The Carthaginian Naval Export Authority is a joint-stock government-regulated entity formed to market Carthagininan naval armaments abroad. Its shares are presently split 60/40 between the sixteen major conglomerates of Carthage and the Carthaginian government itself and has the mission of providing supplementary income both to its private sector partners as well as the government itself, with all proceeds being set aside for further research and development.
The current line of warships and systems for sale by CNEA were developed for the Carthaginian Navy's Naval Power in the 21st Century program, which sought to develop new technologies, and new warships based on these technologies, for the coming century. Two of the key aspects of the program include the disregarding of old standards and a focus on modularity in design, the reasoning being that for the NP21 program to bring truly revolutionary advances, unnecessary legacy features were not to be maintained simply because of their age, but provisions needed to be made for future advancements.
As a result, every aspect of existing warship design and construction was examined and evaluated, and if new technologies promised greater performance, the old traditions, no matter how firmly rooted, were pushed aside. This resulted in a number of noteworthy changes, such as the transition from conventional propellers to pump-jets, and the consideration of multi-hull designs in what had traditionally been a monohull-dominated industry.
The great cost of the program encouraged the creation of the Export Authority, to allow for the foreign sale of the project's results and to recoup some of the costs of development. Given the commensurately high cost of naval weaponry, deferred payment plans are available to purchasers, although domestic production rights are not yet available.
The Carthaginian Naval Export Authority accepts payments in Universal Dollars (US$), NationStates Dollars (NS$), the Carthaginian Sheqel (₪), and certain commodities (to be negotiated based on market value).
Products
Ships
- Leptis Magna-class nuclear aircraft carrier [CVN] (Price: NS$7,500,000,000.00)
- Karisimbi-class nuclear guided missile cruiser [CGN]
- Johann A. Revil-class nuclear guided missile destroyer [DDGN] (Price: NS$2,900,000,000)*
- Elementario-class guided missile destroyer [DDGN] (Price: NS$1,700,000,000)
- Ballista-class bombardment/littoral combat ship [LCS-B]
- Panormous-class amphibious assault ship [LHA]
- Motya-class amphibious transport dock [LPD]
- Nile-class fast combat support ship [AOR]
Submarines
- Type-060-series submarines
- Type-060 diesel-electric AIP attack submarine [SSK]
- Type-061 nuclear attack submarine [SSN] (Price: NS$2,100,000,000)
- Type-062 nuclear ballistic missile submarine [SSBN] (Price: NS$3,500,000,000)**
- Type-060 diesel-electric AIP attack submarine [SSK]
Landing Craft
- Heavy landing craft
Munitions
Components
- Modular Mission Enhancement Package System
- "Aspis" Close-in Weapon System
- "Xiphos" Short-range Missile System
- "Sauroter" 32-cell Compact VLS Pod
- 76 mm Super-rapid Naval Gun
- 324 mm 4-cell Surface Ship Torpedo Tubes
- 200 mm 8-cell Surface Ship Torpedo Defense Interceptor
- Variable Depth Passive/Active Sonar Suite
- Surface Ship Torpedo Defense Suite
- 25-tonne Light Utility Crane
- Minehunter ROV Control Suite
- SIGINT/ELINT Pod
- Surface Weapons
- 203 mm L/55 Mk. 50 Advanced Rapid-Fire Intelligent Gun System
- Mk. 32 Large-Diameter Vertical Launch System
- Mk. 20 Peripheral Vertical Launch System
- Mk. 18 Vertical Launch System
- NCV4-series Pressurized Water Reactor
- NCV4-C1S Surface Ship PWR (260 MW)
- NCV4-R1 Surface Ship PWR (200 MW)
- NCV4-D1 Surface Ship PWR (150 MW)
- NCV4-S1 Submarine PWR (70 MW)
- PR-1000-series Naval Gas Turbine
- PR-1400 Naval Gas Turbine (100 MW)
- PR-1300 Naval Gas Turbine (75 MW)
- PR-1200 Naval Gas Turbine (50 MW)
- PR-1100 Naval Gas Turbine (25 MW)
- PR-1000 Naval Gas Turbine (10 MW)
- D-50-series Naval Diesel Engine
- D-90 Naval Diesel Engine (90 MW)
- D-80 Naval Diesel Engine (70 MW)
- D-70 Naval Diesel Engine (50 MW)
- D-60 Naval Diesel Engine (25 MW)
- D-50 Naval Diesel Engine (10 MW)
*Due to its experimental nature, the Seaborne Laser System is not included in foreign purchases, and is replaced by an additional rolling airframe missile launcher. It can alternatively be left empty or fitted with specified equipment by the customer.
