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11 April 2006
Chile contracts for Seawolf Block 2
By Richard Scott Jane's Naval Consultant
Chile has become the first overseas customer for the Seawolf Block 2 point defence missile after concluding a contract with MBDA UK in February 2006.
The contract covers the supply of both conventional-launch and vertical-launch missile variants, plus training and handling equipment, to equip Almirante Williams, an ex-UK Royal Navy (RN) Type 22 Batch 2 frigate currently in service with the Armada de Chile, plus three ex-RN Type 23 frigates to be delivered between 2006 and 2008.
While the Block 2 missile's external dimensions mirror those of the earlier Block 1, the new missile has been designed to overcome obsolescence in many of the components present in the legacy missiles. Improvements include a new electronic actuation system to replace the former gas actuation system (resulting in improved missile rate control and agility) and a solid-state silicon gyro in the Inertial Measurement Unit.
con esto, entonces se equipa tanto a la williams como a las proximas T-23, con este misil, tambien si somos optimistas, el numero de misiles deveria ascender a unos 170+-, entre 72 para la T-22-2 y 96 VLS pata las T-23
saludos
REX
11 April 2006
Chile contracts for Seawolf Block 2
By Richard Scott Jane's Naval Consultant
Chile has become the first overseas customer for the Seawolf Block 2 point defence missile after concluding a contract with MBDA UK in February 2006.
The contract covers the supply of both conventional-launch and vertical-launch missile variants, plus training and handling equipment, to equip Almirante Williams, an ex-UK Royal Navy (RN) Type 22 Batch 2 frigate currently in service with the Armada de Chile, plus three ex-RN Type 23 frigates to be delivered between 2006 and 2008.
While the Block 2 missile's external dimensions mirror those of the earlier Block 1, the new missile has been designed to overcome obsolescence in many of the components present in the legacy missiles. Improvements include a new electronic actuation system to replace the former gas actuation system (resulting in improved missile rate control and agility) and a solid-state silicon gyro in the Inertial Measurement Unit.
con esto, entonces se equipa tanto a la williams como a las proximas T-23, con este misil, tambien si somos optimistas, el numero de misiles deveria ascender a unos 170+-, entre 72 para la T-22-2 y 96 VLS pata las T-23
saludos
REX