Thales put a picture and description of K-CIWS, a licensed derivative of Goalkeeper for the Republic of Korea Navy’s FFX future frigates on the wall of their booth at Naval & Defense 2005 exhibition in Busan yesterday.
http://www.geocities.com/glescacat/index.html
The K-CIWS is a cheaper, modernized version of Goalkeeper of which 16 sets have been sold to the ROKN.
Thales also promotes SMART-S Mk2 for the FFX, displaying a rotating scale model in the center of their booth.
The next picture is a model of 3D radar developed by Nex1Future, formerly LG Innotek, for the ROKN’s new PKX fast attack craft. The radar looks quite similar to EADS TRS-3D/16 and electronically steers a pencil beam in the same manner as the latter. Its operating frequency is X-band, higher than TRS-3D/16’s C-band.
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Sunho
By: Wanshan - 6th October 2005 at 23:26
What will (or will be) the difference between Goalkeeper as is and K-Ciws? I go the impression it will be the same mount fitted with different radar, differen below deck equipment.
By: datafuser - 6th October 2005 at 22:45
K-CIWS is a developement of Goalkeeper, a system in service with the KDX destroyers and the LPX, that’s what he’s saying I believe. K-CIWS is aiming for the FFX program, a light-weight littoral frigate to replace all the Dong Hae, Pohang and Ulsan class ships.
Yes that’s what I meant. Those on KDX destroyers and the LPX are the original Goalkeeper made by Thales Nederland. The K-CIWS is for FFX frigates.
Regards,
Sunho
By: KJlost - 6th October 2005 at 22:10
K-CIWS is a developement of Goalkeeper, a system in service with the KDX destroyers and the LPX, that’s what he’s saying I believe. K-CIWS is aiming for the FFX program, a light-weight littoral frigate to replace all the Dong Hae, Pohang and Ulsan class ships.
By: Wanshan - 6th October 2005 at 21:03
i’m not so sure that 16 sets of the K-CIWS cheaper, modernized version of Goalkeeper have been sold to the ROKN. I think those are regular Goalkeeper systems.
They make no mention of K-CIWS anywhere on their site.
By: KJlost - 6th October 2005 at 20:14
It’s only a slight derivative of Goalkeeper. That really shouldn’t cause too high R&D cost. If we’re lucky, anywhere from 17~24 units could be assured.
By: Wanshan - 6th October 2005 at 17:45
Thales put a picture and description of K-CIWS, a licensed derivative of Goalkeeper for the Republic of Korea Navy’s FFX future frigates on the wall of their booth at Naval & Defense 2005 exhibition in Busan yesterday.
http://www.geocities.com/glescacat/index.html
The K-CIWS is a cheaper, modernized version of Goalkeeper of which 16 sets have been sold to the ROKN.
Thales also promotes SMART-S Mk2 for the FFX, displaying a rotating scale model in the center of their booth.
The next picture is a model of 3D radar developed by Nex1Future, formerly LG Innotek, for the ROKN’s new PKX fast attack craft. The radar looks quite similar to EADS TRS-3D/16 and electronically steers a pencil beam in the same manner as the latter. Its operating frequency is X-band, higher than TRS-3D/16’s C-band.
Regards,
Sunho
It only says lower production cost. This doesn’t necessarily mean cheaper (per unit) price e.g. if development costs are spread over limited number of productions units.
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