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Naval power& geostrategy

In recent years, maritime affairs have assumed such importance that

the future of the world is likely to depend on who commands the

seas. One thing is already clear: the 21st century will be the most

maritime in human history.

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MARITIMESAFETY&SECURITYWithout a navy, we can neither

support war nor take advantage of

peace, is attributed to Jean-Baptiste

Colbert (1619-1683), celebrated father

of the renewal of the French Navy under

Louis XIV. Today, his statement is once

again as relevant as when it was first

uttered. In the decades since the end

of the cold war, the prospect of major

conflict has receded and international

trade has grown exponentially. And the

sea, host to all maritime transport and

virtually all that trade, has a central

role to play. Today, with 50,000 ships

and 1.5 million sailors, the worldwide

merchant fleet has become the main

vehicle of globalisation.

In 30 years, the volume of goods

transported by sea has increased five-

fold and is expected to double again

to reach 15 billion tonnes per year in

2020. But, while maritime transport

with its flexibility and competitive

pricing represents a major benefit for

international trade, it can also be its

Achilles Heel. The workings of the

global economy depend on the free

movement of shipping and unrestricted

access to strategic areas like the Gulf

of Aden, the Strait of Hormuz and the

Suez Canal. To ensure the security of

their strategic supply lines and protect

their economies, states typically

respond to regional crises, piracy and

similar developments by strengthening

their navies. Recent conflicts have

also underscored the importance

of unrestricted access to the sea to

support the global power projection

capability of powerful navies. At a

time when it is increasingly difficult for

major powers to deploy military force

into a conflict zone from a neighbouring

country, or even obtain permission

to overfly other countries territory to

strike targets far from existing bases,

naval force projection groups are,

thanks to the freedom of the seas, a

more valuable asset than ever before.

Advancing 1,000 kilometres a day,

they can deploy into a crisis zone more

flexibly than any other f orce.

From patrol boats to aircraft carriers,

from amphibious assault vessels and

special forces to submarines and

frigates armed with cruise missiles,

naval power offers a vast array of

options. It can be visible or covert,

depending on the objectives, and

can be used by any country with the

resources as both a deterrent and a

means of action. Emerging powers

such as China, India and Brazil are

investing heavily in their navies, clearly

demonstrating that a powerful navy is

still a key differentiator on the world

geostrategic stage. Indeed, it is surely

no coincidence that the five permanent

members of the UN Security Council

are also the only naval powers with

both aircraft carriers and nuclear-

powered ballistic-missile submarines.

Without going to this extreme, the vast

majority of countries are now building

up their naval forces, with the notable

exception of the European Union whose

members, politically divided and

possibly deluded by decades of peace,

are cutting military spending and

reducing the size of their naval fleets.

But the stakes are higher than ever.

Indeed, as natural resources dwindle,

the exploitation of marine deposits will

inevitably see extraordinary growth.

In oil and gas, minerals, fisheries

and marine renewable energy, a blue

revolution is taking place. Importantly,

over 70 countries have officially applied

to extend their maritime domains,

setting the scene for the emergence

of regional conflicts between countries

hungry for marine territory and

resources. In some parts of the world,

bitter territorial disputes have already

erupted and could easily lead to armed

conflict. And the situation is liable to

get worse in the years ahead. Many

countries have come to the realisation

that the only way to save their coveted

maritime domains from possible future

plunder is to acquire the means to

protect them by taking appropriate

action today.

Building on internationally acclaimed

expertise in naval defence and maritime

security, French defence contractors

are among the best placed to propose

innovative solutions meeting todays

challenges.

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Threats on the high seas

With a rapidly expanding offshore sec-

tor, ever greater wealth in transit by

ship and a society that has become

extraordinarily dependent on the free-

dom of movement of merchant ship-

ping, maritime interests are a prime

target for enemies of the state and

terrorist groups. A lightning raid by a

small group with limited means can

wreak havoc on the world economys

critical infrastructure. Long neglected

due to a widespread lack of awareness

of the scale of the problem, maritime

Terrorism, organised crime, the pillaging of natural

resources, maritime disasters, illegal immigration

and trafficking The complexity of the maritime

threat environment continues to grow.

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terrorism is now a serious issue. As

the maritime sector faces a surge in

organised crime and piracy, with ships

being diverted and workers on offshore

platforms held hostage, stakeholders

everywhere are reappraising the risks.

Meanwhile, political instability and

poverty in many countries are com-

pounding an already difficult situation.

The sea is a prime setting for all

forms of trafficking. Go-fasts dart

across the Mediterranean to supply

the European market with drugs while

South American narco-traffickers build

mini-submarines in forested inlets,

undetected by maritime surveillance

systems, then cross the Caribbean to

make their deliveries.

Arms smugglers are prospering as

maritime trade expands, with assault

rifles and grenades hidden in shipping

containers and the holds of countless

ships sailing to every port in the world.

The sea is also a prime setting for illegal

immigration, with tens of thousands of

migrants seeking passage each year to

new lands of opportunity, many paying

with their lives.

And tremendous wealth lies on or

beneath the seabed untapped

mineral resources that are likely to give

rise to new territorial disputes in the

years ahead.

Tighter security and new technologies

are making rapid progress, but the

fact remains that coastlines around

the world are constantly exposed to

the risk of maritime disasters, and as

the number and size of the vessels

plying nearby shipping lanes continue

to grow, that risk is inexorably rising.

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The Limburg after 2002 attack

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The scourge of piracyAround 90% of world trade now relies

on maritime transport. Every day,

tankers laden with oil and gas from

the Persian Gulf head south towards

the Horn of Africa en route to the

economies of the West. There, they

are joined by container ships carrying

a large proportion of the world trade in

manufactured goods on its way from

China and southeast Asia. Off the coast

of Nigeria and in the Gulf of Guinea,

vast quantities of oil are extracted

from the seabed by offshore platforms.

Meanwhile, European and Asian fishing

vessels track down valued and highly

valuable tropical tuna in the Somali

Basin and the wider Indian Ocean.

Today, more than ever before, the sea

is where wealth is either created or in

transit.

Hardly surprising then that the seas

are coveted. Over the last decade orso, spurred on by the explosive growth

in world trade, piracy has returned to

centre stage. Of course it had never

disappeared entirely witness the

numerous attacks on merchant ships

in the Strait of Malacca over the last

30 years. But piracy has changed.

Acts of piracy used to be crimes of

opportunity, with pirates clambering

aboard a passing ship to steal the

crews personal belongings. Today,

piracy has gained momentum and

become an organised activity on an

almost industrial scale. The modus

operandi of the Somali pirates that first

hit the headlines in 2005 has changed

the threat environment in a big way.

Todays pirates are heavily armed. They

board, take control and divert vessels,

sometimes for months at a time, then

hold the ship and her crew t o ransom.

The scale of operations accelerated in

2006. By 2008, almost 1,000 sailors

were being held captive. Ship owners

and their insurers paid millions of dol-

lars in ransom and Western countriesgrew nervous as the threat to strategic

sealanes became systematic. In re-

sponse, the European Union launched

operation Atalante in December 2008.

Naval and air patrols criss-crossed the

Gulf of Aden and the northern Indian

Ocean to improve sealane security. The

US Navys fifth fleet and Nato, along

with China, Japan and India, stepped up

zone surveillance as pirate operations

spread as far east as the Maldives

and south to the Kenyan coast.

Potential targets adopted a range of

responses from armed shipboard secu-

rity guards to t ravelling in convoys and

training crews in the best ways to deter

piracy. These measures are beginning

to produce results. As of early 2012,

the number of attacks off Somalia

had fallen significantly. But at what

price? And if the Horn of Africa is now

quieter, what about the Gulf of Guinea

where platform service vessels and

even tankers are subject to more and

more attacks? And what should we ex-

pect off the coasts of South America asoil fields are developed there? Piracy is

clearly one of the most acute asymmet-

ric threats that the worlds navies will

have to face over the coming years.

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Maritime surveillance

The increasing importance of maritime

interests and the parallel growth in risks

and threats from accidents at sea t o

piracy, terrorism and illegal trafficking

have led many countries to consider

maritime safety & security (MSS)

systems to improve the surveillance

of coastlines and littorals, port

infrastructure and offshore facilities.

