수상전투함 싱가포르, 2024년부터 포미더블급 프리깃 중간수명연장 실시

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2024년부터 포미더블급 6척의 근대화 개량을 실시할 예정입니다. 하푼을 블루 스피어 대함미사일로 교체하고 어뢰대응 시스템도 장착하며, 지휘통제시스템도 개량한다고 하네요. 

블루 스피어는 이스라엘과 싱가포르가 공동개발한 가브리엘 V를 개량한 대함미사일이네요. 사정거리가 290km로 하푼보다 더 깁니다. 

https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/imdex-2023-singapore-to-begin-mid-life-upgrades-on-first-formidable-frigate-in-2024

IMDEX 2023: Singapore to begin mid-life upgrades on first Formidable frigate in 2024

IMDEX 2023: Singapore to begin mid-life upgrades on first Formidable frigate in 2024

by Ridzwan Rahmat

The third ship in the Formidable class, RSS Steadfast , (pictured here) while it was in the Singapore Strait. The class will undergo an MLU in 2024. (Janes/Ridzwan Rahmat)

The Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) will begin mid-life upgrade (MLU) works on the country's first Formidable-class frigate in 2024.

The matter was confirmed by the service's Commander First Flotilla Colonel Ng Kok Yeng Daniel during an interview with Janes ahead of the IMDEX 2023 naval exhibition held in Singapore from 3 to 5 May.

The RSN operates a fleet of six Formidable-class frigates that derive their design from the French Navy's La Fayette class, and the warships were commissioned between 2007 and 2009.

Singapore's Minister of Defence Ng Eng Hen disclosed during a March 2022 parliamentary session that the entire class would undergo an MLU programme, which would upgrade the warship's weapon systems and maintenance processes.

In his interview with Janes , Col Ng further described the MLU as one that would focus on three key areas: its combat capabilities, command-and-control (C2) systems, and engineering readiness.

A key feature of the first focus will be a replacement of the frigates' Harpoon surface-to-surface (SSM) missile with the Blue Spear SSM. This upgrade would improve the Formidable class's overall strike capabilities given the Blue Spear's longer range of 290 km and improved targeting capabilities.

Besides the SSM upgrade, the frigates will also be fitted with torpedo countermeasure systems. The RSN declined to provide further details on this.

https://www.defensenews.com/smr/singapore-airshow/2022/02/15/proteus-reveals-more-details-of-blue-spear-missile/

Proteus reveals more details of Blue Spear missile

Proteus reveals more details of Blue Spear missile

By Mike Yeo

 Feb 16, 2022

Blue Spear's manufacturer describes the missile system as an advanced precision weapon that can operate in all weather conditions. (Proteus Advanced Systems)

SINGAPORE — A joint venture between Israeli and Singaporean defense firms has revealed more details of its Blue Spear sea-skimming missile at the Singapore Airshow, emphasizing its flight profile and mission-planning capabilities.

Video released by Proteus Advanced Systems— made up of Israel Aerospace Industries and ST Engineering Land Systems — stated that Blue Spear’s flight profile and mission execution are programmable by its operators but could also be highly automated, depending on mission requirements.

IAI has said the fifth-generation surface-to-surface missile is designed to prevail in contested, congested and complex situations, even when pitted against increasingly sophisticated countermeasures.

Speaking to Defense News at the Singapore Airshow, Ron Tryfus, general manager of Proteus Advanced Systems, said the Blue Spear 5G SSM’s advanced data link could be used in a fire-and-update mode in addition to a fire-and-forget profile.

The onboard data link also allows the missile to be tracked in flight by operators.

However, Tryfus declined to directly answer whether the missile can be re-programmed to attack different targets when already in flight, instead telling Defense News that customers will be able to define what kind of midcourse updates the missile is capable of when used in fire-and-update mode.

He also touched on the relationship between the Blue Spear and the Sea Serpent missiles; the latter is a specific variant being offered by IAI and Thales for the British Royal Navy’s anti-ship missile. Tryfus said IAI is taking part in the British competition on behalf of Proteus.

Product brochures confirm‎ the missile is more than an anti-ship weapon and can be used against onshore targets in littoral, open-ocean and overland environments.

Estonia selected Blue Spear for coastal defense and will be mounting the system on trucks carrying the missile-launch boxes within 20-foot containers. Tryfus noted there are no plans for an air-launched variant.

In a news release, IAI said that the missile system delivers an agile, highly penetrative, combined anti-ship and land attack capability with a range of 290 kilometers (180 miles) at a subsonic, albeit high, speed.

The missile deploys an active radar homing seeker and advanced weapons control system to provide precise target detection and engagement. It can also operate day or night under all weather conditions.

Defense News had previously reported that ST Engineering’s land systems division is responsible for the design, development and production of major subsystems like the booster motor and insensitive munition warhead, which is rated at 150 kilograms (330 pounds).

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