X-38 High-Speed Combat Catamaran ( Preliminary Specifications)

Manufacture Name : P.T.LUNDIN INDUSTRY INVEST PMA

Address : JL. S. Parman No 1. Singojuruh, Banuyuwangi, Indonesia 68464



GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The X-38 Combat Catamaran is a revolutionary stepped-hull high speed design configured for patrol, SAR or military use. It offers superior sea-keeping, efficiency, speed and safety in all operating conditions. The X38 combat boat is designed to offer multiple mission profile capabilities with speeds of up to 40 Knots per hour using twin outboards. It is ideally suited for rapid response, amphibious deployment of commandos or regular patrol work. Offering significantly less cost and risk than other high value patrol or combat assets, the X-38 can provide covert striking power against critical targets, as well as protecting off-shore resources and assets.. It can also be equipped with enhanced survivability features for special warfare operations, or also used for reconnaissance, surveillance, law enforcement, counter-piracy, medical evacuations and rescue operations. This cutting-edge exclusive design gives minimum radar footprint in hostile operating conditions. The Combat boat will have a crew of 4, and is capable of carrying an additional 8 fully equipped troops.


The forward area has the main forward / side facing gun-point suited for installation of M240 7.62 calibre, M-60, 7.62 or 40mm grenade launchers. The cabin consists of driver, navigator, engineer and gunner and 8 man units can be accommodated in restrained transport seats in the hulls. The stern area of the boat has space for 4-8 Hellfire missiles out on the sides, with an aft deck in the centre suitable for boarding, or for diving and recovery operations. In place of the missiles it is possible to install mine launchers or side / rear facing light machine guns.


With predicted speeds of 40+ knots with twin 250 hp outboards. This cutting-edge Swedish design from Marine Dynamics is the result of many years of ongoing research and has a radical longitudinal single step that reduces hull resistance when planning. The boat actually rides on 4 planning surfaces which reduce in size as the boats' speed increases and the boat rises higher out of the water. This results in a boat that has a stable, level ride that makes it into a superior arms platform. The catamaran design provides very low draft, enabling beach landings and access to river estuaries and areas with shallow water that normally cannot be reached with conventional craft.


CONSTRUCTION
Is Hand-laid composite GRP ( fibreglass), with cored sandwich panels. The hull is made of multidirectional fibre glass layers, with additional carbon fibre strengthened stringers. The balsa and closed-cell high density foam cores increase panel stiffness and reduce the weight usually associated with solid GRP boats. This offers great strength and robustness and maximises hull integrity in the event of a collision. The boat is self-draining as the cockpit deck is above the waterline.


ENGINES AND PROPULSION
For simplicity of maintenance and operation the boat is powered by outboard motors, using two motors and counter-rotating propellers (other engine configurations are also available). Stainless steel propellers are highly recommended for higher performance and come as standard with the larger size Suzuki engines. Current planning is to use the fuel efficient DF 250 hp. four stroke engines. The new Suzuki 300 Hp model will be released in early 2007.


STEERING AND ENGINES CONTROLS
The steering system is hydraulically operated, the gear shift and throttle controls are genuine parts matching the brand of engine selected and all controls are clearly visible and accessible.

SPECIFICATIONS


L.O.A. (including outboards) : 11.80 m.

BEAM : 4.59 m.
DRAFT : 0.90 m
DRAFT with engines raised : 0.60 m
DISPLACEMENT : 6,000 kg* (Dry weight with 2 x 250 hp)
FUEL CAPACITY : 700 litre
SPEED : 40 Knots
CAPACITY : 16 – 20 Persons *
* Depending on model and options


STANDARD EQUIPMENT:

  • Polyester resin (Lloyds class) with Balsa and Divinicell sandwich construction from Diab Sweden.
  • Multi-directional, hand laid fibre glass construction with carbon reinforced stringers.
  • Full gel Camouflage pain finish on hull and deck in anti-slip finishing
  • Watertight collision compartments forward.
  • 2 x 350 lt. marine 316 stainless steel fuel tanks (pressure tested).
  • Fittings and handrails from 316 marine stainless steel.