Integrated systems like VTS (Vessel

Traffic Service) are used to track

maritime traffic in ports and their

approaches, coastal shipping lanes and

straits by overlaying information from

various sensors and systems, including

radars, surveillance cameras and

Automatic Identification System ( AIS)

transceivers carried by commercial

vessels. Sophisticated coastal

surveillance systems (CSSs) are also

being developed to cover larger areas

and federate additional subsystems.

The Malaysian sea surveillance system

(MSSS) covering the Strait of Malacca

comprises radars, AIS base stations

and laser illumination cameras,

along with control centres and fully-

automated remote sites. MSSS has

helped to reduce piracy. Indeed, the

number of incidents began to fall soon

after the system was commissioned,

explains Nol Le Floch, director of

sales & marketing of Signalis, the

world leader in this sector and part of

the EADS group. The company is the

result of the 2011 merger of Sofrelog

of France and Atlas Maritime Security

of Germany. Signalis developed and

delivered the MSSS system and has a

global presence.

Surveillance needs vary from region to

region. In Europe, the main challenges

are maritime accidents and illegal

trafficking, while Asia faces the

additional challenge of piracy. In the

Middle East, MSS systems focus

more on the prevention of terrorist

attacks and infrastructure protection.

Signalis recently installed a system to

protect critical infrastructure at one of

the regions key petrochemical sites.

Today, the company also offers land

and offshore surveillance systems.

Our value proposition is based

on the integration of a range of

subsystems and equipment into

federated systems that fuse incoming

data, make information available to

system operators in readily intelligible

formats and facilitate information

sharing. Signalis began developing

Spationav, Frances integrated coastal

surveillance network, in 2003 and has

won successive development contracts

confirming the companys capabilities.

Spationav receives data from coastal

signal stations, regional operational

centres of the CROSS surveillance

and rescue network and maritime

surveillance aircraft then makes the

resulting information available to

the relevant administrations (navy,

maritime affairs, customs, etc.) to give

each a real-time overview of maritime

traffic combined with direct access to

decision aids.

In compliance with the Spationav V2

contract awarded in August 2011,

Signalis is now modernising 54 coastal

radars and upgrading the IT system to

receive data from 100 or more sites.

More importantly, Spationav V2 will

exchange data with external partners,

including EU member states, paving

the way for international cooperation in

maritime surveillance.

Integrated surveillance systems are used to

monitor and control maritime traffic, harbour

activity and critical infrastructure in real time.

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SCURITMARITIME

Maritime surveillance depending crit-

ically on high-performance sensors,

manufacturers are constantly striving

to expand their product portfolios. In

coastal surveillance radar, solid state

technologies have replaced magne-

trons and the associated circuit boards

to offer better reliability, reduced cost

of ownership, greater range and, most

important of all, improved discrimina-

tion. The new 5000 series radars f rom

Terma are a case in point. Thales has

also developed a family of dedicated

long-range surface and low-altitude

surveillance radars able to detect small

moving targets even in rough weather.

The Coast Watcher 100 solid-state

radar with a range of 100nm can be

networked with Coast Watcher 10

radars covering shadow areas like

deep bays. The CW 10 detection algo-

rithm works with a lightweight Furunoantenna. These radars have been

operational since 2011 in conjunction

with dedicated target detection pro-

cessing systems and have been sold

to countries in Africa and Asia. Thales

is also working with French aer

and defence research organ

Onera on the Coast Watcher 200

will use an array of antennas

surface wave propagation to a

an over-the-horizon range of 20

Whether for coastal surve

stations, harbour surveillance

or offshore infrastructure, e

optical sensors are enjoying

demand and, indeed, are often c

with radars. Scrome, a sub

of V.Ships, proposes the S

VizIR solution that detects

presences within several mile

vessel, defines them and id

potential threat using a comb

of panoramic thermal IR ca

(HGH Vigiscan) and PTZ therma

visible spectrum cameras (Syn

SeaOwl VizIRs algorithms pralerts by constantly com

sensor tracks with those displa

shipboard equipment (radar, AIS

Satellite-based observation s

are also finding new applicat

maritime safety and security as

resolutions make them incre

useful for monitoring vast swa

sea far from coasts and land

sensors. Satelliteborne visua

IR sensors are being used to

precious information concernin

runners in the Caribbean and pir

the Indian Ocean while radar sa

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speed.

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Accidentprevention&management

Long gone are the days when perils

of the sea were seen as part of the

expected hazards of going to sea.

Advancing technologies, improving

communications and changing public

perceptions of the sea and sailing

together mean that maritime accidents

are now viewed as little different f rom

accidents on land. In France, the

pollution caused by the sinking of the

Erika (1999) and the Prestige (2002)

had far greater impact than the equally

or even more serious tanker accidents

that occurred in the 1970s.

The recent Costa Concordia tragedy

reminded the general public that the

sea is still a hostile environment, even

when only a few hundred metres off

shore. The media coverage led to the

fast-tracking of new safety measures

and prompt accident analysis and

responses. The main international

maritime conventions, most of which

began life or were last overhauled in

response to accidents, were quickly

amended to take better account of a

range of dangers at sea. More specific-

ally, the Solas convention updated the

human aspect, the ISM convention im-

proved safety, the ISPS C ode reviewed

security and the Marpol convention

amended pollution control measures.

Everything that happens to a ship and

everything the crew does is codified,

from working hours and conditions to

fire drill and procedures in the event of

accidental pollution. Emergency drills

are repeated regularly. Bridges and

engine rooms are full of monitoring

systems and recording equipment

while ashore ship movements are

monitored from near and far.

As larger and larger vessels, from

container carriers to cruise ships,

emerge from shipyards all over

the world, preparedness is the

watchword. New EU legislation arising

from the Erika oil spill now defines

a strict framework for every link in

the maritime transport chain, from

checks by government inspectors to

the responsibilities of classification

societies. While the seas now benefit

from more intensive surveillance

than at any other time, the issue of

who should respond and with which

resources in the event of an emergency

continues to demand attention. France,

for instance, has set up a government

charter scheme for a fleet of special-

purpose vessels that are both up to the

task and on call 24/7. But this is not

the case everywhere. Just across the

Channel, the availability of emergency

tugs and rescue helicopters is severely

limited following deep cuts to the

budgets of both the Royal Navy and

Coast Guard. The charter contracts

signed by the European Maritime

Safety Agency for the 24/7 availability

of pollution response vessels were the

first step by an EU entity in this area. In

parallel, various regional agreements

are contributing to a culture of

cooperation among countries sharing

sea borders.

As the maritime community focuses

more closely on accident prevention

and management, we can expect

to see a new era in the resources

allocated to the task.

With the general public expecting ever more

safety, one response by the maritime community

has been to step up ship inspection.

The question now is to find the resources.

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France has yet to decide

whether or not to proceed

with the construction of

the proposed PA2 aircraft carrier. The

vessel is needed if the Navys carrier-

based air wing is to remain available at

all times, including when the Charles

de Gaulle, in service since 2001, is laid

up. Following the abandonment of the

2008 Franco-British initiative to tailor

the Queen Elisabeth design to French

requirements, new studies are in pro-

gress to reassess the advantages and

disadvantages of nuclear propulsion. It

is in this context that DCNS and STX

France presented a new design in late

2010 (see box).

Contrary to the hopes of many, bud-

get restrictions meant that the project

again failed to get the go-ahead in

2012. Leading specialists now believe

that too much time has been lost and

that a new carrier could not be com-

missioned before the Charles de Gaulle

has logged 20 years service. Even if

the programme were launched soon,

the inevitable differences between the

two carriers technologies and modes

of operation would result in serious

challenges. Lately, attention has shif-

ted to a vessel to take over from the

Charles de Gaulle towards the end of

the next decade and a programme,

if feasible, to build two new-design

aircraft carriers.

PA2 carrier project

DISPLACEMENT: 59,000 t

DIMENSIONS (M): 280 x 70

POWER: 85 MW

SPEED: 26 kts

ACCOMMODATION: 1,690

WEAPONS:

Aster 15 missiles

remotely controlled guns

40 aircrafts

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS:

Radars: HERAKLES + SMART-S

Decoy launchers

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FORCEPROJECTION

DCNS and STX France

presented a new version of

the Brave logistic support

vessel concept in 2010. Two years on,

the design has evolved considerably,

partly as a result of increased focus

on fuel efficiency. The result is a new

hullform with a strikingly different

bow not unlike the bows of some

commercial designs. Partners DCNS

and STX France anticipate fuel savings

of 15 to 20%.

