Construction begins on US Navy’s second Zumwalt-class ship





Construction work on the US Navy's second DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class multimission ship, USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), has started at General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works with the official keel laying and authentication ceremony.

The ship will be named to honour master-at-arms 2nd class Michael Monsoor (SEAL), who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during combat on 29 September 2006 in Ar Ramadi, Iraq.

Program Executive Office, Ships DDG 1000 programme manager captain Jim Downey said: "This extremely capable warship is a lasting tribute to petty officer Monsoor's bravery and sacrifice and will symbolise his strength and dedication for generations to come."





The Zumwalt-class guided-missile naval vessels will be armed with tactical tomahawk, standard missile SM-3 and the evolved Sea Sparrow missile (ESSM) to provide offensive, distributed and precision fires in support of forces onshore.

Featuring a low radar profile, an integrated power system and total ship computing environment infrastructure, the 15,000t ships will operate as part of naval, joint or combined maritime forces and provide credible, independent forward presence and deterrence.

Construction on the 610ft-long USS Michael Monsoor began in March 2010 and is currently more than 60% complete.

Scheduled to be launched and christened in 2013, the first DDG 1000 vessel is due for delivery to the US Navy in 2014, with initial operations scheduled for 2016.

The second and third ships of the class, the future USS Michael Monsoor and the future USS Lyndon B Johnson are scheduled to be delivered to the navy in 2016 and 2018 respectively.


Source: naval-technology

Turkey: Anadolu Shipyard Signs Supply Contracts for LST Project





Anadolu Shipyard has organized a ceremony to sign three contracts with the most important suppliers of its Landing Ship Tank (LST) project.

The signatories of the supply contracts with the shipyard are ASELSAN, HAVELSAN and İŞBİR Elektrik, all of them companies of Turkish Armed Forces Foundation.

Based on the contract, previously signed with Turkish SSM (Undersecretariat of Defense Industries), the shipyard has been entrusted with building of two LSTs.

The new generation Landing Ship Tanks are fast amphibious vessels of upper-intermediate size with significant armament power. LSTs will play a major role of power projection with transporting huge quantities of fire support elements and marines in order to conduct amphibious operations.

The responsibility of the project’s design, construction, system integration, performance and timely delivery is shouldered by Anadolu Deniz İnşaat Kızakları Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.


Source: Navaltoday


TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF THE SHIP

Function:
Primary:
Amphibious operations and troop transfer.

Secondary:
Fast humanitarian and rescue aid to disaster areas.Medical Aid and Transportation

Description:
Ship is a mono-hull type vessel, all steel construction, designed to meet the speed, sea keeping maneuverability and stability requirements of Turkish Naval Forces Command. Expected service life will be 40 years.

Displacement : 7125 Tons
Length (LOA) : 138.75 m
Length (LWL) : 130.80 m
Beam : 19,60 m
Draught : Less than 2.0 m forward, less than 5.0 m aft at full load
Propulsion : 4 x main diesel engines 2880 kW each,
2x shafts, 2x controllable pitch propellers
1x 500 kW bow thruster
Speed (max continuous) : 18 + knots at full load displacement.

Sea worthiness :
Ship will have an unlimited operation capability at Sea State-5 and will be operable with some limitations at Sea State-6 or higher. Unlimited helicopter operations at Sea State-4.

Complement:
Ship : 12 officers, 51 petty officers, 66 ratings
Joint Group Headquarters : 17 officers
Marines : 350

Ship is capable of carrying 1180 tons of mixed vehicles or cargo on vehicle and open decks at full performance.

Electric :
4x785 kW Diesel Generators with Power Management System 380 V, 3 Phase, 50 Hz.

Rules and Regulations :
IMO/MARPOL 73/78
IMO/SOLAS
COLREG
Stability as per BV – 1033
NATO STANDARDS (STANAG, ANEP etc.)
ISO
TSE
TURKISH NAVY STANDARDS

Wiki says:

Generally, ships didn't simply sink after being hit. They would have to be hit many times. To sink them we must hit them below the waterline.

nowadays you don't fight ship to ship with canon.....firstly you don't want to get that close....and the destroyer have many lines of defence....missile....air

Concept of naval warfare is ..... firstly you don't go out alone....you have a battle group....if you have a carrier better stilll.....than you have a Carrier battle group.....second concept is.....battlezone....a zone around which you are confident of detecting, tracking, engaging and destroying threats..... before they pose a danger..... As in all forms of warfare...... the objective is to detect the enemy while avoiding detection......so could be hundreds of km around you

greatest threat in modern naval combat is the cruise missile, which can be delivered from surface, subsurface or airborne

fleet battle is unlikely to occur in the foreseeable future

Add. the Russian Sunburn....perhaps the most lethal anti-ship missile in the world........designed to fly as low as nine feet above ground/water ........ uses a violent pop-up maneuver.......to throw off Phalanx and other US anti-missile defence systems.......great for close quarter naval conflict like Persian Gulf.

sunburn.... more than twice the range of the Exocet

OSI to support Indonesian Navy’s Type 209 submarine programme


30 May 2013 - OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) has been awarded a contract by Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to deliver integrating navigation and tactical systems in support of the Indonesian Navy's Type 209 diesel submarine programme.

