Overview
The world is changing, new threats are emerging and there is a growing need for adaptable capability to enable Navies to respond at the speed of relevance whilst operating at range for extended periods.
The Adaptable Strike Frigate has been designed to satisfy this need embracing system of systems modularity to deliver a mission-ready, digitally enabled platform.
Embracing adaptability whilst credibly delivering the complex self-defence capability required in the Maritime environment, BAE Systems has worked with industrial colleagues to develop the Adaptable Strike Frigate design concept to promote the technologies of future warships.
Whilst forward deployed to deliver persistent presence, a modular system of systems approach allows the Adaptable Strike Frigate to be reconfigured in a cost-effective manner for a wide range of operations.
Optimised for the launch and recovery of uncrewed, autonomous assets to deliver situational awareness, intelligence gathering and littoral strike, Adaptable Strike Frigate will provide mass and complexity to the future battlespace.
With modularity at its core, BAE Systems has worked with specialist equipment handlers that optimise movement of containerised capabilities in the challenging Maritime domain to design a flexible deck space that can accommodate over 20+ TEUs.
Operating as part of a task group or independently, Adaptable Strike Frigate will be enabled by a digital backbone to unlock the potential of multi-domain operations adopting a cloud based Mission Systems to deliver machine speed warfare at the speed of relevance.
The adaptability and open architecture designed into the platform provides flexibility to embark new systems as they are developed. This approach also enables industry collaboration to meet different customer requirements.
The Adaptable Strike Frigate uses automation and a high level of resilient systems integration to enable lean crewing and maximise adaptable space for specialist augmentees and an embarked military force.
An innovative green propulsion design will allow high manoeuvrability with sprint capability whilst being aligned to sustainability targets.
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Collaboration
BAE Systems has a proven track-record of collaborating with global and local partners in support of the supply of systems and the integrated platforms from which military operations are conducted. In developing the Adaptable Strike Frigate concept, BAE Systems has collaborated with our colleagues across both the commercial and defence industry to explore innovative concepts and technologies that will shape the conduct of platform design for future operations. Optimised for the management, employment and exploitation of uncrewed, disaggregated systems the Adaptable Strike Frigate is positioned to enhance this collaboration and BAE Systems would welcome further engagement from International Navies and industry representatives to continue to iterate the Adaptable Strike Frigate concept to our emerging customer requirements.
Key messages
- An adaptable, mission-ready, digitally enabled common platform
- Designed using the latest technologies with mission modularity and lethality from the start
- Hosts containerised mission modules and integrates with autonomous and off-board systems capabilities enabling rapid reconfiguration for operations
- Designed to operate as part of a Littoral Response Group or independently
- Reduced crewing options; using automation and a high level of resilient systems integration to enable lean crewing and maximise adaptable space for specialist augmentees and an embarked military force
- A cloud ready mission system provides machine speed warfare at the speed of relevance, that can integrate into the multidomain force interchangeable with NATO and coalition partners
- Open architecture enables industry collaboration and adoption of future systems and technologies
- Adoption of innovative green propulsion technologies
- Adaptable to meet different customer requirements.