**Ballistic missile submarine sales do not include ballistic missiles, but details on the dimensions and specifications of the launch tubes are provided to aid in adapting domestic missiles for use. CNEA engineers can also provide an adapter for smaller missiles for a fixed design cost plus manufacturing costs.
Purchasing Form
Interested buyers are requested to please fill out the following form, including any specific options or modifications desired to their order. Details will be checked by the Authority's auditors and approved by the Oversight Committee before being approved for final sale.
We apologize, but at this time, no discounts are available. Discounts may become available in the future once the Republic's diplomatic position improves, or if market conditions encourage the institution of such policies.
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Naval Power in the 21st Century
History
In 1995, the Carthaginian Navy embarked on the ambitious Naval Power in the 21st Century (NP21) project, a decade-long research, design, and development program with the goal of developing a new line of combatant warships to carry the navy into the new century. Major tenets of the program were to include interoperability and interchangeability of as many parts and systems as practicable to reduce maintenance costs, improved independent-action capability, improved combat endurance, and an increased tactical repertoire to better allow the navy to exploit any potential tactical vulnerabilities.
Much of the experience and lessons-learned that went into the project were derived from the Northern War of 1975-78, the First Pacific War of 1975-1980, the Second Pacific War of 1987-1988, and the Argentine Intervention of 1993. Of these conflicts, the Carthaginian Republic directly participated in the Northern War and the First Pacific War, but gained valuable insight from information made available by Japan and Inukiriniwdene.
After two years of compiling and analyzing the information available, as well as surveying the market for the current state of technological readiness, the Carthaginian Research, Development, and Testing Organization (CRDTO) started a 'cooperative competition,' contracting certain members of Carthage's economically dominant conglomerates to develop several solutions to a given challenge, the results then being evaluated for final deployment.
While more expensive than a limited program of selecting a single technology for development, it was felt that the development of parallel technologies would not only benefit civilian industries which could have a potential use for technologies not selected by the Navy, but also allow for the development of somewhat more 'futureproof' designs.
Major lines of research included:
- Powerplant technology (nuclear, steam, gas turbine, and diesel plants),
- Powertrain technology (pump-jets, shrouded propellers, and conventional propellers)
- Alternative hull forms (SWATH, trimarans, and streamlined monohulls)
- Projectile weapons (ETC, rail/coilguns, vertical guns, and conventional guns)
- Missile weapons (sea-skimming, supersonic, and high-altitude technologies)
- Energy weapons (masers, lasers, and acoustic weapons)
- Stealth technology (Infrared, radar, and acoustic)
- Sensor technology (AESA, PESA, LADAR, active and passive sonar)
- Compartmentalization and modularity (particularly from civilian-sector ships)
At the end of six years of research, the CRDTO began assembling these technologies into a 'family' of ships, designed to share modular components where possible, and to be designed around the same principles to ease training and manning requirements. This included standardized control interfaces and maintenance procedures, modular, removable weapon systems capable of being 'hot-swapped' out of drydock to improve readiness rates, automation to reduce crew requirements, and improved safety and survivability.
The single greatest requirement, however, was to improve warfighting and sustainment capability in the field. This meant a greater sortie capacity from carriers, greater detection and engagement ranges from missile warships, greater stealth and mission flexibility from submarines, and improved replenishment efficiency and survivability from support ships.
Design
Beginning in 2002, CRDTO assembled the largest team in its history to carry out this process. Some 500 individuals, working in a dozen teams on a special campus outside the metropolis of Leptis Magna (for which the carrier design would be named). In keeping with the CRDTO's ethos, much of the project was organized and run as a private sector effort, with teams encouraged to freely collaborate and exchange information.
Rather than fixed design deadlines, 'capability goals' were set, encouraging teams to focus on problem solving and innovative solutions rather than churning out work on a mandated schedule. Free access and consultation with civilian-sector experts as well as naval personnel was allowed in order to broaden the team's perspective, and each design was focused to perform as part of an integrated navy, rather than a series of independent ships happening to operate together. Commercial off-the-shelf technology use was also encouraged, to avoid the costly and lengthy development of proprietary military standards.
Each team was not assigned to develop a single ship, but instead to develop a particular sub-system that would be used across the fleet. Overseen by the standards and oversight group, this structure allowed for components such as engines, electronics, and weapons to be standardized across the fleet. These designs were then incorporated into the final series of designs drawn up digitally and tested using both computer-run and computer-manufactured models.
In April 2005, at the end of the project, the first ships of the program were finally approved for procurement and contracts given to NP21 corporate partners. The first ship commissioned was the Ballista-class bombardment ship CRS Ballista, and the most recent ship to enter service is the Leptis Magna-class carrier CRS Gadir.
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