35:
74:
477:
offshore supply vessels, but instead of four, two ships are planned. Also the mission of the concept has changed, from solely being used as a missile carrier, to being able to carry sensors and systems to investigate (potential) threats on the
550:. He also announced the procurement for the first two ships. With insiders telling Marineschepen.nl that more ships are being considered if the program is a success. The two ships will be a militarized version of a fast crew supplier from
1020:
377:
392:-program was to develop a ship with a low crew. The ship would be around 60 m (200 ft) to 70 m (230 ft) and will be based on a commercially available
296:. This program, when first announced, was known as The Rapidly Increased Firepower Capability (TRIFIC) and involves ships that would operate with a very small crew. The
267:
429:
DMO has spoken to several countries, including Israel, America and France to supply an array of missiles in the short term. The type of missiles is not limited to
879:
992:
970:
926:
856:
699:
370:
313:
363:
833:
589:
531:
221:
491:
796:
948:
188:
709:
330:
On 24 September 2024 State
Secretary for Defence Gijs Tuinman gave an update on the MICAN-program, which was now named the
1050:
34:
765:
1035:
1030:
516:
619:
585:
527:
497:
on multiple occasions. The new mission is to moniter such vessels and see what they are up to below the surface.
305:
217:
743:
308:(depending on missile size) in each container. One or more of these ships would accompany another vessel like a
1040:
1025:
474:
413:
286:
404:
In stage two it was planned for the ships to sail themselves, with a minimal crew to keep a man-in-the-loop.
494:
263:
1055:
570:
510:
430:
393:
289:
79:
285:
On 23 November 2022 it was revealed that the navy is investigating the possibility of purchasing four
704:
487:
359:
624:
579:
521:
454:
438:
301:
211:
949:"Dit is het Russische spionageschip dat in november voor de Nederlandse en Belgische kust voer"
259:
1045:
396:. Crew was required on these ships to keep a man-in-the-loop to actually fire the missiles.
355:
256:
603:
450:
434:
1014:
834:"Marine wil op korte termijn grote zwaarbewapende schepen met enkele bemanningsleden"
880:"Twee nieuwe marineschepen voor meer slagkracht en beter beeld dreiging op Noordzee"
542:
On 24 September 2024 State
Secretary for Defence Gijs Tuinman gave an update on the
293:
270:
110:
643:
614:
551:
351:
274:
149:
61:
927:"Marine zet twee nieuwe schepen in om Russische spionage in de gaten te houden"
904:
327:. It was also revealed that instead of four ships, two are initially planned.
17:
576:
479:
208:
469:
concept was announced in
December 2023 as a revised plan from the original
350:
ships were envisioned to stay close (around 5 nmi (9.3 km)) to a
348:
The
Rapidly Increased Firepower Capability Royal Netherlands Navy (TRIFIC)
483:
316:
and use the guiding systems and radars of these ships to attack targets.
114:
905:"Dutch Naval programs: Renewing the entire Royal Netherlands Navy Fleet"
797:"Damen gaat nieuwe ondersteuningsvaartuigen bouwen, raketten uit Israƫl"
567:
449:
Being very modular by design it, is also possible to load units with a
309:
202:
354:
and give extra missile capability. The ship would rely on the radars,
857:"RNLN looks at low-manned platform to augment frigate fire power"
993:"Marine wil nieuwe schepen tegen Russische spionage op Noordzee"
971:"Russisch spionageschip bijna week in Nederlandse zone Noordzee"
163:
744:"A/B-brief project 'Multifunctionele ondersteuningsvaartuigen'"
467:
Modular
Integrated Capability for ACDF and North Sea (MICAN)
554:, most likely the Fast Crew Supplier 5009 (FCS 5009).
599:
334:. He also announced the procurement for two ships.
266:. On 24 September 2024 an announcement was made by
27:Ship design project of the Royal Netherlands Navy
482:. This task was added in response to a Russian
437:. Also the possibility to equip the ships with
562:Weapon Payloads that are selected so far are:
358:and defence from an external source like the
8:
1021:Proposed ships of the Royal Netherlands Navy
277:. Both ships should be in service by 2027.
828:
826:
824:
822:
820:
818:
816:
814:
899:
897:
874:
872:
870:
273:that two ships will be procured from the
505:Payloads that are being considered are:
473:concept. The plan still involves buying
412:In stage three the ships would be fully
255:), was announced on 23 November 2022 by
791:
789:
787:
785:
783:
737:
735:
733:
731:
729:
727:
725:
721:
642:
29:
115:Signals intelligence gathering vessel
7:
700:Future of the Royal Netherlands Navy
234:Measurements based on the FSC 5009.
