Wednesday, December 03, 2008

AFCON

Origin
Spain
United States of America

Contractor/s
General Dynamics
Lockheed Martin
Navantia

Description: The AFCON (Advanced Frigate CONsortium) is a joint project between Lockheed-Martin, IZAR and Bath Iron Works (General Dynamics). This project is intended to provide international navies with advanced corvettes and frigates equipped with the impressive Aegis system at affordable costs.

The AFCON frigate design benefits from expertise gained by the project partners with Spanish F100 frigate program and US Aegis-equipped cruisers and destroyers.

To date, the AFCON frigate is competing in Chile for the Fragata program to built 3 frigates.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 80

Dimensions: Length 102 m, Width 14 m

Weights: Max Weight 2,600 t

Performance: Cruise Speed 8 mps (15 kt), Endurance 30 day, Max Range 7,408 km (4,000 nm), Top Speed 14 mps (27 kt)

Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)

Last Updated: Saturday, November 22, 2008

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