Requests/Issues

Isuzu class destroyer escort http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isuzu_class_frigate "The Isuzu class destroyer escort (or frigate) of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force is the first post World War II Japanese destroyer escorts to be armed with torpedoes, and this is the improved version of the Ikazuchi class, with the same ASW mission. This class was followed by Chikugo class." --Wikipedia ANW HUD 4 v1.1 b10

IAI Eitan http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Eitan Updated version of the IAI Heron...not sure if it needs its own listing but looks like there are some performance differences ANW HUD 4 v1.1b9

Kola class frigate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kola_class_frigate "The Kola class was the NATO reporting name for a group of frigates built for the Soviet Navy in the 1950s. The Soviet Designation was Storozhevoi Korabl (escort ship) Project 42. These ships were analogous to World War 2 era destroyer escorts or German Elbing class torpedo boats." --Wikipedia (Retired in the 1970s, so this is another of my "evil plot/let's include more of the Cold War" platform requests...) ANW HUD 4 v1.1 b10

Dornier Do 28 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_28 "The Dornier Do 28 Skyservant is a twin-engine STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier Flugzeugbau GmbH. It served with the Luftwaffe and Marineflieger and other air forces around the world in the communications and utility role." --Wikipedia A predecessor to the Dornier Do 228 (already in the database). Hundreds were built and they are still in use, after more than 50 years, in some places. This is the kind of plane that might show up in a low intensity conflict in the hands of rebels, drug smugglers, etc. ANW HUD-4 v1.11

BAE Systems Taranis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BAE_Taranis I've not posted a couple of these "not yet in the air" UCAVs because so little data is available, but there seems to be a fair amount of information here for this one, hopefully enough to make a database entry. AND HUD 4 v1.1b9

Type 15 frigate http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_15_frigate "The Type 15 frigate was a class of British anti-submarine frigates of the Royal Navy. They were conversions based on the hulls of World War II-era destroyers built to the standard War Emergency Programme "utility" design." --Wikipedia Retired in the 1970s...another of my "evil plot" platform suggestions... ANW HUD 4 v1.1 b10

Näcken class submarinehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%A4cken_class_submarine "The Näcken class submarines, also known as the A14 type, were built for the Swedish Navy in the late 1970s. The boats were authorised in 1972 and the programme was completed in 1981." --Wikipedia ANW HUD 4 v1.11

Dornier Do 27 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornier_Do_27 "The Dornier Do 27 was a German single-engine STOL utility aircraft, manufactured by Dornier GmbH (later DASA Dornier, Fairchild-Dornier). Configuration was a classic high-wing, "tail-dragger" aircraft with fixed landing gear." --Wikipedia Another light utility aircraft used by dozens of military forces around the world during the Cold War. Still in use in some places, I think. ANW HUD-4 v1.11

Crown Colony class cruiser http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_class_cruiser http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INS_Mysore_%281957%29 "The Crown Colony-class light cruisers of the Royal Navy were named after Crown Colonies of the British Empire. The first eight are known as the Fiji class, while the last three to be built are commonly referred to as the Ceylon class and were built to a slightly modified design." --Wikipedia "INS Mysore was a Fiji class cruiser commissioned in the Indian Navy in 1957. She was acquired from the Royal Navy, where she served in World War II as HMS Nigeria (60)." --Wikipedia (Modernized version sold to Peru already in the HUD-4; the Indi…

Draken class submarine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Draken_class_submarine "The Draken class (Dragon) was a submarine class built for the Swedish navy 1960-1962. A total of six submarines was delivered and kept in service until the late 1980s when the more modern Näcken class submarine replaced them." --Wikipedia ANW HUD-4 v1.11

Pilatus PC-12 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilatus_PC-12 "The Pilatus PC-12 is a single-engine turboprop passenger and cargo aircraft manufactured by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. The main market for the aircraft is corporate transport and regional airliner operators. The U.S. Air Force's designation is the U-28A." --Wikipedia Not an urgent need, but an aircraft that is used by several governments and air forces. ANW HUD-4 v1.11

