F100 Alvaro de Bazan Class Frigate

The F100 Alvaro de Bazan Class is a 5,800t multipurpose frigate built by the Spanish shipbuilder, Izar (formerly E.N. Bazan). In February 2005, the naval shipbuilding activities of Izar were spun off into a new company, Navantia.

The first batch of four ships was ordered by the Spanish Navy in January 1997. The first, Alvaro de Bazan (F101), was launched in October 2000 and commissioned in September 2002. The second, Almirante Juan de Borbon (F102), was launched in February 2002 and commissioned in December 2003.

The third, Blas de Lezo (F103) was launched in May 2003 and commissioned in December 2004. The fourth, Mendez Nunez (F104), was launched in November 2004 and delivered in March 2006.

In June 2005, the Spanish Government announced plans to procure a fifth Alvaro de Bazan Class vessel, Cristobal Colon (F105). Procurement of the new vessel was authorised by the government in May 2006. Construction began in June 2007 and the keel was laid in February 2009. The ship was launched in November 2010 and entered sea trials in June 2012. A sixth vessel, Juan de Austria (F106) is also planned, to commission in 2013.

The F-100 frigate is a multi-purpose ship with the following capabilities:

• Medium-size oceanic escort.
• Command and control ship in conflict scenarios, capable of operating with allied fleets, and providing cover to expeditionary forces.
• Capable of operating in coastal and blue waters depending on the conflict situation.
• High anti-air capability.

The F-100 project entails important challenges; among them:

• An AEGIS Combat System around the SPY-1D radar which, up to now, was used only in larger combatants such as destroyers and cruisers.
• Integrate national weapons and sensors into the AEGIS System.
• Other specific developments like the Navigational Data distribution (DIANA) or the Platform Control Integrated System.

Source armada.mde.es

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Name	No	Builder	Laid down	Launched	Comp	Fate
Álvaro de Bazán	F101	Navantia, Ferrol	14/6/1999	27/10/2000	19/9/2002	in service (2018)
Almirante Juan de Borbón	F102	Navantia, Ferrol	27/10/2000	28/2/2002	3/12/2003	in service (2018)
Blas de Lezo	F103	Navantia, Ferrol	28/2/2002	16/5/2003	16/12/2004	in service (2018)
Méndez Núñez	F104	Navantia, Ferrol	16/5/2003	12/11/2004	21/3/2006	in service (2018)
Cristóbal Colón	F105	Navantia, Ferrol	20/2/2009	4/11/2010	23/10/2012	in service (2018)

Source navypedia.org

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Alvaro de Bazan Class Aegis combat system

Álvaro de Bazán – david – flickr.com

The ship incorporates the AN/SPY-1D Aegis Combat System from Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics and Surveillance Systems. The main missions of the ship are fleet protection, anti-air warfare, operation as a flag ship for a combat group, anti-surface and anti-submarine warfare.

In June 2008, Spain requested the foreign military sale (FMS) of Raytheon Tomahawk Block IV land attack missiles to arm the F100 frigates.

Alvaro de Bazan is the first European ship with the Aegis weapon system. In July 2003, Alvaro de Bazan (F101) took part in combined Combat Systems Ship Qualification Trials (CSSQT) with the Aegis Class destroyer USS Mason (DDG 87). A second CSSQT trial took place in September 2004 with Almirante Juan de Borbon (F102) and USS Pinkney (DDG 91). In June 2007, Mendez Nunez (F104) took part in the first tri-nation CSSQT, with Arleigh Burke class destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) and the Royal Norwegian Navy frigate Fridtjof Nansen (F310).

Nansen Class Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigate: Details

In 1994 Spain entered an agreement with Germany and the Netherlands, which provided cooperation in development and in national construction of the frigates. In Spain, Izar built the F100, in the Netherlands, Royal Schelde built the LCF (De Zeven Provincien Class) and in Germany the ARGE 124 group (Blohm and Voss as the leading yard, Howaldtwerke-Deutsche Werft and Thyssen Nordseewerke) built the F124 (Sachsen Class). The agreement covered cooperation on the ship platform and not on the systems.

De Zeven Provinciën-class frigate: Details

Aegis combat data system

F110 Frigate – NavantiaOficial YouTube

The Aegis combat data system controls the detection, control and engagement sequence through the AN/SPY-1D radar, the command and decision systems (C&D) and the ship’s weapons control system (WCS). The F100 is the first frigate to be equipped with Aegis.

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The ship has satellite communications and Link 11 secure tactical data link.

Weapons systems

The ship has two four-celled Boeing Harpoon anti-ship missile systems. Harpoon is a medium-range missile with a range of 120km, 220kg warhead and active radar terminal guidance. The surface-to-air missile system is the evolved Sea Sparrow missile (ESSM) developed by an international team led by Raytheon.

2 x four-celled Boeing Harpoon anti-ship missile systems

Spanish Navy Frigate SPS Mendez Numez’s – Contando Estrelas

RGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missile

The Harpoon is an all weather, subsonic, over the horizon, anti-ship missile which can be launch from surface ships, submarines and aircraft. Its guidance system consists of a 3-axis integrated digital computer/ radar altimeter for midcourse guidance, and an active radar seeker for the terminal phase of the flight.

The Harpoon flies at subsonic speeds, with a sea-skimming flight trajectory for improved survivability through reduced probability of detection by enemy defenses. It was designed to strike enemy ships in an open ocean environment.

The ship launched RGM-84 Harpoon was introduced in 1977, as well as the encapsulated submarine launched UGM-84.