  • Six mooring cleats, aft towing eyes and bow eyes
  • Heavy duty rubber gunwale fender
  • Deck hatches for amphibious landings.
  • Waterproof external inspection/storage doors.
  • 4 x automatic bilge pumps at 1000 gph.
  • 4 x Hand operated emergency bilge pumps at 50 litre/min.
  • 100 litre fresh water tank.
  • Waterproof, marine electrical panels and switches.
  • Courtesy deck down lights and Interior lights.
  • 2 x 12V Hella cabin fans
  • Navigation lights. European marine standard.
  • Battery isolating switches capable of paralleling batteries.
  • 3 x Fire extinguishers
  • Compass with light, suited to high speed boats.
  • Inspection ports for fuel tanks and bilge pumps.
  • Separate fuel tank fillers, tank vents, fuel filter/water separators and fuel gauges for each engine.
  • Marine grade power switches and circuit breakers throughout.
  • 4 Marine 12v, 100Ah batteries
  • 2 large Roof hatches
  • Raymarine C80 range Navigation equipment with integrated Radar, GPS, Speed-log, Echo sounder, Chart plotter.

Source: www.northseaboats.com

RAM Missile Systems: Contracts & Events

The Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) MK-31 guided missile weapon system is co-developed and co-produced under a NATO cooperative program between the United States and German governments to provide a small, all-weather, low-cost self-defense system against aircraft and cruise missiles. The RIM-116 was later called RAM (Rolling Airframe Missile), because it spins during flight. To save costs, Designation Systems notes that the RAM was designed to use several existing components, including the rocket motor of the MIM-72 Chaparral, the warhead of the AIM-9 Sidewinder and the IR seeker of the FIM-92 Stinger. Cueing is provided by the ship’s ESM suite or radar.
RAM is currently installed, or planned for installation, on 78 U.S. Navy and 30 German Navy ships, including American LSD, LHD, LPD and CVN ship types. This number will grow as vessels of the LPD-17 San Antonio Class and Littoral Combat Ships enter the fleet, and the LCS will sport an upgraded SeaRAM system that will include its own integrated radar and IR sensors. The Korean Navy has also adopted RAM for its KDX-II and KDX-III destroyer, and its LPX Dokdo Class amphibious assault ships; other navies using or buying RAM include Egypt, Greece, and the UAE/Dubai.


New Germany Frigate F125 Class

The New Frigate Class 125 for the German NavyThe combat system of the F125 provides extremely short reaction times against asymmetric threats. A new infrared sensor camera system allows 360° surveillance. The effector system with ten guns (12,7mm–155mm) allows quick, automated engagements. Surveillance and engagement zones begin a few meter from the ship. Non-lethal weapons, such as water cannons and search lights, can also be deployed. Additionally, the F125 supports up to 50 special forces including equipment. The special forces can be transported with two helicopters or four armed boats. The F125 is designed to fulfil maritime stabilisation operations.
The F125 is equipped with a new electrical propulsion system (CODLAG) and can be deployed world-wide for up to two years. It can be operated up to 5000 hours per year even under tropical conditions. On each frigate, two crews (only 105–120 persons) will work in shifts, changing every four months.


Germany’s F125 Special Forces and Stabilization Frigates

There is general acknowledgment in global naval circles that many future operations are going to involve shallow littoral chokepoints for maritime trade, operations in and around failed states like Somalia, and expeditionary stabilization operations. That realization has driven a number of approaches to naval construction.
In the Netherlands, Royal Schelde’s Sigma Ships are designed in block modules, which can be added or subtracted to build anything from an offshore patrol vessel to a large frigate. Denmark is already building its Flyverfisken Class and Absalon Class ships, which pioneered the mission module concept and can be used in roles ranging ranging from mine or sub hunting, to anti-ship warfare/ land attack, to carrying troops. Sweden’s Visby Class stealth corvettes are attracting renewed American attention, and helped to inspire the American concept of the Littoral Combat Ship – which has been criticized for its cost, and for packing less punch and having less high-end armament flexibility than any competitor.
Germany’s response has been the F125 frigate, which might best be described as an “expeditionary frigate” design. It doesn’t use the Danish or American mission module concept, but does include a number of features aimed at making it a strong contributor to long international deployments in littoral environments, and to naval support for stabilization operations.

MONARC, FGS Hamburg
One of the F125’s most challenging demands was the benchmark of a ship that can deploy for up to 2 years away from home ports, while maintaining an average time at sea of more than 5,000 hours per year (almost 60%). The ships will use a CODAG (COmbined Diesel-electric And Gas) propulsion system that offers more distributed power generation, as well as quieter operation. Dual redundancy uses the “two island principle,” ensuring that key items are present in at least 2 different locations in case of breakdown or battle damage. The superstructure itself is split into two larger pyramidal deckhouses, as a partial reflection of this principle.
The small 120-person crew continues a naval trend, and German doctrine aims to take a leaf from the US Navy by bringing the new crew to the ship when rotation is required.
Guidance and surveillance will involve an active phased array radar, which will be divided between the 2 deckhouses. In addition to offering dual-island resiliency, an active array system offers all of its corollary improvements in reliability, sensitivity, and multi-targeting capabilities over passive phased array radars. Various electro-optical systems will be used for passive short range surveillance that cannot be picked up by enemy sensors.
Once targets are detected, the F125 frigates’ main armament will be a 127mm Oto Melara lightweight gun for anti-surface warfare and naval gunfire support, which has the ability to fire Vulcano long-range attack rounds with a range of up to 100km. Harpoon Block II missiles provide the ship’s initial set of naval and land strike punch until a successor system is chosen.