53:Multifunctional Support Ships (MSS)
548:Multifunctional Support Ship (MSS)
546:-program, which was now named the
332:Multifunctional Support Ship (MSS)
241:Multifunctional Support Ship (MSS)
25:
193:2x .50 caliber heavy machine guns
72:
33:
416:accompanying the mother ships.
855:Richard Scott (16 June 2023).
710:Large Unmanned Surface Vehicle
262:, head of maritime systems at
1:
538:Multifunctional Support Ships
319:In December 2023 the revised
300:-vessels can carry up to six
39:Impression of the MSS concept
973:(in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl
951:(in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl
882:(in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl
836:(in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl
799:(in Dutch). Marineschepen.nl
290:offshore supply type vessels
124:53.20 m (174.5 ft)
268:State Secretary for Defence
164:rigid-hull inflatable boats
152:(50 km/h; 31 mph)
1072:
140:3.50 m (11.5 ft)
132:9.80 m (32.2 ft)
766:"Fast Crew Supplier 5009"
746:(in Dutch). Rijksoverheid
666:
636:
631:
628:
623:
618:
613:
610:
607:
602:
323:concept was announced as
101:
44:
32:
455:electronic warfare units
453:capability, for example
201:4x containerized 6-cell
102:General characteristics
509:Containerized VLS with
441:is being investigated.
388:The first stage of the
380:acting as mother ship.
292:and use these ships as
995:(in Dutch). RTL Nieuws
394:offshore supply vessel
287:commercially available
89:2026 onwards (planned)
80:Royal Netherlands Navy
768:(in Dutch). Damen.com
306:vertical launch cells
1051:Rockets and missiles
243:, also known as the
189:remote weapon system
157:Boats & landing
929:(in Dutch). Pointer
705:Future Air Defender
490:, that was seen in
488:Admiral Vladimirsky
365:De Zeven Provinciƫn
360:Future Air Defender
304:with eight or more
580:loitering munition
522:Loitering munition
439:loitering munition
212:loitering munition
1036:Missile operation
1031:Missile launchers
691:
690:
682:
657:
338:Concept evolution
238:
237:
16:(Redirected from
1063:
1005:
1004:
1002:
1000:
989:
983:
982:
980:
978:
967:
961:
960:
958:
956:
945:
939:
938:
936:
934:
923:
917:
916:
914:
912:
901:
892:
891:
889:
887:
876:
865:
864:
852:
846:
845:
843:
841:
830:
809:
808:
806:
804:
793:
778:
777:
775:
773:
762:
756:
755:
753:
751:
739:
680:
655:
600:
356:missile guidance
294:missile carriers
197:Modular armament
78:
76:
75:
37:
30:
21:
1071:
1070:
1066:
1065:
1064:
1062:
1061:
1060:
1041:Guided missiles
1026:Missile defense
1011:
1010:
1009:
1008:
998:
996:
991:
990:
986:
976:
974:
969:
968:
964:
954:
952:
947:
946:
942:
932:
930:
925:
924:
920:
910:
908:
903:
902:
895:
885:
883:
878:
877:
868:
854:
853:
849:
839:
837:
832:
831:
812:
802:
800:
795:
794:
781:
771:
769:
764:
763:
759:
749:
747:
741:
740:
723:
718:
696:
598:
560:
540:
503:
463:
447:
435:cruise missiles
427:
422:
410:
402:
386:
345:
340:
302:container units
283:
158:
111:Missile Carrier
73:
71:
40:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1069:
1067:
1059:
1058:
1053:
1048:
1043:
1038:
1033:
1028:
1023:
1013:
1012:
1007:
1006:
984:
962:
940:
918:
893:
866:
847:
810:
779:
757:
742:Gijs Tuinman.
