By the way which Air Defence Systems will our LPD have? Are we under sanctions now?
Phalanx + RAM which i don't think will be embargoed.
On paper it was supposed to have :
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If I recall correctly couple of Phalanx CWIS from old platforms were going to be used. But this could be changed with Gokdeniz. However as Gokdeniz does take more space, a place has to be allocated to it.
RAM could be a problem. But we were working on our indigenous RAM replacement. (Sungur could be turned in to a replacement of this missile)
Which old ships are being retired so Phalanx can be used from those? Possibly the ships which will retire also has got their phalanxes from an older ship. (Knox class, OHPs given for spare parts etc)
DIMDEG will also need 2 Phalanx.
Sungur is not equivalent of RAM, RAM is remarkably bigger and more agile, also RF guided.
The elavated platform is large enough so if needed Gökdeniz can be integrated.
To take the ski lift off the design when building the ship was going to be more expensive than leaving it. So probably because of this it was left. But during the building of the ship f35 idea materialised and the surface of the deck of the ship, with great expense, was covered with a special material to withstand the extreme heat the F135 engine generates especially when vertical landing. That now stands as wasted money.
The reason why Spanish design was chosen is presence of the ski-jump. The ski-jump was also present in Request for Proposal, thus it was planned. However project itself has changed remarkably over time, the decisions were made prior to the construction in RfP. Same applies to jet-resistant deck, it hasn't been decided later but before the construction.
But I believe that with the right modifications, the ship can still accommodate a complement of 6 to 8 planes, like Navalised Hurjet, if powerful engines are used and a good arresting hook is fitted. But as we never have had any experience in this area there is too much to learn yet. So don’t hold your breath! (Then again we did not know enough about UAV technology apart from operating some Herons that did not work properly)
Not possible. Explained it in earlier pages i believe. 1st of all, the ship is an LHD, we can't add a catapult and arrest system which would penetrate the deck, down to hangar, for large planes. There could be some innovative solutions for medium size UAVs but will not be long term.
i can see from such armament that it will depend on the escorting frigates for protection
btw do turkey have any long range aaw systems on their frigates ?
US Aircraft carriers are equipped with multiple RAM, multiple Phalanx + quad-packed ESSM yet they still "rely on" escort destroyers and frigates for a wide area defense.
The ship has sufficient protection for self defense, with an additional spot for VL point-defense (AA) missiles in the future. For the long range protection it will rely on TF-2000 (64 VLS+ Long range AESA radar) and medium range I-Class frigate (16 VLS - 64 ESSM + Smart-S II).
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