![]() ![]() ![]() Naval architecture and marine engineering company Gibbs and Cox will provide design support for four MMSC ships under a subcontract awarded by Lockheed Martin in January 2018. Lockheed Martin is the prime contractor for Saudi Arabia’s MMSC programme. It will have the ability to operate in high sea state conditions and reach a maximum speed of 30k, as well as a range of 5,000nmi. ![]() The multi-mission surface combat ship will be powered by a combined diesel and gas (CODAG) propulsion system. The sensors on board the MMSC will include a TRS-4D surveillance and target acquisition radar, a modern fire control radar, a multi-function phased array radar, an identification friend or foe (IFF) system, towed, hull-mounted and dipping sonars, as well as a compact low-frequency active and passive variable depth sonar. The system will incorporate a display interface, weapon management system, track management system, situational awareness and identification systems. The MMSC will feature Lockheed Martin COMBATSS-21 combat management system (CMS), which is designed to integrate the ship’s sensors, communications and armament to provide improved mission flexibility and self-defence. The ship can be armed with 20mm remote guns on port and starboard sides in standard configuration. The ASW missions will be supported by an MH-60 helicopter and AN / SLQ-25 torpedo defence system.įor AAW tasks, the ship can be outfitted with eight-cell Mk-41 vertical launch system with 32 RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow missiles (ESSM), long-range standard missiles, medium-calibre rapid-fire main gun and CIWS.Ī remote multi-mission vehicle (RMMV) will be used to execute mine warfare missions. In ASuW configuration, the ship can be armed with two Harpoon shipboard launchers with eight RGM-84 Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles, one MK-15 Mod 31 SeaRAM close-in weapon system (CIWS) with 11-cell RIM 116C Block II Rolling Airframe Missiles (RAMs), a 57mm Mk110 deck gun and a medium-calibre rapid-fire gun. The articulating stern ramp is designed to enable fast and safe deployment of boats. However, lighter weapons are an easier fit. That makes it a lightweight anti-ship missiles compared to the 488-lb warhead on the venerable Harpoon, or the 1,000-pound warhead on the sophisticated LRASM stealth cruise missile. Rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) will be carried amid ships to support naval missions in high sea state conditions. A Naval Strike Missile measures about 4 meters long and weighs 880 pounds, including a 276-pound fragmentation warhead. It will also feature a large hangar to accommodate a helicopter and two vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicles ( VTUAVs). The large flight deck at the rear supports take-off and landing operations of an MH-60R Seahawk multi-mission maritime helicopter. It will have a beam of 17.6m, a draught of 4.3m and maximum displacement of approximately 3,600t. It can be built in different sizes with a length ranging between 118.6m to 150m to provide mission flexibility. The surface combat ship features an open-architecture design with a semi-planing mono-hull made of steel and an aluminium superstructure. ![]()
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