Under the contract, the company will deliver three integrating navigation and tactical systems, as well as ECPINS-W Sub software to DSME for installation on three Type 209 diesel submarines for the Indonesian Navy.

Specifically designed to meet unique requirements of subsurface navigation, the ECPINS-W Sub software is an International Maritime Organization (IMO) approved electronic chart display and information system (ECDIS) and is compliant with the Nato WECDIS STANAG 4564.

The software will enable the crew to navigate the submarine in the most challenging conditions, both dived and on the surface, while providing enhanced situational awareness and navigational safety.

Powered by a diesel electric propulsion system based on four MTU 12V 396 diesel engines with four alternators and one Siemens 3.7MW motor, the Type 209 submarines feature non-hull-penetrating mast and surface-search radar.

Equipped with a Saab Grintek Avionics electronic support measures system, the submarines in this class are armed with 533mm bow torpedo tubes.

A sonar suite is also installed on the submarine, comprising an Atlas Elektronik CSU 90 hull-mounted passive and active search-and-attack sonar and flank sonar arrays.

Previously, the Indonesian Navy awarded a contract to Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) to build three type 209 submarines in a move to modernise its capabilities in line with other countries across the Asia-Pacific region.

Under the contract, DSME will construct two submarines in South Korea in partnership with shipbuilder PT PAL and the third submarine will be built at PT PAL's facilities in Surabaya, Indonesia.

Source: naval-technology


NOTES:

In December 2011, DSME (Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering) won a contract to build Indonesia three 1,400-ton Chang Bogo-class submarines for $1.07 billion.

In February 2013 it was announced that Indra will supply Pegaso radar signal detection system and Aries-S LPI (Low Probability of Intercept radar) for installation onboard three Type 209 submarines. (The Spanish Navy has chosen this same technology for its S-80 submarine, as have its German and Italian counterparts for their U212A submarines)

April 06 2013 - Indonesian Navy (TNI AL) chief of staff Adm. Marsetio opened on the Palu Naval Base in Palu, Central Sulawesi, saying “The Ambalat waters remains vulnerable, so the submarine base in Palu is most strategic to secure the region.” The 3 Type 209 will be stationed there, given the base’s close proximity with the Malaysian border.

As far as the TNI-AL is concerned, the minimum required capabilities as described by the Defense Strategic Plan 2024, called for at least 10 submarines.


Quoted from article in The Diplomat

Russia unlikely to send S-300 missiles to Syria before autumn: Interfax
MOSCOW | Fri May 31, 2013 4:43am EDT


(Reuters) - Moscow is unlikely to deliver a shipment of S-300 anti-aircraft missiles to Syria before the autumn, a Russian arms industry source told Interfax news agency on Friday.

The source suggested the delivery could be accelerated if neighboring countries carried out air attacks on Syria or if a no-fly regime were to be imposed on the country.

"Regarding the deliveries of the S-300, they can begin no earlier than the autumn. Technically it's possible, but much will depend on how the situation develops in the region and the position of Western countries," said the source, speaking on the condition of anonymity.

Russia has promised to fulfill an order of the long-range surface-to-air missiles to Syria, saying it hopes to deter foreign military intervention in Syria.

The S-300s can intercept manned aircraft and guided missiles and Western experts say their delivery could improve Assad's chances of retaining power.

The head of aircraft maker MiG said separately that Russia was counting on providing Syria with 10 MiG-29 fighter planes and was discussing details with a Syrian delegation, RIA news agency reported. It did not say when they might be delivered.


Source: Reuters

Raytheon, US Navy complete first phase of RAM Block 2 developmental testing





TUCSON, Ariz., May 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --The U.S. Navy completed the first series of developmental and operational testing (DT/OT) of Raytheon Company's Rolling Airframe Missile Block 2.

In at-sea tests conducted from the U.S. Navy's Self-Defense Test Ship, RAM Block 2 missiles engaged two targets in tactical dual-salvo scenarios designed to demonstrate the advanced missile's defensive capabilities. The DT/OT tests successfully engaged high-speed, maneuvering and sub-sonic, maneuvering targets with all four RAM Block 2 missiles meeting test objectives.

RAM is a supersonic, lightweight, quick reaction, fire-and-forget missile providing defense against anti-ship cruise missiles, helicopter and airborne threats, and hostile surface craft. The missile's autonomous dual-mode, passive radio frequency and infrared guidance design provide a high-firepower capability for engaging multiple threats simultaneously. RAM is installed, or planned for installation, aboard more than 165 ships as an integral self-defense weapon for the navies of Egypt, Germany, Greece, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.


