Royal Canadian Navy fires 1st sea-to-shore precision Harpoon missile

CBC News ^ | Apr 08, 2016 | Chris Rands, Peter Zimonjic

[sukhoi-30mki]

A Harpoon Block II surface-to-surface missile is launched from HMCS Vancouver toward shore targets during a Joint Littoral Training Exercise between the Royal Canadian Navy and U.S. navy at a missile firing range off the coast of California. ( Leading Seaman Sergej Krivenko/Royal Canadian Navy)

[R_Kangel]

"Royal Canadian Navy fires 1st sea-to-shore precision Harpoon missile ...."

.... NICE ..... Did they at least hit the whale?

[WENDLE]

Whee.

[faithhopecharity]

i promise
i promise
no Senator Cruz jokes
i promise

/smile
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[faithhopecharity]

this doesn’t qualify as a Cruize missile, does it?

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[Fai Mao]

Actually it it is a cruise missile. The fly at Mach .9 3 to 5 feet off the top of the waves

I’m not making a joke

[sheik yerbouty]

Rosie O’Donnell has not been seen since..

[llevrok]

Looks like Wee Justin just blew his whole military budget for this year

[faithhopecharity]

Cool! Thanks. Although Some left wing reporter might ask Ted why the attack on America? /smile smile

[Chode]

Oh Woe is me... Why's everybody always pickin on me???

[Smokin' Joe]

The 12 Halifax class frigates in the Royal Canadian Navy can carry up to eight Harpoon missiles each.

Not sure I would have advertised this. I can see some jihadi counting down 7....6....5...4...to empty.

[alexander_busek]

Before the upgraded weapons system was installed, the only way for a frigate to attack a target on land was to use its 57-mm main gun, which has a range of only 17 kilometres, compared with 124 kilometres for the Harpoon Block II. "This would give the Canadian military the ability to sail in the Mediterranean Sea and strike targets in Libya," says Elinor Slone [...]

Seems to me that, even with a range of only 17 km, a Canadian frigate has the ability to sail in the Med, and to strike targets in Libya (as long as they aren't more than, say, 16 km inland).

Regards,

[Don W]

That “up to 8” means LOADED in the launchers. There ARE stores below decks, and resupply is usually only a couple hundred miles away.

[sukhoi-30mki]

You would NOT want to sail a major warship having only a 57 mm gun to hit land targets even in utterly weak nations, given the likelihood of a host of threats: antiship missiles, coastal defense guns, speedboats and so forth.

That’s the reason why the U.S. and European vendors have developed rocket-assisted projectiles for 127 mm guns, giving them a range of around 100+ km. Those are less expensive than using land attack missiles, but have the range to keep your ship safe.

[Smokin' Joe]

Glad to hear it!

[Palio di Siena]

canadians asking for this missile for 20 years?
build one yourselves, already.....sheesh.
probably part of the reason trudeau came to d.c. and kissed up to obama 3 weeks ago.

[DAC21]

“That “up to 8” means LOADED in the launchers. There ARE stores below decks, and resupply is usually only a couple hundred miles away”

This the Canadian Military we are talking about. Most likely they just launched one of the three missles they had. If things go south we will be protecting Canada. Either that or Canada goes the Swiss route of neutrality. Hey don’t rule it out with pretty boy, left of Obama running the show up there now.

[Former Proud Canadian]

"If things go south we (the US) will be protecting Canada."

And why wouldn't you? Canada is your only neighbor who is not invading you right now and has no intention of doing so.

[Former Proud Canadian]

I think you misunderstood the article. The RCN has been asking the Canadian government for this weapon system for 20 years. I'm sure the Americans would be happy to sell it and, in fact, wanted the RCN to have this system.

PM Dope's recent trip to Washington had nothing to do with deploying this system.

[Lower Deck]

If things go south we will be protecting Canada. Either that or Canada goes the Swiss route of neutrality.

What would we need you to protect us from?