Thank You very much for your quick answer, Wanshan! 🙂
I just wished that the transfer was officially anounced…
too much suspense….
Odds are Portugal, for the same reasons Belgium got them (logistical commonalities, interoperability, # Nato frigates remaining stable, reasonable prices for allies)
The Jaguar IMs – like TUPOLEV TU-142 BEAR-F, ILYUSHIN IL-38 MAY, Sea Harrier and Sea King – use the Sea Eagle AShM for maritime strike. This does Mach 1.1+ with a 110 km range.
Bharat-Rakshak says “With the Sea Eagle AShM being retired from service from the Royal Navy, the Indian Navy and Air Force have also followed suit and has examined various Russian anti-ship missiles for viable replacements and it appears that the 3M-24E AShM is the most likely replacement.”
(but … didn’t India buy the entire stock of Sea Eagle off the brits when they retired it from service?)
3M-24E has 130-km flight range. That’s improvement over Sea Eagle, but doesn’t strike me as particularly long range. Harpoon block II os 67+ nm (124+km) and MM-40 Block III even does 97nm (180km), up from 70 km of Block II.
What?? You missed this??
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I’m aware the Israeli’s marketed a mobile system combining a number of VL Barak and a Phalanx CIWS unit on the back of a truck. I was not aware of any other similar systems, operationally or otherwise. Which is not to say it would make sense to guard high value land sites with a CIWS. Just curious what the set up is (fixed, mobile) and what the system looks like (straight Phalanx or any modifications/additions.)
Well, Project 11990 Anchar was cancelled in 1990, so it has for sure something common to 1155 and 956, although it’s not “related” to them. The main reason why Anchar was discarded was abandoning of 1143.7 Ulyanovsk. As Anchar was intended to be escort to these CVNs, there was no further necessity to build such expensive escorts.
It’s an interesting design with nice lines reminiscent those of Udaloy. Correct me if wrong but does it have 2 Shtil launchers front AND 2 at the back (forward of helicopter hangars, next to rear stack)? How many Orekh total (8, 9, 12?)
The page is http://forummarine.forumactif.com/ftopic873.DDN-Anchar.htm if someone can read in french
12000 tons, Anchar with was used as a basis for the study of two classes of future general-purpose designes. Well, if this ain’t somehow related to Udaloy class, I’m eating my hat. (Roel: your pics?)
Just copy the webadress into babelfish.altavista.com and select french to english translation.
It looks like missile launch vehicle for the Japanese Type 03 medium-range guided missile. It’s a SAM system the Japanese developed to replace the Hawk batteries.
The New Medium Range Surface-to-Air MissileSystem Chu-SAM (Type 03)(Chu-SAM), as the replacement of the Improved Hawk System, will provide overall air defense coverage over army operation areas to protect units and facilities. This missile will be precisely guided to the target by the combination of pre-programmed navigation, up-to-date command link, and active radar homing. Max range: 50 km (31 mi).
Where are you from NEPTUNE? From EU country or USA? Multirole ship means a vessel with SSMs, Long range AAW missiles, CIWS, torpedo tubes etc. The 7000t F-100 for istance has all the goodies on board. Except from SM-2 has 127mm gun, torpedo tubes, phased array radar, meroca CIWS, and Harpoon blockII i think, not to mention the French Fremm, that will be equiped with SCALP NAVAL. Where are the SSMs in Udaloy? Udaloy is “Large Antisubmarine ship” in russian terminology, a further development of “krivak” FF. It would be better for russian navy to recommission and keep the sovs, at least 8 of them. Don’t forget the SS-N-22s and the SA-N-12.Sorvemmeny is much more capable ship than the Udaloy I.
“Slava is NOT a huge ship is 9000t ship”
Last I checked, Slava registered 9,800-10,000 tons standard and 11,200-12,500 tons full load. We’re usually comparing FL displacements here, aren’t we.
Ah, but then theres the single Udaloy II (project 1155.1) Adm. Chabanenko. Main gun and SSM from Sovremenny replacing 2x 100mm single and ASW missiles, 2x Kashtan replacing AK 630s. The fact that there IS a Udaloy II says something about the thinking/recognized needs.
IMHO it would be relatively simple to mod the U2 to received VL launcher sets for Shtil and Yakhont forward of the bridge IMHO (compare Indian project 15A). This would turn Udaloy into an even more multirole ship. By the way, considering there were variants of 20380 envisioned with RIF-M, it would not surprise me if you could outfit an Udaloy with that too if one was looking for something a little heftier than SS-N-12. Admittedly not ideal solutions but relatively low cost low risk solutions for the interim.
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