Ils ont apparemment changé d'avis. Le canon Oto Melara Marlin Ws a été choisi pour être installé sur leurs nouveaux patrouilleurs NPO de la classe "Viana do Castelo".
http://poadu.wordpress.com/August 22, 2009 by worldef
The
Oto Melara SpA (part of Finmeccanica group) MARLIN WS (Modular Advanced
Remotely controlled LIghtweight Naval Weapon Station) naval turreted
weapon system has been selected by the Portuguese Navy to be fitted on
NPO (Navio Patrulha Oceânico) ocean patrol vessel built by
Empordef-Empresa Portuguesa de Defesa SGPS SA owned ENVC-Estaleiros
Navais de Viana do Castelo SA shipbuilding company. The Italian system
has been selected over the Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd Typhoon
G weapon station. The first vessel named last month P360 NRP Viana do
Castelo is at the moment fitted with a 40mm gun from Navy stocks and
will be delivered in January 2010.
The MARLIN WS will be fitted with the MK-44 30mm gun and probably
with the Thales Land and Joint Systems ALBATROSS thermal imager,
tracking and observation system. The MARLIN WS has been ordered by
countries like Netherlands, UAE, Italy and Malaysia.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaEpI1gzI9k