- Jul 1, 2018
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| TYPE | Research & Development |
| COUNTRY | Argentina |
| PROJECT | Brazil-Class Carrier Upgrade Package |
| PROJECT COST | 2,500,000,000.00 |
| COMPLETION DATE | 21/04/2019 |
| PROJECT INFORMATION | Joint argentine-brazilian upgrade package program for the Clemenceau-Class Aircraft Carrier. Displacement: 38,000t Length: 265 m (869 ft) (290m flight deck) Beam: 31.7 m (104 ft) Draught: 8.60 m (28.2 ft) Propulsion: 2x 105-115kW Naval Nuclear Reactor (INVAP RN1) Power: 210,000kW Range: Unlimited distance; 20–25 years Speed: 32+ knots Range: Infinite with Nuclear Power Complement: 2000 (Including air group) Aviation facilities Angled flight deck (allowing concurrent landings and takeoffs) Flight Deck surface: 290m Main runway lenght: 91.44m Catapults: 2x 75m (stroke) (80 moverall lenght) 29 t at 145 knots steam catapults - Jet blast deflector Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System Universal launching – landing systems, allowing different aircraft manufacturers to operate. Emergency services Arresting wires: 4 Hangar Bay: 26m width, 8m hight and 190m lenght. 180m in length and 22m-24m in width, and occupies a total area of 3,900m2. Capacity forup to 44 aircraft, spare jet engines, fuel tanks and other heavy equipment. It is divided in four zones by sliding safety doors. Elevators: 2 high-speed, aluminum hydraulic, located surrounding the Hangar Bay and connecting it with the flight deck. Each can lift around 80,000kg up to the flight deck in 9 seconds and has space for 2 fighters. Maintenance sector: located at the end of the ship, with open space for engine testings. Aircraft capacity - Hangar Bay space for 44+ aircraft, plus limited on-deck parking. - Sample load out: 24 fighters, 14 helicopters, 6 radar aircraft. - Fighter, support fixed wing and helicopter operations. - Flight deck and strip on the port side. Helicopter pads and decks to the off the starboard quarter. Command Center (island) - Radar and communication systems - Primary Flight Control Area - Ship command center - Operational rooms Facilities - Berthing compartments (for all personnel, divided per sectors) - Multiple galleys, mess-halls, living-quarters etc. - Dry and wet storages, freezer rooms. - Air conditioning. - Onboard desalination plant Systems INVAP Naval AESA INVAP Maritime OTH Radar INVAP LR3DR INVAP OTH ELINT INVAP Ar-IFCS-TI INVAP SATC Radar INVAP SSNR (Surface Search &Navigation Radar) INVAP Torpedo Decoy STT1 INVAP Naval Decoy Launching System Armament (Distributed around the ship) x6 CITEFA Colibri x8 CITEFA Linea x2 cells CITEFA Rufian x12 12.7mm machineguns On Board Storage capacity - 3,500m³ gallons of jet fuel - Food for 2,000 for up to 90 days - Water 900,000 gallons storage capacity, complemented and supplied through desalinization plant. |
| PRIVATE / ENCRYPTED | No |
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