Mexico buys Harpoon anti-ship missiles for a frigate under construction

U.S. Military Cooperation Agency sends Congress notification of upcoming sale of armaments to Mexico for Mexican under construction in Mexico fleet the head frigate of the SIGMA 10514 project, including 6 Boeing RGM-84L Harpoon Block II anti-ship missiles, reports bmpd.

The proposed delivery will also include “23 Raytheon RIM-116 RAM Block II short-range anti-aircraft missiles, two three-tube 324-mm torpedo tubes Mk 32 SVTT and six 324-mm anti-submarine torpedoes Rayn MK 54 Mod 0, X-NHMX-XNHMXNHMXNMXMTNXX Mod 1440 XTNXXXXXXXXXXXX-XX-NXXXXXXMXXXXMXXXXMXXXXMXXMXXXXMXXXXMXXXXMXXXXMXXXXMXXXXMXXXXMXXXMXXXXMXXXXMXXXXMXXXXMXXXMXXXMXXXMXXXMXXXMXXXX of 57 XT of 1000. 25 XNUMX mm caliber artillery rounds, various related equipment, technical support and training, ”the report says.

Estimated delivery cost is $ 98,4 million.

The Mexican Navy has signed a contract with the international shipbuilding group Damen Shipyard Group for the construction of the main frigate of the Damen SIGMA 10514 project in April 2017. The frigate is being built in Vlissingen (the Netherlands) by assembling from six sections, two of which are manufactured by DSNS, and four are to be manufactured by the Mexican naval shipyard Astillero de Marina No. 20.

Comments

[Alexey-74]

What matters to us is Mexico buying? There are strong American positions, all the same neighbors.

[siberalt]

Will it be easier for Mexicans to migrate to the US with these missiles?

[Chertt]

Quote: Alexey-74

There are strong American positions, all the same neighbors.

Mexicans need to be reminded who owned Texas before

[Vanin]

Quote: Alexey-74

What matters to us is Mexico buying? There are strong American positions, all the same neighbors.

There is such a thing as "gringo" in Mexico! You know what I mean ..? And also the United States is trying to separate themselves from the fence .. This is a US sale (strange))), an attempt to buy peace of mind on its borders ...
Russians are going to the continent this time with serious intentions!
Russia is doing everything right that it doesn’t close on its territory (as if the Russian bear woke up and were not driven back into the den by barking from all sides))))) It's too late gentlemen!

[KVU-NSVD]

Chot ammunition for the calculation, but for practical firing? From poverty shtol?

[alexmach]

Judging by the armament of the same Corvette and not the Frigate. In any case, by Russian standards.
Maybe his seaworthiness is improved?

[Herculesic]

The Yankees are happy, only they don’t know what's the sponsor of buying a drug mafia -they will use these "harpoons" to equip heroin, and launch them in strictly designated areas of the US coast, where drug dealers will be waiting for them! !!

[flicker]

Mexico seems to have some kind of problems ... Kim Jong-un to help you

[san4es]

signed a contract with the international shipbuilding group Damen Shipyard Group for the construction of the head frigate of the Damen SIGMA 10514 project

CHARACTERISTICS
Total displacement of 2400 tons,
Length - 105 m,
Width - 14 m.
Draft - 8,8 m.
The main power plant (GEM) of the type combined diesel-electric (CODOE), includes four diesel generators
Power 4 x 9 240 liters. with.
Crew - 100 people + 20 spare places
ARMAMENT
missile systems MM-40 "Exoset"
12-container short-range air defense missile system "Mika-VL" with vertical launch
artillery systems:
• 1 x 76-mm gun company "Oto Melara"
• 2 x 20mm guns
Torpedoes MU-90 of the Eurotorp Consortium
active and passive electronic warfare systems,
helicopter

[Blosk]

the specifications of the Sigma 10514 of the navy of Mexico
are.

length: 107.50 m
beam: 14m
Draft: 3.90 m
displacement: 2,600t

Armaments
Main gun Bofors 57mm MK3 (MK-110)
Machine Gun System 25mm (MK-38 Mod 3)
6x HMG 12.7mm (M2QCB)
2x4 RGM-84L Harpoon B2
VLS (MK-56)
2 triple light torpedo launchers (MK-54)
MK 31 RAM launcher (21 missiles)