Fifth high-speed patrol boat P965 Gnist of the Skjeld project delivered to the Norwegian Navy
ARMS-TASS. The fifth high-speed patrol boat P965 "Gnist" (P965-Gnist) of the Skjold project was supplied by the Norwegian Navy. The delivery was made by the French shipbuilding concern DCNS, a correspondent reported. ARMS-TASS at DCNS.
The boat armament complex was specially designed to meet the requirements of its use in territorial waters. The customer’s requirements to reduce the number of the boat’s crew were also met.
Thanks to modern means of communication and complexes of sensors mounted on a boat, the Skjeld-type boats can be widely used both in international maritime operations and as part of the NATO Navy.
The boat is designed to combat ship formations, the defense of convoys and amphibious forces at sea crossings from surface ship attacks, patrols in a given area, as well as to perform other tasks in coastal waters.
The Skjeld program is implemented by a consortium of DCNS and two Norwegian contractors (the shipyard Umoe Mandal and the company Kongsberg Defense and Aerospace), with the French shipbuilding concern responsible for designing the combat system of the boat and acting as a subcontractor.
Skjeld boats are designed to replace outdated Hawk boats, considered the fastest ships in the world, with the ability to reach speeds up to 60 knots (112 km / h). The vessel has a length of 46,79 m, width - 13,5 m, full displacement - 260 t, draft - 2,25 m (0,8 m hovercraft), crew - 15 people.
The boat has a shock anti-ship complex as part of the 8 RCC NSM of the medium range of a new generation developed by Kensberg. Missiles are placed in two four-pipe PU in the tail part of the cabin. In the bow of the boat there is one 76-mm rapid-fire artillery installation of the company OTO Melara Super Rapid with a barrel length 62 klbr. Firing range - 12 km.
The boats are equipped with the "Senit 2000" (SENIT 2000) combat information management system (BIU). Recently, the Norwegian Ministry of Defense Procurement Administration issued an additional contract to DCNS for technical support of the CENIT 2000 CMS on the Sjeld project boats.
In total, 6 boats will be built as part of the Skjeld-type boat construction program. The first boat of this project P961 Storm (P961-Storm) was handed over to the customer 9 September 2010, the second one - P962 Scudd (P962-Skudd) 28 October 2010, the third - P963 Stiyl (P963-Steil) in June 2011 and the fourth - P964 "The Gnist" (P964-Gnist) in March 2012
The Skjold program is a continuation of DCNS’s long-standing cooperation with Norwegian companies. In particular, from 1997 to 2004. DCNS participated as the lead contractor in the modernization of 14 Hawk-class combat boats of the Norwegian Navy.
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