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According to the images that appear on the Internet, first DW-3000F stealth frigates of the Royal Thai Navy with hull number 471 main power has been installed, its radar tower also relatively complete.
According to the contract signed with South Korean Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) will supply for Thailand one DW-3000F escort ships and technology transfer to build the second ship in this country.
The warships known as develoloped from prototype Gwanggaeto destroyer (KDX-1), the value of each ship up to 416 million.
DW-3000F with full load of 3,700 tons of displacement; length 123 m; width 14.4 m; and 8 m draft. The ship is powered by combined diesel and gas engines, the maximum speed of 30 knots/h, a range of 4,000 nautical miles if sailing in the 18-nautical/h.
Sensors on DW-3000F is the realm of long-range radar Sea Giraffe 4A reconnaissance range 350 km; besides, Sea Giraffe AMB radar medium-range (range ; 180 km); comes with 3 maritime navigation radar; hydroacoustic positioning system (sonar) tensile and attached itself; 1 camera surveillance (including thermal imaging and TV channels); 2 jamming decoy launchers.
The armament of the ship is very strong and comprehensive, include 1 Oto Melara Super Rapid gun 76.2 mm; 2 ultra-range defense system near the Phalanx; 2 DS-30M gun pedestal size 30 mm Mark 2 automatic control; 2 Size 12.7mm M2 machine gun.
Most notably on DW-3000F is the Mk 41 vertical launchers with eight launch tubes, which carries 32 medium-range air defense missile RIM-162 ESSM, or 8 RIM 66/67 Standard SM-2MR/ER, or VL ASROC anti-submarine missiles. Amidships also cruise missile launchers Harpoon anti-ship and anti-submarine lightweight torpedoes Mk 44.
Visible both in size and features, the DW-3000F of the Royal Thai Navy deserves to be regarded as No. 1 frigates in Southeast Asia, its power is even marginally better than Formidable class of the Republic of Singapore Navy.
This frigates will escort small aircraft carriers of the Navy with other warships owned many sizes, preparing to receive and then proceed to play in DW-3000F class warship, combined with attack submarines supplied by China, Thailand is on the road back to position the leading naval powers ASEAN.
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Indonesia takes delivery of first SIGMA 10514 frigate
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sounds like her sea-trials took place:Komando Armada RI Kawasan Timur (Koarmatim) menguji tempur Kapal Perang Republik Indonesia (KRI) Raden Eddy Martadinata 331, yang merupakan armada perang terbaru hasil produksi industri galangan kapal Badan Usaha Milik Negara (BUMN), PT PAL Indonesia.
Uji tempur berlangsung di Dermaga Madura Koarmatim, Ujung, Surabaya, Selasa, dengan menekankan latihan peperangan pada Sistem Senjata Armada Terpadu (SSAT) di atas KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata 331.
"Prajurit KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata 331 merupakan unsur terbaru milik TNI Angkatan Laut," terang Kepala Staf Komando Armada RI Kawasan Timur (Kasarmatim) Laksamana Pertama TNI I.N.G. Ariawan, di sela latihan.
Ariawan menjelaskan, KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata 331 merupakan kapal perang jenis Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) 10514.
"KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata 331 merupakan salah satu kapal perang jenis PKR pesanan Kementerian Pertahanan RI yang pembuatannya dipercayakan kepada PT PAL Indonesia," ujarnya.
Dalam pembuatannya, PT PAL Indonesia bekerja sama dengan Dutch Shipbuilder Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) asal Belanda.
"Hari ini kita lakukan uji tempur, dengan melakukan latihan pengendalian peperangan yang dilaksanakan dari Pusat Informasi Tempur (PIT) KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata 331," terang Ariawan.
Kolonel Laut (P) Agam Endrasmono dipercaya sebagai pengendali peperangan dalam latihan tempur di atas KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata 331, dengan materi latihan peperangan udara dan peperangan atas air.
Tampak sejumlah perwira turut menyaksikan jalannya latihan tempur KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata, di antaranya Irarmatim Kolonel Laut (T) Amrein, Asrena Pangarmatim Kolonel Laut (P) Rony Saleh, Asintel Pangarmatim Kolonel Laut (P) Arif Sumartono, dan Komandan Kolatarmatim Kolonel Laut (P) Octavianus Budi Susanto.
Ariawan mengaku puas dengan pelaksanaan latihan tempur pada armada kapal terbaru buatan PT PAL itu. Dia berpesan kepada seluruh prajurit KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata agar merawat kapal dengan baik.
"Kepada seluruh prajurit KRI Raden Eddy Martadinata 331 agar lebih meningkatkan latihan dan profesionalisme. Gali potensi diri untuk memberikan kemampuan terbaik guna menjaga kedaulatan Negara Kesatuan Republik Indonesia," tuturnya.