Dimensions
Diameter: 340 millimeter
Length: 4.63 meter (15.2 foot)
Wingspan: 910 millimeter
Performance
Max Range: 124 kilometer (67 nautical mile)

Speed
Top Speed: 237 mps (853 kph)
Weight
Thrust: 660 pound
Warhead: 224 kilogram (494 pound)
Weight: 691 kilogram

Source deagel.com

Spanish Navy Frigate SPS Mendez Numez’s – Contando Estrelas

ESSM has semi-active radar guidance with tail control motor to improve range, speed and manoeuvrability. The medium-range Raytheon standard missile SM-2MR Block IIIA provides area defence. SM-2MR has a range of 70km, a speed of Mach 2.5 and has semi-active radar seeker and an Aegis radio command link. Both ESSM and SM-2MR use the Lockheed Martin Mark 41 vertical launch system.

Mk 41 vertical launch system (48 cell)

The MK 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) is the worldwide standard in shipborne missile launching systems. Under the guidance of the US Navy, Martin Marietta performs the design, development, production, and field support that make the battle-proven VLS the most advanced shipborne missile launching system in the world. The Mk 41 VLS simultaneously supports multiple warfighting capabilities, including antiair warfare, antisubmarine warfare, ship self-defense, strike warfare, and antisurface warfare.

The Vertical Launching System (VLS) Mk 41 is a canister launching system which provides a rapid-fire launch capability against hostile threats. The missile launcher consists of a single eight-cell missile module, capable of launching SEASPARROW missiles used against hostile aircraft, missiles and surface units. Primary units of the VLS are two Launch Control Units, one 8-Cell Module, one 8-Cell System Module, a Remote Launch Enable Panel and a Status Panel.

Source fas.org

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Raytheon standard missile SM-2MR Block IIIA

The Standard Missile-2 is the world’s premier fleet-area air defense weapon, providing superior anti-air warfare and limited anti-surface warfare capability against today’s advanced anti-ship missiles and aircraft out to 90 nautical miles and an altitude of 65,000 feet. SM-2 is an integral part of layered defense that protects the world’s important naval assets and gives warfighters a greater reach in the battlespace.

SM-2 Block IIIA and IIIB features

• Advanced semi-active radar seeker technologies in both continuous wave and interrupted continuous wave guidance modes
• Tail controls and solid rocket motor propulsion to engage the world’s advanced high-speed maneuvering threats at tactically significant ranges
• IIIB enhances the IIIA’s existing superior capabilities by adding autonomous infrared acquisition
• High-technology active radar target detection device and directional warhead to ensure successful destruction of the target

Source raytheon.com

*Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB on F105 Cristóbal Colón

Specifications

General Characteristics, SM-2 Block III/IIIA/IIIB Medium Range

Primary Function: Surface to air missile.

Contractor: Raytheon Missile Systems.

Date Deployed: 1981 (SM-2 MR).

Propulsion: Dual thrust, solid fuel rocket.

Length: 15 feet, 6 inches (4.72 meters).

Diameter: 13.5 inches (34.3 cm).

Wingspan: 3 feet 6 inches (1.08 meters).

Weight: SM-2: 1,558 pounds (708 kg).

Range: Up to 90 nautical miles (104 statute miles).

Guidance System: Semi-active radar homing (IR in Block IIIB).

Warhead: Radar and contact fuse, blast-fragment warhead.

Source navy.mil

RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow

RIM-162 ESSM was developed by the U.S. Navy in cooperation with an international consortium of other NATO partners plus Australia. ESSM is a short-range, semi-active homing missile that makes flight corrections via radar and midcourse data uplinks. The missile provides reliable ship self-defense capability against agile, high-speed, low-altitude anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCMs), low velocity air threats (LVATs), such as helicopters, and high-speed, maneuverable surface threats. ESSM is integrated with a variety of U.S. and international launchers and combat systems across more than 10 different navies.

ESSM has an 8-inch diameter forebody that tapers to a 10-inch diameter rocket motor. The forebody includes a guidance section uses a radome-protected antenna for semi-active homing and attaches to an improved warhead section. A high-thrust, solid-propellant 10-inch diameter rocket motor provides high thrust for maneuverability with tail control via a Thrust Vector Controller (TVC).

ESSM’s effective tracking performance and agile kinematics result from S- and X-band midcourse uplinks, high average velocity and tail control, increased firepower through a vertical “quad pack” launcher (Mk-41 VLS), and greater lethality with a warhead designed for defeating hardened ASCMs.

Primary Function: Surface-To-Air and Surface-To-Surface radar-guided missile.
Contractor: Raytheon Missile Systems, Tuscson, Ariz.
Date Deployed: 2004
Unit Cost: $787000 – $972000 depending on configuration
Propulsion: NAMMO-Raufoss, Alliant (solid fuel rocket)
Length: 12 feet (3,64 meters)
Diameter: 8 inches (20,3 cm) – 10 inches (25,4 cm)
Weight: 622 pounds (280 kilograms)
Speed: Mach 4+
Range: more than 27 nmi (more than 50 km)
Guidance System: Raytheon semi-active on continuous wave or interrupted continuous wave illumination
Warhead: Annular blast fragmentation warhead, 90 pounds (40,5 kg)

Source seaforces.org

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Tomahawk cruise missile

Tomahawk is an all-weather submarine or ship-launched land-attack cruise missile. After launch, a solid propellant propels the missile until a small turbofan engine takes over for the cruise portion of flight. Tomahawk is a highly survivable weapon. Radar detection is difficult because of the missile’s small cross-section, low altitude flight. Similarly, infrared detection is difficult because the turbofan engine emits little heat. Systems include Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver; an upgrade of the optical Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation (DSMAC) system; Time of Arrival (TOA) control, and improved 402 turbo engines.