The development team also reviewed

internal energy consumption, adding

a system to recover waste engine heat

and improved insulation to reduce the

air conditioning systems energy needs.

Product flows have been optimised by

drawing on experience acquired by

STX Frances Saint-Nazaire shipyard in

the design and construction of cruise

liners, BPC-type LHDs and ferries.

This is important because one of the

chief aims is to reduce the time spent

replenishing ships at sea to an absolute

minimum, given the ships vulnerability

while so engaged.

The concept includes extensive

provision for the planning, preparation

and execution of each replenishment

operation, the aim being to overlay

ship-to-ship product flows safely,

efficiently and without congestion.

In addition to four replenishment-at-

sea (RAS) rigs and two heavy cargo

rigs, the Brave concept also boasts

a vast area for organising helicopter

rotations and a flight deck that can

accommodate 35t-class helos. When

the ship is docked, two cranes can

handle containers or stow missiles for

frigates and submarines.

The Brave family of double-hulled

tankers comes in several sizes with

bunker capacities from 8,000 to

16,000m3 (in 6 to 9 tanks), 1,500m3

of fresh water, 2,700sq.m for 2,000t of

cargo and 30 TEU containers, as well

as 300t of munitions in four 700sq.m

magazines. Aft, there is an additional

1,000sq.m of deck space for cargo and

vehicles. A large side door is provided

for dockside loading and unloading.

The design can also accommodate an

aft gate close to the waterline for easy

transfers to landing craft. In addition to

naval replenishment, Brave ships can

also be used to provide logistic support

for military bases and strongholds and

for humanitarian operations in areas

without port infrastructure. The ships

30 to 60-bed hospital is another useful

Logistic supportasset, as are the various workshops

totalling 500sq.m. With an enclosed

mast, self-defence systems and

a DCNS-designed Polaris combat

management system, Brave ships

are equipped to integrate with naval

groups and larger forces. The Brave

concept will be proposed to the French

Navy and to international customers.


DIMENSIONS (m): 180/205 x 28 x 8.7

POWER: nc

SPEED: 18 to 20 kts

RANGE: 10,000 NM at 18 kts

ACCOMMODATION: 100 (+ 100)

WEAPONS:

Remotely controlled guns

Anti-air systems

2 helicopters

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS:

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Focus on BPC-type LHDs

DCNS and STX France

delivered BPC* Dixmude,

the third of the French

Navys Mistral class,

in January 2012. The

type has proven highly

successful since the delivery of

BPC Mistral in 2006 followed by

BPC Tonnerre in 2007. The designs

principal advantage is its versatility.

Whether as helicopter carriers, landing

platform docks, command vessels

or floating hospitals, BPC-type LHDs

can be deployed in a variety of roles

from amphibious assault and air/sea

operations to the command of joint

and allied forces, in addition to civilian

evacuation, humanitarian assistance

and disaster relief.

DCNS is actively marketing export

versions of its BPC design. In 2011, the

Group won its first export contract when

Russia ordered two derivative vessels.

BPC Vladivostok and BPC Sebastopol,

currently under construction at STX

Frances Saint-Nazaire shipyard, are

designed for use in polar waters and

compatible with Russian-built Helix and

Kamov helicopters. BPC Vladivostok

is scheduled for delivery in 2014 and

BPC Sebastopol in 2015. With the

benefit of a DCNS technology transfer,

the OSK shipyard in Saint Petersburg is

building various blocks for these ships

and will later build two BPCs locally.

DCNS also proposes a smaller variant

known as the BPC 140. With a length

of 170m for a displacement of 14,000t,

this version offers five helicopter spots,

deck storage for 85 containers and

hangar space for 12 helicopters and 50

vehicles.


DIMENSIONS (m): 199 x 32 x 6.2

POWER: 14 MW

SPEED: 19 kts


ACCOMMODATION: 180 (+450)

WEAPONS:

2 anti-air systems

2 x 20 mm

16 helicopters

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS:

Radar: MRR-3D

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as landing helicopter docks, or LHDs. The BPC

baseline (from btiment de projection et de

commandement, or projection and command

vessel) features a flush-deck architecture.

FORCEPROJECTION

Command vessel

Floating hospital

Humanitarianoperations

The BPC concept features a full suite

of capabilities to command large-

scale joint and allied operations. The

communications suite includes L11

and L16 datalinks plus Syracuse,

Fleetsatcom, Rita, Saturn, V-Sat and

Inmarsat satellite links.

The vast (850sq.m) command area

at the heart of the ship is designed

to accommodate an entire joint HQ

team of up to 150 people working in

the same air-conditioned comfort they

would find ashore. Features include

removable partitions and underfloor

With a baseline hospital floorspace of

750sq.m, the expression floating hos-

pital is no exaggeration. The st andard

configuration offers 69 beds, a ward

for serious burn patients, a medical

imagery area with space for a scanner

and two operating theatres fully equip-

ped for all types of surgical procedures.

The medical team can also use the

ships communications systems for

remote diagnosis and related services

in conjunction with shore-based spe-

cialists. When necessary, 250sq.m of

hangar space can be used as a hospital

extension. This area being adjacent to

the aircraft lifts, patients can be moved

Natural disasters cast the spotlight

on the benefits of naval assets that

are also designed to assist civilians

in need, particularly where portinfrastructure and roads are either

lacking or unusable. With their

amphibious craft and helicopters,

BPC vessels can quickly ferry in food,

equipment and medical supplies and

ferry out evacuees on the return trips.

space for cabling and services. The

embarked HQ team can monitor the

air/sea/land situation in real time

on consoles receiving data and

intelligence over datalinks with other

national and allied units. The French

Mistral-class ships were selected, on

account of t heir command capabilities,

to lead the amphibious component

of the Nato Response Forces main

maritime exercise conducted in 2010,

then the entire maritime component of

the NRFs 2013 exercise. In 2011, the

ships embarked the French HQ team

overseeing the Libya campaign.

quickly and efficiently to and from

evacuation aircraft. The ships wide,

obstacle-free passageways also facil-

itate the movement of gurneys.

With extension wards and facilities in

the hangar, total capacity comes to

119 beds and four operating theatres

served by 12 surgeons and 100

medical staff.

BPC floating hospitals can provide

medical services for troops and air/sea

forces in action as well as civilians in

the course of humanitarian and disas-

ter relief operations.

A cargo capacity of several hundred

tonnes and ample space for heavy

vehicles makes the BPC type ideal

for evacuation missions such as thatundertaken by BPC Mistral in Lebanon

in 2006. On this occasion, the ship was

quickly reconfigured to accommodate

some 4,000 evacuees for a short time

with hundreds of folding beds in the

main hangar.

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Helicopter carrierIn the carrier role, a BPCs 5,600sq.m

flight deck can handle simultaneous

operations by six NH90 or Tiger-class

helicopters. The bow spot is reinforced

to accommodate heavy helicopters

like the Super Stallion, or even the

MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft. The

flight deck is served by a hangar and

two lifts located on the starboard

side aft of the island. The 1,800sq.m

hangar can accommodate 16 NH90

or Tiger-type helicopters or around

30 Gazelle-type helicopters. The vast

high-ceiling hangar is fully equipped

with all the handling and lifting gear

needed to undertake repairs andmajor maintenance ensuring optimal

air wing endurance. The flight deck

is also served by dedicated munitions

lifts enabling combat helicopters to

be serviced, refuelled and reloaded

with rockets, missiles and bombs with

maximum efficiency. Aircraft thus

spend less time on the flight deck

and more flying operational rotations.

Helicopter operations are managed

by the flight deck control room on

the islands aft port-side corner

overlooking the flight deck.

