HDW has presented a new submarine at SUBCON 2007, Type 210mod.
Design is (obviously) based on the Type 210, which is better known as the Norwegian Ula class.
Several subcomponents will be identical to or derived from Type 212A/214 hardware, others (as with Type 210) will come from the proven Type 209 line.
Some characteristics that have been laid out so far:
HDW, with Type 210mod, says is trying to tackle "budget" markets in particular in South America and South-East Asia to be able to directly compete with the current Russian export offensive in those areas, pricewise.
Additionally, HDW sees the Type 210mod as a good potential "entry submarine", for navies without submarines yet. A secondary market is to sell certain navies a new budget submarine instead of costly modernization of existing subs. And the third market is as a "low-end" supplement to navies with Type 214 or Type 209/1400 (or similar) subs, as HDW will market it with interoperability and straight compatibility (including crew training) to those classes.
HDW plans this sub as a direct competitor to Amur and SMX-23.
Type 210mod apparently garnered a lot of interest at SUBCON 2007. TKMS/HDW is currently in the final design phases and expects to have the design ready for biddings in 2008.
Design is (obviously) based on the Type 210, which is better known as the Norwegian Ula class.
Several subcomponents will be identical to or derived from Type 212A/214 hardware, others (as with Type 210) will come from the proven Type 209 line.
Some characteristics that have been laid out so far:
- Dimensions: 56 m length, 1,000 tons submerged (slightly smaller than Type 210)
- Crew: 15 men crew in two-shift, 21 men in three-shift operation; additional bunkspace reserved
- Endurance: 30 days target
- Automation: only in areas where crew numbers can be reduced by it
- Construction: Single-hull, HY80 steel; small sail (as in 212A) for signature reduction
- Propulsion: Dieselelectric; 2x improved MTU 12V 396 diesel (from 209?); Permasyn "silent" electric engine (from 212A)
- Signature Reduction Features: X-Rudder configuration, Skew-Back propeller
- Armament: 8x 533mm torpedo tubes (14 torpedoes); missile launch or mine capability installable on customer demand
- Sail installations: optical periscope, telescoping communications mast, telescoping radar mast, two-man diver chamber (for SF insertion operations); additional space reserved
- Sonar: see attached picture 5 (sensors)
HDW, with Type 210mod, says is trying to tackle "budget" markets in particular in South America and South-East Asia to be able to directly compete with the current Russian export offensive in those areas, pricewise.
Additionally, HDW sees the Type 210mod as a good potential "entry submarine", for navies without submarines yet. A secondary market is to sell certain navies a new budget submarine instead of costly modernization of existing subs. And the third market is as a "low-end" supplement to navies with Type 214 or Type 209/1400 (or similar) subs, as HDW will market it with interoperability and straight compatibility (including crew training) to those classes.
HDW plans this sub as a direct competitor to Amur and SMX-23.
Type 210mod apparently garnered a lot of interest at SUBCON 2007. TKMS/HDW is currently in the final design phases and expects to have the design ready for biddings in 2008.
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