Naval and Defense News

[NakedWeasel]

I'm aware of the convention. Blinding people is horrible, it's not just rhetoric.

[Dysta]

There are numerous amounts of methods to intentionally blind enemies, photonic is just a tip of an iceberg. Yet not all of them are strictly regulated, even pointing gun-attached lasers at citizen as a warning could possibly harm the eye too.

But we're strafing off the topic about Russian IR-killers. So I'm rather interested to see how it can pinpoint the incoming missiles' warhead sensor for jamming effect.

[Triode]

well if we look at characteristics of 5P-42-01 "Grach" (obviosly in export version):


few interesting things:
the number of emitters 4 (2) (depending on the available power of the ship)
spectral range 0,35-2,5 µm (UV, visual,IR regions of the spectrum)
Time of continuous work 3 hours
Power 2,4 (1,2) kW

Automatic targeting sources of danger by the target designation of integrated combat management system of the ship
integration of station with a video surveillance systems of the ship
the ability to supply the station with its own video channel


This is smallest station in this family, IR,visual and small part of UV ,so called "black light" or UV-A range

[Rudd]

Saudi mmsc
http://dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/kingdo ... mmsc-ships

Four (4) MMSC ships (a derivative of the Freedom Variant of the U.S. Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Class) that incorporate five (5) COMBATSS-21 Combat Management Systems (four (4) installed, one (1) spare) with five (5) TRS-4D Radars (four (4) installed, one (1) spare)

Five (5) Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) (Mode 4- and Mode 5-capable) UPX-29 (four (4) installed, one (1) spare)

Five (5) Compact Low Frequency Active Passive Variable Depth Sonar (four (4) installed, one (1) spare)

Eight (8) MK-41 Vertical Launch Systems (VLS) (two (2) eight-cell assemblies per ship for 16 cells per hull)

Five-hundred thirty-two (532) tactical RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM) (one hundred twenty-eight (128) installed, twenty (20) test and training rounds, three hundred eighty-four (384) spares)

Five (5) AN/SWG-l (V) Harpoon Ship Command Launch Control Systems (four (4) installed (one (1) per ship), one (1) spare)

Eight (8) Harpoon Shipboard Launchers (two (2) installed four-tube assemblies per ship)

Forty-eight (48) RGM-84 Harpoon Block II Missiles (thirty-two (32) installed, sixteen (16) test and training rounds)

Five (5) MK-15 Mod 31 SeaRAM Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) (four (4) installed, one (1) spare)

One-hundred eighty-eight (188) RIM 116C Block II Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAM) (forty-four (44) installed, twelve (12) test and training rounds, one hundred thirty-two (132) spares)

Five (5) MK-75 76mm OTO Melara Gun Systems (four (4) installed, one (1) spare)

Forty-eight (48) 50-caliber machine guns (forty (40) installed (ten (10) per ship), eight (8) spares); ordnance; and Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (SAASM) Global Positioning System/Precise Positioning Service (GPS/PPS) navigation equipment

[DESRON420]

$1b+ per hull (MDE cost of $4.3b for 4 ships) vice $450m for an LCS.

Will be interesting to see what Future Frigate and related LCS backfits cost.

[Broncepulido]

Laser dazzlers apparently employed in a few ships in the 1982 Falklands campaings, but not sure about it.

[jtoatoktoe]

F-16V took its first flight today. I wonder if the U.S. would consider investing in a upgrade until they deem the F-35 ready in force.

http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2015/10/21/Lockheed-Martins-F-16V-takes-flight/6261445429693/

[Dysta]

One of a Japanese news spectating the progress of Chinese home-build CV(s) recently. Guessimated that one more carrier construction projects begins along with the first one half a year ago.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/asia/china/AJ201510210060

[Hongjian]

Yeah, latest leaks showed that the hangar module is being installed on the 001A in Dalian.

