MEXICAN NAVY FIRES MISSILE FOR FIRST TIME IN HISTORY

This thread has been long dead, but I would like to get information on the Mexican Azteca class patrol boats, there are a few images on the net, but not much, I could use a really good walk round if anyone has one.

regards

Mike.

Is that a MD-900 helicopter on the back of the two Sierra class ships in post #12 or are they BO-105s? I think they are the MD-900s but the pics are too small for me to tell. How are the MD-900 performing in Mexican service ? I think the MD-900 is a great helicopter and wish it would get more export orders from more countries.

Mate that last pic will soon be updated, those ships will soon get their Dauphins back now that the AdM have bought them 😉

Found this two pics of Huracan class corvettes dated when they served in Israeli navy as Aliya class.

Rafael or the others, still no more pics of these beaties avalaible?

Very Impressive! 😉

Impressive weapon……

HELLO

HAWKDRIVER, INDEED, IT IS A 57mm BOFORS

The 57 Mk 3, the third generation of Bofors Defence 57 mm multi-purpose naval guns, will have:

Tactical freedom at all conflict levels.
6-mode programmable all-target ammunition.
Air burst capability for small boat defence.
220 rounds per minute rate of fire and super accuracy gives short firing sequences.
120 rounds ready to fire with immediate shift between two types of ammunition.
On-mount muzzle velocity radar.
Computer controlled burst pattern.
Remotely operated with gyro-stabilized local control back-up.
Maximum range: 17 000 metres.

SALUDOS

Is that a 57mm SAK she’s armed with?

See what I mean people, Mexico has a really proud navy and most of the good stuff has been built on their own shores! The Old Gearings and the old DD are due for replacement and the AdM is looking around for something (they are currently talking with B+V about a MEKO design though I don’t know how they will go because they want to built it in their docks and not have B+V built it for them).

IIRC AdM was also the first Navy to employ the NOTAR Helos in service anywhere in the world. Shows that they are thinking ahead!

Well done Rafael Patron, great pics.

HELLO

MEXICAN NAVY PATROL BOATS

FIRST 2 PICS OF POLARIS CLASS PATROL BOAT ( MADE IN SWEADEN BUT ASEMBLED IN MEXICO SOME 40 ON SERVICE)

ISLA CLASS PATROL BOAT 1303

ACUARIO AND ACUARIO-B PATROL BOATS, DESIGNE AND BUILD IN MEXICO, PLANS TO BUILD 30 OF EACH CLASS, SOME 6 ON SERVICE AND STILL GOING.

SALUDOS

HELLO

OK, HERE ARE SOME PICS OF THE MEXICAN NAVY

WE HAVE 302 HURACAN( INS EX GEULA)

A PAPALOAPAN CLASS LANDING SHIP ( EX NEWPORT)

SOME NEZAHUALCOYOTL CLASS ( EX GEARING CLASS)

SIERRA CLASS AND DURANGO

SALUDOS

Great pictures, Rafael.

Hello

Excellent pic of of that ex-israeli class.
Rafael, do you have more pics of those boats?

Regards
Ivan

HELLO

Another patrol ship is this “DEMOCRATA CLASS PATROL SHIP” ARM DEMOCRATA also designe and build in MEXICO

This is and old pick, plans are to put a BOFORS MK3 GUN instead of the 40mm

saludos

HELLO

Here is a pic of the MEXICAN NAVY.

2 FIRST SHIPS ARE “EARLY DURANGO CLASS OCEANIC PATROL SHIP, THE OTHER IS A DURANGO ALSO BUT LATE MODEL.

3 PIC SIERRA CLASS

ALL BUILD PROUDLY IN MEXICAN NAVY SHIPYARDS

SALUDOS

Should do an expose on the AdM

Yes, that is a modern- and goodlooking ship.

Here you go, this is the class I was talking about

Welcome to modern world, Mexico… :p

I was about to post the same… lol

Welcome to modern world, Mexico… :p
I think my grandfather fired the 1st missile for his Navy when he was at my age. 😉