The Tomahawk land-attack cruise missile has been used to attack a variety of fixed targets, including air defense and communications sites, often in high-threat environments. The land attack version of Tomahawk has inertial and terrain contour matching (TERCOM) radar guidance. The TERCOM radar uses a stored map reference to compare with the actual terrain to determine the missile’s position. If necessary, a course correction is then made to place the missile on course to the target. Terminal guidance in the target area is provided by the optical Digital Scene Matching Area Correlation (DSMAC) system, which compares a stored image of target with the actual target image. Source gutenberg.us

General Characteristics

Primary Function: Long-range subsonic cruise missile for striking high value or heavily defended land targets.

Contractor: Raytheon Missile Systems Company, Tucson, AZ.

Date Deployed: Block II TLAM-A IOC – 1984 Block III – IOC 1994 Block IV – IOC 2004.

Propulsion: Block II/III TLAM-A, C & D – Williams International F107 cruise turbo-fan engine; ARC/CSD solid-fuel booster

Length: 20.3 feet; with booster: 20 feet 6 inches (6.25 meters).

Diameter: 21 inches

Wingspan: 8 feet 9 inches (2.67 meters).

Weight: 3,330 pounds with rocket motor.

Speed: Subsonic – about 550 mph (880 km/h).

Range: Block III TLAM-C – 900 nautical miles (1000 statute miles, 1600 km) Block III TLAM-D – 700 nautical miles (800 statute miles, 1250 km Block IV TLAM-E – 900 nautical miles (1000 statute miles, 1600 km)

Guidance System: Block II TLAM-A – INS, TERCOM Block III TLAM-C, D Block IV TLAM-E – INS, TERCOM, DSMAC, and GPS.

Warhead: Block II TLAM-N – W80 nuclear warhead Block III TLAM-C and Block IV TLAM-E – 1,000 pound class unitary warhead Block III TLAM-D – conventional submunitions dispenser with combined effect bomblets.

Source navy.mil

The ship is equipped with the BAE Systems, Land & Armaments (formerly United Defense) mk45 mod 2 gun controlled by the DORNA radar / electro-optic fire control system from FABA. DORNA sensors include K-band radar and tracking radar along with an infrared camera, TV and laser rangefinder.

Mk45 mod 2 gun

Visit to Vigo of the frigates “Álvaro de Bazán” F-101 and “Admirante Juan de Borbón” F-102 of the Spanish Navy, both of the class “Álvaro de Bazán” (also known as F-100), May 27 and 28, 2017. – Contando Estrelas

*For F-105 – 127/54 Mk 45 Mod. 4

Description

Fully-automatic naval gun mount employed against surface (anti-surface warfare – ASuW), air (anti-air warfare – AAW) and land attack (Naval Surface Fire Support – NSFS) targets.

Background

The MK 45 gun was developed as a lighter weight, more easily maintained replacement for the MK 42 5″/54 caliber gun mount. It is designed to engage surface and air targets and to provide naval surface fire support for expeditionary operations. The MK 45 MOD 4 gun mount upgrade includes a longer barrel (62 caliber) that improves the gun’s effectiveness as a land attack weapon (naval surface fire support).

The gun mount includes a 20 round automatic loader drum. The gun’s maximum firing rate is 16-20 rounds from the loader drum per minute. The rounds in the loader drum can be fired with one crewmember located at the EP-2 console below deck. Additional rounds can be loaded and fired by the full crew (Mount Captain, EP-2 Operator and four ammunition handlers), all of which are stationed below deck.

Visit to Vigo of the frigates “Álvaro de Bazán” F-101 and “Admirante Juan de Borbón” F-102 of the Spanish Navy, both of the class “Álvaro de Bazán” (also known as F-100), May 27 and 28, 2017. – Contando Estrelas

General Characteristics

Primary Function: Fully-automatic, naval gun mount.

Date Deployed: 1971 (Mark 45 Mod 0)

Range: 13 nautical miles (14.9 statute miles) with conventional ammunition.

Type Fire: 16-20 rounds per minute automatic, conventional ammunition.

Magazine Capacity: 600 rounds conventional for Destroyers; 1200 rounds conventional for Cruisers.

Caliber: 5 inch 54 caliber (MK 54 Mod 1/2) barrel length of 270 inches (54 x 5)

Guidance System: MK 45 Gun Mount is remotely fired from the MK 160 Gun Computer System or MK 86 Gun Fire Control System during normal operations

Platforms: MK 45 MOD 1 (5″/54) – CGs 61, 63-68 (2 gun mounts per ship). MK 45 MOD 2 (5″/54) – DDGs 51-80 5″ 54 (1 gun mount per ship); CGs 69-73 (2 gun mounts per ship). MK 45 MOD 4 (5″/62) – DDG 81-113AF (1 gun mount per ship); CG 52-60, 62 (2 gun mounts per ship).

Source navy.mil

DORNA radar / electro-optic fire control system

DORNA radar / electro-optic fire control system on top of bridge on the lower right of picture – Tom McClean YouTube

DORNA is an evolved concept of a Fire Control System oriented towards client needs which accordingly adapts its interfaces to the vessel’s Combat System, Navigation System, Weapons, or on-board video distribution system.

It boasts anti-air warfare, surface, and coastal capabilities, besides surveillance, training and maintenance features, as well as other secondary features such as navigation support, warning rounds, etc.

It is available in two basic configurations: either equipped with a monitoring radar and
electrical-optical sensors (such as the ones installed in frigates F100 and BAM ships of the
Spanish Navy) or only with electric-optical sensors (such as those installed in LCS ships of the
US Navy). Source navantia.es

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As in Eletro-optical variante, the new generation is DORNA R/E-O Mod3A FCS which includes enhanced functionalities such as Post-mission analysis and Improved Onboard Training, apart from great compaction and simplified Through Life Support.

In both variants, DORNA comprises the following units:

• Console. Its main task is to act as the human machine interface (HMI) center for the operator’s actions and supervision. It is optional, as DORNA can be integrated and handled from a Multi-Function Console of the CMS, if any.
• FCS Director. It is a stabilized tracker mount with sensors, besides the associated control unit and (depending on the application) the tracking radar units.

