Friday, November 21, 2008

Goalkeeper

Total Production: 60

Origin
Netherlands
United Kingdom

Contractor/s
General Dynamics
Thales

Applications
Albion
FPB 62
Galicia
Invincible
Jacob Van Heemskerck
Johan de Witt
Karel Doorman
KDX-I
KDX-II
Kortenaer
LCF
LPX
Type 22

Description: The Goalkeeper is a 30mm close-in weapon system designed to provide protection for ships against close-in aircraft and high-speed missiles. It features a General Dynamics turret mount and seven 30mm barrels Gatling gun with a rate of fire of 4,200 rounds per minute. A Thales Netherlands' dual frequency X- and Ka-band radar provides tracking and fire control for the Goalkeeper weapon system in clutter and ECM environments in order to eliminate the threat.

The Goalkeeper weapon system was introduced in the early 1980s and has been ordered by the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and South Korea for some of their surface combatant ships.

Specifications
Number of Weapons: 1,200

Dimensions: Diameter 30 mm

Weights: Max Weight 9,902 kg (21,830 lb)

Other: Max Rate of Fire 4,200 rounds per minute

News
Thales to Support ex-Dutch Chilean Frigates

Korean LPX and KDXII Ships Get CIWS Goalkeeper

Operators

see operators map

Netherlands

South Korea

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
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, October 25, 2008

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