Navy: “Electric” FCx-30 Corvettes, Govind Done, What About MEKOs?

The Corvette program is now shelved until after the election, after all, announcing them won’t make deals, nor is it appropriate to involve them as a weapons requirement in the current political controversy. Beyond that, the Navy continues discussions with companies, and analyzes the capabilities of the ships. Because PN officials have classified information, expertise, and experience, the analyzes are much more “deep” than we publish, and they “run” many scenarios of their assessment, so that it is clear that any one option prevails in the majority. .

Italian corvettes – or light frigates – starting with the FCx-30, shall we say Finally they are offered with electric propulsion. It seems superior to the French ship because it allows navigation up to 14 knots, That means not just in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) operations. So the ships stay “quiet” to enemy submarines for a long time. This feature has caused quite a stir in the PN, especially as it is absent from its neighbours’ fleets.

The Combat Management System (CMS) of the Italian ships is ATHENEA, with all the modifications required by the PN, in order to avoid the need for long-term retraining of personnel transferred from FDI HNs (with SETIS). We’ve written before that the ship is “CMS Agnostic”, meaning CMS other than ATHENA can be installed. But if a company that makes a different CMS wants to work with Fincantieri, One thing that is not a given is that there will always be issues of business competition.

As far as anti-aircraft weapons go, it is still based on MBDA’s much better CAMM-ER missile, which can fire from its canister without the need for a dedicated launcher (reducing costs). In general, the Italian ship will fully cover the PN and its requirements, while the construction of the “2.5” ships, as we wrote, will take place in Elefsina (that is, 2 ships and parts of the original one will be built in Italy. )

France’s Govind is now an efficient replenishment vessel for FDI HN. The Navy Group has committed to deliver a ship that is technically more compatible with the FDI HN, while the electronic warfare system offered by the French company (of Israeli manufacture) clearly includes the PN. For reflection on boat performance (obviously within the fleet) The company insists and promises a top speed of 25 knots, FDI has no problem with its collaboration with HN.

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The main sticking point with the Gowind HNs remains the MICA VL anti-aircraft missile, as the more advanced MICA VL NG will be available in 2029. Nothing written about starting deliveries earlier will happen, as production starts in 2026 and the French Air Force has full priority for deliveries. However, the MICA VL NG will be adopted by the French Navy (which currently does not adopt the MICA VL) as a replacement for the Aster 15 on its future ships.

We believe that domestic participation and what it means will determine the final choice. Fincantieri collaborates with ONEX, and proposes to build a ship repair center in Elefsina, which will serve the ships of the 6th Fleet! However, the French, Scaramangas Shipyards and the new owner, Mr. Together with Procopio they have provided an important collaborative “set”. He was expected to be at the Prime Minister’s side during a visit to the Lorient shipyard on March 22, but that was cancelled. For the umpteenth time, we say that the Navy knows Greece very well and that its supporting structures here allow it to know what needs to be done to win the deal.

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Problems for MEKOs

Regarding modernization of MEKO200HN warships: German company TKMS e.g. Very “behind” with evolution. It’s on Corvettes. And various rumors are doing the rounds.

Continuation of this Naval Security