Turkish Navy Future LHD Model Showcased with F-35B STOVL Aircraft at IDEF 2015
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Navy future LHD model on display during IDEF 2015 featuring F-35B jets
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The LPD is a single hull vessel made of steel whose
platform is designed by Navantia and combat system integrated by ASELSAN
and HAVELSAN. The design is based on a combination of military and commercial
standards and specifications. The structure, equipment and materials comply
with Turk Loydu Classification rules and civil standards, whist her combat
system, ammunition handling and stowage systems, systems of replenishment
at sea, flight deck and the damage control system follow military standards
Turkish Navy LHD Mission Profiles and Capabilities The ship is to be designed for four mission profiles: » Amphibious ops: Capable of transporting a marine infantry force to carry out landing and support operations. » Force Projection: Transporting forces to a theatre of operations. » Aircraft Carrier: A platform for carrier-based naval aircrafts, acting as a flight deck for strategic projection airborne vectors (Navy's Air Wing) » Humanitarian air ops: MOOTW (Military Operations Other Than War), humanitarian assistance, evacuation of crisis area, hospital ship in areas affected by natural disaster, etc. We reported in January this year that Turkey took the decision to built the future LHD (Turkish designation: LPD Project) as an aircraft carrier capable to deploy the F-35B, the STOVL variant of the Lockheed Martin built Joint Strike Fighter. |
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 Juan Carlos LHD can carry and deploy 4 LCMs thanks to its well deck Picture: Spanish Navy |
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Juan Carlos class LHD
The multi-purpose Strategic Projection Ship "Juan Carlos I" is the largest naval unit ever built in Spain. Her NATO denomination is LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock). In June 2007, Australia announced it would purchase and build two ships of the same design to become the Canberra-class landing helicopter docks. The crew consists of 261 people: 30 officers, 49 NCOs, 59 leading seamen and 123 ratings. |
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Turkish Navy Future LHD Model Showcased with F-35B STOVL Aircraft at IDEF 2015
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Turkish
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At
IDEF 2015, the International Defence Industry Fair currently held in
Istanbul, Turkey, local shipyard "Sedef Shipbuilding" is showcasing
a model of the future Turkish Navy Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) with
the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the Lockheed
Martin F-35 Lightning II jets on board. The same model is showcased
on the Turkish Navy booth. |
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Navy future LHD model on display at Sedef Shipyard booth during IDEF
2015 |
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Turkey's
Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) announced in December
2013 that it selected Sedef shipyard as winner of its LPD tender and
that final contract negotiations with this shipyard could begin. Sedef
shipyard in Turkey offers a design based on Juan Carlos LHD under the
collaboration with Spain's Navantia.
Landing Platform Dock Project According to SSM, the Landing Platform Dock Project (LPD)’s main purpose is the acqusition of one Landing Platform Dock in order to meet the operational requirements of Turkish Naval Forces. The scope of the procurement is for: - 1 LPD and - Four Landing Craft Mechanics (LCM) - Twenty seven Amphibious Assault Vehicles (AAV), - Two Landing Craft Personnel Vehicles (LCVP), - One Commander Boat - One RHIB (Rubber Hull Inflated Boat) will be acquired One of the requirement was for a Privately Owned Turkish Shipyard to be main contractor, also responsible for design, construction, integration and tests and final performance. The other proposals which were rejected were: RMK Marine Shipyard offering its own indigenous design and Desan shipyard offering a design based on South Korea's Dokdo class. At the early stage of the tender a Chinese company submitted its design proposal but then backed away. |
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Navy future LHD model on display at Sedef Shipyard booth during IDEF
2015 |
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Turkish Navy LHD Specifications
At IDEF, Sedef shipyard gave the latest LHD specifications to Navy Recognition: Length overall: 231 meters Maximum beam: 32 meters Draught: 6.8 meters Height: 58 meters Maximum speed: 21 knots Range: 9,000 miles @ economical speed Electric propulsion with 2x 11 MW Siemens eSIPOD; 5x MAN 16V32/40 Diesel GenSets and 2x bow thrusters Complete hospital and sick bay Combat systems: Genesis Advent CMS with amphibious and joint operations capability Link 11/16/22/JRE/VMF 1x SMART-S Mk2 3D Search Radar 2x LPI radars 2x Navigation radars 1x Air traffic and control radar 1x PAR radar 4x 25mm Aselsan STOP 3x 12.7mm Aselsan STAMP 2x Raytheon Phalanx CIWS Aselsan R-ESM Aselsan jammers Chaff/IR Decoy launching system Aseslan TORK torpedo countermeasure system IRST HF/VHF/UHF and satellite communication systems Amphibious capacity and force projection: Garage for heavy loads: 1410 m² (MBTs, AAVs, TEU containers...) Dock: 1165 m² (4x LCMs or 2x LCACs) Light cargo garage: 1880 m² (AAVs, ZPTs, TEU containers...) Aviation hangar: 900 m² (S-70B, AW-149, CH-47 etc.) Flight Deck: 5440 m² (6 landing spots) |
| Turkish
Navy future LHD model on display during IDEF 2015 featuring F-35B jets
on the deck |
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The LPD is a single hull vessel made of steel whose
platform is designed by Navantia and combat system integrated by ASELSAN
and HAVELSAN. The design is based on a combination of military and commercial
standards and specifications. The structure, equipment and materials comply
with Turk Loydu Classification rules and civil standards, whist her combat
system, ammunition handling and stowage systems, systems of replenishment
at sea, flight deck and the damage control system follow military standards
Turkish Navy LHD Mission Profiles and Capabilities The ship is to be designed for four mission profiles: » Amphibious ops: Capable of transporting a marine infantry force to carry out landing and support operations. » Force Projection: Transporting forces to a theatre of operations. » Aircraft Carrier: A platform for carrier-based naval aircrafts, acting as a flight deck for strategic projection airborne vectors (Navy's Air Wing) » Humanitarian air ops: MOOTW (Military Operations Other Than War), humanitarian assistance, evacuation of crisis area, hospital ship in areas affected by natural disaster, etc. We reported in January this year that Turkey took the decision to built the future LHD (Turkish designation: LPD Project) as an aircraft carrier capable to deploy the F-35B, the STOVL variant of the Lockheed Martin built Joint Strike Fighter. |
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Juan Carlos LHD can carry and deploy 4 LCMs thanks to its well deck Picture: Spanish Navy |
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Juan Carlos class LHD
The multi-purpose Strategic Projection Ship "Juan Carlos I" is the largest naval unit ever built in Spain. Her NATO denomination is LHD (Landing Helicopter Dock). In June 2007, Australia announced it would purchase and build two ships of the same design to become the Canberra-class landing helicopter docks. The crew consists of 261 people: 30 officers, 49 NCOs, 59 leading seamen and 123 ratings. |
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