Noch ein ganz wichtiger Aspekt. Die Wirtschaft wird angekurbelt, und die Schiffsbauindustrie wird ein Boom erleben.
Lockheed Martin: MMSC To Benefit Greek Economy And Hellenic Navy
Lockheed Martin presented the opportunities for Greece from the choice of the Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) ship during a webinar presented on November 19th by Joe DePietro, VP of Small Combatants and Ship Systems.
Lockheed Martin presented the opportunities for Greece from the choice of the Multi-Mission Surface Combatant (MMSC) ship during a webinar presented on November 19th by Joe DePietro, VP of Small Combatants and Ship Systems.
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According to Lockheed Martin there are two main opportunities arising from the selection of the MMSC ships from Greece. The first is the industrial work that will be carried out from local shipyards and their supply chain, which will strengthen its economy while creating much needed work positions. The second opportunity will be for the Hellenic Navy (HN) which will benefit from the technical characteristics of the platform and the company’s long experience in the program, as Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) are still under production for the US Navy.
With regards to the design of the ship, Lockheed Martin stressed the fact that it is based on a modular concept which allows the company to reconfigure it depending on the end-user’s requirements. The design also offers a shallow draft, which could be an advantage for the Hellenic Navy operations in the Aegean Sea and its numerous islands, which the crews of the much smaller fast-attack craft use perfectly to hide from enemy electronic surveillance. The drawback however, is that such a shallow draft can impact the ship’ stability in bad weather conditions.
An important information that was revealed was the displacement of the vessels. While the Freedom-class LCS variant has a displacement of 3,500 tons, the MMSC displaces 4,200 tons (full load for both). The exact displacement of the HN vessels will be known once the final configuration is finalized.
The modularity of the vessels also extends to their weapons configuration. The end-user can select from a different set of weapons that may include a larger caliber gun, additional Mk41 vertical launch systems (VLS) and missiles of the customer’s choice that can include the Kongsberg NSM, the Raytheon Harpoon, the MBDA Exocet and even a vertically launched anti-submarine rockets (ASROC).
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The Hellenic Navy is currently involved with an ambitious and wide ranging modernization plan. The plan, approved by the
Greek parliament in May this year, consists in:
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As already mentioned, the offer from the US provides some additional advantages. Besides the co-production with a local shipyard which will be the focus of a Lockheed Martin delegation visiting Greece in the coming few weeks, it also offers an integrated upgrade suite for the MEKO-200HN frigates. What Lockheed Martin pointed out was that the program would deliver a ship that will have increased commonality and support economies of scale with the MMSC in terms of integrated systems, training and user experience.
Moreover, the MMSC can tackle cybersecurity threats. It is a trend followed by many modern naval forces where edge computing has to be protected from enemy cyberattacks. That will be a new operational concept for the HN which operates legacy platforms.
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Der amerikanische Deal ist meiner Meinung nach der Logischste aktuell. Und vor allem wenn man am FFG(X) Programm noch beteiligt sein wird. Wenn wir nicht am FFG(X) Programm beteiligt werden, dann denke ich, dass man ca 2024/25 noch mal die Belharra's aufgreifen wird. Dann dürfte auch die Wirtschaft wieder angekurbelt sein.
Also für die nächsten 2 - 10 Jahren
2 gebrauchte Fregatten + 4 MMSC + 4 MEKO(modernisiert) + 4 FFG(X) oder 4 Belharra
Dann noch 6-8 Themistokles Korvetten oder 6-8 PESCO EPC Korvetten
Das meiste davon in griechischen Werften fertiggestellt.