See changes below, yellow color -> bold.
Four ships to be procured with option for two further.
Default mounts ASW module in flex deck area under flight deck and MIO module in midships open flex deck. MCM module if procured would be mounted in ASW module space. Ship will carry crane for reconfiguration without infrastructure. Claimed module change in 48 hours.Preliminary specs for the MKS180 have been tossed around and solidified a bit by now. It's gonna be a little brother for the F125. big brother for the F123.
Displacement : up to 5000 tons
Speed : 26 knots max, 18 knots cruise (identical to F125)
Range : 4000 nm at 18 knots in sea state 4 (identical to F125)
Endurance : 3 weeks unsupported, 2 years in-mission, autonomous operations up to and including maintenance level 3, i.e. annual inspection (identical to F125)
Environment : all seas, including tropical conditions and ice capability (!) ice class 1C/E1 - i.e. same as e.g. RNZN Protector class got for antarctic ocean patrols
Accomodation : 70 crew + 20 air crew + 50 troops 100 crew + 30 air crew + 50 troops or SIGINT personnel
Armament:
Subsystems, Wet :
- 16-cell Mk41 VLS with "minimum" 32 ESSM
- one 76mm OTO one 127mm OTO
- two 27mm MLG
- two 21-cell RAM Block II
- ffbnw four medium or heavy AShM eight heavy AShM
- helo-deployed medium AShM
- helo-deployed torpedoes (ASW module)
- two MASS decoy systems
- LRAD
Subsystems, Air :
- two 10m RHIB or "two larger boats"
Subsystems, Modular:
- medium/large helo (15t max)
- two VTOL UAVs or second 15t helo
Sensor systems:
- Tactical SIGINT Module (electronic warfare & command support version) (cancelled)
- MCM Module (minehunting drones) - integration capability
- ASW Module (towed VDS)
- diver support (diver chamber etc, probably also inspection drones) - integration capability
- MIO Module (arrest cells in four TEU)
MIO functionality:
- radar : "self-defensive" (i.e. possibly less surveillance-focused than F125)
- IR : 360-degree IRST
- laser : warning detectors (part of MASS suite anyway)
- NBC : detection suite
- full electronic warfare suite
- throughdeck on upper deck for defensive operations
- secured/restricted ship access
- armored ready room for troops
- multiple armored weapon stands, NVG-capable, for MGs, AGLs, snipers, ATGM, MANPADs
Unit cost projection is set to "55% of F125 unit cost".
Four ships to be procured with option for two further.