720:
719:
717:
714:
713:
712:
707:
702:
695:
692:
689:
688:
686:
683:
677:
674:
671:
668:
664:
663:
661:
658:
652:
649:
646:
641:
638:
634:
633:
630:
627:
622:
617:
612:
609:
606:
597:
594:
593:
592:
584:Containerized
582:
575:Containerized
573:
566:Containerized
559:
556:
539:
536:
535:
534:
526:Containerized
524:
519:
515:Containerized
513:
502:
499:
462:
459:
446:
445:Countermeasure
443:
431:Surface-to-air
426:
423:
421:
418:
409:
406:
401:
398:
385:
382:
344:
343:TRIFIC concept
341:
339:
336:
282:
279:
236:
235:
232:
228:
227:
226:
225:
224:
216:Containerized
214:
206:
198:
195:
194:
191:
184:
183:Fixed armament
179:
175:
174:
171:
167:
166:
160:
154:
153:
146:
142:
141:
138:
134:
133:
130:
126:
125:
122:
118:
117:
108:
104:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
69:
65:
64:
59:
55:
54:
51:
47:
46:
45:Class overview
42:
41:
38:
26:
24:
18:TRIFIC-program
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1068:
1057:
1056:Naval weapons
1054:
1052:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1042:
1039:
1037:
1034:
1032:
1029:
1027:
1024:
1022:
1019:
1018:
1016:
994:
988:
985:
972:
966:
963:
950:
944:
941:
928:
922:
919:
906:
900:
898:
894:
881:
875:
873:
871:
867:
862:
858:
851:
848:
835:
829:
827:
825:
823:
821:
819:
817:
815:
811:
798:
792:
790:
788:
786:
784:
780:
767:
761:
758:
745:
738:
736:
734:
732:
730:
728:
726:
722:
715:
711:
708:
706:
703:
701:
698:
697:
693:
687:
684:
678:
675:
672:
669:
665:
662:
659:
653:
650:
647:
645:
639:
635:
626:
621:
616:
605:
601:
596:List of ships
595:
591:
587:
583:
581:
578:
574:
572:
569:
565:
564:
563:
557:
555:
553:
549:
545:
537:
533:
529:
525:
523:
520:
518:
514:
512:
508:
507:
506:
500:
498:
496:
493:
489:
485:
481:
476:
472:
468:
461:MICAN concept
460:
458:
456:
452:
444:
442:
440:
436:
432:
424:
419:
417:
415:
407:
405:
399:
397:
395:
391:
383:
381:
379:
375:
373:
368:
366:
361:
357:
353:
349:
342:
337:
335:
333:
328:
326:
322:
317:
315:
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
288:
280:
278:
276:
272:
269:
265:
261:
258:
254:
250:
246:
242:
233:
230:
229:
223:
219:
215:
213:
210:
207:
204:
200:
199:
196:
192:
190:
186:
185:
182:
181:
180:
177:
176:
172:
169:
168:
165:
161:
159:craft carried
156:
155:
151:
147:
144:
143:
139:
136:
135:
131:
128:
127:
123:
120:
119:
116:
112:
109:
106:
105:
100:
96:
93:
92:
88:
86:In commission
85:
84:
81:
70:
67:
66:
63:
60:
57:
56:
52:
49:
48:
43:
36:
31:
19:
997:. Retrieved
987:
975:. Retrieved
965:
953:. Retrieved
943:
931:. Retrieved
921:
909:. Retrieved
907:. Naval News
884:. Retrieved
860:
850:
838:. Retrieved
803:25 September
801:. Retrieved
772:25 September
770:. Retrieved
760:
750:25 September
748:. Retrieved
625:Commissioned
561:
547:
543:
541:
504:
470:
466:
464:
448:
428:
411:
403:
389:
387:
371:
364:
347:
346:
331:
329:
324:
320:
318:
297:
284:
271:Gijs Tuinman
252:
248:
244:
240:
239:
840:23 November
644:Damen Group
604:Pennant no.
378:ASW frigate
352:mother ship
275:Damen Group
257:Captain (E)
62:Damen Group
1015:Categories
861:Naval News
685:Announced
660:Announced
414:autonomous
247:(formerly
170:Complement
716:Citations
681:(planned)
656:(planned)
615:Laid down
577:IAI Harop
492:the Dutch
480:North Sea
451:soft kill
260:Paul Flos
209:IAI Harop
68:Operators
1046:Missiles
694:See also
620:Launched
611:Builder
568:Barak-ER
484:spy ship
425:Missiles
420:Armament
203:Barak-ER
178:Armament
148:27
58:Builders
999:21 June
977:21 June
955:21 June
933:21 June
911:21 June
886:21 June
629:Status
558:Payload
501:Payload
408:Stage 3
400:Stage 2
384:Stage 1
376:or the
372:Holland
310:frigate
281:History
205:systems
137:Draught
94:Planned
632:Notes
486:, the
471:TRIFIC
390:TRIFIC
321:TRIFIC
312:or an
298:TRIFIC
251:&
249:TRIFIC
121:Length
77:
679:2027
654:2026
608:Name
552:Damen
544:MICAN
374:class
367:class
325:MICAN
253:MICAN
231:Notes
145:Speed
1001:2024
979:2024
957:2024
935:2024
913:2024
888:2024
842:2022
805:2024
774:2024
752:2024
670:TBA
667:TBA
640:TBA
637:TBA
475:COTS
465:The
129:Beam
107:Type
50:Name
590:ESM
586:ECM
571:SAM
532:ESM
528:ECM
517:SSM
511:SAM
495:EEZ
433:or
314:OPV
264:DMO
245:MSS
222:ESM
218:ECM
187:1x
162:1Ć
1017::
896:^
869:^
859:.
813:^
782:^
724:^
676:-
673:-
651:-
648:-
457:.
369:,
362:,
150:kn
113:/
1003:.
981:.
959:.
937:.
915:.
890:.
863:.
844:.
807:.
776:.
754:.
588:/
530:/
220:/
173:8
97:2
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
