Войти

Sweden builds new corvettes

3341
0
0
Image source: warspot.ru

The Swedish fleet will receive a new generation of corvettes. Yesterday, on September 6, the press service of the Swedish Defense Material Supply Department (FMV) announced the start of work on ships with the working name Visby Generation II.

As previously reported, the main contractor will be Saab, which in February announced the signing of a contract with the Swedish Defense Ministry for the development of a new generation of Visby-type ships. It is planned that despite the small size, the new corvettes will be equipped with modern anti-ship systems, torpedoes, as well as an air defense system.

Visby-type corvette

Image source: fmv.se

"The so-called product definition phase has begun, during which it will be determined how the ships should be built, as well as a fixed price offer for the production of four units. The working name of the new combat surface ships is the second generation of Visby, which is due to the fact that they are largely based on the Visby corvettes that are used in the armed forces today," the FMV press service reported.

Visby-type ships are corvettes built using the technology of reduced radar visibility. The length of each of the ships is less than 73 m, the displacement is 640 tons. Despite its relatively small size, the ship carries a 57-mm Bofors SAK 57 Mk3 cannon, as well as powerful torpedo and missile weapons. In addition, the corvette is equipped with a flight deck for a light helicopter or drone.

The rights to this material belong to
The material is placed by the copyright holder in the public domain
  • The news mentions
Страны
Компании
Проекты
Do you want to leave a comment? Register and/or Log in
ПОДПИСКА НА НОВОСТИ
Ежедневная рассылка новостей ВПК на электронный почтовый ящик
  • Discussion
    Update
  • 05.11 10:58
  • 5406
Without carrot and stick. Russia has deprived America of its usual levers of influence
  • 05.11 01:13
  • 1
Лавров: правительство Германии стыдливо смирилось с унизительным разрушением газопроводов «Северные потоки»
  • 04.11 18:30
  • 73
Россия использует пропаганду как средство войны против Запада - британский генерал
  • 04.11 17:57
  • 13
Ukraine will receive two 35mm Rheinmetall Skynex anti-aircraft artillery complexes
  • 04.11 15:35
  • 0
Военные приготовления НАТО в ноябре
  • 04.11 12:13
  • 23
Первую летную ракету-носитель "Ангара-А5" отправили для испытаний на космодром Восточный
  • 04.11 11:55
  • 10
Основатель Amazon объявил о создании тяжелой космической ракеты
  • 04.11 11:25
  • 18
В подземной лаборатории БПЛА из дронов-камикадзе делают многоразовые
  • 04.11 11:07
  • 5
Правительство Марокко близко к закупке самолетов ВТА C-390 "Миллениум"
  • 04.11 11:06
  • 0
Гонка вооружений 2.0 – крах Европы
  • 04.11 09:55
  • 1
Как выглядит и на что способен самый массовый гусеничный БТР Северной Кореи
  • 04.11 05:39
  • 2
Is the Chinese Type 99 tank capable of surpassing the M1 Abrams or the Russian T-90? (The National Interest, USA)
  • 03.11 18:24
  • 3
Russian Borey—class submarines are perhaps the best on the planet (The National Interest, USA)
  • 03.11 17:08
  • 2
Уралвагонзавод поставил на поток производство "мангалов" для бронетехники
  • 03.11 15:29
  • 5
The prospects of the Wagner group after the death of Prigozhin are in question