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DORNA [IR] – Infrared

General data:
Type: Infrared	Altitude Max: 0 m
Range Max: 185.2 km	Altitude Min: 0 m
Range Min: 0 km	Generation: Infrared, 3rd Generation Imaging (2000s/2010s, Impr LANTIRN, Litening II/III, ATFLIR)

Properties: Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) [Side Info], Classification [Class Info] / Brilliant Weapon [Automatic Target Aquisition], Continous Tracking Capability [Visual]

Sensors / EW:
DORNA [IR] – Infrared Role: Infrared, Weapon Director Camera Max Range: 185.2 km

Source cmano-db.com

DORNA [Radar Tracker] – Radar

General data:
Type: Radar	Altitude Max: 30480 m
Range Max: 11.1 km	Altitude Min: 0 m
Range Min: 0.2 km	Generation: Late 1980s

Properties: Pulse Doppler Radar (Full LDSD Capability)

Sensors / EW:
DORNA [Radar Tracker] – Radar Role: Radar, FCR, Weapon Director Max Range: 11.1 km

Source cmano-db.com

DORNA [TV Camera] – Visual

General data:
Type: Visual	Altitude Max: 0 m
Range Max: 185.2 km	Altitude Min: 0 m
Range Min: 0 km	Generation: Visual, 3rd Generation TV Camera (2000s/2010s, CCD)

Properties: Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) [Side Info], Classification [Class Info] / Brilliant Weapon [Automatic Target Aquisition], Continous Tracking Capability [Visual]

Sensors / EW:
DORNA [TV Camera] – Visual Role: Visual, Weapon Director TV Camera Max Range: 185.2 km

Source cmano-db.com

The close-in weapon system (CIWS) is the 20mm Meroka 2B also from FABA. The Meroka CIWS includes infrared camera, video autotracker and is cued by the Aegis radar. Meroka has a range of 2,000m. There are also two 20mm machine guns.

2 x Oerlikon anti-aircraft gun 20/120 mm

Alvaro de Bazan – Telemadrid YouTube

CALIBER: 20mm and 120 calibers

NUMBER OF TUBES: One

WEIGHT: 405 Kg.

PART LENGTH: 4.6 meters

LENGTH CANYON: 2.4 meters

STRIPED: 12 dextrorsum stripes with passage from 0 to 6º

LIFTING SECTOR IN ELEVATION: from – 5º to + 85º

INITIAL SPEED: 1,200 meters per second

FEEDING: 40 shots drum

MAXIMUM SHOOTING LENGTH: 1,000 shots per minute

DIRECTION OF SHOOTING: Anti-aircraft viewer with grate reticle and aiming eyepiece with reticle

MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE SCOPE

• 2,000 meters in anti-aircraft shot
• 2,500 meters in horizontal shot

Source revistanaval.com

2 x 25/75 Mk 38 on F105 Cristóbal Colón

25/75 Mk 38 on F105 Cristóbal Colón – Ikonos Press

The MK-38 is a 25-mm machine gun installed for ship self-defense to counter High Speed Maneuvering Surface Targets (HSMST).

General Characteristics

Primary Function: (Mod 1) Single barrel, air cooled, semi- and full-automatic, manually trained and elevated machine gun system.

Contractor: Contractor Mod 1: Designed and assembled by Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center; components procured from various contractors. Date Deployed: 1986. Contractor Mod 2/3: BAE Systems Minneapolis, Minnesota; Rafael, Haifa, Israel. Date Deployed: 2005; 280 systems installed as of December 2016.

Date Deployed: 2005.

Range: 2500 yards (effective range)

Type Fire: Single shot or Burst Mode; Maximum 180 rounds per minute automatic.

Caliber: 25 mm (1 inch).

Guidance System: Mod 1: N/A, manually trained and elevated. Mod 2/3: Stabilized, remote control with electro-optic fire control system and auto-tracking capability.

Source navy.mil

4 x Browning 12.7 mm

Browning 12.7 mm on Alvaro de Bazan – Telemadrid YouTube

The ship has two mk32 double torpedo launchers for mk46 lightweight torpedoes and also two anti-ship mortars.

Mk32 double torpedo launchers

Mk32 Mod torpedo launcher (photo : Naval History)

12.75 inch (324mm) Mark 32 Surface Vessel Torpedo Tubes (Mk 32 SVTT):

Mk-32 / Mod. 9 (2 tubes) – for Mk-44, Mk-46 torpedoes

Mk-32 SVTT can be modified to use other 12.75″ torpedoes (such as EuroTorp MU90 / Eurotorp A244S LWT / BAE Systems Stingray) Source seaforces.org

Mk46 lightweight torpedoes (Mk46 NEARTIP Mod 5)

Type	Anti-submarine torpedo
Platform	Aircraft, surface ships, ASROC
Diameter	324 mm
Length	2.59 m

Weight	234.8 kg
Warhead	45 kg Mk 103 Mod 1 warhead with PBXN filling
Guidance	Active/passive acoustic seeker
Propulsion	Twin propeller

Power supply	Liquid propellant Otto fuel engine
Speed	40 kt
Range	11 km
Depth	15 to 450 m below sea level

Sikorsky Seahawk helicopters

The F100 has a flight deck 26.4m long and will accommodate one helicopter. The Spanish Navy has acquired six new Sikorsky SH-60B LAMPS Mk III Seahawk helicopters.

A programme to upgrade six existing Seahawk helicopters to LAMPS mkIII standard was completed in January 2004. The helicopters are equipped with a FLIR and Hellfire laser-guided air-to-surface missiles and are deployed on the F100 and Santa Maria Class frigates.