As with other carriers, the ships

propulsion is used to facilitate flight

deck operations. The BPCs steerable,

or azimuthing, pods and their enclosed

electric motors serve as both

propellers and rudders, enabling the

ship to turn without heeling. During the

Nato operations in Libya in 2011, BPC

Mistral and BPC Tonnerre relayed each

other with 20 Gazelle, Tiger, Puma andEC225 helicopters aboard. Throughout

the campaign, the ships demonstrated

their capacity to deploy a powerful air

group efficiently and over an extended

period, thereby contributing directly to

the neutralisation of a large number of

shore targets and the defeat of the pro-

Gaddafi forces.

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Tiger and Caiman versions of NH90 (French Army)

EC725 in BPC hangar

Tiger on BPC fight deck

FORCEPROJECTION

While it is true that compared with tra-

ditional LPDs (landing platform docks),

BPCs give higher priority to helicop-

ters, the BPC concept is nevertheless

well equipped for force projection onto

beaches and ports using landing craft.

The BPCs 885sq.m well dock can be

flooded and the stern gate swung open

to allow landing craft to enter or leave.

The well dock can accommodate four

24m LCM landing craft or two EDAR-

type fast landing craft. Designed and

developed by diversified French engi-

neering group CNIM, the first EDAR

craft (length: 30m; beam: 12m) was

deployed in 2012. The concept fea-tures aluminium catamaran hulls and a

central platform that can be raised or

lowered as needed. This platform can

carry up to 80t; sufficient to handle a

main battle tank. EDAR craft have two

ramps enabling them to load and un-

load from either end, thus greatly sim-

plifying operational deployment. Du-

ring transits, the platform is raised and

the hulls function as a stable, yet fast

catamaran. Operating speed when loa-

ded is 18kts; top speed unladen is bet-

ter than 25kts. To unload, the platform

is lowered, transforming the vessel

into a beachable flat-bottomed land-

ing craft. The design ensures faster

rotations between ship and shore while

enabling the mother ship to deploy its

EDAR craft from a safe stand-off range

which means reduced vulnerability

to coastal fire and a better chance of

catching the enemy unaware.

EDAR landing craft are interoperable

with other amphibious craft. Following

trials with USS San Antonio in Feb-ruary 2012, the design was declared

interoperable with US Navy amphibious

classes. BPCs are similarly designed to

accommodate LCAC-type air-cushion

landing craft. This requirement resulted

in the inclusion, in the BPC baseline, of

a powerful ventilation system t o remove

LCAC exhaust gases from the well

deck. BPC Tonnerre and BPC Mistral

deployed LCACs in 2009 and 2012.

Amphibious operations

EDARDISPLACEMENT:

DIMENSIONS (m): 30 x 12

POWER: 5,360 kW

SPEED: 25 kts


ACCOMMODATION: 4

WEAPONS:

2 x 12.7 mm - 2 x 7.62 mm

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Troops and vehiclesBPC-type force projection

and command vessels, like

all LHDs, are designed to

deploy mechanised combat

units. The vast garages of the

French Mistral-class BPCs can

accommodate heavy tanks,

troop trucks, personnel carriers,

artillery pieces, earth-moving

machinery and containers. Two

decks linked by a ramp offer

a garage area of 2,650sq.m

(or space for 13 tanks and 60

vehicles) with direct access to

either the well dock, for transfer

to or from landing craft, or the

flight deck via one of the aircraft

lifts. Ro-ro-type side ramps

are also available for pierside

loading and unloading. The

design offers accommodation

for 450 troops, or 900 for

short periods of time. Living

conditions are far better than

aboard earlier LHD generations

with six-berth cabins each with

a shower and toilet. Space and

facilities, including a gym and

sports area, for off-duty rest

and recovery contribute to the

excellent conditions offered to all

BPC passengers.

Leclerc tank - In 2007, Nexter

delivered the last of 406 Leclerc

tanks ordered for the French Army.

The 56t Leclerc has a top speed

of over 70km/h, is extremely agile

and can engage the enemy in rough

terrain at up to 50km/h. With a

120mm main gun and 12.7 and

VBCI 8x8- Between 2008 and 2015,

the French Army will have taken

delivery of 630 new-generation

VBCI 88 infantry f ighting vehicles

produced by Nexter Systems and

Renault Trucks Defense. The 30t

VBCI, already successfully deployed

Caesar howitzer - Delivered by

Nexter since 2008, Caesar self-

propelled howitzers are one of the

latest additions to the French Armys

inventory. Caesar consists of a 6x6

truck and armoured cab carrying a

155mm gun with a range of 40km

for an all-up weight of 18t. This

7.62mm machine guns, this low-

signature main battle tank features

modular armour and is equipped to

fight by day or night, in all weather

and in contaminated environments.

Successfully deployed in Kosovo and

Lebanon, the Leclerc is also in use in

the United Arab Emirates.

in Lebanon and Afghanistan, comes

in command and infantry versions

and has a top speed of 100km/h.

The infantry version can carry 11

troops and their equipment and is

fitted with a turret armed with a

25mm Nato cannon.

extremely mobile system can be

made ready for action in less than

one minute and on the move again

before a round reaches its target.

Caesars were successfully deployed

in Lebanon and Afghanistan and

have been sold to countries in Asia

and the Middle East.

Felin soldier system - French

troops now use a modular soldier

system designed by Sagem to offer

improved protection and mobility

along with enhanced observation

and communication, improved

weapons and support for those

in direct contact with the enemy.

Components include protective

jackets, combat uniforms, NBC

outfits, day/night sights and aids,

communication and information

systems and both personal and

crew-operated weapons.

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L-CAT 44

MPCBuilding on the success of the L-Cat,

CNIM has developed a family of hybrid

patrol vessels and landing catama-

rans. The Multipurpose Patrol Craft isa member of this family.

The aluminium-hulled MPC features

a bridge above the central platform

(rated at 60t) and is designed to carry

humanitarian or military equipment

and vehicles, including armoured

vehicles, on the open ocean. Like

the EDAR and L-Cat 44 landing craft,

the MPC can beach to load or unload

passengers and cargo. With the plat-

form lowered the catamaran becomes

a flat-bottomed boat with a draught of

just 75cm (instead of the catamarans2m), enabling it to manoeuvre in shal-

low waters before landing its payload.

It can also serve as a small mother

ship, launching high-speed RHIBs from

the lowered platform. With accommo-

dation for 30, the design includes a

sick bay and living area. Yet another

potential application is as an oil spill

response vessel from offshore to coas-

tal areas.

to 100t) that can be raised or lowered

as needed and two ramps allowing

loading and unloading from either end.

With the platform lowered the catama-

ran has a draught of just 1.45m, ena-

bling it to manoeuvre in shallow waters

before landing its payload. The L-Cat

44 is designed to ferry troops and ma-

teriel between a force projection vessel

and a landing area, for humanitarian

assistance operations or to covertly

land a mechanised strike force.

Building on its innovative Landing Cata-

maran concept now operational as the

French Navys EDAR-type fast landing

craft, diversified French engineering

group CNIM has developed a larger

version dubbed L-Cat 44. This new

Landing Catamaran features a bridge,

increased payload and crew facilities

(galley, mess, relaxation area and

seven cabins) for missions lasting up

to ten days. Like the EDAR, the L-Cat

44 features a central platform (uprated

DISPLACEMENT: nc

DIMENSIONS (m): 40 x 17.4 x 2

POWER: 4.3 MW

SPEED: 21 kts

RANGE: 1,500 NM


DISPLACEMENT: nc

DIMENSIONS (m): 44 x 17.3 x 2.7

POWER: 4,400 kW

SPEED: 21 kts



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FREMM frigatesThe result of a Franco-

Italian cooperation pro-

gramme launched in 2005,

FREMM multimission

European frigates are the

French Navys new frontline

fighting ships. The first-of-class

Aquitaine, delivered by DCNS in late

2012, represents a major technological

advance over earlier generations. The

design concepts chief strength is its

versatility and the consistent choice

of the very best systems and

subsystems available. With its Captas

4 towed array and organic NH90

helicopter equipped with the Flash

dipping sonar and MU90 lightweight

torpedoes, the French anti-submarine

warfare version is likely to prove the

worlds best ASW frigate. French

FREMM frigates will be the first

European surface combatants to deploy

MdCN (Scalp Naval) cruise missiles,

giving them a powerful strike capability

against distant and hardened land-

based targets. The FREMM/MdCN

combination is a formidable weapon of

conventional dissuasion. The FREMM

combat system includes powerful

anti-ship and self-defence weapons

including Exocet MM40 Block3 and

Aster 15 missiles as well as a powerful

electronic warfare suite complete

with state-of-the-art jammers and

anti-missile and anti-torpedo decoys.

