TNI Percayakan Kapal LST ke PT PAL

23 Maret 2010

KRI Teluk Tomini-508 (photo : TNI-AL)

Metrotvnews.com, Jakarta: Mabes TNI Angkatan Laut mempercayakan pembuatan kapal jenis Landing Ship Tank (LST) baru kepada PT PAL, untuk menggantikan tujuh kapal sejenis buatan Amerika Serikat (AS) yang akan "dipensiunkan". Juru bicara TNI Angkatan Laut Kolonel Laut (P) Heri Setianegara ketika dikonfirmasi ANTARA di Jakarta, Senin (22/3), mengatakan, "pemusnahan" tujuh kapal LST buatan AS tahun 1942-1945, itu sudah mulai dilakukan.

"Kita operasionalkan kapal-kapal itu sampai habis masa pakainya, lalu kita `pensiunkan` dan diganti dengan yang baru. Kita minta PT PAL untuk membuatkan tujuh kapal LST sebagai gantinya," kata Heri.

Ia mengemukakan, ketujuh kapal yang akan dimusnahkan itu kini masih beroperasi di Komando Lintas Laut Militer (Kolinlamil). Ketujuh kapal yang akan dipensiunkan adalah KRI Teluk Langsa 501, KRI Teluk Bayur 502, KRI Teluk Kau 504, KRI Teluk Tomini 508, KRI Teluk Ratai 509, KRI Teluk Saleh 510 dan KRI Teluk Bone 511 eks AL Amerika Serikat buatan tahun 1942-1945.

Pada kesempatan terpisah, Direktur Utama PT PAL Harsusanto mengatakan, hingga 2014 PT PAL telah mendapat kontrak dari Kementerian Pertahanan dan TNI Angkatan Laut, yakni dua kapal selam, dua kapal perusak kawal rudal (PKR), 11 unit KCR-40, tujuh unit kapal angkut tank (AT/LST). PAL juga akan membuat 17 unit tank amfibi, dan 25 unit peningkatan kemampuan kapal-kapal perang TNI Angkatan Laut.(Ant/DSY)

(MetroTVNews)

BMT Unveils New Fast Landing Craft Design

18 Maret 2010

BMT's Fast Landing Craft - FLC (image : BMT)

BMT Nigel Gee Ltd and BMT Defence Services Ltd, subsidiaries of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, have unveiled their new design for a highly capable Fast Landing Craft (FLC).

Contracted by Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) the BMT team developed a novel, tri-bow monohull platform using a parent hull-form derived from an internal BMT research and development programme, which included model tests to optimise performance.

Ed Dudson, Technical Director at BMT Nigel Gee, says: "Sized to occupy a similar footprint to the existing LCU Mk10 and thus capable of operating with UK amphibious support vessels, our innovative design meets the demanding UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) requirement for an FLC with high transit speed and high payload capacity whilst demonstrating excellent on-beach stability."

Made from aluminium for light weight and strength, BMT's specially developed FLC hull-form design allows:
-High-speed, heavy-payload operations (up to 28.5 knots fully fuelled and carrying four all-terrain vehicles, or up to 22 knots fully fuelled and carrying a main battle tank);
-Minimum speed loss in rougher seas (less than 1 knot speed reduction in Sea State 4);
-Excellent sea-keeping and manoeuvrability characteristics;
On-beach stability.

Other features include:
-Three high-speed MTU diesel engines coupled to waterjets, providing reliability and redundancy;
-Dependable, easily accessible machinery.

BMT has a pedigree in independent naval design, strong technical capability, proven record of innovation and extensive portfolio of designs, particularly for high-speed vessels. BMT was awarded this important MOD contract as part of a DE&S Design Solutions Study to determine viable hull forms to satisfy a FLC requirement.

The MOD will, as part of its FLC Concept Phase, conduct a cost and performance based appraisal of this design with other options determined in the FLC Design Solutions Study.

(BMT)

Korea's Hyangro Bong fills gap in Malaysian LST capability

11 Maret 2010

Hyangbo Rong LST (photo : Wiki)

The Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) is to loan the Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) with one of its four Alligator-class tank landing ships (LSTs), Hyangro Bong , this year as an interim measure to fill a gap in the latter's afloat logistics and amphibious capability.

The RMN's only large amphibious ship, the 8,450-ton Newport-class LST, KD Sri Inderapura , was gutted by a fire on 8 October 2009 creating an urgent requirement for new tactical sealift and logistic ships.

Hyangro Bong displaces 4,278 tons and has a military lift capacity of 200 troops, 15 main battle tanks, six 3-ton vehicles and four LCVPs. It has a platform for a helicopter the size of a UH-60A and is fitted with two 40 mm guns and two 20 mm guns.

Built by Korea Tacoma (now Hanjin Heavy Industries), four ships of the class entered service in the RoKN from 1993 to 1999.

The RMN's only other major transport assets are two 4,200-ton logistic support ships, KD Sri Indera Sakti and KD Mahawangsa . Approval for new construction to replace Sri Inderapura is unlikely to be initiated before 2011-12 due to funding pressures.

(Jane's)

New Royal Marines Hovercraft

18 Februari 2010

Griffon 2400TD hovercraft (photo : Griffonhoverwork)

Britain's Royal Navy is getting four new 2400TD class hovercraft to replace the 2000TD models they have been operating for over a decade.

The new models have greater capacity, capability and reliability. The 2400TD class craft can carry sixteen marines, and their weapons, or 2.2 tons of cargo.

Artist's impression of Griffon 2400TD (image : Griffon hoverwork)

The hovercraft can glide over water or land at up to 63 kilometers an hour, and will not set off mines. On internal fuel, the vehicle has a range of over 500 kilometers.

The 2400TD model carries a 7.62mm machine-gun and has light weight armor, to provide protection from small arms fire and shell fragments. Each of the new hovercraft costs about $1.5 million.

(Strategy Page)