This seems very unlikely. The point of buying her now is to get her into service quickly. Adding a permanent hangar would negate that, since it would mean major rebuilding, probably taking a couple of years. It would also compromise her functionality in her primary role (what she was bought for, in the long-term), i.e. sealift. The LHDs will have plenty of helicopter capacity.
Who says it needs to be permanent? Plus I don’t think adding some hangarspace would be that major a ‘rebuild’. It might suffice to add 1 or 2 telescopic hangars. The point is not that there isn’t enough helicopter capability, but rather that this ship can operate independently of the LHDs with a pair of helicopters on board
Just to give an impression:
Thank you Wan,
I was not able to find a single pic of the new Korsar frigate that is complete. The only pic I got was the one posted.
I also had some basic questions which did not came with my last post.
1) the VLS looks like 32-cell in 4x containers of 8-each. But is there any more to the SB side (?). I can’t see it properly.
2) Is it just me or just an illusion of the A-190E turret being installed on an elevated base? It looks like too much height and the crew is going to have a good fall if stepped out carelessly.
3) Does it have its exhaust just after the 2nd mast also?
4) any specific reason why RuN did not consider the Korsar class frigate even though they had better sonar dome/sonar than the Krivak class.
5) Is it probably because the SDB have more hold in the establishment than the ZDB?
1) just 4x 8-round Klinok
2) Sort of. Much like on Talwar class
3) Yes, 2 stacks, much like Neustrashimy
4, 5) There’s Neustrashimy and Mudry (and a third unfinished hull). I suppose that, with 22350 being a development in the line Krivak I, II, III, Talwar, it is a matter of standardization, avoiding multiple, parallel ‘lines’.
I really can’t understand what the need was there for them to come up with an entirely new design like the 22350 when the full potential of the Krivak class has not yet been exhausted.
Copmpletely new design? If you compare the line drawings, the descendancy from Krivak I, II, III, Talwar is quite obvious.
Is nothing new IIRC.
The Navy has successfully test-fired a range of powerful missiles mounted with laser technology, which display high precision and have a range of 45 km (28 miles) to 300 km (186 miles).
i.e. the Chinese YJ-8 (C-801) through YJ-83 (C-803) series of SSMs and maybe C-701 too.
If anyone got anymore pictures of these two models, can you please post it? I could’t find much on these.
Only one I could finc on 22160 (from Euronaval 2010 exhibition)
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