Euronaval 2014 news

Scratch said:

In your coverage of the Excalibur N5, we're being told that the round is capabe of engaging sea targets (ships) as well. Does it mean it as a moving target engagement capability via datalink update? Because in my understanding it's still GPS only, and even an idling vessel would move just with the current. If the round attacks with a steep angle, that means a high arc, which means a considerable time of flight.

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navyreco said:

Some of these videos are likely OK for non-US/UK audience, I hope the accent of some of the speakers (including myself who knows, I got really exhausted towards the end of the week) is not a huge turn off for native English speakers.

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Jeff Head said:

The XWind 4000 video was fine...even for an old Texan like me.

That vessel looks good.

I see the main gun in the stealth cupola. Is that a 76mm?

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Scratch said:

In your coverage of the Excalibur N5, we're being told that the round is capabe of engaging sea targets (ships) as well. Does it mean it as a moving target engagement capability via datalink update? Because in my understanding it's still GPS only, and even an idling vessel would move just with the current. If the round attacks with a steep angle, that means a high arc, which means a considerable time of flight.

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Update 12/11/2014
Navy Recognition asked a few more details regarding Excalibur N5 and Raytheon got back to us with answers:
Navy Recognition: Is Raytheon developing a version of Exalibur N5 that will work with a 76 mm gun?
Excalibur Business Development Senior Manager Paul Daniels: "Not at this time, but we are considering options for leveraging proven Excalibur and other Raytheon technologies for application in various naval gun systems."
Navy Recognition: Please provide more details about the Excalibur N5's ability to engage surface targets at sea.
Paul Daniels: "Modern naval fire control systems on board naval vessels have the capability to use a radar track (speed and heading of the moving vessel) to calculate a predicted intercept point for gunfire engagement. In this manner, a GPS guided projectile provides a baseline capability to intercept moving vessels, especially larger ships that cannot maneuver rapidly. At the same time, Raytheon will be offering more than one dual mode seeker options capable of greatly increasing the probability of successful engagement of smaller, highly maneuverable vessels. Regarding the trajectory and time of flight, Excalibur N5 will use the same shaped trajectory used by Excalibur Ib. The steep angle of fall is not achieved by using a high arc , but through Its high maneuverability. The latter allows the projectile to pull down sharply at the end of its flight to achieve its steep angle of fall. Times of flight will be similar to Excalibur Ib."

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navyreco said:

DSME showcasing its next generation KDDX Destroyer for ROK Navy at Indo Defence 2014

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Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) is showcasing its KDDX Destroyer project for the first time outside South Korea At Indo Defence 2014, the international defence exhibition currently held in Jakarta. Navy Recognition gathered the latest details on the future Republic of Korea Navy (ROK Navy) Destroyer.

According to a DSME representative at Indo Defence, the KDDX is being developped as a smaller, more compact and more stealthy follow on to the AEGIS KDX-III destroyers. The main requirements from the ROK Navy are lower maintenance and operating costs than KDX-III, which are based on the U.S. Navy's Burke class destroyers.

Based on the model (and confirmed by two DSME representatives at Indo Defence), the KDDX will be fitted with 16x SSM-700K Haeseong (C-Star) Anti-ship Missile launchers, 48x vertical launch systems at the bow (MK41 from Lockheed Martin or some Korean VLS under development by Doosan) for surface to air missiles, 16x larger K-VLS back aft. This could not be confirmed at Indo Defence, but Navy Recognition believes these larger K-VLS will be used to store and launch LIG Nex1's Hyunmoo-3C land attack cruise missiles with a range of about 1,500 km. There are speculations in South Korea that there will also be an anti-ship version of the Hyunmoo missile. A Phalanx CIWS is fitted on top of the dual helicopter hangar.

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