VENATOR®-110 Technical Brief - BMT Defence …

1 VENATOR -110. 110. Contents Introduction .. 3. Variants .. 4. VENATOR-110 Light 4. VENATOR-110 Patrol 5. VENATOR-110 Patrol 5. Design Principles .. 6. Flexibility .. 6. Hydrodynamics .. 7. Combat System .. 8. Vertical Launch Silo Options .. 9. Operational Spaces .. 10. Propulsion Architecture .. 12. Electrical Generation & Distribution .. 13. Manning .. 14. Survivability .. 15. Future Development .. 16. Construction .. 17. Summary .. 18. About BMT Defence Services .. 19. All information BMT Defence Services 2016 Page | 2. Introduction The overriding design intent of VENATOR-110 is to blend a lean manned and adaptable capability within the affordable procurement cost and dimensions of a Light Frigate.

2 This intent, facilitated by a Middle Out'. design philosophy, avoids the spiral of escalating platform requirements that can result in ever larger and more expensive warships. Since its inception in 2012, VENATOR-110 development has benefited from BMT's extensive design and engineering experience gained through the design of complex naval platforms, including the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier, Tide Class Tanker and the Norwegian Logistic Support Vessel to achieve the optimum balance between capability, survivability and cost Flexible and Affordable Globally Deployable Credible Capability Credible Survivability Highly Tailorable VENATOR-110 benefits from design and engineering experience gained through the design of complex naval platforms.

3 Including the Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carrier and Tide Class Tanker. All information BMT Defence Services 2016 Page | 3. Variants Working closely with equipment and system providers, BMT has Key Attributes identified a spectrum of military specifications able to meet the breadth General Purpose Light of different Navy or Coastguard needs and budgets. Analysis of military Frigate Specification specifications and requirements have led to 3 different design variants of Length (overall): 117m the VENATOR-110, each devised to suit intended role and affordability: Length (waterline): 107m Draught: General Purpose Light Frigate Displacement: 4,000 tonnes Patrol Frigate Maximum beam: 18m Patrol Ship Top speed: >25 knots Range: 6,000Nm at 15 knots VENATOR-110 variants differ both in terms of the platform and combat system equipments fitted and also the internal specification of the ship itself, including platform survivability.

4 There are a broad range of capability options within each variant, again developed working closely with equipment specialists that will allow customers to select the features that best meet their requirement and budget. For example, a coastguard force wishing to operate a large ship for low threat economic zone protection will not need the platform characteristics of a vessel designed for high end warfare but only embodying a lesser equipment fit. In this instance VENATOR-110 Patrol Ship would be a suitable cost-effective variant. Conversely the VENATOR-110 General Purpose Light Frigate provides a Navy with an affordable and credible warship with survivability and equipment features greater than those of a fragile OPV or Corvette.

5 VENATOR-110 variants are individually tailored to best suit the intended role and affordability, whilst retaining common cost-effective features such as the hullform and propulsion architecture. VENATOR-110 Light Frigate Designed to achieve the optimum balance between capability, survivability and cost, VENATOR-110 General Purpose Light Frigate is able to fulfil a wide range of roles, from maritime security and boarding operations to providing credible combatant offensive and defensive capabilities globally. Intelligent platform flexibility also offers the opportunity for through-life spiral development of capabilities to incorporate future technologies.

6 To provide a meaningful contribution to combatant tasks, including national or coalition Task Groups, a warship requires the ability to freely manoeuvre within a threat environment, and should not place a burden on other naval units to provide for its Defence . VENATOR-110 General Purpose Light Frigate is able to provide this credible combatant capability. These roles include close consort Defence to other shipping, support to forces deploying to shore including suppression of coastal targets, prosecution of hostile surface combatants and contribution as part of the wider situational awareness picture, amongst others. All information BMT Defence Services 2016 Page | 4.

7 The flexibility of VENATOR-110 General Purpose Light Frigate allows the design to be tailored to incorporate a precision deep strike capability, or embody the latest generation of variable depth towed-array sonar to augment the existing hull mounted sonar. These are just two examples of how the platform can be configured to meet the specific requirements and budget of the customer. VENATOR-110 Patrol Frigate VENATOR-110 Patrol Frigate is designed to provide maritime security and regional enforcement presence in a low threat environment. Able to support in more warfare-orientated operations, this variant is at a procurement cost that reflects the capability provided.

8 International engagement tasks require VENATOR-110 Patrol Frigate to conduct regional operations in addition to the Maritime Security tasks, which can influence a security situation and deter or contain a potential threat. VENATOR-110 Patrol Frigate can also conduct a range of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tasks as well as maritime stabilisation operations and providing a military presence, thus demonstrating a commitment to allies. To provide these roles, VENATOR-110 Patrol Frigate provides credible capabilities to defend itself from a range of scaled threats, with sufficient sensors and armament to target, engage and destroy a range of maritime air and surface targets consistent with the above roles whilst providing an appropriate level of protection to the crew and embarked forces.

9 VENATOR-110 Patrol Ship The lowest procurement cost variant, VENATOR-110 Patrol Ship is designed to provide a maritime security presence in a low threat environment, ideal for coastguard applications. Maritime Security covers a range of roles including counter maritime and transnational crime, evacuation of entitled personnel, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief as well as supporting the integrity of national maritime territories and protection of maritime trade and freedom of navigation. To provide these roles VENATOR-110 Patrol Ship includes a range of sensors for situational awareness, interdiction and boarding capability, liaison with naval and Other Government Departments (OGD) (including Police & Border Agency) assets, flexibility to embark and support task personnel and stores and sufficient armament to demonstrate intent, including enforced stopping of maritime craft.

10 All information BMT Defence Services 2016 Page | 5. Design Principles Flexibility A warship represents a key strategic asset with which a nation's High level of flexibility: government can enforce their maritime security, promote international engagement and defend the nation's territorial integrity and global Up to four large RHIBs interests. With a limited number of platforms available, it is advantageous if Support to Unmanned each ship is able to deploy anywhere in the world and operate in a variety Systems of threat environments, whilst remaining both credible and flexible to Tailoring options to support conduct the full range of operations of an affordable frigate.