"Will surpass the basic version": the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has decided on the armament of corvettes for the Navy
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense has finally decided on the equipment of Turkish corvettes, which are planned to be built for the Ukrainian Navy. As stated in the military department, the Ukrainian corvettes in their capabilities will surpass the basic version of the Turkish ships. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Mironyuk.
According to the Ukrainian commander, the Ukrainian Neptune was chosen as the anti-ship missile for the Ada-type corvettes, but other anti-ship missiles are being considered, including the American Harpoon, Turkish Atmaca, Norwegian Naval Strike Missile and other missiles.
- said Mironyuk.
The ship's anti-aircraft defense is planned to be organized using the MICA anti-aircraft complex produced by the European MBDA group. The manufacturer confirmed its readiness to supply it to Ukraine. At the same time, the option of installing a Ukrainian anti-aircraft complex is not excluded, if the defense industry of Ukraine is able to develop it.
It was decided not to change the combat information and control system of the ship, since the Ukrainian military-industrial complex is not able to offer something similar. Therefore, the Turkish GENESIS system will be installed on the Ukrainian corvettes, integrated "into all NATO standards for communication and automatic command and control systems, including the Link 16 tactical data exchange network."
- added Mironyuk.
Thus, judging by the equipment and armament of the corvette, from the Ukrainian one it will only have the Neptune anti-ship missile system, and even then, if they manage to create its "naval" version. Earlier it was reported that the power plant on the corvettes, in addition to the head one, should also be of Ukrainian production.
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