Countermeasures suite

Visit to Vigo of the frigates “Álvaro de Bazán” F-101 and “Admirante Juan de Borbón” F-102 of the Spanish Navy, both of the class “Álvaro de Bazán” (also known as F-100), May 27 and 28, 2017. – Contando Estrelas

The ship’s countermeasures suite includes Aldebaran Electronic Support Measures / Electronic Countermeasures (ESM/ECM) system, from Spain’s Indra Group, four Lockheed Martin Sippican mk36 SRBOC chaff and decoy launchers and the AN/SLQ-25A Nixie acoustic torpedo countermeasures system from Argon ST of Newington, Virginia.

Aldebaran Mk3300 ESM Antenna and Mk 9500 ECM Antenna MÉNDEZ NÚÑEZ (F-104) – Tom McClean

Mk 9500 ECM suites

General data:
Type: ESM	Altitude Max: 0 m
Range Max: 926 km	Altitude Min: 0 m
Range Min: 0 km	Generation: Early 2000s

Sensors / EW:
EN/Mk9500 Regulus [Comms Monitor] – ESM Role: COMINT Max Range: 926 km

Source cmano-db.com

EN/SLQ-380 Aldebaran Mk3300 ESM

General data:
Type: ESM	Altitude Max: 0 m
Range Max: 926 km	Altitude Min: 0 m
Range Min: 0 km	Generation: Early 1990s

Sensors / EW:
EN/SLQ-380 Aldebaran Mk3300 [ESM] – ESM Role: ELINT Max Range: 926 km

Source cmano-db.com

Nixie torpedo countermeasures

U.S. Navy photo

The decoy, also known as “Nixie,” is a modular, digitally controlled, electro-acoustic soft-kill countermeasure system. It uses an underwater towed body acoustic projector, deployed astern by a fiber optic tow cable. The system defends ships against wake homing, acoustic homing and wire-guided torpedoes. Source upi.com

General data:
Type: Decoy (Towed)	Weight: 21 kg
Length: 0.94 m	Span: 0.187 m
Diameter: 0.152	Generation: Late 1990s

Targets: Surface Vessel

Weapons:
AN/SLQ-25A Nixie – Decoy (Towed) Surface Max: 1.9 km.

Source cmano-db.com

4 x Decoy lunchers (SRBOC MK-36)

BLAS DE LEZO (F-103) – Aitor Beobide Rubio Spotters

The BAE Systems Mk 36 SRBOC Chaff and Decoy Launching System is a shipboard, deck-mounted, 6-barreled mortar-type array that launches type-specific countermeasures against a variety of threats. Following launch and dispersion, Mk 36 SRBOC chaff and infrared countermeasures are designed to lure hostile missiles away from ships under attack by creating false target sets. Source baesystems.com

Sensors

F110 Frigate – NavantiaOficial YouTubeBLAS DE LEZO (F-103) – Aitor Beobide Rubio Spotters

The first four F-100 ships are equipped with the Lockheed Martin AN/SPY-1D fixed phased array radar for air and surface search. AN/SPY-1D is a multi-function E/F band, three-dimensional radar which is an essential part of the Aegis system. It provides instantaneous beam steering, target detection, fire control tracks on hundreds of targets, and multiple target kill assessment.

“The main missions of the F100 frigate include fleet protection and anti-air warfare.”

AN/SPY-1D radar

Visit to Vigo of the frigates “Álvaro de Bazán” F-101 and “Admirante Juan de Borbón” F-102 of the Spanish Navy, both of the class “Álvaro de Bazán” (also known as F-100), May 27 and 28, 2017. – Contando Estrelas

Overview

Army/Navy Joint Electronics Type Designation System/AN/SPY-1 Radar is critical for the U.S. Navy’s aerial radar infrastructure and is a key component of Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense System at sea and on land. U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers employ SPY-1—in addition to a number of foreign vessels—for Aegis Sea-Based BMD, while on land, the radar system is utilized by Aegis Ashore missile defense sites. Developed by Lockheed Martin, SPY-1 radar was originally designed as an air defense system, but has been upgraded to include a ballistic missile defense (BMD) capability. SPY-1’s passive electronic scanning system is computer controlled, using four complementary antennas in order to provide full 360 degree coverage. It operates in S-band and is a multi-function phased-array radar capable of search, automatic detection, transition to track, tracking of air and surface targets, and missile engagement support.

The SPY-1 can maintain continuous radar surveillance while automatically tracking more than 100 targets at one time. Public numerical figures on the SPY-1 detection range claim that it can detect a golf ball-sized target at ranges in excess of 165 km. When applied to a ballistic missile-sized target, the SPY-1 radar is estimated to have a range of 310 km. The system is designed for blue water and littoral operations however SPY-1 configuration must be modified to look above the terrain to avoid causing excessive false targets from land clutter. Configuration changes to mitigate this technical issue have made it more difficult for AN/SPY-1 to identify and track low and fast targets.

globalsecurity.org

Regional Defense—Engagement Capability Aegis BMD systems are capable of detecting, tracking, targeting, and intercepting cruise and ballistic missile targets. After detecting and identifying a regional missile threat, Aegis BMD can engage and intercept the target using Standard Missile variants guided by tracking information provided by SPY-1. Aegis BMD-equipped cruisers and destroyers are being equipped with the capability to intercept short- and medium-range ballistic missiles as quickly as 10 seconds after the radar “sees” the missile’s movement.

