doing well now.
What happened? I haven't been keeping up the news lately
I just read that they thought he leaked sensitive information to the media and to a ship building company to try and get a contract for the navy or something like that,it didn't say whether he was found guilty/not guilty but I'm assuming that he was found not guilty because he said he'd wish to return to the forces but made a deal with the CAF to retire instead. But from what I read sounds horrible that something like that could happen
I am sure he is doing fine with the massive secret settlement that he got.
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Some excellent and much needed upgrades 👍 hopefully some new frigates will be built in Canada soon
All of the new Type 26s will be assembled in Canada.
@@edwhlam and carry more missile than the British and Australian version
@@USSAnimeNCC- - 15 hulls...but at a build rate of one every 18 months (assuming no delays), the last of the class will not be the same ship as the first of the class. Building over 22.5 years is nuts...they'll be radically modified or they will be completely obsolete, or both. Procurement in CA is just so screwed up. How about building a real Navy? Subs anyone? No, we'll not discuss the useless Upholder/Victoria class boats from 1980s technology, of which only one is in service at any one time...and just look how long it took to get new helos with less capability that the Merlins.
@@doogleticker5183 Building over time is better than all at once. It allows changes to be made before the ship is even started. The ships may be very different from one another (or not) but technology changes real fast. Look at the new fighter jets. Pick any fighter jet for Canada, and tell me that a certain aircraft will remain viable and capable for up to 40 years (first CF18 was in 1982). Nothing will fly for that long and be relevant BUT, if you could buy, say F18 E/F with a few growlers from that same company towards the end of your procurement, that would be a huge beneft. Or maybe if that company allowed you to buy a different model of aircraft (F35?) halfway through, then that would be far better.
Buying 100 fighter jets and hoping them to last 40 years is dumb. Buying 25 fighters every decade makes more sense. See what I mean about the frigates now?
@@watcher63034 - I agree. It is just the RATE of bringing new kit online is a political trick...we hear 15 frigates to replace the 12 CPF frigates...wow, sounds good...over 25 years...
I'm ex-Navy and from my perspective, a new ship every 18 months is ridiculously slow...that adds up to a much smaller RCN ready for active service at any one time. The Halifax class CPFs (12 hulls) were built much quicker, commissioned from June 1992 to September 1996 (a bit more than 4 years) because the Navy was down to zero destroyers and a smattering of other obsolete ships that added up to next to having a no combat capable Navy.
So 12 frigates were designed and built for ASW and limited other combat tasks. A fleet of 12 ships means 4 ships ready for combat while the others are cycled through maintenance, upgrades, basic sea readiness training, and combat workups...on a shoestring budget.
The RCN will now be operating a much more complicated rotation, it will cost more, you can foresee the last few ships never being built, and fewer ships will be operational at any one time.
I like your reasoning regarding fighter jet acquisition, but it isn't the same situation and doesn't apply to ship acquisitions.
There are much better models regarding maintaining a decent-sized, modern fighting navy. The RN does it better and never stops building ships at a rate that keeps it a viable, lethal force. The RCN is suffering from paralysis brought on by extremely severe underfunding.
The RCN's top brass is ignored by politicians and Canada is sadly being run by amateurs despite the fact that there are clearly competent civil servants at DND, plus experienced senior RCN and ex-RCN personnel.
The bottom line is that Canada cannot even start to defend itself or meet its international obligations. The RCN doesn't even have a Navy replenishment ship (AOR). Canadians, sadly, think peace is forever, but the world is rearming as we enter a fragile second Cold War.
wow from 360p in the first episode to 1080 in this one... big improvement!!
Yet in this video it showed them running a "Windows based system" and it was Windows XP....The US Navy and the Royal Navy are also still running systems on Windows XP smh.
Nice to see the HMCS TORONTO in the last few shots. I sailed on her 2003/2004. Hope to get back on her or the newer class ships, shortly!
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It's a ship, not a boat
Nice SLEP program (service life extension program) It looks like it will bring these ships up to modern warfare standards. I would think that an Infrared detection system would help as everything appears to be radar. I don't know far advanced ship IR systems are but with stealth aircraft such a system should prove useful as every aircraft creates air friction heat on parts of their skin. I would like the Canadian navy to invest into about 6 to 8 AIP submarines and then dump the air breathing Victoria s.
nuclear submarines are ridiculously expensive and are easily heard underwater, all of them. Diesel hunter killers are not and that's why most do not build nukes
@@alpearson9158 Agree on your points. AIP subs are much less expensive to build & operate. They can also stay submerged for 2.5 to 3 weeks whether they use fuel cells, lithium batteries, or Stirling engines. This beats using a snorkel for diesel engines or should I say just diesel engines. Liquid oxygen is a bit temperamental as a leak can cause grease on clothing to ignite as well as any other petroleum or alcohol based product.
@@alpearson9158 I have been wondering why the USA doesn't build AIP subs at least for coastal defense or observation in the war on drugs. I have also wondered about carbon tolerant fuel cells and the use of compressed natural gas. After all you are already toting around liquid oxygen. No one said that subs were super safe vehicles anyhow.
Nice ship and Canada just got a new submarine and their getting 15 new 26 style frigates . Patrol arctic ships jets fuel tankers everything woop wooo
Canada got a new submarine?
Canada’s submarines have all been modernized to the tune of billions of dollars so yea new submarines indeed !
What new submarine ? We only have four outdated Victoria class purchased from Great Britain in 1998.