The F125 ships were originally slated to mount naval versions of the Bundeswehr’s M270 MLRS rocket launcher and PzH-2000 155mm Mobile howitzer. The MONARC system solved some of the challenges with recoil management via an intricate mounting; nevertheless, the work required to modify these Army systems to fit in a frigate sized ship, and to cope with the hostile naval environment, eventually doomed both concepts.
Two stations can mount the German-American MK44 Rolling Airframe Missile system for for short range protection against anti-ship missiles, aircraft and helicopters. For very close-in defense, each ship will mount 5 of Mauser’s 27mm MLG remote-controlled cannons, and another 5 of Oto Melara’s 12.7mm/.50 caliber Hitrole-NT RWS to counter small boats and other asymmetric threats likely to be encountered on anti-piracy and stabilization operations. A couple of manned 12.7mm machine guns will be used as a last-ditch backup in case of power failure or other issues, and the ARGE consortium is looking at mounting non-lethal weapons such as water cannons, ultra-high intensity lights, et. al.
The ships’ most unusual, and potent weapon may well be a human one. The F125 is designed to support up to 50 special forces, along with space for 2 NH90 helicopters and/or 2-4 armed small boats.
Delivery of the first frigate is scheduled for 2014, and the 4th ship is slated for delivery by 2017.

Oct 14/08: Siemens Marine announces a EUR 50 million (currently about $67 million) order from the ARGE consortium of Krupp Marine Systems AG and Fr. Lürssen Werft GmbH & Co. KG. Siemens will equip 4 German F125 Class frigates with propulsion equipment and integrated automation and control systems. The F125s will be Germany’s first ships to use a CODAG (COmbined Diesel-electric And Gas-turbine) electric propulsion system
Siemens products will be related to its SINAVY product line, and include the electrical propulsion system, consisting of 2 4.5 MW electric motors with the associated converters, the electronic control unit and the medium-voltage switchgear. For control and monitoring purposes, an integrated control and automation system for on-board ship equipment (ILASST) will be installed, including a battle damage control system (BDCS) and an on-board training system (OBTS). The firm claims that even after delivery, these systems will help them provide comprehensive life-cycle support for the frigates. Siemens release.

June 26/07: The German Federal Office of Defense Technology and Procurement (BWB) signs the construction order for 4 F125 Class frigates. The contract is awarded to ARGE F125, an industrial consortium formed by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and Fr. Lürssen Werft. The initial batch of 4 ships is estimated to cost about EUR 2.2 billion ($2.96 billion). BWB release.

April 4/07: Finmeccanica subsidiary OTO Melara announces a EUR 80 million (currently about $108 million) pair of orders for naval gun systems to be mounted on Germany’s F125 frigates. The first contract worth EUR 70 million is for the supply of 5 of its 127/54 LW (Light Weight) gun systems: 4 for the frigates, and 1 for training. The Germans had originally looked at mounting their MONARC 155mm howitzer on the F125s, but this order appears to mark the definitive end of those plans.
Germany has also selected the remote-controlled Hitrole 12.7mm remote-control turret in the new Naval Tilting (NT) version. OTO Melara will provide a total of 25 12.7mm Hitrole-NT systems under the ER 10 million contract: 5 on board each of the 4 frigates (TL = 20) and 5 on land for training purposes. The Hitrole RWS is currently serving with the Italian finance police and the UAE and Mexican navies, among others.

March 10/06: EADS announces that the “Workgroup for the F125 Frigate” chose them to supply the command & control and weapons deployment system (Fuhrungs und Waffeneinsatzsystem – FUWES), including development and delivery of the complete software, hardware and infrastructure, and performance verification for all 4 ships.FUWES is based on the technology used for EADS’ Advanced Naval Combat System (ANCS) which is already being successfully used in Finland’s Hamina class Fast Attack Craft. It adds components that are already successfully deployed on Germany’s new F124 Sachsen Class air defense frigates and K130 Braunschweig Class corvettes.


Source: http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/
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