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Lepanto escribió:El Very Lightweight Torpedo recientemente presentado por Northrop Grumman podría lanzarse desde el aire en varios aviones de la US Navy. En principio desde el P-8A Poseidon y dos helicópteros: el MH-60 Sea Hawk y el MQ-8C Fire Scout de su misma marca, según informó la compañía el 22 de mayo. Sin embargo, el arma prototipo aún no está calificada en esas plataformas. Su prototipo es una respuesta al programa Compact Rapid Attack Weapon de la USN, para desarrollar un torpedo más ligero, este pesa alrededor de 104 kg . Aquí

Lepanto escribió:Hoy por hoy los torpedos no perdonan casi nada, los hablamos en el último podcast, a raíz precisamente de impactos de SSM en buques, y han aguantado de lo lindo, cierto es que estaban inertizados y en condiciones ideales de flotabilidad, pero el torpedo actual no perdona.

Este que presentan, me da que va para la guerra antisubmarina. El ataque buque a buque con torpedos, no tiene muchas posibilidades. A un submarino un impacto aún siendo pequeña la carga explosiva por el medio en el que está le haces un roto, aunque me surge una duda, al submarino tiene que ser impacto directo, o explosión bajo el casco como un buque de superficie

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WASHINGTON, July 9, 2020 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Germany of sixty-four (64) MK 54 All Up Round Lightweight torpedoes, ten (10) MK 54 Conversion Kits and related equipment for an estimated cost of $130 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

The Government of Germany has requested to buy sixty-four (64) MK 54 All Up Round Lightweight torpedoes and ten (10) MK 54 Conversion Kits to be used with fleet exercise sections as MK 54 Exercise torpedoes. Also included are torpedo containers; Recoverable Exercise Torpedoes (REXTORP) with containers; Fleet Exercise Section (FES) and fuel tanks to be used with MK 54 conversion kits (procured as MDE); air launch accessories for fixed wing; torpedo spare parts; training, publications, support and test equipment; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated value is $130 million.
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WASHINGTON, July 9, 2020 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Belgium of twenty-nine (29) All Up Round MK 54 LWT Mod 0 and related equipment for an estimated cost of $33.3 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

The Government of Belgium requests to buy twenty-nine (29) All Up Round MK 54 LWT Mod 0. Also included are two (2) Fleet Exercise Section conversion kits, torpedo support equipment, training and publications, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics and program support. The total estimated program cost is $33.3 million.
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Raytheon Technologies, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, is awarded an $88,050,510 modification to previously awarded contract N00024-16-C-6423 for the production of the MK54 Lightweight Torpedo MOD 0 and MOD 1 common part kits and spare torpedo components. This modification combines purchases for the Navy (18%); and the governments of Canada (72%); Republic of Korea (5%); Denmark (3%); Australia (1%); and Spain (1%), under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. Work will be performed in Portsmouth, Rhode Island (95%); and Keyport, Washington (5%), and is expected to be completed by May 2023. FMS funding in the amount of $71,687,560; and fiscal 2020 and 2018 weapons procurement (Navy) funding in the amount of $16,145,556 and $217,394 respectively, will be obligated at time of award, of which $217,394 will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity.
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