French FREMM frigates will also

be the first to be equipped with

the new Narwhal 20mm remotely

operated machine gun designed by

Nexter for use against asymmetric

targets. The sensor suite includes

an Herakles multifunction radar for

air/surface search and missile fire

control and a full range of ELINT and

communications systems. The combat

system and sensor suite are controlled

and coordinated by a Setis combat

management system which DCNS

claims to be among the worlds most

advanced.

The highly automated Shipmaster ship

management system integrates all

platform management tasks (alarms,

capability management, fire-fighting,

etc.) with the result that these powerful

ships require a crew of just 94,

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Ops room, FREMM frigate Aquitaine

FRIGATES

DISPLACEMENT: 6 000 t

DIMENSIONS (M): 142 x 20 x 6 m

POWER: 32 MW

SPEED: 27 kts

RANGE: 6 000 NM at 15 kts

ACCOMMODATION: 108

WEAPONS:

16 x MdCN missiles

16 x Aster 15 missiles

8 x Exocet MM40 Block3 missiles

1 x 76 or 127 mm - 2 x 20 mm

4 x Torpedoes (19 MU90)

1 Helicopter

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS:

Radar: Herakles

Sonars: CAPTAS 4 + 4110

Decoy launchers: NGDS + SLAT

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Hangars for twohelicopters and UAVs

Captas 4towed array

CIWS

Anti-torpedodecoy launcher

Anti-missiledecoy launcher

FREMM options

FREMM-ER frigate

FRIGATES

Torpedo launcherEmergencythruster

Hull sonar

Jammer

Anti-shipmissiles

Herakles radar

Siyver launchers(Aster & MdCN missiles)

127-mm gun

plus 16 for an air wing deployingboth a helicopter and a UAV. This is

about half the complement of previous

generation frigates with similar

capabilities. Reduced crewing and

optimised maintenance just one

six-month-long refit every ten years,

compared with a four-month-long

layup every three years for earlier

generations ensure significantly

lower ownership costs.

Note also that FREMM frigates

feature a hybrid propulsion system.

Up to 16kts, propulsion is provided by

Jeumont electric motors powered by

four MTU diesel generator sets. This

ensures excellent acoustic discretion

for anti-submarine warfare. For higher

speeds, propulsion switches over to

a GE/Avio gas turbine offering a top

speed of close to 30kts. The design

also includes a retractable emergency

thruster capable of 7kts should the

main propulsion plant fail. Following

the Aquitaine, the French Navy is

scheduled to take delivery of eight

more FREMM frigates between now

and 2022 plus two FREDA air defence

derivatives.

At Euronaval 2012, DCNS presented

a new extended-range version. The

FREMM-ER is based on the Aquitaine

hull form, but features an enclosed

mast housing all the main sensors

including a new Sea Fire 500 radar.

With its four-sided phased-array

antenna, the Sea Fire 500, designed

by Thales especially for the FREMM-

ER, is expected to significantly improve

the ships detection capabilities.

Armed with Aster 30 missil

FREMM-ER will be ideal not o

anti-air theatre defence, but a

tactical ballistic missile defe

TBMD. The FREMM-ER is ex

to provide the basis for the p

FREDA version. An export ver

the FREMM-ER will also be pro

In 2013, Morocco will take del

the Mohammed VI, the first FRE

an international customer.

Note that FREMM frigates

designed from the outset

tailored to each client navys

Key options range from a 1

main gun to Gatling gun-type c

weapon systems, twin hangars

helicopters and UAVs, or VL Mic

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Sea and NavyINTERNATIONAL SHOWS2013 28 29 Sea and Navy2013INTERNATIONAL SHOWSCORVETTES& OPVS

Gowind OPV LAdroit

entered service with the

French Navy in March

2012. Built to commercial shipbuilding

standards, LAdroit is the result of a

partnership between shipbuilder DCNS

and the French Navy. DCNS built the

ship as a self-funded project then made

it available to the Navy for a period of

three years. The Navy received an

additional platform for its operations; in

return, the prototype will achieve sea

proven status and DCNS will receive

precious crew feedback and benefit

from having a floating showcase to

show to potential customers. With an

endurance of three weeks, Gowind

OPVs are designed for extended ocean

patrol duty and missions that include

the protection of territorial waters

against a wide variety of threats,

including asymmetric ones. After

several successful missions including

maritime surveillance and policing

fisheries, OPV LAdroit is expected to

move on, in 2013, to combating piracy

in the Indian Ocean.

One of the designs distinguishing

features is the high panoramic

bridge and, on top of it, the single

enclosed mast housing, among other

sensors, Scanter 4102 and 6002

radars by Terma. The Polaris CMS

manages the ships sensors, displays

the tactical situation and provides

the communications resources to

participate in a multinational force. The

bridge area also includes the con and

platform management consoles, the

flight ops console and the operations

area. Operations can also be managed

from the level immediately below

the bridge. The flight deck can

accommodate a 10t helicopter and

the hangar a machine weighing up

to 5t along with a UAV. OPV LAdroit

was the first European vessel to

deploy a UAV, specifically a Schiebel

S-100 Camcopter, on operational

missions. With accommodation for

27 passengers or commandos, OPV

LAdroit is also designed to serve as a

base for special operations.

To this end, the design includes a pair

of stern ramps for the launch and

recovery of two nine-metre RIBs or

unmanned surface vehicles (USVs)

in less than five minutes. In addition

to manual and remotely controlled

light guns, the LAdroit is equipped

with two non-lethal water cannons

that can be remotely controlled

from the bridge. With two crews of

32 working four-month rotations, OPV

LAdroits highly automated systems

ensure 220 days at-sea availability

per year.

Gowind OPV

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Gowind OPV



POWER: 5.6 MW

SPEED: 21 kts



WEAPONS:

1 x 20 mm - 2 x 12.7 mm

(1 x 76 mm)

1 Helicopter

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS:

Radars: SCANTER 4600 + 6000

Decoy launchers: SYLENA


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Gowind combat

The new Gowind Combat

corvette is the latest

addition to DCNSs offering

in the corvette/OPV segment. While

other members of the Gowind family

can be fitted with heavy weapon

systems (typically a 76mm turret

and/or missiles) at the customers

request, the group wanted to add a

corvette built to naval standards to its

portfolio. The chief differences include

significant all-round redundancy

and shock resistance to withstand

both underwater and above-water

explosions. The result, the Gowind

Combat, is effectively a lightweight

frigate. The first of type, based on

a design rather different from that

of demonstration OPV LAdroit, is

expected to go to Malaysia. This

multirole warship will carry not only

anti-air and anti-ship weapons, butalso a complete anti-submarine

warfare suite. A hull-mounted sonar

and a towed, variable-depth sonar like

Captas will give the Gowind Combat

a powerful underwater sensor suite.

For ASW attack and self-defence, the

choice will be between lightweight

torpedoes launched from dedicated

deck tubes or by the organic helicopter.

DCNS is also optimising the design to

further reduce its acoustic signature

for improved effectiveness against

submarines. Design provisions for

communications systems supplied by

US-based manufacturers will ensure

interoperability with other forces.

Other features include a combat

management system based on the

FREMM version of the DCNS-designed

Setis CMS and a complete electronic

warfare suite. Like Gowind OPVs,

the Gowind Combat will be equipped

with a single enclosed mast housingall the main sensors, including a

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Gowind Combat and OPC design

3D radar and an electro-optical fire

control system linked to the main

gun. The flight deck will be able to

accommodate a helicopter of up to

10t and the hangar a machine weigh-

ing up to 5t along with an unmanned

aerial vehicle. The UAV will enable

the helo to focus on anti-ship or anti-

submarine warfare. To propose this

new capability to customers, DCNS is

building on the experience acquired

with the LAdroit and its Schiebel

S-100 Camcopter.

The Gowind Combat is also designed to

serve as a base for special operations

with a RIB and accommodation for

25 passengers or commandos. Note

also that DCNS used the Gowind

Combat as a baseline for the design

submitted to by DCNS and VT Halter

Marine for the US Coast Guards OPC(Offshore Patrol Cutt er) programme.

