THE DEVELOPMENT OF HEAVY RAS

摘要

Modern warships must remain at sea long after they have used up the fuel, provisions and weapons with which they leave port. They rely on Replenishment at Sea by a support fleet of auxiliaries, in the case of the Royal Navy, its longduration effectiveness at sea depends on the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA). Current in-fleet capability adequately provides this support but the requirements for Replenishment at Sea (RAS) for future large naval platforms notably CVF will necessitate a step change in the replenishment capability of auxiliaries This paper presents the Heavy Replenishment at Sea (HRAS) system and how its design and development will deliver the future replenishment capability, through a phased programme aligned with the requirements of the overall MARS programme.