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reconnaissance and surveillance tasks. Te contract for the two submarines was signed in


2004. Production started in March 2005 and the naming ceremony took place in July 2008. Te second submarine, named NRP Arpao, recently started sea trials.


Propulsion India gets LM2500


powered warship GE Marine reports that the Indian Navy commis- sioned the frigate INS Shivalik on 29 April at the Indian Navy’s shipyard in Mumbai. Tis first-in-class frigate, built by Mazagon Dock


Ltd (MDL) is powered by two GE LM2500 gas turbines with two diesels in a COmbined Diesel Or Gas turbine (CODOG) configuration. Te project marks the first LM2500-powered ship to enter service with the Indian Navy. Te 4600tonne Shivalik measures 143m in length


with a beam of 17m. Te ‘stealth’ frigate can reach its maximum speed of 30kts when operating the gas turbines, and 18kts cruising on the diesel engines. Te Indian Navy expects to commission two sister


stealth frigates – Satpura and Sahyadiri – each powered by two LM2500 gas turbines in a CODOG system. GE has also recently provided four LM2500 gas


turbine kits to Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) in Bangalore, which HAL has assembled and tested for the Indian Navy’s indigenous aircraſt carrier. Te keel-laying for the carrier took place in February 2009.


Equipment & technology Kongsberg delivers


first JHSV HOSS Kongsberg Maritime has delivered the first Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) Helicopter Operations Surveil- lance System (HOSS) to General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems. Camera hardware and logistical support have been provided to successfully complete the first-in-class system, following the contract award in November 2009. Te JHSV will be capable of transporting troops and


their equipment, supporting humanitarian relief efforts, operating in shallow waters and reaching speeds in excess of 35kts fully loaded. Austal USA is the prime contractor for the 103m


high-speed catamaran. General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems is the platform mission systems engineering agent responsible for the design, integra- tion and test of the ship’s electronic systems, including an open architecture computing infrastructure, internal and external communications, electronic navigation, aviation and armament systems.


14 Installation of the JHSV HOSS system will provide


comprehensive flight deck coverage of helicopter operations, even in very low light conditions, from the control room compartment. Te system has been enhanced for the JHSV configuration by inclusion of a MIL-S-901D shock qualified 19inch SXGA liquid crystal display (LCD) monitor. Te monitor is suitable for night vision device (NVD) operations in ship compartments directly overlooking the flight deck.


Programmes Dhaka seeks


Chinese frigates Te Bangladesh Navy is reportedly negotiating with China for two new frigates probably based on the Jiangwei II (Type 053H3) class. Te deal may also include C-802 (CSS-N-8 ‘Saccade’) anti-ship missiles and Harbin Zhi-9C Haitun helicopters. It has been reported that if the deal goes ahead, the


new ships will augment the Korean-built BNS Khalid Bin Walid and replace the 50-year-old frigates BNS Umar Farooq, Abu Bakr and Ali Haider. Dhaka is to acquire the River class offshore patrol


vessels HMS Dumbarton Castle and Leeds Castle from the UK. Bangladesh is also planning to acquire a hydrographic survey vessel for £5 million. Tere are also plans to acquire two fast attack craſt from China and to update the Durdharsha and Durbar class fast attack craſt. Tey are also likely to receive C-802 missiles. Te US has donated 16 Defender class patrol boats as


part of the counter-terrorism policy. Washington also plans to donate five more to the


Bangladesh coast guard. Programmes


Taiwan unveils


‘carrier killer’ Taiwan has revealed details of a planned high-tech catamaran missile corvette designed to counter the potential threat of Chinese aircraſt carriers. First indica- tions of the Taiwan Coastal Patrol Vessel programme appeared at the end of last year, it has been reported. Te 900tonne ship will incorporate ‘stealth’ technol-


ogy, be capable of some 30kts and will carry Hsiung Feng (Brave Wind) III supersonic anti-ship missiles. Te future of the Taiwanese ‘carrier killer’ project is


far from assured, however. Taiwan has no experience in building this kind of ship but Taiwanese military analysts expect it will take China at least 10 years to build its first operational carrier group. Te Taiwanese Navy wants a basic design that can


be scaled up and is looking at a family of twin-hulled or even tri-hulled multipurpose surface combatants to


Warship Technology July/August 2010


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