GowindcombatDISPLACEMENT: 2,400 t


POWER: nc

SPEED: 26 kts



WEAPONS:

8 to 16 x VL Mica missiles

8 x Exocet MM40 missiles

1 x 76 mm - 2 x 20 mm

Torpedoes - 1 Helicopter

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS:

Radar: 3D

Hull-mounted and towed sonars

Decoy launchers

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Combattante FS56With sales of over 90 Combattante fast

attack boats to its credit, Cherbourg-

based shipbuilder CMN has re-

vamped the design without

compromising on speed or provisions

for weapon systems. The latest

Combattante boasts state-of-the-art

systems and subsystems, powerful

self-defence, electronic warfare and

combat management systems along

with an enclosed mast atop a pano-

ramic bridge. The hull of the new

Combattante FS56 combines its

ancestors lines with stealth perform-

ance meeting the latest classification

society criteria. With reduced crewing

thanks to advanced automation,

the new Combattante has all the

qualities, reliability and competitive

pricing that made its predecessors

famous.

The Combattante SWAO 53 is the

latest concept to emerge from the

CMN design bureau. After a years

work, including the filing of various

patents, Cherbourg-based shipbuilder

CMN has unveiled the Combattante

SWAO 53, the acronym standing

for small-waterplane-area outrigger.

The combination of a single main hull

and an innovative outrigger ensures

progressive transverse stability, hence

improved comfort and safety. The

design offers the same amount of deck

space as a catamaran along with far

better seakeeping, especially in rough

weather, and higher speeds. The vastdeck accommodates a helicopter flight

deck optimised for use as a UAV

platform along with a hangar for two

Schiebel S-100 Camcopters. Indeed,

CMN is working closely with Schiebel

on UAV deployment. The Combattante

SWAO 53 also boasts powerful self-

defence and sensor systems. Overall,

this low-signature design has been

optimised for surveillance missions,

special forces operations with dedi-

cated areas for commandos and a

RIB launch and recovery system or

for use as a seabase for a flotilla of

interceptors. Thanks to its design mod-

ularity, the basic versions vertical

missile launchers can be replaced by

a HQ area. CMN plans to develop afamily of SWAO craft of different sizes

and combat capabilities.

Combattante SWAO 53

DISPLACEMENT:nc

DIMENSIONS (m):

56 x 8.2 x 2.7

POWER: 17.2 MW

SPEED: 38 kts


ACCOMMODATION: 32

WEAPONS:

8 x Exocet MM40 Block3

1 x RAM system

(or 1 x 40 mm)

1 x 76 mm

2 x 30, 20 or 12,7 mm

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS:

CMAST with 2D radar


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DIMENSIONS (m):52.7 x 16 x 2.6

POWER:9.9 MW

SPEED: > 30 kts



WEAPONS:

8 x VL Mica missiles

1 x 57 mm - 2 x 20 mm

2 x UAVs

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS:

CMAST with TRS-3D radar


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Vigilante 1400 CL 79

Vigilante 400 CL 54

CMNs Vigilante 1400 CL 79 represents

a new concept in multipurpose

vessels for missions from MCM to

pollution cleanup, commando raids

and even anti-submarine warfare.

The design features a large aft deck

with an 8t crane and space for a RIB

and cargo or outfitted containers

housing a shipboard HQ or other

special-purpose equipment. The

deck, directly accessible from the

modular operational areas under

the platform, is equipped with two

Vestdavit davits with shock absorbers

and roll and pitch compensation forsafe RIB launch and recovery in high

sea states (> 5) with a launch cycle

lasting less than one minute. The

davits can also be used to launch

MCM unmanned surface vehicles.

CMN is working with Atlas Elektronik

CMN has unveiled

the revamped Vigilante

400CL54. This simple,

rugged patrol boat is a

derivative of the French

P400. The new version,

already purchased by Brazil and

Oman, has new lines, but retains the

seakeeping qualities and endurance

of its predecessors. The propulsion

system is also new and offers

reduced maintenance and ownership

costs. All improvements have been

introduced without incurring a weight

penalty. On the equipment front, the

Vigilante 400CL54, designed primarily

for maritime surveillance and EEZ

protection, features aft deck davits

to launch and recover RIBs carrying

inspectors or response squads.

Although the design can accommodate

a 76mm turret, the basic version is

equipped only with manual or remotely

operated small-calibre guns.

on the deployment of

SeaOtter Mk2 and SeaFox

USVs and on the installation

of an Actas towed array to

give the Vigilante an ASW

capability.

The thoroughly multipurpose

Vigilante can also be

outfitted for oil spill cleanup

work, with two options:

conventional cleanup gear

including floating booms and

a skimmer with floating tanks

in tow, or a more compactcontainerised solution by

Lamor with a pair of side

collectors and towed tanks. The bridge

has a panoramic view and is separated

from the ops room. The C-Mast above

the bridge carries the sensor suite.

DISPLACEMENT:nc

DIMENSIONS (m):54.2 x 8 x 2.5

POWER: nc

SPEED:22 kts


ACCOMMODATION: 22 to 29 (+ 12)

WEAPONS:

1 x 76 or 1 x 20 mm - 2 x 12.7 mm

DISPLACEMENT:1,400 t

DIMENSIONS (M): 79 x 13.6 x 3.6m

POWER: nc

SPEED:25 kts



WEAPONS:

1 x 76 mm ou 1 x 30 mm - 2 x 12.7mm

1 helicopter

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS:

CMAST with 2D or 3D radar


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OPV 70French naval ship and

boatbuilder Raidco Marine

handed the first OPV 70

offshore patrol vessel over to t he Royal

Moroccan Navy in June 2011. OPV

Bir Anzaran was built by the STX

shipyard at Lorient, France, to a

Raidco design featuring a steel hull

and aluminium superstructure. The

ship was delivered without weapon

systems which were fitted later in

Morocco. The customer appears to

be pleased with the vessel as it is

used intensively for missions ranging

from maritime surveillance to policing

fisheries. Building on this success,

Raidco now offers an improved

version equipped with RIBs on davits

for inspectors and special forces.

The davit system can launch and recover

a RIB in less than three minutes. The

RIBs are the companys new UFR 9.30

already selected by two international

customers. Designed by Ufast and

marketed by Raidco, this 9.3m-long

RIB is made of carbon-Kevlar

composite and powered by two 400hp

motors for a top speed of 45kts. With

a crew of four, it offers space for eight

commandos and a range of 250nm.

Note that the OPV 70 can be equipped

with a weapon suite including both

anti-ship and anti-air missiles. The

design can also accommodate a

helicopter flight deck.

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DISPLACEMENT: nc

DIMENSIONS (m): 70 x 11.3

POWER: 8,160 kW

SPEED: 22 kts



WEAPONS:

1 x 76 mm - 1 x 40 mm

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Piriou MOPVs

MOPV 60

MOPV 80

The Piriou group has announced anew range of multipurpose offshorepatrol vessels (MOPVs) designed tocommercial shipbuilding standardsand benefiting from feedbackreceived from both navy crews andcustomers. The MOPV range boasts in-creased endurance and operationalavailability plus a modular designthat can be quickly reconfigured forspecific missions. The MOPV 80 offersa vast reconfigurable space on the aftdeck and under the flight deck. Thisspace can accommodate a variety ofmodules from an embarked hospital

to a command HQ centre or cargo.Exploiting this space even further, theMOPV 80 can be configured as an oilspill response vessel fully equippedto deploy floating containmentbooms over drums on the aft deckand/or carry and apply dispersants.The MOPV 80 can also accommodate aspecial forces module, complete with itsown command area and communi-cations suite, to plan and execute avariety of missions. In addition to a9.2m RIB on davits, the crane on theaft deck can be used to store additionalcommando boats.



