08.06.2022, 10:27
Zitat:Indian Government Turns On Green Light For NGC (Next-Gen Corvette) [...]https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/202...-corvette/
The number of NGC was not mentioned in the press release issued by the Indian government, but India’s domestic media claim that eight corvettes will be built for the Indian Navy, while the RFI for the project was issued in 2016 suggested seven corvettes.
These NGCs will be versatile platforms for a variety of missions, namely surveillance missions, escort, deterrence, Surface Action Group operations (SAG), search and attack operations, and littoral defence. These NGCs will be built based on a new design developed in-house by the Indian Navy, using state-of-the-art shipbuilding technologies, and are expected to help promote the government’s SAGAR (Security and Growth for All in the Region) initiative. [...]
The length of ships will not be longer than 120 meters, but the beam and the displacement were not mentioned in the RFI. The crew of the new ships will consist of 21 officers and 137 sailors. They will have a range of not less than 4000nm at sustained economical speed. The ships will have a top speed of more than 27 knots, and max sustained speed will be more than 25 knots. Operational seaworthiness of ships will be up to sea state 4, transit in all directions up to sea state 7, and survivability up to sea state 9. The NGCs are expected to serve in the Indian Navy for more than 25 years.
The future corvettes will be armed with 8 surface-to-surface missiles, as well as a full-size surface-to-air missile system (SAM) that will provide the ship with credible AMD coverage of nearly 360 degrees and be capable of engaging sea-based missiles flying 3to 5 m above sea level at a maximum speed of 3 Mach. The NGCs will be equipped with a stealth gun with a range of at least 15 km capable of engaging SU, AA and AMD, as well as a close-in weapon system equipped with EO sensors.
Schneemann