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Correct me if I am wrong but was not the Javelin trialed years ago on the MCDV already?
Yep- You can find the TACNOTE in CFCD 106(D).
BTW, I was the Javelin Troop Commander on HMCS PROTECTEUR during Gulf War 1. The concept of MANPADS on warships is workable (since we stole the idea from the USN), but is not without it's limitations.
Chief among them is operator training and currrency- it is difficult to do on a warship. Another (Canadian) issue is that Javelin is about to be retired. Something like Stinger (an IR guided system) is not without it's limitations also, particularily in the hot, humid environment of the Gulf. And a suddenly appearing helo can be easily dealt with by the 57mm Bofors, so why buy a more complicated and expensive round (a shoulder-launched missile) that can only do one thing?
The "swarm threat" can probably be dealt with fairly easily by clever use of the helo and it's door gun (those tactics also exists, because I wrote them), good ship driving and the Ship's organic machine guns. A CPF is relatively well provided for in terms of .50 cal HMGs and C9s. While it can certainly be argued that replacements in the form of maybe C6s and some form of 20mm gun might be useful to a Frigate, I think it is actually pretty well armed to deal with the so-called "asymetric threats" right now- IF- the CO and Combat Officer on each ship understand the capabilities that they already possess.