The mu90 impact advanced lightweight torpedo, is a joint development between whitehead alenia sistemi subacquei italy, a finmeccanica. Designed and built with the most advanced technology, the mu90 is capable of countering any type of submarine, even if acoustically coated, deep diving, fast evasive, deploying anti torpedo eff ectors. Torpedoes 6 x mk 32 2 triple tubes for mu90 asw torpedoes. Torpedoes are the most preferred lethal underwater weapons for naval platforms such as submarines, surface vessels, aircraft and helicopters. Lightweight torpedo replacement project australian national. It is designed to compete with and outperform the united statesbuilt mark 54 in the antisubmarine role, and has also been developed in a special mu90 hard kill version for torpedo anti torpedo defence. The mu90 torpedo can be deployed from any type of surface.
M a ritie m te chnisch vakblad jaarg a n g 3 april 2012 u. The australian government announces a rebaselining of the awd construction schedule. The mu90 impact advanced lightweight torpedo produced by eurotorp. M a ritie m te chnisch vakblad jaarg a n g 3 april.
The mu90 is being developed by the eurotorp geie consortium, which is comprised of the companies that had been developing separate lightweight torpedoes for france and italy. Engineering and research and technology based services goods. Mu90 users club resulting from a francoitalian cooperation, the mu90 is the only totally new lightweight torpedo in the world. Designed and built with the most advanced technology, the weapon is of fireandforget type conceived to cope with anytask anyenvironment capability requirements and meet the asw operational needs of the 21st century. The mu90 impact is an advanced lightweight antisubmarine torpedo of the 3rd generation. Designed and built with the most advanced technology, the weapon is a fireandforget type, conceived to cope with anytask anyenvironment capability requirements and meet the. Contract notice number contract description total contract value agency contract start date supplier. Areg, torpedo, sabre, patsas special forces vehicles. Well it is no longer viable to keep in the inventory. Printed on 100% recyclable paper by apf 3i concept, printers, a company geared to. Navy outlook 2019 by faircount media asiapacific issuu. The navy is ordering torpedo replacement kits from lockheed martin sippican. Despite being small, these frigates were shown to beextremely durable.
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Engineering and research and technology based services. Australias government announces that hobarts tripletube mk32 mod 9 torpedo launchers successfully completed testing in june 2012, and brisbanes launchers successfully completed their own test with an mu90 torpedo mockup. The mu90 torpedo is a fireandforget weapon designed to counter any type of nuclear or conventional submarine, acoustically coated, deploying active or passive homing. The mu90 impact advanced lightweight torpedo is the leader of the 3rd generation of lwts. Struck by two exocetantiship missiles, thirtyseven american sailors died in the deadlyprelude to the american operation earnest will, the reflagging. Mu90 light weight antisubmarine warfare torpedo being fired from its torpedo tube on hmas toowoomba. Eurotorp is the contractor for the mu90 a lwt torpedo. She was the first of seven u151class uboats built and one of only two used as unarmed cargo submarines. The mu90 torpedo is a fireandforget weapon designed to counter any type of nuclear or conventional submarine, acoustically coated, deploying active or. The united states is exposed to crime and corruption by the australian government, including bribery, fraud, intellectual property theft, unfair competition, endemic public sector crime, federal police corruption, and lax security to top secret level.
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