Source: Raytheon Company

Thales completes Australian Army's Hawkei vehicle deliveries to replace the Landrovers
31 May 2013







The Australian Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) has taken delivery of the final two Hawkei protected mobility vehicles (PMVs) from Thales Australia at Monegeetta Proving Ground in Victoria, Australia.

Delivery of two reconnaissance variants follows selection as the preferred vehicle for development and testing under the manufactured and supported in Australia (MSA) option of the Australian Defence Forces' (ADF) Project LAND 121 Phase 4 programme in December 2011.

Thales secured a contract for production and supply of six prototype Hawkei vehicles, including two command variants, two utility variants, two reconnaissance variants,as well as a trailer to the Australian Defence Forces (ADF) for user assessment trials at Monegeetta Proving Ground.

Manufactured at Thales's Bendigo facility in Victoria, Hawkei is 7t, 4×4 next-generation light mobility vehicle designed to safeguard soldiers against improvised explosive devices (IED) attacks and ballistic missiles in the battlefield.

Subject to successful testing, the Australian Department of Defence's (DoD) decision to seek approval for Hawkei production is expected in late-2013, while final government approval is currently scheduled for 2015.

Valued at $1.5bn, the Project LAND 121 Phase 4 seeks acquisition of up to 1,300 protected and unprotected light vehicles to help replace the army's Land Rover utility vehicle fleet.


Source: army-technology




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Oshkosh Debuts Future of Light Tactical Vehicles at CANSEC 2013





OTTAWA, Ontario --- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation, is showcasing the Oshkosh Light Combat Tactical All-Terrain Vehicle (L-ATV) – the future of light tactical vehicles – for the first time in Canada at the CANSEC 2013 defence exhibition in Ottawa, Ontario. The L-ATV aims to replace aging Light Utility Vehicle, Wheeled (LUVW) and special operations vehicle fleets and give troops greater off-road mobility, protection, speed and transportability capabilities.

“Military threats, tactics and environments are changing at unprecedented speeds,” said John Urias, Oshkosh Corporation executive vice president and president of Oshkosh Defense. “Our L-ATV platform leverages the latest automotive technologies and vast military experience to give troops next-generation levels of mobility, protection and operational flexibility for missions both at home and abroad. We believe this vehicle represents the future of light tactical vehicles and are excited to share this cutting edge solution in Canada.”

The Oshkosh L-ATV offers an advanced crew protection system proven to optimize crew survivability. The platform can accept multiple armour configurations, which allows the vehicle to adapt easily to changing operational requirements. The L-ATV also applies the Oshkosh TAK-4i™ intelligent independent-suspension system to provide significantly faster speeds when operating off-road, which can be critical to troops' safety.

The U.S. Army and Marine Corps selected the Oshkosh L-ATV in August 2012 as one of three vehicles to be evaluated in the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) phase of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) programme, which focuses on replacing the HMMWV fleet. As part of the JLTV programme, Oshkosh will deliver 22 L-ATVs in August 2013 for U.S. Government testing and evaluation.

Source: defense-aerospace

How Dangerous is the S-300 Syria is About to Receive?


S-300PMU2 Favorit PLA Launch-2S


The S-300 systems have been modernized repeatedly to remain state-of-the-art airplane- and rocket-destruction machines. The S-300PMU2 Favorit can launch six missiles at once and engage 12 targets simultaneously, both at high and low altitude. The missile interceptors (effectors) used by the S-300 PMU2 outmaneuver any modern fighter, including F-16, F-15, F-18 and F-22, these missiles can also effectively hit cruise missiles at ranges of 40-70km. The same unit can also employ the latest 48N6E2 missiles to intercept short and medium range ballistic missiles that would be targeting the site. This missile having a maximum range of 195km is what makes the system ‘strategic’ When covered by by point defense missile systems, such as the SA-15 Tor or SA-22 Pantsir S1, an S-300 PMU2 would be virtually immune to standoff attack by precision guided weapons. The system is also designed to operate effectively even when subjected to severe countermeasures and electronic attack, which makes it especially difficult to suppress.


Source: Defense Update

Sorry delayed response...I was away....anyway....since it is under development, little is known about the S-500 system...the Prometheus...announced to be deployed 2013 but not later than 2014....it's gonna be very expensive

Russia’s planned sale of the S-300PMU1 to Iran for five “battalion sets” $800 million....while some sources said as much as $1-1.2 billion. Some report says S-400 will double the S-300′s price and the S-500 double the S-400′s.

In actual scenario...I think it will boil down to tactical....the system have taken into account ESM/ECM, decoys, multiple threat....the advantage in terms of the russian is it's long range.....bout 400km IINM

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The U.S. military will devote more air power, ground troops and high-tech weaponry to the Asia-Pacific region


Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel at the annual Shangri-La Security Dialogue in Singapore.




Source: Reuters