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23 Jan 17. The US Marine Corps is following in the footsteps of the Air Force and Army before it, though more subtly, in establishing a rapid capabilities office, C4ISRNET has learned. Officially launched in December of 2016 and housed at the Warfighting Lab at Quantico, Virginia, the new office was created to “accelerate prototyping, demonstration, experimentation, and limited equipping of emerging capabilities.” The ultimate goal is increasing the operating force’s survivability and lethality as well as informing future force requirements and investment planning, officials said in a statement. “The Marine Corps RCO seeks to reduce the time between requirement identification and delivery of warfighting capabilities to the operating forces.”
Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller “directed the establishment of the Marine Corps Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO) to accelerate the identification, assessment and development of emergent capabilities that will inform future requirements and enterprise investment planning for the acquisition process,” Masco Settles, the RCO’s deputy director, told C4ISRNET via email. The office’s initial mission set will include unmanned logistics transport platforms, sea-based expeditionary fires and ship-to-shore maneuver exploration and experimentation (S2ME2), Settles added. The Army RCO, which was unveiled in a much more public fashion by outgoing secretary Eric Fanning in August, is currently focusing on delivering the ability to operate in electronic warfare-contested or GPS-denied environments, as well as trying to accelerate the Army’s capabilities in cyber. (Source: C4ISR & Networks)
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25 Jan 17. Indonesia takes delivery of first SIGMA 10514 frigate. The Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut: TNI-AL) has taken delivery of its first SIGMA 10514 Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) guided-missile frigate. The vessel, which will be the future KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata with pennant number 331, was handed over by state-owned shipbuilder PT PAL on 23 January at the company’s premises in Surabaya. The 105m frigate, which is the first of two ships jointly constructed by Damen and PT PAL, completed its sea trials in September 2016. The frigate features a standard displacement of approximately 2,400 tonnes and can accommodate a crew of 120. It can attain a top speed of 28kt, a maximum range of 5,000 n miles at 14kt, and a standard range of 4,000 n miles at 18kt. The platform has been equipped with core mission systems supplied by Thales Nederland, including the TACTICOS combat management system, SMART-S Mk 2 surveillance radar, and STIR 1.2 EO Mk 2 radar/electro-optical tracking system. Raden Eddy Martadinata is expected to join the TNI-AL’s Eastern Fleet once it is inducted into service. (Source: IHS Jane’s)
24 Jan 17. Spain’s first S 80 submarine to lack AIP. Spain’s first S 80-class submarine will not be fitted out with an air independent propulsion (AIP) system, as development of the system will not be ready in time, according to the admiral in charge of Maritime Action (Almart).
Admiral Manuel de la Puente Mora-Figueroa was reported by the regional newspaper La Opinion de Murcia as stating that the AIP “is not going to be incorporated in the first submarine”. He also said he was not sure which of the four new boats would be the first to be fitted with the AIP system. Doubts had been expressed earlier about the system being finished but have been overshadowed in the last few years by an even bigger problem over a lack of balance, which has led to the boats’ hulls having to be lengthened. (Source: IHS Jane’s)
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