During the current Paris Air Show, reps of France as well as Italy authorized a Memorandum of Understanding on the Mid-Life Upgrade (MLU) of the 4 Horizon frigates of the Italian as well as French Navies. The innovation will certainly be turned over to Naviris, the 50/50 joint endeavor of Fincantieri as well as Naval Group, as well as to Eurosam, a consortium developed by MBDA as well as Thales.
The collaboration will certainly cover the total innovation of the frigates, with certain focus to the anti-aircraft protection system (consisting of radars, tools as well as their command as well as control), the battle system as well as system, as well as the digital war system which will certainly prevail to both countries.
The Horizon frigates were initially developed in between 2000 as well as 2010 as component of a joint program in between Fincantieri as well as the Naval Group, giving the Italian as well as French Navies with frigates with anti-aircraft capacities. In this context, the worked with job of 7 commercial companions led by Naviris will certainly react to the requirement to reason the efficiency, accessibility as well as upkeep of the devices.
The vessel is created to offer a variety of goals, consisting of high-intensity procedures, all with a light team. Horizon frigates are front-line battle vessels with a solid trademark capacity: anti-aircraft war, likewise called air support. The authorities of the ships are for that reason the control of the airspace over the location of procedures, the command as well as control of the air protection as well as the anti-aircraft insurance coverage for carrier teams as well as convoys.
Horizon frigates give security versus high-intensity risks as well as anti-ship projectile strikes. They likewise add to air as well as sea control throughout army procedures by giving air protection command as well as control of allied pressures. They can likewise take part in civil service goals.
Characteristics of the Horizon course devices
• Overall size/ 153m
• Overall breadth/ 20.3 m
• Displacement 6500 loads
• Full lots/ 7,300 loads
• Capacity/ 210 (team 190 + 20 travelers)
• Range/ 7,000 maritime miles at 18 knots
• Maximum rate/ 29 knots