Homeland Defense—Long-Range Surveillance and Tracking Aegis Destroyers on BMD patrol detect and track Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles with SPY-1, reporting tracking data to the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The BMDS shares tracking data to cue other missile defense sensors and provides fire control data to Ground-based Mid-course Defense (GMD) interceptors located at Fort Greeley, Alaska and Vandenberg Air Force Base, California. To date, twenty-one Aegis Cruisers and Destroyers have been upgraded with the Long-Range Surveillance and Tracking capability. At-sea tracking events and flight tests have verified the capability to track Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles and demonstrated the connectivity and reliability of long-haul transmission of tracking data (across nine time zones), which is necessary to support missile defense situational awareness, target acquisition, and engagements.

Deployment Variants of the AN/SPY-1 radar are employed by all Aegis BMD systems, both on land—with Aegis Ashore—and at sea—on Ticonderoga (CG-47) Class Aegis Cruisers and Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) Class Aegis Destroyers. As of June 2015, there are 33 Aegis BMD-capable combatants in the U.S. Navy, 5 cruisers (CGs) and 28 destroyers (DDGs). Of the 33 ships, 16 are assigned to the Pacific Fleet and 17 to the Atlantic Fleet. U.S. allies with Aegis BMD-capable vessels, namely Japan, the Republic of Korea, Norway, and Spain also use the SPY-1.

SPY-1 radar employed by Aegis Ashore is virtually identical to that used by Aegis Sea-Based BMD. Currently, there is only one active Aegis Ashore site, which is located at the Deveselu Military Base in Romania, along with one under construction in Poland. There is an additional land-based test facility in Kauai, Hawaii.

Spanish Navy Frigate SPS Mendez Numez’s – Contando Estrelas

SPY-1 Variants

Four different SPY-1 radar variants are currently deployed on U.S. ships. The original SPY-1 variant was a test version of the radar that was never deployed. The SPY-1A and 1B variants are equipped by Aegis cruisers and have two antenna faces on each of the two deckhouses, while the SPY-1D and 1D(V) variants are equipped by Aegis destroyers and have four antenna faces, each antenna covering slightly more than 90° in azimuth. All U.S. Aegis systems that have been upgraded for BMD are equipped with either the 1B, 1D, or 1D(V) version.

• SPY-1A The SPY-1A was installed on the first Aegis cruiser, the USS Ticonderoga (CG 47), which was deployed in 1981. The U.S. Navy is currently in the process of phasing out the SPY-1A and most Aegis cruisers employ the upgraded 1B variant.
• SPY-1B This SPY-1 variant has an improved antenna that is better suited to operate in a cluttered environment. The SPY-1B also has around twice the average power of the SPY-1A. 1B is currently employed by most Aegis cruisers.
• SPY-1D The SPY-1D was the first SPY-1 radar developed for Aegis destroyers. This variant is similar to the 1B version, however, one transmitter is used by the 1D to drive all four radar faces, which are all located on a single deckhouse. This upgrade also improves the radar’s performance against low-altitude, reduced radar cross-section targets in heavily cluttered environments and in the presence of electronic countermeasures. The four U.S. destroyers based in Rota, Spain in 2015 as part of the European Phased Adaptive Approach (EPAA) are equipped with SPY-1D radar.
• SPY-1D(V) Called the “littoral warfare” radar, the SPY-1D(V) improved clutter rejection and moving target detection, enhancing the capability of Aegis radar in cluttered environments.
• SPY-1F This variant—known as the “frigate array radar system”—is designed for Aegis frigates and is a smaller version of the SPY-1D. While not employed by the U.S. Navy, the SPY-1F is used by Norway on their Fridtjof Nansen-class Aegis frigates.

Source missiledefenseadvocacy.org

* SPY-1D(V) for F105 Cristóbal Colón

F110 Frigate – NavantiaOficial YouTube

General data:
Type: Radar	Altitude Max: 60960 m
Range Max: 324.1 km	Altitude Min: 0 m
Range Min: 1.1 km	Generation: Early 1990s

Properties: Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) [Side Info], Non-Coperative Target Recognition (NCTR) – Jet Engine Modulation [Class Info], Continous Tracking Capability [Phased Array Radar], Track While Scan (TWS), Moving Target Indicator (MTI), Pulse Doppler Radar (Full LDSD Capability)

Sensors / EW:
AN/SPY-1D MFR – Radar Role: Radar, FCR, Surface-to-Air, Long-Range Max Range: 324.1 km

Source cmano-db.com

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2 x MK 99 radar illuminator

Aft MK-99 Fire Control System (FCS) Spanish Navy Frigate SPS Mendez Numez’s – Contando Estrelas

The MK-99 Fire Control System (FCS) is a major component of the AEGIS Combat System. It controls the loading and arming of the selected weapon, launches the weapon, and provides terminal guidance for AAW missiles. FCS controls the continuous wave illuminating radar, providing a very high probability of kill. The Mk-99 Fire Control System (FCS) also controls the target illumination for the terminal guidance of Ship Launched SM-2 Anti-Air Missiles.

The Mk 99 MFCS controls the loading and arming of the selected weapon, launches the weapon, and provides terminal guidance for AAW (Anti-Air Warfare) missiles. It also controls the target illumination for the terminal guidance of SM-2 Anti-Air missiles. The radar system associated with the Mk 99 MFCS is the missile illuminator AN/SPG-62. Source globalsecurity.org

General data:
Type: Radar	Altitude Max: 30480 m
Range Max: 305.6 km	Altitude Min: 0 m
Range Min: 0.4 km	Generation: Late 1980s

Properties: Pulse Doppler Radar (Full LDSD Capability), Interrupted Continuous Wave Illumination

Sensors / EW:
AN/SPG-62 [Mk99 FCS] – Radar Role: Radar Illuminator, Long-Range Max Range: 305.6 km

Source cmano-db.com

BLAS DE LEZO (F-103) – Andreas Randall YouTube

The fifth vessel, Cristobal Colon (F105), is fitted with the SPY-1D(V), which includes an upgrade to improve littoral performance. The air-search radar is the three-dimensional TRS and surface-search radar is the G/H band AN/SPS-67(V)3 from DRS technologies.

