MOSCOW. Nov 20 (Interfax-AVN) - Naval armaments and hardware will be in the highlight of the Russian section at the Indo Defense 2006 Expo & Forum, which is due to take place in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta from Wednesday to Saturday, the press service of the Rosoboronexport state-owned arms trader reported.
"Foreign customers will get the opportunity to find out more about the Project 11356, Project 11541 and Project 11661 frigates, a family of multipurpose corvettes, including the newest Project 20382, and Project 1239 Bora air-cushion missile ship, which is unique in terms of its combat capabilities, dimensions and speed," the report reads.
In the field of surface shipbuilding, the Russian defense industry also offers a new modern frigate, the Gepard 3.9. Along with using the latest technologies in radar signature reduction, structural materials, circuit components and computers, the ship's design incorporates sophisticated engineering solutions time-proven on its predecessors. The 2,100-tonne ship can develop speed of 28 knots and its economical cruising speed range is around 5,000 nm.
Project 12322 Zubr and Project 12061E Murena air-cushion landing ships able to transfer assault units and combat vehicles (tanks, APCs and IFVs) at up to 60 knots to considerable distances and land them on unprepared shore have considerable export promises.
In relation to a growing trend among many navies worldwide to enhanced littoral capabilities, the export potential of Russian-built missile and patrol boats greatly increases. The Molniya missile boat and Mangust, Sobol, Mirazh and Svetlyak patrol boats displacing from 10 to 550 tonnes can develop up to 50 knots and are considered by right to be among the best in the world. A unique low-noise Project 636 submarine equipped with the Club-S integrated missile system is Russia's pride and enjoys an increased demand in the world market.
Along with combatants, the Russian section will display a broad spectrum of various ship-borne weapon systems, many of which are unrivaled in the world. Among them are the Uran-E strike missile system, Rif-M, Shtil-1 and Klinok SAM systems, other missile, artillery, torpedo and mine weapons. For instance, depending on the Customer's requirements, the Uran-E may include between 8 and 16 Kh-35E anti-ship missiles fitted with advanced ECM-resistant seekers and powerful warheads. The missiles can fly at extremely low altitudes, are low-observable to enemy surveillance aids and effectively destroy all kinds of ships.