gosnold
commented
10 months ago Huh the EMPAR should be replaced by a Kronos Grand Naval and the SMART L by a SMART L MM/N, as said in the articles. It seems you used the current sensors configuration. Also IOC is not 2010 but 2028 for Italy and 2029 for France.
DB Selector
DB3K
Baseline
Ship_869
Hypothetical
Yes
Name
D 553 Andrea Doria
Class
Horizon
Country
Italy
Service
MMI
In Commission
2010 Present
Number in Service
2
Length (m)
152,9
Beam (m)
20,2
Draft (m)
5,4
Standard Displacement (t)
5600
Full Displacement (t)
7050
Empty Displacement (t)
No response
Complement
136
Max Sea State
6
Primary Propulsion Type
Diesel
Propulsion
2x SEMT-Pielstick 12 PA6 STC Diesel, 2x General Electric-Avio LM-2500 Gas Turbine, CODOG
Fuel Capacity (kg)
23,3 Tons
Flank Speed (kt)
28Kt
Range (nm) at Speed (kt)
7000 Nm
Sensors
2x MM/SPN-749 40 nm Radar, Surface Search & Navigation Early 1990s Technology, Surface Search, Range Information, Speed Information, Heading Info Operating bands (search & track): I All sensors
1x MM/SPY-790 EMPAR MFR 80 nm Radar, FCR, Surface-to-Air & Surface-to-Surface, Medium-Range Late 2000s Technology, Air Search, Surface Search, NCTR - JEM, Range Information, Altitude Info, Speed Information, Heading Info Operating bands (search & track): G
1x S.1850M VSR [BMD Mod] 1080 nm Radar, Air Search, 3D Long-Range Early 2000s Technology, Air Search, ABM & Space Search, Range Information, Altitude Info, Speed Information, Heading Info Operating bands (search & track): D
1x Altesse HF/DF 500 nm HF/DF w/ OTH Targeting Early 2000s Technology, Air Search, Surface Search, OTH (Surface Wave)
1x Sentinel RESM 500 nm ELINT w/ OTH Targeting Early 2010s Technology, Air Search, Surface Search, OTH (Surface Wave), Specific Emitter ID
2x Nettuno 4100 RECM - OECM & DECM, Offensive & Defensive ECM Early 2010s Technology Operating bands: H / I / J Sensor #1
Sensor #2
1x UMS 4110CL 16 nm Hull Sonar, Active/Passive Search & Track Late 2000s Technology, Underwater Search, Range Information, Speed Information, Heading Info Operating bands: MF
1x ALTO 4 nm TASS, Passive Torpedo Warning Towed Array Sonar System Early 2000s Technology Operating bands: HF
1x IRAS [CCD] 10 / 100 nm LLTV, Target Search, Slaved Tracking and Identification LLTV, 3rd Generation (2000s/2010s) Technology, Air Search, Surface Search, Ground Search (Fixed), Ground Search (Mobile), Heading Info [Part of Sensor Group 1854]
1x IRAS [IR] 20 / 100 nm Infrared, Target Search, Slaved Tracking and Identification Camera Infrared, 3rd Generation Imaging (2000s/2010s, Impr LANTIRN, Litening II/III, ATFLIR) Technology, Air Search, Surface Search, Ground Search (Fixed), Ground Search (Mobile), Heading Info [Part of Sensor Group 1854]
1x IRAS [Laser Rangefinder] - Laser Rangefinder Air Search, Surface Search, Ground Search (Fixed), Ground Search (Mobile), Range Information [Part of Sensor Group 1854]
2x NA-25 [IR] 20 / 100 nm Infrared, Weapon Director Camera Infrared, 3rd Generation Imaging (2000s/2010s, Impr LANTIRN, Litening II/III, ATFLIR) Technology, Air Search, Surface Search, Ground Search (Fixed), Ground Search (Mobile), Heading Info [Part of Sensor Group 3677] Sensor #1
Sensor #2
2x RTN-25X (Orion 25X) [Radar] 20 nm Radar, FCR, Weapon Director Late 1970s Technology, Air Search, Surface Search, Range Information, Altitude Info, Speed Information, Heading Info [Part of Sensor Group 3677] Operating bands (search & track): J Sensor #1
Sensor #2
1x Mk1 Eyeball 15 / 50 nm Air Search, Surface Search, Ground Search (Fixed), Ground Search (Mobile), Range Information, Altitude Info, Heading Info
Mounts
2x 25mm/80 OTO Breda KBA 2x 324 TT Twin 3x 76mm/62 OTO Melara Suoer Rapido (DART,DAVIDE) 2x Contralto-v (slat) 2x Sclar-h Odls 1x Sylver A-50 VLS (48 Cells)
Aircraft & Docking Facilities
1x Pad (1x Medium Aircraft(12.1-18m)) 1x Hangar (1x Mediun Aircraft (12.1-18m))
Comms/Datalinks
Link 16 JTIDS/MIDS Link 16 300 nm 255 Broadcast, Secure, UHF Radio HF Radio [Secure] Radio 300 nm 10 Broadcast, HF Radio, Secure Aster Command Datalink [16 Channels] Aster Weapon Link 80 nm 16 LOS-limited, Secure, UHF Radio VHF Radio [Secure] Radio 100 nm - Broadcast, LOS-limited, Secure, VHF Radio Link 10 Link 10 160 nm - Broadcast, Secure, UHF Radio Link 11 Link 11 300 nm - Broadcast, HF Radio, Secure, UHF Radio Link 14 Link 14 300 nm - Broadcast, HF Radio, UHF Radio UHF Radio [Secure] Radio 100 nm - Broadcast, LOS-limited, Secure, UHF Radio DART/DAVIDE Command Datalink [1 Way] much later than the nameship's decommissioning.
Ship Codes
No response
Comments
Good morning, my request concerns the mid-life update of the Italian (and French) Horizon destroyers. I attach links with the changes to the radars and the various subsystems. Thank you.
Sources
https://www.edrmagazine.eu/horizon-mlu-italian-configuration-and-common-equipment
https://www.fincantieri.com/en/media/press-releases/2023/contract-for-the-midlife-upgrade-mlu-of-the-horizon-class-frigates/
https://euro-sd.com/2023/08/news/33210/contract-signed-for-upgrade-of-french-and-italian-horizon-class-frigates/