Thales Sirius LR-IRST long-range dual-band infrared search and track systems (?)

Thales Naval Nederland Sirius LR-IRST long-range dual-band infrared search and track systems This is a high-powered Infra Red surveillance system. It is very useful for locating sea-skimming missiles. It is designed and build by Thales. Sirius is a dual-band IR detection and tracking sensor with an 8-12 micron and a 3-5 micron IR camera on a pedestal. The former has a window which elevates to 14 degrees and the latter a window which elevates to 3 degrees. Scan rate is 53 rpm and an airplane can be detected at up to 15km, a missile at up to 12km. The system can carry over 500 tracks and provides automatic alerts on the 32 most threatening tracks with a false alarm rate of less than 1/hr. SIRIUS provides data directly to the SEWACO Combat Data System as digital data to the databus and video to the video bus. Each band can be processed separately providing three different outputs – each band individually or a combined output.

Source: thalesgroup.com

AN/SPS-67(V)3

Radartutorial

The AN/SPS-67 is a two-dimensional pulsed radar set primarily designed for surface search and navigation, and limited air search capability. It can also detect antiship-missiles (ASM) and low-flying aircraft. The AN/SPS-67 is a successor to the AN/SPS-10.

The AN/SPS-67(V)3 antenna consists of an L-band IFF- monopulse array antenna integrated atop a C-band feed horn array antenna using horizontal linear polarisation. Its nominal elevations beam width is 28 degrees.

Below-decks, AN/SPS-67 consists of a transceiver, a video processor, a radar control unit, an antenna controller and an antenna safety switch, all of which are housed in five cabinets. System performance is improved via the addition of a very narrow pulse mode (0.1 µs) for better navigation and improved resolution of small targets at short ranges. Long and medium pulse (1 and 0.25 µs) modes are used in open sea for detection of long- and medium-range targets.

Specifications
frequency:	5 450 … 5 825 MHz
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF):	750, 1200 or 2400 Hz
pulsewidth (τ):	1 µs, 0.25 µs or 0.1 µs
receive time:
dead time:
peak power:	280 kW
average power:
instrumented range:	56 NM (≙ 104 km)
range resolution:
accuracy:
beamwidth:	1.6°
hits per scan:
antenna rotation:	2 or 4 rpm
MTBCF:	> 600 hrs
MTTR:

Source radartutorial.eu

AN/SPS-73(V)12 RADAR

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The Radar Set AN/SPS-73(V)12 is a short-range, two-dimensional, surface search/navigation radar system that provides contact range and bearing information. The AN/SPS-73(V)12 provides for signal processing and automatic target detection capability. The AN/SPS-73(V)12 surface search function provides short-range detection and surveillance of surface units and low-flying air units, while the AN/SPS-73(V)12 navigation function enables quick and accurate determination of own ship position relative to nearby vessels and navigational hazards. The system’s radar processors and displays combine Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) products and specialized technologies to create navigational awareness. The AN/SPS-73(V)12 is replacing the AN/SPS-64(V) and AN/SPS-55(V) systems in their capacity as navigational radars on the US Navy Ships.

The AN/SPS-73(V) radar has Built-In-Test functionality for improved reliability, capability and maintainability. The AN/SPS-73(V) can track up to 200 targets on a single system or 300 targets on a dual system with speeds up to 210 knots. The AN/SPS-73(V) Radar tracks surface crafts, obstructions, shorelines, buoys and navigational markers in order to assist in navigation, collision avoidance, surface surveillance and limited detection of low flying aircraft. The AN/SPS-73(V) is designed to commercial standards for navigation radars and is in compliance with various electronics interfacing standards (e.g., NMEA 0183). This radar system is a digital system, which outperforms the previous analog AN/SPS-64(V) Radar. The system can be easily integrated with other navigation and information processing systems, such as AIS, Electronic Chart Display Information System-Navy (via IBS) and Navigation Sensor System Interface. The AN/SPS-73(V) system can also be modified to accommodate future interfaces and requirements; the systems’ Interface Design Document describes the data, status, and control inputs and outputs of the radar and facilitates integration into other systems.

General Characteristics

Primary Function: Short-range, two-dimensional, surface-search/navigation radar system that provides contact range and bearing information.

Contractor: Raytheon Portsmouth, Rhode Island (Original Equipment Manufacturer).

Unit Cost: $421,000.

Weight: Above Deck: AS-4472/SPS-73(V) – 18.5 lbs., AS-4473/SPS-73(V) – 21.8 lbs., AB-1399/SPS-73(V) – 63.9 lbs., AB-1399(A)/SPS-73(V) – 68.9 lbs., 7614132. Antenna Safety Switch – 2.0 lbs.

Source navy.mil

OE-1200 IFF MÉNDEZ NÚÑEZ (F-104) – Tom McClean

The hull-mounted sonar is the Raytheon DE1160 LF active and passive sonar. The Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk helicopter is equipped with AN/SQQ-28 LAMPS III sonobuoys.

Raytheon DE1160 LF active and passive sonar

The DE 1160 is known as the DE 1164 when configured as a Variable-Depth Sonar (YDS). As a YDS, the sonar can descend to 656 ft (200 m) and be towed at speeds up to 20 knots.
The DE 1160 is capable of convergence zone performance when equipped with three additional transmitter cabinets (for a total of eight) and a larger, low-frequency transducer array. This configuration, which is fitted to the Italian aircraft carrier Giuseppi Garibaldi, is known as the DE 1160LF. The DE 1160LF/VDS combines the capabilities of the 1160LF with the VDS ability to adapt to the environment of the DE 1164.

