Monday, June 17, 2019

The Bridge On Japan's New Frigate Looks Like It Is From A Starship


Warzone/The Drive: The Combat Information Center In Japan's New Frigate Is Like A Starship's Bridge

The innovative round design that is wrapped in screens looks like it came right out of Starfleet's Utopia Planitia shipyard.

Japan's new 30FFM Multi-Function Frigate will soon be under construction and it is set to become the workhorse of the country's increasingly capable naval forces. The vessels will pack a number of attractive features, including a stealthy design, high-speed, new active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar system, stern-launched small boat capability, the ability to launch and recover unmanned systems, and a Mark 41 vertical launch system. Yet the ship's combat information center (CIC) may be its most outstanding quality.

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1 comment:

Bob Huntley said...

It looks like a command module that will become the heart of many other applications including drones.