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Meanwhile, work on the extended range Block IIA, whose entire airframe will be 53cm in diameter, is underway. This will be a co- operative development with Japan, although the work-share has not been agreed, and is anticipated to enter service between 2012 and 2015. Conspicuously absent from SAS was any
extensive reference to either amphibious warfare or strategic mobility, which dominated last year's event. There was passing mention of the LHA (R) programme but MPF (F) had a very low profile, which suggests that industry believes the latter is not a certainty. The Europeans were conspicuous again with
Fincantieri and DCN both having prominent booths, while Saab Systems were showing their expertise in radars and underwater warfare. Rolls Royce Marine Inc announced orders for two ship-sets of MT 30 for the Zumwalts while BAE Systems showed a Bofors 57 Mk 3 gun which has been selected for both the Zumwalts and LCS, although later LCS are being offered the Oto Melara 76m Super Rapid. BAE Systems also showed their improved
Talisman autonomous underwater combat vehicle, Talisman M, for mine warfare, while Thales and SSI were showing their selection of radars and electro-optical seekers. Thales has teamed with DRS Technologies to create a joint venture. This will offer underwater warfare systems for the US Navy, Foreign Military Sales programmes, and homeland security. Raytheon revealed that it will begin marketing its new Mk 54 lightweight torpedo. The weapon combines technology developed for the later Mk 48 heavyweight and the Mk 50 lightweight and until now has been built only for the US Navy. The weapon will now be available for export and it may well be offered to India where it is likely to go head-to-head with Eurotorp’s MU 90 Impact. Raytheon’s Mk 46 weapon, which dates from
the 1950s but has been steadily improved to the current Mod 5 standard, is the most widely used lightweight weapon sold by Western manufacturers. With Mk 54, the company hopes to emulate
this export success, but meanwhile, Raytheon’s latest Mk 48 Mod 7 has been selected by Brazil for its submarines and has been cleared for export to Australia, Canada, and The Netherlands.
The full interception capability including SM-3 Block 1A missiles will be in three cruisers; USS Shiloh (CG 67), Lake Erie (CG 70), and Port Royal (CG 73), and four destroyers.
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