24.11.2024, 09:59
Zitat:Australia selects Damen's LST 100 for heavy landing craft programmehttps://www.janes.com/osint-insights/def...-programme
Australia's Department of Defence (DoD) has selected Damen Shipyards Group's Landing Ship Transport 100 (LST 100) to meet the Australian Army's requirement for a new heavy landing craft.
The DoD said on 22 November that eight new vessels based on the LST 100 design – and designated by the DoD as Landing Craft Heavy – will be constructed by Australian shipbuilder Austal at its facility in Henderson in Western Australia, subject to contractual negotiations. It added, “Construction of the first Landing Craft Heavy is expected to start in 2026.”
The DoD said the LST 100 design features a 3,900 tonne displacement, is 100 m long, and 16 m wide. “It will be capable of operating with other vessels to undertake a range of tasks, including troop insertion and extraction, logistics movements, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief,” it said. According to the DoD, the new vessel will be capable of carrying more than 500 tonnes of military vehicles and equipment. This includes, it said, six General Dynamics Land Systems Abrams main battle tanks, 11 Hanwha Redback infantry fighting vehicles, or 26 M142 High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARSs). [...]
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