Nouvelle du programme des futurs frégates FFX:
je cite:
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FFX: Korea’s New Frigates.........Hence the FFX program, which aims to build upon lessons learned from shipbuilding programs during the 1980s and 1990s, and field a modern class
of up 24-27 light patrol frigates that will replace 37 existing ships. A contract to build the lead FFX frigate was issued in December 2008…The new FFX frigates will have a :
- full
displacement of 3,200 tons - a
crew of 170and will follow the modern pattern of stealthier ship designs with better radars, sonars, and communications equipment. Firepower will improve with :
- a
127mm gun-
RAM Mk 31 short-range anti-aircraft missiles,
- an embarked Westland
Lynx helicopter- a
30mm Thales Nederland “Goalkeeper’’ system for last-ditch missile defense and small boat overkill.
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Anti-ship missiles and light torpedoes will also be carried, as is the case with the current Ulsan Class.
This equipment set will provide a notable firepower upgrade over the current Ulsan Class, and its equipment and versatility will provide a very considerable upgrade indeed over the ROKN’s existing corvettes.
The new frigates are expected to begin service in 2011, with the first 6 built and delivered by 2015. The ROK Navy intends to replace the Ulsan, Pohang, and Dong Hae classes by 2020.."
bref, 24/27 futurs FFX pour remplacer 37 navires plus anciens.......
mais les coréens vont mettre du 127 sur leurs futurs frégates !
mais bon, 170 marins sur une frégate de 3200 tonnes, ya pas révolutions en réduction de l'équipage.........