@@purple_wave_purple_wave2986 Modernization. Modality. Optimized computing power.
I hope it wasn't Kobayashi Maru, it's a no win scenario. :)
I would say the RCN is much more capable than one might think.
It’s actually less capable than one might think.
Wrong. It's less capable, we cant even crew these rust buckets.
@@Broxty do you mean the RCN doesn't have enough sailor to fully man their ships?
@@hamzacheema4700 Problem is with the airfroce too, you see in the great wisdom that is the Canadian government we run crews at the bare minimum and because we do those who enlist work hard and deploy often so when they hit their 30's and start family's many of them leave the forces.
Solution is to do a recruiting blitz and hire more crew then needed so they rotate out to see less, but the government does not want to pay for the extra personal.
@@Broxty lies and propaganda
we need new frigates and a few DDGs
Anti-sub capabilities? (Detection)
Detection and weaponry aswell (torpedoes etc)
Lockheed for Electronics hahaha Its L-3 USA so double mark up. Suppliers denied direct access to Irving Shipyard~!
#FollowTheMoney
one thing about our military we are always upgrading its stuff, and now were build 26 type warships and we built 12 ice breaker patrol ships, by 2030 our military ,we will have brand new military equipment, i cant wait to get the f-35 and new f-18 super hornet fighter jet
Sooo many Lt’s
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Shame these frigates only carry 16 anti air missiles.
At least their peace time frigates, new ones are boarder line destroyers.
@@boratb258 no tney aren’t, in size maybe, in gear no.
@@bulletproofguy5112 I'm referring to the type 26.
they are antisubmarine not anti-aircraft
Would have been cool to have done some filming for this ... But only legally allowed to film on American ships, for Canadian produced American TV shows in America or Canada.
I tried to get in on another navy filming project and couldn't because of public works red tape.
A week later I was riding a weapons elevator on the Ford up and down. No red tape at all.
lol why am I watching canadian navy vids im joining to the US navy
You like Canada? Smaller but still good?
Because one day your aircraft carrier battle group might need the RCN. We are western allies you know?
CLash .....because deep down inside you admire Canada and want to be Canadian.
New Zealand Navy is having there Frigates rebuilt in the same way at Esquimalt B. C.
Can't go wrong with Canadian craftsmanship
cant wait to get our 16 new type 26 destroyers
Good to see investment in our Navy, We need even more investment
Reality is the power of these weapons systems compared to battle ships of the past.
It's not an investment. It's maintaining outdated parts.
@@prestontucker1687 By parts, you mean ships or equipment? Because they ripped out the parts of these ships installed new ones.
@@DevilSurvivor69 Maintaining & replacing parts is not an investment. An investment would be a new class.
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say what u want canadian military are one of the best trained in the world
For the naysayers I say, this is impressive! Imagine what WW2 sailors would think about this technology. The Halifax Class have been great ships. I'm hoping we can have 15 of the Type 26 and keep these for yet another update. A bigger navy would be the result however we are a huge three ocean nation.
I think we should have 20 of the new type 26, and 2 heli-carriers capable of operating F-35B to protect the Arctic as nw passage is about to open, for example by buy 2 wasp class and do a refit
@@hitpointalpha8691 youre absolutely right. I think some more aggressively armed ice breakers would also be necessary.
we don't do it alone. our neighbours consider our waters equal priority (thank god)
we can veryyyyy quickly be reinforced in a way most militaries only dream of.
@@hitpointalpha8691 Agreed. The 2020s have many Cold War requirments coming back. This time the Arctic will be more important.
I like Halifax class when it come out, different to other warships like US, UK n Australia. Not surprised with technology as I used to work early computers n they have come along way, I like new computer layout👍you can see Halifax limitations with not enough missiles n helicopter storage , the new T26 will address these issues n improve RCN capabilities into the future.
I remember using floppy disk and tapes to load up computer on Winnipeg. I just hope they didn't sign 25 years contract on computer system like they did for the MSAX system and S/S system ashore. OS warp was so old, we could not replace the hardware. The sailors were never the problem, but the purchasing of equipment. One with the strength of Many.
i worked as an electrician on the HMCS Fredricton during the felex program. ill never forget what an amazing experience
how about getting some aircraft carriers nothing better for projecting power
We used to have some in the 60's and 70's
Nice!
I have been in love with Canada since my first visit in 1969.
Growing up in Detroit, Windsor was just across the river and easy to visit.
God bless Canada and all who serve in the military.
May Canada always be/ return to being 'The true north strong and free'.
mark norman must have been some sort of patsy for the govt ...............what can you expect from desk jockeys
I just want to know why they're wearing those white gloves and masks
Pretty sure those are worn during combat situations/training. Fire protection, like an F1 or NAS car driver's fire retardent suit.
Anti flash gear wear during combat to avoid burns in the events of fire. As proven by the British Navy, not wearing those caused many of the crew having burns to face and hand which render them a casualty during the Falkland war.
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We need to speed up the replacement of these ships as they are already out of date despite modernization. They have more and more problems of late with electrical fires ansd what not.
I heard they now have paddles for silent maneuver
Canadian navy is the lamest thing in the world.
What a stupid statement! Pure ignorance.
@@maryrafuse3851 aaahhhchew is ignorant. I agree.
uninformed and has not asked those that work alongside..............so dumb
It would be nice if some of thèse frigates would be turned over to the 🇺🇦 Nava, once we receive the new type 26 cbt frigates.
These were most modern when they first came out! Served and loved this type of ship . Salute 🫡👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️