At DSA 2014, the 14th Defence Services Asia Exhibition and Conference currently held in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Korean shipbuilder DSME introduces for the first time its Missile Surface Corvette (MSC). Navy Recognition learned during DSA 2014 that DSME teamed with a local partner to answer an RFI from the Royal Malaysian Navy for a small displacement corvette.
The MSC model shown at DSA 2014 is fitted with a 76mm Oto Melara main gun, 4x Kongsberg NSM anti-ship missiles, 2x MSI 30mm guns located aft, and several South Korean made sensors, most of them from Samsung Thales.
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I just cannot believe the situation is so bad the US has to mothball some of its fleet or give away part of it.
ReplyDeleteBut if the Australian politicians had any sense they should be receptive to the purchase of at least 6 Virginia class submarines which the US could replace after the sequester is sorted out.
We would need assistance for maintenance and the operation of them til we could handle it ourselves.
Our politicians do not have the confidence to handle the nuclear power plant which would be a giant leap forward for Australia.
Instead, believe it or not, they are considering having Sweden, France, Germany, or Japan draw up a completely new design diesel electric sub and probably try to build it in Australia.
It is a wonder Australia is not shooting canon balls off wooden ships, our politicians are so stingy and flat earth.
Just a thought.