TATA LAMV, India - Light Armoured Multipurpose Vehicle For Indian Army
Kang ding
1. KANG DING CLASS OF
TAIWANESE NAVY
LA FAYETTE CLASS FRIGATES BUILT FOR TAIWAN
2. Introduction
• The Kang Ding Class are La Fayette Class frigates built for the Taiwanese
Navy.
• In 1992, the Taiwanese government contracted with prime contractor Thales
(formerly Thomson CSF), arranging for the construction of six ships.
• Weapons assembly was to take place in Taiwan, carried out by the China SB
Corporation at Kaohsiung.
• The frigates were constructed at French state shipbuilder DCN's Lorient
Naval Dockyard.
• The first ship, the Kang Ding, arrived at Taiwan’s Tsoyng naval base in May
1996; the final frigate of the six, Chan Te, was launched in August 1996, and
was commissioned for service with the Republic of China Navy in January
1998.
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4. Design
• The Kang Ding Class frigates are modelled on the French La Fayette
Class design, but differ in both structure and weapons systems.
• Its anti-submarine capability has been considerably enhanced and
additional guns have also been fitted.
• The ship is designed to carry one Sikorsky S-70C(M)1 ASW helicopter.
• The ship displaces 3,500t fully loaded, and has dimensions of 125m x
15.4m x 4m.
• With a maximum speed of 25kt, it has a range of 7,000nm at 15kt.
The ship can accommodate a complement of 134, including 15
officers.
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6. Combat & Control
• The combat data system is a Thales Tacticos
system; weapons control for the main gun is
by EADS Systems & Defence Electronics
Najir Mk 2 optronic director.
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8. Countermeasures
• Countermeasures include two Sagem Défense
Sécurité (formerly EADS Defence &
Electronics) Dagaie chaff launchers, and a
Thales DR3000S radar warning receiver,
operating in bands D to K.
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10. Sensors
• Surface search is provided by Thales Triton G radar, operating at
G-band.
• The air / surface search radar is Thales DRBV-26D radar, operating
at D-band, and fire control radar is by two Thales Castor IIC I/J-
Band radars.
• Two Thales defence (formerly Racal) 20V90 radars provide
navigation and air control for the helicopter.
• Sonars include the Thales Underwater Systems (formerly Thomson
Marconi Sonar) ATAS (V)2 active towed array; and the Thales
Spherion B bow-mounted active search, medium-frequency sonar.
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12. Propulsion
• The ship is driven by a CODAD (Combined
Diesel and Diesel) system, made up of four
SEMT-Pielstick 12 PA6 V 280 STC (Sequential
Turbo Charging) diesels each rated at
5200hp at 1050rpm, with two shafts.
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14. Weapons
• The ship is armed with two four-cell launchers for the Taiwanese-designed
Hsiung Feng II surface-to-surface missile.
• Hsiung Feng II has inertial guidance with active radar and infrared homing to a
range of 130km.
• There is one four-cell launcher for the Lockheed Martin Sea Chaparral surface-
to-air missile, which has an infrared seeker and range of 9km.
• The main gun is an Oto Melara 76mm / 62 mk 75 gun, which fires 6kg shells at
a rate of 85 rounds a minute to a range of 15km.
• Two Bofors 40mm/70 guns are also fitted. The Raytheon / General Dynamics
20mm / 76 Phalanx mk 15 mod 2 Close-In Weapon System (CIWS) fires at a
rate of 3,000 rounds a minute to a range of 1.5km.
• Raytheon has been awarded a contract to provide the Phalanx Block 1A
upgrade