PZL-104 Wilga http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PZL-104_Wilga "PZL-104 Wilga (Golden Oriole) is a Polish designed and built short-takeoff-and-landing (STOL) Civil Aviation utility aircraft manufactured by PZL "Warszawa-Okęcie". The Wilga has evolved through many ever-improving versions during its continuous production run from 1962 to 2006, when the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS) announced on their website that they decided to stop the production of this aircraft." --Wikipedia Another light utility aircraft used by military forces around the world. More than a thousand were built. ANW HUD-4 v1.11

Hida class patrol vessel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hida_class_patrol_vessel http://www.harpoondatabases.com/encyclopedia/Entry1582.aspx "Hida class patrol vessel is a class of PL type patrol vessel of the Japan Coast Guard." --Wikipedia Designed to go after North Korean spy boats, among other things... ANW HUD 4 v1.1 b10

Sjöormen class submarine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B6ormen_class_submarine "The Sjöormen class were a group of submarines built for the Swedish Navy in the late 1960s. They had a teardrop shape and were capable of diving to 150m. At the time of their deployment they were regarded as one of the most advanced non-nuclear submarine-classes in the world, incorporating many new features including x-rudder and anechoic tiles. Both speed and underwater endurance was at this time very high for a conventional submarine. The submarines were retired by Sweden in the early 1990s. In the late 1990s, four submarines were acquired by the Republic of Singapore Navy and rela…

Mobile Landing Platform http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Landing_Platform http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_Montford_Point_%28T-MLP-1%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USNS_John_Glenn_%28T-MLP-2%29 "The Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) is a type of amphibious assault ship being constructed for the United States Navy, with the first ship due to enter service in 2015. MLP ships are to serve as floating bases for amphibious operations, and operate as a transfer point between large ships and small landing craft. Proof-of-concept testing began in 2005, with heavy lift ships serving as substitutes for the MLPs. General Dynamics' National Steel and Shipbuilding Company was …

Aso class patrol vessel http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aso_class_patrol_vessel "Aso class patrol vessel is a class of PL type patrol vessel of the Japan Coast Guard. " --Wikipedia ANW HUD 4 v1.1 b10

Södermanland class submarine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%B6dermanland_class_submarine "The Swedish Södermanland class of diesel-electric submarines consist of the HMS Södermanland and HMS Östergötland. These two submarines were originally launched as Västergötland class submarines in 1987 and 1990, and have been relaunched as a new class after extensive modernization 2003 and 2004 by Kockums AB. The pressure hull had been cut in two after the sail and a 12 m (39 ft 4 in) long new section with an air-independent propulsion system was inserted. It contains a Stirling engine which is coupled to an electric generator and heated by burning diesel fuel with liquid ox…

Pilatus PC-6 Porter http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pilatus_PC-6_Porter "The Pilatus PC-6 Porter is a single-engined Short Take-Off and Landing (STOL) utility aircraft designed by Pilatus Aircraft of Switzerland. First flown in 1959, the PC-6 has been built in both piston engine and turboprop powered versions, and has been built both by Pilatus and by Fairchild Hiller in the United States. It remains in production as of August 2011....The PC-6 is noted for its Short Take-off and Landing (STOL) performance on almost any type of terrain - it can take off within a distance of 640 feet (195 m) and land within a distance of 427 feet (130 m) while carrying a payload of 2,646 …

Gotland class submarine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gotland_class_submarine "The Gotland class submarines of the Swedish Navy are modern diesel-electric submarines, which were designed and built by the Kockums shipyard in Sweden. They are the first submarines in the world to feature a Stirling engine air-independent propulsion (AIP) system, which extends their underwater endurance from a few days to weeks.[2] This capability had previously only been available with nuclear powered submarines." --Wikipedia ANW HUD-4 v1.11

BRP Bacolod City (LC-550) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRP_Bacolod_City_%28LC-550%29 "The BRP Bacolod City (LC-550) is the lead ship of two Bacolod City class of Logistics Support Vessels, and is based on a helicopter capable variant of the US Army's Frank S. Besson class. She is also considered as one of the most modern transport ships in the Philippine Navy, having been commissioned during the early 1990s." --Wikipedia ANW HUD-4 v1.11