POWER: 8,000 kW

SPEED: 21 kts


ACCOMMODATION: 60

WEAPONS:

12.7 to 76 mm


DIMENSIONS (m): 60 x 12 x 4.1 m

POWER: 3,600 kW

SPEED: 18 kts


ACCOMMODATION: 30

WEAPONS:

12.7 to 40 mmP

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Piriou patrol boats meet the full spec-trum of needs for government missionsat sea, including the surveillance of

maritime approaches, maritime safety & security,search & rescue and the interdiction of piracy andillegal trafficking. Types W25, P35, P43 and P50range in length from 25 to 60m and are designedfor naval, coastguard and other government ser-vices conducting operations on the high seas or inlittoral waters. Each type is designed for specificmissions, according to its size. The smaller types(W25 and P35) are designed for speed; the largertypes (P43 and P50) for endurance and range upto 3,000nm at 15kts for the P50. Some can be out-fitted as training boats. Almak, the first type P43,will be delivered in training boat configuration inSeptember 2013. Almak will be operated by navO-can, a joint venture by Piriou and DCI (a companysupporting French defence export sales). This boatcan accommodate 16 trainees and two instructorsand will be used to train crew members of Francesclient navies.

Piriou has burst onto the naval shipbuilding scenewith its new family of patrol vessels. On the domes-tic market, the company is positioning itself for theB2M multimission vessel programme under whichthe French Navy plans to order ships for overseas

missions. On the international market, Pirwork with subsidiaries in Africa and Asia cally WAS in Nigeria and SEAS in Vietnam date have concentrated on the offshore anwater fisheries segments.

P35

P50

W25

P43

DISPLACEMENT: 400 t

DIMENSIONS (m): 49.9 x 9.2 x 2.6

POWER: 4,480 kW

SPEED: 21 kts


ACCOMMODATION: 19

WEAPONS:

12.7 at 40 mm

DISPLACEMENT: 350 t

DIMENSIONS (m): 44 x 9.6 x 3

POWER: 1,324 kW

SPEED: 12 kts


ACCOMMODATION: 25

WEAPONS:

12.7 to 40 mm

DISPLACEMENT: 120 t

DIMENSIONS (m): 26.6 x 6 x 1

POWER: 3,530 kW

SPEED: 30 kts


ACCOMMODATION: 10

WEAPONS:

12.7 to 40 mm

DISPLACEMENT: 170 t

DIMENSIONS (m): 35.6 x 7.2 x 2

POWER: 3,530 kW

SPEED: 25 kts


ACCOMMODATION: 20

WEAPONS:

12.7 to 40 mm

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OSV 190PATROLVESSELS

Ocea markets three ranges offast patrol boats for maritimesafety & security and supportroles. In 2012, the companypresented a new and highlyversatile 60m design designatedOSV 190. Two units are underconstruction for delivery to an

Asian navy in 2013. The O SV 190is designed for rescue missions,diver support and pollutionprevention and control. The largeaft deck with space for a varietyof equipment and provision foran A-frame offers good potential

for hydrographic applications.The same features plus the non-magnetic aluminium hull meanthat the design also lends itselfto the development of an MCMversion. The first two OSV 190swill be configured as hydro-oceanographic vessels, completewith a special-purpose boat. Thedesign is also readily tailored forEEZ patrol and response missionsas the forward deck can alsoaccommodate a 20mm gun.

FCB 115FPB 125A surveillance radar atop a tallmast, anti-air missile systems anda remotely operated gun give OceasFCB 115 a decidedly different sil-houette. This 35m fast commandboat is designed to lead a flotillaof interceptors like the companysC-Heron type on zone or offshoreplatform protection missions. The

The FPB 125 MkII is another newmodel from Ocea, this time basedon a type sold to Kuwait in theearly 2000s. This 40m boat offersextended endurance to undertakemaritime safety & security missionslasting up to ten days. The FPB 125can carry a 7m RIB, SAR equipmentand a FiFi firefighting system.

design focuses strongly on sur-veillance with a Variant radar byThales at the top of its tall mast forgreater range. Armament is alsoimpressive with a remotely operatedgun and two Simbad RC missile sys-tems, all managed by a CWSP com-mand & control system developed

jointly by MBDA and Ocea.

The design includes a sick bay anda divers area with storage spacefor diving equipment in containersstowed aft. The boat features arange of surveillance and com-munications equipment whichalso explains why a control andcommand system is offered asan option.

DIMENSIONS (m):35 x 6.5 x 1.2

POWER: nc

SPEED: 35 to 40 kts

RANGE: 600 NM at 25 kts


WEAPONS:

2 x SIMBAD RC - 1 x 30 mm

DIMENSIONS (m): 40.8 x 7.2 x 2.1

POWER: nc

SPEED: 20 to 35 kts



WEAPONS:

1 x 30 or 1 x 20 mm

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PATROLVESSELS

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FPB 98 FPB 72The Ocea FPB 98 is a32m fast patrol boatwith an aluminium hulland waterjet propulsion.With 21 units deliveredto Algeria between 2008and 2011, the FPB 98has had considerablesuccess. Benin took

delivery of three units in 2012 andSenegal, also in West Africa, will

The Ocea FPB 72 isdesigned for littoralsurveillance and more

specifically for missions between

12 and 24nm off shore. With twopropellers and a top speed of 34knots, the FPB 72 is a fast, multi-purpose boat. Like all Ocea boats,it features an aluminium hull en-suring low purchase and mainte-

be next with an order for four unitsfor delivery in 2013. Other countriesin Africa and Latin America havealso expressed interest. Excellentfeedback from early customers hascontributed directly to strong sales.The FPB 98 is designed for maritimesurveillance and patrol missions tothe outer boundaries of a countrysEEZ. The design is renowned for itsseakeeping and endurance.

nance costs. This 24m fastboat can carry a 4m RIB armed with 12.7 and 7machine guns. Three FP

were delivered to NigeSeptember 2012 and countries in Latin Americaalso expressed interest. Ancustomer has ordered four Ffor delivery in 2013.


POWER: nc

SPEED: 35 kts

RANGE:1,000 NM at 12 kts


WEAPONS:

1 x 30 ou 1 x 20 mm

DIMENSIONS (m):24 x 5.8 x 1

POWER: nc

SPEED: 35 kts

RANGE:600 NM at 12 kts


WEAPONS:

Machine guns

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In 2012, Raidco Marineand Ufast began buildinga new type of 33m patrol

boat, the specifications of which haveyet to be released. The first of type isfor a customer in Senegal. According tothe designers, the RPB 33 will be wellsuited to the full spectrum of missionsincreasingly assigned to this type ofvessel while incorporating innovationsto reduce ownership costs and budget-conscious expectations. This simpleyet rugged boat offers extendedendurance for its size, making it idealfor lengthy sea patrols. Propulsion can

be tailored to the customers needs,beginning with desired top speed.With a high-performance commu-nications suite, identification aids anda 6.15m RIB that can be launched andrecovered via a stern ramp, the RPB33 is well equipped. The bridge atopthe aluminium superstructure offers apanoramic view. From here the watchcan manage navigation, command

and control, supervise RIB operations,maintain situation awareness andmonitor system performance. TheRPB 33 is proposed with a 20mmgun on the fore deck, but can alsoaccommodate a heavier type. A small-calibre high-firing-rate weapon known

PL3200Following the success of patrolboats built for French customs andthe Gendarmerie Maritime, Couachnow proposes a new design for acoastal patrol boat. Building on asimple, tough, economical baseline,Couach has optimised the PL 3200for coastal operations and missionsranging from maritime surveillance

to fisheries policing and theinterdiction of illegal trafficking. Theraised bridge offers excellent all-round visibility; the davit-mountedRIB the means to act. The 7.6m RIBis the boats key feature as it allowsinspectors, response squads orrescue teams to act quickly and overlong distances.

RPB 20

DIMENSIONS (M): 20 x 5.29 x 1.49

POWER: 1,470 kW

SPEED: 28 to 33 kts



WEAPONS: Machine guns


POWER: 3,200 kW

SPEED: 23 kts

RANGE: > 1,000 NM at 15 kts


WEAPONS:

1 x 20 mm - 2 x 7.62 mm

RPB 20 patrol boats are builtby Bordeaux-based boat-building CNB and marketed,with considerable success,by Raidco Marine. Followingthe sale of 24 units to Frenchcustomers, other sales haveincluded: Gabon (4), Guinea (3),Mauritania (2), Morocco (11),Nigeria (4), Senegal (4), South

Africa (2) and Tunisia (4), withothers anticipated. The designfeatures a double-chine deep-

V hull offering excellent sea-keeping and comfort in additionto high pursuit speeds. The GRPhull includes a stern ramp forthe launch and recovery of a 5mRIB carrying inspectors or anresponse force.

