Italy To Get New Amphibious Ships

Gestart door andré herc, 26/06/2010 | 18:03 uur

Harald

Italian Navy Future Landing Helicopter Dock LHD Likely to be Named Thaon di Revel


The multipurpose amphibious unit (LHD or Landing Helicopter Dock) currently being built at Fincantieri's shipyard in Castellammare di Stabia for the Italian Navy (Marina Militare) is likely to be named as "Thaon di Revel". The information comes from well connected sources (with the Palazzo Marine - the Navy's general staff) at Forum Difesa.

Paolo Camillo Thaon, Marquess of Revel (10 June 1859 – 24 March 1948), laterly titled by Benito Mussolini with the honorary title of 1st Duke of the Sea, was an Italian admiral of the Royal Italian Navy (Regia Marina) during World War I and later a politician.

Early rumors suggested the large flat top would be christened as "Trieste", a city and seaport in northeastern Italy.

Vessel's characteristics: LHD - Landing Helicopter Dock
The future LHD of the Italian Navy will be a large flat top vessel with a standard displacement of over 25,000 tons, a length of 240 meters and a width of 36 meters.

As seen on the scale model unveiled by Fincantieri at Euronaval 2016, the vessel features a twin island design in a similar fashion to the Royal Navy's new aircraft carrier. The LHD can accommodate a total of 1064 people including the crew of 460 sailors.

The LHD can accommodate permanently 12 AW101 or NH90 helicopters, or, alternatively, six F-35B aircraft and four helicopters for shorter deployments. There are nine helicopter spots on the flight deck. The LHD features a well deck measuring 15 by 50 meters which can accommodate up to four landing craft or one LCAC. A hangar on two decks measuring over 1200 square meters can carry vehicles weighing up to 60 tons.

Unlike LHDs of most navies, the Italian future amphibious vessel is set to get a significant sensor and weapons suite, including a Kronos StarFire Radar with four fixed panels in X Band and the Kronos Power Shield with the L-band AESA Radar array. A black snake towed sonar will also be fitted for torpedo protection. There will also be jammers and ODLS-20 decoy launchers. All these systems are designed by Italian company Leonardo.

The weapon suite should include 16 Sylver A50 vertical launch systems for Aster 15 or CAMM missiles by MBDA. Three Leonardo 76mm and three Mounted aircraft flight control radar Leonardo SPN-720, ASBU Leonardo CMS SADOC Mk 4 and towable sonar Leonardo Black Snake (mainly for torpedo protection) and also powerful EW, including complex decoy Leonardo ODLS-20. Armament should include 16 vertical Sylver A50 launchers for Aster 15 or SAMM missiles, three Leonardo Super Rapid Strales 76 mm and three 25 mm naval gun systems.

The propulsion system consists in two gas turbines and two diesel engines in CODOG arrangement. Maximum speed is 25 knots. The range is 7000 nautical miles at 16 knots and the endurance is 30 days at sea.

Fincantieri started working on this LHD in July 2017, it is expected to replace aircraft carrier Garibaldi around 2020.

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andré herc

Citaat van: dudge op 27/06/2010 | 08:58 uur
Ach ja, het gras is altijd groener aan de overkant  ;D

Goed dat de italianen in dit soort capaciteit investeren. Hebben ze tenminste nog wat fatsoenlijks naast die starfighters....

Dudge dan ben je zeker ook de rest van de flinke Defensie capaciteit vergeten van de Italianen  :sleep:
Den Haag stop met afbreken van NL Defensie, en investeer in een eigen C-17.

IPA NG

Citaat van: dudge op 27/06/2010 | 08:58 uur
Ach ja, het gras is altijd groener aan de overkant  ;D

Goed dat de italianen in dit soort capaciteit investeren. Hebben ze tenminste nog wat fatsoenlijks naast die starfighters....

