05/08/2013
(Infodefensa.com) Madrid - Navantia shown in Turkey its ability to design and build modern frigates as the F-100 . One unit of this class, the F-103 Blas de Lezo , arrived on July 25 to Istanbul , where he was visited by representatives of the Directorate General of Armament and Equipment of Turkey and the Navy of the country.
The F103 , which is acting as the command ship of the Naval Band Standing NATO No. 2 ( SNMG-2 ), a role she will continue to play until October.
During his stopover Turkish makers explain Navantia , the boat caught the attention of representatives of the Directorate General of Armament and Material ( DGMA ) from Turkey, and the Turkish Navy, who conducted a technical visit to the ship on July 26 .
The Spanish Admiral currently leading the SNMG-2, Eugenio Diaz del Rio , was responsible for receiving this Turkish delegation, headed by the chief platforms of DGAM, Mustafa Seker . The technical visit was also attended by addition of Defence , the Colonel Julian Paul , the Commercial Director of Navantia , Gonzalo Mateo-Guerrero , the delegate of the Office of Navantia in Turkey , Jorge García-Wallet , and American business professionals Lockheed Martin , developer of the combat system Aegis riding the F-100 .
The five frigates of this class commissioned by the Spanish Armada to the system Navantia have Aegis and are prepared to lead a multinational naval force as SNMG-2. This group, formed by vessels of several members of NATO , participating in operations Ocean Shield , to combat piracy in the Indian , and Active Endeavour , the fight against terrorism in the Mediterranean .
Navantia has had the collaboration of the Spanish Armada and the strength of the F-103 to show the characteristics of the F-100 to the Turkish authorities for their ship in the country.
Navantia has already sold to Australia design and construction technology in that country of three destroyers based on the Spanish frigate F-100 .
The first of its kind with the Aegis combat system
The F-100 has a length of 146.7 meters, a maximum width of 18.6 meters and a maximum load of 5,900 tons. They are designed to develop anti-aircraft operations ( AWW ), operate as the flagship of a battle group in conflict zones, protect and support fleet operations using his escort-surface warfare capability ( ASuW ) and submarine ( ASW ), and conduct fire support to ground.
Each ship is capable of reaching a speed of 28 knots, has a range at cruising speed (18 knots) of 4,500 nautical miles and can run for a whole month without replenishing supplies.
These are the first frigates capable of incorporating the combat system Aegis radar and Spy-1D .
