NEWS Training New simulator for


Malaysia DCNS in France has signed a contract with the Royal Malaysian Navy for the supply of a simulator and services for that country’s Scorpene class submarines. Te contract is worth approximately MYR128 million (US$39.5 million). In 2002, Malaysia ordered two Scorpene


Submarines. Te first, KD Tunku Abdul Rahman, sailed for Malaysia in September 2009 and is now undergoing tropical water and weapons trials off Sabah. Te second Scorpene submarine, KD Tun Razak, was expected in Malaysia in July this year.


surface-to-air missiles. In addition, four Pantsir-S1 (SA-22 ‘Greyhound’) close-in weapon systems will be installed. New electronics will also be installed including the


Sigma combat management system and communi- cation systems. Most of the ship’s radars will also be replaced and the ship will receive one or two catapults while retaining her ski-jump.


Patrol boats Egyptian FMC


details emerge VT Halter Marine displayed a model of the 63m, 700tonne Ambassador Mk III Fast Missile Craft (FMC) for the Egyptian Navy at SAS Expo in the USA earlier this year. Derived from the company’s Ambassador Mk II


patrol vessel, the Mk III is a fast attack craſt design with four shaſts incorporating ship signature control technology. Capable of independent and joint operations in littoral waters, they will be tasked with providing defensive protection of the approaches to the Suez Canal. As M Mazumdar reports, the four ship programme,


Tun Razak is expected to arrive in Malaysia this summer.


Aircraft carriers Russian carrier to


be refitted Russia’s sole aircraſt carrier, the RFS Admiral Kuznet- sov, is to receive a five-year refit from 2012. Planning is already under way and will be completed next year. Te work will be carried out in the Sevmash shipyard and will involve the replacement of obsolete electron- ics and modifications to permit a larger air wing. From 1991 to 2003 the ship was moored for long


periods, leading to calls for her to be scrapped. With the recovery of Russia’s economy she was brought back to full operational status. Her steam turbines and turbo-pressurised boilers


will be replaced, either with a gas turbine or nuclear propulsion unit. Te 3M45 P-700 Granit (SS-N-19 ‘Shipwreck’) anti-ship missiles will be removed allowing the hanger to be expanded. Te 3K95 Kinzhal (SA-N-9) ‘Gauntlet’ surface-


to-air missile system will be replaced by a multi-role one with 80-120 new-generation and medium-range


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valued at US$807 million, is managed by the US Navy’s PEO Ships on behalf of the Egyptian Navy. Although Egypt signed for the acquisition of three FMCs in September 2004, the construction contract was placed with VT Halter Marine only in Septem- ber 2008 aſter completion of the functional design, long-lead item procurement and other design efforts. Subsequently, a fourth vessel was added to the contract in March 2010. PEO Ships will assist with acquisition and oversight throughout the construc- tion process in addition to providing follow-on technical and training support to the Egyptian Navy upon delivery of the vessels. Te keel of the first ship was laid on 07 April 2010


although fabrication commenced on 30 November 2009 in a newly constructed fabrication facility at their Pascagoula shipyard. Tis new facility allows the shipyard to complete the bulk of the production work indoors. Production is progressing on schedule with delivery of the first ship slated for mid-2012. Te others will follow at six month intervals with all ships to be delivered by 2014. Te weapons suite for the vessels consists of one Oto


Super Rapid 76mm main gun in a stealthy turret and a Phalanx Blk 1B Mk 15 Mod 21 CIWS mounted aſt. A RAM Mk 31 mount is fitted on the quarter deck. Two recessed quad launchers for Harpoon Blk 2 missiles are fitted amidships. In addition two M60 machine guns are fitted. DRS Technologies is supplying three Tales sourced radars for the vessels. Tese are the Sting EO Mk 2 fire


Warship Technology July/August 2010


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