Welke Starfighters :angel:?
Militaire strategie is van groot belang voor een land. Het is de oorzaak van leven of dood; het is de weg naar overleven of vernietiging en moet worden onderzocht. --Sun Tzu


andré herc

Italy To Get New Amphibious Ships

Jun 25, 2010


 
By Andy Nativi
Genoa


The Italian navy has received the go-ahead to procure two 20,000-ton amphibious assault ships (LHDs), with the possibility of a third ship, configured with extensive aviation facilities (LHA).

The preliminary LHD project is funded and will take 12 months for completion. It will be followed by a project definition phase requiring eight months and leading to a contract. Delivery of the first ship comes within 30 months after that. If everything goes to plan, the first LHD arrives in late 2014.

LHDs will replace two 8,000-ton San Giorgio-class LPDs, commissioned in 1987 and 1988. The LHA will eventually replace the carrier Garibaldi, which is being dedicated to amphibious and helicopter roles now that the Cavour carrier is in service.

The new LHDs will be 190 meters (623 ft.) long, feature a well dock that holds four LCACs (landing craft air cushions), and have a hangar with dedicated maintenance area where six medium-heavy helicopters can be recovered. The flight deck will provide six landing spots and be served by two elevators, one at the stern, the other forward of the island. It will thus be possible to launch air-assault operations, lifting a reinforced rifle company with each wave and rapidly moving personnel and equipment to the deck. Helicopter capacity will be 12-15, depending on mix.

Capabilities also include four smaller LCVP (landing craft, vehicle, personnel) vessels and two motorboats, all in dedicated spaces with cranes under the port flight deck.

The LHD can accommodate 760 troops, including an aviation detachment and staff personnel, in addition to a ship's crew of only 200, a result of shipboard automation. The vessel will normally carry a reinforced marine battalion and aviation personnel, and be able to add an amphibious task force and landing force command, which will rely on extensive C4I spaces and systems. The basic space earmarked for the command staff is 500 sq. meters (5,380 sq. ft.).

The ship has a large garage deck with a capacity of 360 tons. The vehicles reach the garage from the well dock or through a large starboard door. The garage floor and ramps can support a 60-ton tank. The roll-on/roll-off concept permits rapid loading and unloading of cargo and vehicles, which can also be parked on the flight deck.

The navy has not yet selected a propulsion system. The general specification calls for a top speed of 20 kt. and range of 7,000 nm. at 16 kt., which translates to 45 days' endurance. Basic proposals are built around a combined diesel and diesel scheme, with four diesels, each 6,000 kw., driving a shaft and variable-pitch propeller. Engine power will be 20-24 megawatts. There will also be powerful bow thrusters. A diesel-electric or pod configuration is being considered. The pod is popular, but would limit the size of the well deck.

The LHDs will have a large electricity generating capability, with four diesel generators in the 2.5-megawatt class.

A peculiarity of the design is that the ships, at least the first, will have civil protection as the primary operational role. The requirement is taken seriously and dictates many capabilities—for instance, large electricity generation and water purification capacity, including deployment of flexible hoses for ship-to-dock or ship-to-ship water transfer.

The LHD will have a hospital that treats 54, with 1,000 sq. meters of dedicated space. The hospital can expand by using space dedicated to the marines' mess and loading medical containers in part of the hangar. The C4 spaces can be used as a command center for civil protection authorities.

The navy has not entered into discussions about the sensor suite and combat system. The LHD will have an extensive combat management and command system, multirole search and navigation radar, and electronic warfare protection system including decoy launchers.

The ship will have several 25-mm. gun mounts and machine guns, and possibly one or more Oto Melara 76/62-mm. SR guns in the Strales configuration for missile defense.

To minimize costs, the LHDs will be built to commercial standards, modified somewhat to improve survivability, but without full military specifications. Tradeoffs between cost and survivability are being assessed. According to one estimate, the ship can be built for €300 million ($369 million), excluding combat systems.

aviationweek.com

Ik dacht dat ze in dat land geld tekort hadden
Den Haag stop met afbreken van NL Defensie, en investeer in een eigen C-17.