[xavierv]

Textron Systems Unveiled its Advanced Amphibious Craft for US Army MSV(L) and US Navy SC(X)R

AUSA 2015 (Association of the US Army annual convention) may be an army event (which our affiliate website Army Recognition was covering) an eminently naval product was showcased for the first time, at the Textron Systems booth: The Advanced Amphibious Craft.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ew&id=3185

[Triode]

[ADDED DB v443]

News about 11442M Nakimov upgrade and UKSK capabilities

From official website of procurement of "Sevmash" (contract ¹31502887567) on the agreement with JSC"KBSM" for the manufacture and supply of ten universal vertical launchers (UKSK) 3S-14-11442M for repair and modernization of heavy nuclear missile cruiser "Admiral Nakhimov" Project 11442M.
"Production will be carried out on the basis of a joint decision ¹235/1/1/8565 of 6 November 2014. "Modification UKSK 3S-14-22350 for ability to use complexes 3K-14, 9K, 3K55, 3K-22 on 11442M"

So , Nakhmov will recive complex 3K-22 with missile 3M-22 , in other words "Zirkon"
Why is that a big deal? Because Onyx was always been temporally solution. True goal for UKSK was always Zirkon ,and finally Zirkon is coming, what we known about ZIrkon:
~1300 km (2013 year info from Navy demands, what actually achived in tests we dont know)
~7-8 mach (from interview with general designer of Zirkon)
~ flying high like Kh-32

Also, as you can see UKSK on Nakhimov capable of using "Kalibr" missiles (3K-14), Onyx (3K55) and something called 9K
Also as you can see Nakhimov will use 3S-14-22350 version of UKSK, this means 22350 "Gorshkov" also can use "Zirkon" ?
Possibilities,possibilities...[:)]

[Broncepulido]

A very interesting long guide, including EW systems and radars, not much data and updated only to 2008, but sometimes including radar ranges: http://www.aerospace-index.com/images/2 ... wh2008.pdf

[B52H]

The LCS will get OTH ASMs on its next deployment:
http://www.defensenews.com/story/defens ... /74477482/

[NakedWeasel]

U.S. warship sails within 12 miles of Chinese-built island in South China Sea

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/us ... story.html

[Dysta]

Lassem is not alone.

http://news.ifeng.com/a/20151027/46013204_0.shtml (Chinese)

"Type 052D DDG Kunming monitored, followed and warned the US vessel. .."

Potential scenario: USS Lassem vs PLAN Kunming.

UPDATE: Not 052D as finally confirmed officially at post #317.

[NakedWeasel]

No. Because it will not stop there. The Lassen will not be the last US vessel that will sail into the area. China does not own the world. And if they want to see how the American people can and will react to provocation, they can always try to stop us.

[Dysta]

ORIGINAL: NakedWeasel

No. Because it will not stop there. The Lassen will not be the last US vessel that will sail into the area. China does not own the world. And if they want to see how the American people can and will react to provocation, they can always try to stop us.

That's exactly what Soviet Union did when provocation happens between two Diomedes.

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NEWS UPDATE:

It's confirmed that Chinese vessels watched and alarmed the Lassen was not 052D, but 052C and one extra 053H1.

That would be a slight disadvantage without all the dangerous stuffs from 052D, but still an assured missile trading event if sparks alight.

http://news.china.com/focus/nanhai/1115 ... 40639.html (Chinese)

[NakedWeasel]

More than likely, there were at least one or more US Navy subs in the area as well. Sinking the lassen would be an open invitation to a massive TLAM strike on that island. The PLAN would be well advised to use it's destroyers to defend against cruise missiles and stealth bombers, rather than a single destroyer.

[Dysta]

ORIGINAL: NakedWeasel

More than likely, there were at least one or more US Navy subs in the area as well. Sinking the lassen would be an open invitation to a massive TLAM strike on that island. The PLAN would be well advised to use it's destroyers to defend against cruise missiles and stealth bombers, rather than a single destroyer.

You forget it's a air-hot area in SCS, US air patrols is much more frequent than ships and subs. So it makes sense for AA destroyers watch over it.

[BrianinMinnie]

HyperCat? StratoCat?, RamCat?


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