The 1167 is smaller and less expensive. The sonar can be fitted in a hull dome or deployed as a VDS, or as an integrated hull dome and VDS. The VDS transmits at 12 kHz and the 36-stave circular, hull-mounted array transmits at either 12 or 7.5 kHz. Source what-when-how.com

General data:
Type: Hull Sonar, Active/Passive	Altitude Max: 0 m
Range Max: 14.8 km	Altitude Min: 0 m
Range Min: 0 km	Generation: Early 1980s

Sensors / EW:
DE 1160LF – Hull Sonar, Active/Passive Role: Hull Sonar, Active/Passive Search & Track Max Range: 14.8 km

Source cmano-db.com

AN/SQQ-28 LAMPS III sonobuoys

The AN/SQQ-28 sonar signal processing system, part of the SQQ-89 (V) USW Combat System, provides shipboard sonobuoy processor support for the Light Airborne Multipurpose System (LAMPS MK III) to detect submarines and provide accurate classification and targeting data. The LAMPS helicopter uses sonobuoys and magnetic anomaly detection devices to detect underwater contacts. Acoustic and electromagnetic data generated by these sensors are relayed from the helicopter to ownship for processing, evaluation, and display by the AN/SQQ-28. The AN/SQQ-28 also provides for the relaying of tactical instructions, weapon delivery information, and transmission of other processed data, including digitized voice communications to the LAMPS helicopter. When the LAMPS helicopter is performing its anti-ship surveillance and targeting mission, the AN/SQQ-28 relays radar and ESM data from the helicopter to ownship’s command and control system. The system incorporates the AN/UYS-1 Advanced Signal Processor (ASP) Input Signal Conditioner (ISC) subunit to provide analog and digital input channels and preconditioning of acoustic signal data received from sonobouys, as well and other functions including tape control and audio. Source fas.org

AN/SQQ-89(V) Surface Ship ASW Combat System

The AN/SQQ-89(V) Surface Ship ASW Combat System provides integrated Undersea Warfare (USW) combat management, fire control, command and control, and onboard training to enable surface combatants to support engagement of USW targets in both open ocean and littoral environments. The AN/SQQ-89(V) provides surface warships with a seamlessly integrated undersea/anti-submarine warfare detection, localization, classification and targeting capability. The system presents an integrated picture of the acoustic tactical situation by receiving, combining and processing active and passive sonar sensor data from a variety of hull-mounted arrays, towed arrays, and sonobuoys. In addition to active and passive detection, the system provides a full range of USW functions: underwater fire control, onboard training capability, a highly-evolved display subsystem and integration with the Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System (LAMPS MK III and Block II Upgrade) helicopter for sonobuoy signal processing. The system has been deployed on Oliver Hazard Perry (FFG 7) class frigates (all currently in foreign naval service), Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) class destroyers, and Ticonderoga (CG 47) class cruisers. When installed on Aegis equipped destroyers and cruisers, the AN/SQQ-89(V) is integrated with the Aegis Combat System. It is the technological foundation for the AN/SQQ-90 system aboard Zumwalt (DDG 1000) class destroyers, the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Mission Package and is being considered for the future Fast Frigate (FF) ASW suite, as well as the basis of several Foreign Military Sales (FMS) sonar system packages. Source navy.mil

BLAS DE LEZO (F-103) – Aitor Beobide Rubio Spotters

CODAG propulsion system

The F100 is equipped with a combined diesel and gas propulsion (CODAG) system with two GE LM 2500 gas turbines providing 34.8MW and two Navantia diesel engines rated 9MW. The shafts drive two controllable pitch propellers.

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CHARACTERISTICS

Displacement standard, t	F101-104: 4555 F105: 4605
Displacement full, t	F101-104: 6000 F105: 6050
Length, m	133.2 pp 146.7 oa
Breadth, m	18.6
Draught, m	7.20 max 4.75 mean hull
No of shafts	2
Machinery	F101-104: CODOG: 2 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines / 2 Caterpillar CAT3600B12 diesels F105: CODOG: 2 General Electric LM-2500 gas turbines / 2 Caterpillar CAT3600B16 diesels
Power, h. p.	F101-104: 47600 / 12240 F105: 47600 / 16320
Max speed, kts	29
Fuel, t	gas turbine / diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)	5000(18)
Armament	F101-104: 2 x 4 Harpoon SSM (8 RGM-84F), 1 x 48 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIA SAM / ESSM SAM (VLS, 32 RIM-66L / 64 RIM-162), 1 x 1 – 127/54 Mk 45 Mod. 2, 2 x 1 – 20/120 Oerlikon, 4 x 1 – 12.7/90, 4 – 324 Mk 32 Mod. 9 TT, 1 helicopter (SH-60B) F105: 2 x 4 Harpoon SSM (8 RGM-84F), 1 x 48 Standard SM-2MR Block IIIB SAM / ESSM SAM (VLS, 32 RIM-66L / 64 RIM-162), 1 x 1 – 127/54 Mk 45 Mod. 4, 2 x 1 – 25/75 Mk 38, 4 x 1 – 12.7/90, 4 – 324 Mk 32 Mod. 9 TT, 1 helicopter (SH-60B)
Sensors	F101-104: SPY-1D, SPS-73(v)12, SPS-67(v)3, 2x SPG-62, DORNA radars, Sirius e/o director, DE1160 sonar, Elnath Mk 9000, Aldebarán SLQ-380, Regulus Mk 9500 ECM suites, 4x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, DANCS CCS F105: SPY-1D(v), 2x Aries, 2x SPG-62, DORNA radars, FLIR e/o detector, Sirius e/o director, DE1160 sonar, Elnath Mk 9000, Aldebarán SLQ-380, Regulus Mk 9500 ECM suites, 4x Mk 36 SRBOC decoy RL, SLQ-25 Nixie torpedo decoy, DANCS CCS
Complement	235

Characteristics navypedia.org

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