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as a minigun can be installed on theboat for close-in self-defence or onthe RIB for crew protection. Non-lethalweapon options include a long-rangeacoustic device (LRAD) or a laserilluminator coupled with a stabilisedvideo camera.

RPB 33INTERCEPTORS

1300 FICIn 2011 and 2012,Couach delivered aseries of 15 type 1300

FIC fast intervention craft to India.These boats from Couachs Plascoarange are powered by two 800hpMAN diesels giving them a topspeed in excess of 50kts. Althougharmed only with manual weapons,an automatic 12.7mm machine guncan be readily mounted on the bow

French aluminium boatbuilder Oceaoffers a range of maritime safety& security interceptors. The new

C-Heron with a roof-top remotely-operated gun and two manualguns aft of the cabin can alsoaccommodate an anti-air system.C-Herons speed enables it to quicklyintercept threats such as terrorists

or above the cabin alongside thefour existing remotely controlledspotlights. These tough boatsfeature bulletproof glazing and anarmour-protected superstructurethanks to a Twaron-like aramidfibre-based material. Couach alsooffers a slightly larger model (length:15m) equipped with a semi-rigidinflatable and a 20mm remotelyoperated machine gun.

or pirates or to deploy commin record time. C-Herons areeffective as a flotilla accomp

a command boat from thetype. Coordinated flotillas afor protecting offshore pland other high-value assetsalso produces the 14.6m Cand the 24.7m C-Sword.


POWER: 1,176 kW

SPEED: > 50 kts

RANGE: nc

ACCOMMODATION: 5

WEAPONS:1 x 12.7 mm - 2 x 7.62 mm

C-HERON

DIMENSIONS (m): 20.9 x 5.20 x 1

POWER: nc

SPEED: 50-55 kts



WEAPONS:Machine guns

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DV15Normandy-based ship-builder CMN has updatedthe DV15 range alreadyselected by the United

Arab Emirates, Qatarand Yemen. The newDV15 RWS 30 interceptorpresented for the first timein 2012 features a 30mm

remotely operated gun instead of the12.7mm manual gun carried by earlierversions. The Lemur gyrostabilisedturret by BAE Systems Bofors isequipped with a sensor packageincluding day/night cameras, a laser

rangefinder and ballistic and trackmodules. The turret carries a belt-fed ATK M230LF gun with a firingrate of 200 rounds/minute and a300-round belt. Meeting the structural,outfitting, stability at speed and safetyrequirements associated with a gunturret mounted on the roof of a boat

less than 16m in length was a tour deforce, but has proven a great success.Even at speeds exceeding 50 knots,the boat remains stable and predicablewith the gun achieving remarkableaccuracy for such a high speed.

The DV15 RWS 30 comes equippedwith modern communication andcombat management systems byThales integrated with a range of mon-itoring and protection systems. Theboat is designed primarily for inter-ception missions, zone and criticalinfrastructure protection, for combating

trafficking, piracy and terrorism andfor police, sovereignty and escortmissions. Thanks to the modulardesign, many features can be tailoredto the customers precise needs.Options include a 12.7mm remotely-operated gun, electro-optical sensorsand a gunshot detection system.

INTERCEPTORS

DIMENSIONS (m): 15.5 x 3

POWER: 865 kW

SPEED: > 50 kts


ACCOMMODATION: 3/4

WEAPONS: 1 x 30 mm - 1 x 12.7 mm

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HSC25Boatbuilder Couach, based insouthwest France, presents a newconcept for a fast stealth interceptorfor special forces. The 25m High SpeedCraft is designed for covert patrol workand coastal raids and the infiltration/exfiltration of special forces. Along witha crew of five, the HSC 25 can carry18 commandos and their equipmentin a dedicated compartment (separatefrom the wheelhouse) completewith toilet, refrigerator and shock-mounted seating. One section of thiscompartment can be used for briefingsessions.

A separate lockable ar ea with seatingfor eight or four bunks can be usedto carry additional forces, to holdexfiltrated hostages or prisoners oras a sick bay. The aft area carriestwo RIBs that can be launchedsimultaneously to deploy special forcesin less than one minute. The HSC 25has a top speed of 50kts and is wellarmed. The bow section carries a 20to 30mm remotely controlled gun whilethe aft area has four 7.62mm gunsto cover RIB operations or neutralise

attackers. Other features include apowerful communications suite andan optronic system with an IR cameraon a telescopic mast. The lightweighthull is made of advanced-technologycarbon composite with armourprotection on selected areas includingthe wheelhouse, engine compartmentand RIB bay. Advanced stealth ensuresan extremely small radar signature.

Zodiac Milpro, the worldleader in inflatable boats,has developed a hugerange of rigid inflatableboats, or RIBs (aka RHIBs),for special forces. The

current range features the MACH IIhull (Military Air Channelled Hull II)launched in 2010. This offers ahigher top speed and reduced fuelconsumption, hence greater enduranceor, alternatively, increased payloadsince lighter motors can achieve thesame speed. The stepped hull reducesdrag by effectively increasing thebreadth-to-length ratio to yield a 10%increase in speed or range.

The Hurricane family with the MACH IIhull and hybrid inflatable/foam buoy-ancy tubes are world famous for theirstability and safety. D-shaped foamcollars offer extra deck space andthree-across seating while shock-mitigating seats on rails ensureimproved comfort. The long list ofcountries operating Hurricane RIBsfrom 9 to 11m in length includes Finland,France, Italy, Japan, Saudi Arabia and

the United States. The ZH935 with twinSteyr 286/Bravo outdrive propulsionselected for Italys Guardia di Finanzaoffers an operational speed in excessof 50kts. A similar aluminium-hulltype is carried by demonstration OPVLAdroit now in service with the FrenchNavy. The French commando forcesare replacing their Etraco RIBs with aZH930 derivative under the cume NGprogramme, the first twenty beingscheduled for delivery in 2013. TheFrench boats differ from the ZH935in that they feature a composite hulloffering a smaller radar signature.Like all Zodiac Milpro military RIBs,the ZH930 can be supplied witha wide range of options (sensors,communications suites, weapons, etc.)and is air-droppable. Zodiac Milprorecently launched the ZH940 OB, avariant using outboard propulsion.


POWER: 3,830 kW

SPEED: 50 ktsRANGE: 500 NM at 35 kts

ACCOMMODATION:

5 (+ 18 commandos)

WEAPONS:

1 x 20 or 1 x 30 mm - 4 x 7.62 m

DIMENSIONS (m): 9.39 x 3.1

POWER: 660 kW

SPEED: 55 kts


ACCOMMODATION: 16

WEAPONS: machine guns

ZH935


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FORCES SPCIALESSpecial forces on every

Elite units with a track record insensitive operations have rarely been inhigher demand. While the commandoforces mode of operation is widelyacknowledged for its discretion andeffectiveness, the emergence of newmaritime threats over the last 15 yearsor so has seen the spectrum of actionsassigned to water-based special forcesexpand considerably.

French commando forces, US NavySEALs or the UKs Royal Marineseach countrys armed forces includesmall elite units of ultra-selected,ultra-highly trained specialists able tooperate under almost any conditions.From lightning raids, covert beachlandings and commandos fast-ropingonto a ships deck to parachute dropsbehind enemy lines, not to mentiondivers emerging from a submarinestorpedo tubes then swimming forseveral hours commandos are, bydefinition, versatile and adaptable to

COMMANDOS

all types of action and threats. Theyalso operate far from the sea, Frenchcommando forces having served in

Afghanistan.

Counter terrorism, exfiltration offoreign civilians, storming of enemyships, guerrilla actions, combatingdrug traffickers and pirates, intelli-gence gathering; special forces areon every front. And this isnt likely tochange any time soon. When facingasymmetrical threats, the commandosquad is, like heavy weaponry, acrucial element in the palette ofresources needed to protect a countryand its interests.

This no doubt explains why, incontrast to military budgets in general,those for special forces remain atleast constant or on the rise. In manycountries, the interest in elite unitsincludes commandos specialising inmaritime operations.

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