In the Navy:The Role of Advanced Sea Mines in Future Conflicts
, and the ability to communicate, it still remains tethered to the seabed. What if the Mk-54 liquid fuel propulsion system were replaced with a high density battery-driven system, transforming it into a loitering, armed UUV? Such a weapon already exists, in the form of battery-powered torpedoes like the F21 (which was inspired by Naval Group’s D19 UUV), the Black Shark, the Sea Hake, the MU90, and the Saab Lightweight Torpedo (SLWT), all of which can reach speeds of 50 knots and have an endurance of nearly an hour. Endurance is perhaps the greatest challenge in the development of persistent, mobile
Stealthy Submarine Concept Unveiled
to master underwater tactical situation.Technical characteristics of the SMX 31 E· Submerged displacement: 3 200 tonnes· Length: 80 metres· Armament: 24 heavy-weight weapons (naval cruise missiles, F21 torpedoes, anti-ship missiles)· Up to 6 UUV (533mm) + 2 XLUUV· Special Forces dedicated facilities (trunks, storage rooms, vehicle and weapons, grouping areas…)· Two rim driven electric
World Navies: Brazil´s Riachuelo Submarine
, fuel oil tanks and storage spaces, thus increasing the original capacity of our submarines at sea on patrol,” said Fleet Admiral Eduardo Bacellar Leal Ferreira. Admiral Ferreira was the Commander in Chief of the BN up to the end of 2018.They will be armed with six 21-inch torpedo tubes for up to 18 F21 torpedoes and/or SM39 Sub Exocet missiles and underwater mines. It will also be equipped with two periscopes, one traditional and the other optronic, capable of sending images directly to the MFCCs (Multifunction Common Console). S-BRs will also have two Contralto-S countermeasure launchers for CANTO
F21 Torpedo Launch Test from Nuclear Attack Sub
Naval Group performed a new launch of the F21 torpedo in the frame of the Artémis program led by the French Defence Procurement Agency (Direction Générale de l’Armement -DGA). In the medium term, the DGA aims to equip all the French Navy's submarines with this heavy torpedo. This launch was performed early May from a nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN). The F21 was launched under the authority of the DGA in a DGA Missiles Testing’s underwater acoustic range off the Hyères coast. "This new successful test from a nuclear submarine is part of the F21
New Heavyweight Torpedo Enters Final Development
being developed under the Artémis program, which aims to equip all French Navy nuclear submarines with new high-performance heavyweight torpedoes, has propelled into its final development phase with the recent completion of a successful round of test firing off the Mediterranean coast. The F21 torpedo is being developed by European naval defense and marine renewable energies technology company DCNS, who performed the qualification firing in a secured maritime area under the authority of program leader Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA), the French Government Defense
February 2024
