14.02.2021, 18:39
Zitat:Sa'ar 6 corvette of Israeli Navy to be armed with advanced Naval Iron Dome air defense systemhttps://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph...ystem.html
According to information published by the Israeli Ministry of Defense on February 1, 2021, an advanced naval version of the Iron Dome air defense missile system will be installed onboard the new Sa'ar 6 corvette of the Israeli Navy. [...]
The Sa'ar 6 corvette is armed with one Oto Melara 76 mm main gun, two Typhoon remotely-operated weapon station armed with 25mm automatic cannon,32 vertical launch cells for Barak-8 surface-to-air missiles, 40 vertical launch cells for C-Dome point defense system mounted at the front deck, 16 Gabriel missile(Gabriel V anti-ship missile) and two 324 mm (13 inches) torpedo launchers.
The Sa'ar 6 corvette is armed with the naval version of the Iron Dome, dual mission counter rocket, artillery and mortar (C-RAM), and Very Short Range Air Defense (VSHORAD) system, named C-Dome.
The C-Dome is designed to effectively protect combat vessels against aerial threats. The system handles saturation attacks by engaging multiple targets simultaneously. Reaction time is very short and enables automatic and semi-automatic engagements. The C-Dome air defense system mounted on Sa'ar 6 corvette includes a 40-round canister loaded with vertically-launched Tamir interceptors for 360-degree coverage, a feature not supported by the land-based Iron Dome system. The C-Dome utilizes the ship’s own surveillance radar and does not require a dedicated Fire Control Radar. Weapon System Command and Control is seamlessly integrated with the ship’s combat management system, facilitating system operation.
Schneemann.