17 Mei 2017

A26 Sub Goes Vertical

17 Mei 2017


Rear Admiral Mercado, Chief of Navy, Philippines, is getting a presentation about the A26 submarine (photo : Saab)

Sweden’s Saab is displaying a model of its A26 conventional submarine (SSK) fitted with vertical launch missile tubes at IMDEX Asia. 

This version of the boat is designed to emphasise the modular capability of the submarine with the installation of a 10m section containing three launchers, each containing six missiles.

It is the first time that a conventional diesel-electric-powered submarine has been designed with the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile capability (TLAM). Existing boats that have TLAM – the US Navy and UK Royal Navy submarines – are all nuclear-powered (SSN).


Submarine launch of Tomahawk. (photo : General Dynamics)

The only other land attack capability that is fitted to conventional submarines has had to be through missiles fired through the torpedo tubes.

It is no small feat to install a vertical launch land attack capability onto an SSK, but the modular design means that a 10m section can be relatively easily installed. The modular section could also instead contain more batteries or AIP depending on the customer requirements.

Saab has received interest from customers that want a land attack capability in a smaller conventional submarine, but would not disclose what countries.


A26 submarine with vertical launch missile tubes (photo : Shephard)

Naturally, the country would have to be a close US ally due to the restrictions in the sale of cruise missiles. Most countries that could procure an A26 of this type either would not be allowed to buy TLAM or have already selected other submarine designs for their subsurface capability.

Poland, however, is one country that may fit the bill as it is still looking for a submarine capability has close relations with Sweden, and is also a close ally of the US being a part of NATO.

As a part of a wider naval expansion programme Poland wants to acquire three submarines from 2023 and Saab is bidding alongside European rivals, DCNS and TKMS.

(Imdex Asia 2017 Daily News)

14 komentar:

  1. Komentar ini telah dihapus oleh pengarang.

    BalasHapus
  2. Takziah pada keluarga korban

    http://m.tribunnews.com/nasional/2017/05/17/ini-identitas-4-prajurut-tni-yang-tewas-akibat-latihan-perang-di-natuna

    BalasHapus
  3. Only britian is the only country that operates the tomahawk

    BalasHapus
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    1. Not only britain,australia operates too tomahawk at its new destroyer

      Hapus
  4. Wannabe pignoy.... save your money to buy food shithead...... shit try to dream big buy no money to spent. Asked that asked this from defence company and ends up nothing... stop wasting our time. No money no talk..

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    1. Nothing wrong if they often asked bro...they often asked to choose the best military equipment,it's the same with another country often asked for choosing the best,about money is no problem with that...maybe sweden can give philippines a leasing or another hand to buy

      Hapus
    2. So..this regime/administration also much talk..little implementation.. Nearly all the asset that been bought comming frm previous administration plann.

      In short..pemerintahan yg skrg mirip pinoy..cuap2 melulu..nawar melulu..yg dibeli cuma nyelesaiken kerjaan pemerintah sebelumnya..

      Don't redicule other people..when your government also much talk..small action..

      Hapus
    3. Komentar ini telah dihapus oleh pengarang.

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    4. Don't get baited by this dark side dude. He's just here to chat shit and troll same as the other useless trolls.

      Apparently he doesn't like us discussing here because we are not "real defence experts" and he is here to read "real defence experts" (he should be on Jane's or some shit to read the works of "real defence experts", you're on the wrong site smartass).

      And now he writes shit about the pinoys as if they are wasting "his" time. If he really is working in the defence industry, he wouldn't be writing crap like this here. Go pretend and troll somewhere else Mr. Smartypants.

      Hapus
    5. Dark side itu panas hatilah n selalu iri hati bila lihat kemajuan military negara lain,bila pinoy ada kebolehan dalam military kenapa tak kita sokong,kenapa kita mesti iri,seperti inilah cem otak toilet penuh sampah n najis selalu irilah,aq pun dah hafal lah typikal cem dia nih,kalo dari negara maling sana biasanya otaknya cem toilet penuh najis dan iri hati Wkwkwk

      Hapus
  5. an admiral goes to a booth and get presented about a product.. what so hyped about this.? never go to an exhibition before..? and this DARK SIDE a$$hole gets paranoid, it's not like they're buying it.. calm your tits dude, what do you have against them?

    BalasHapus
  6. cool....saingan ama 216 vs amur

    BalasHapus
  7. if all subs goes vertical, it means no need surface combatant, right?

    BalasHapus
  8. kata siapa???surface combatan tetap perlu...untuk masif destroyer....karena surface combatan lebih besar dari kapal selam....kapal selam hanya untuk operational spesial target saja

    BalasHapus