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1 Sea and Navy 2013 « INTERNATIONAL SHOWS $US12.00 - ¤9.00 Sea and Navy Maritime securit y « Ne w ships « Sys t ems & subsys t ems « A ircr af t « naval forces » Focus on French Technology Published by: M a r i t i m e n e w s w w w. s e a a n d n a v y. c o m Mer et Marine w w w. m e r e t m a r i n e . co m Sea and Navy INTERNATIONAL SHOWS » 2013 2 sea and navy « published by Bretagne-Online BRETAGNE-ONLINE, groupe télégraMme 7 voie d'accès au port 29600 Morlaix (FRANCE) - Chairman édouard COUDURIER - Publication director Olivier CLECH - Project manager and distribution Fabien Charmetant f.charmetant@letelegramme.fr « Copy GLCDK Media Agence de presse et d’information - 2 rue Crucy 44000 Nantes (France) - Editor-in-chief Vincent GROIZELEAU vincent.groizeleau@meretmarine.com - Contributing author Caroline BRITZ caroline.britz@meretmarine.com - Consulting editor Gildas le cunff de kagnac glc@glcdk-media.com « English version Steve Dyson steve.dyson.sdc@gmail.com « Design Vincent WISNIEWSKI wisniewskivince@aol.com « Advertising Régie Nationale du Groupe Télégramme - Director régie nationale Stéphane VAUTRAIN - s.vautrain@map-media.fr - Director grands comptes Xavier ALLONIER x.allonier@map-media.fr Printed in France by SIB Zone industrielle de la Liane B.P. 343 - 62205 Boulogne-sur-Mer Cedex « Numéro de commission paritaire: en cours - Dépot légal: février 2013. Reproduction of text or graphic standard in whole or in part is strictly prohibited without the written permission of the authors and the publisher. For daily news (in French) visit us at www.meretmarine.com 4 6 8 10 12 » Naval power & geostrategy » Threats on the high seas » Maritime challenges: the big picture » Maritime surveillance » Accident prevention & management Maritime safety & security warships » Force projection » Frigates » Corvettes & OPVs » Patrol vessels & interceptors » Commandos » Submarines 14 24 28 36 44 46 systems & subsystems » Inertial platforms » Space » Combat systems » Electronic » Guns » UxVs 56 60 62 64 74 84 Aircraft » Combat & surveillance aircraft » Helicopters 90 95 Front cover: » French FREMM (© DCNS) » Commandos in action (© eurocopter) » Aster test firing (© MBDA) » Chilean Navy Scorpene (© DCNS) French-English glossary of naval defence Steve Dyson E-book format. Searchable and indexable. First edition, v3. ISBN: 978-989-97568-0-9 Lulu spotlight: www.lulu.com/spotlight/SteveDyson Focus on French Technology Sea and Navy INTERNATIONAL SHOWS » 2013 4 » Puissance aéronavale Naval power & geostrategy In recent years, maritime affairs have assumed such importance that the future of the world is likely to depend on who commands the seas. One thing is already clear: the 21st century will be the most maritime in human history. © marine nationale Maritime safety & security « “Without a navy, we can neither support war nor take advantage of peace,” is attributed to Jean-Baptiste Colbert (1619-1683), celebrated father of the renewal of the French Navy under Louis XIV. Today, his statement is once again as relevant as when it was first uttered. In the decades since the end of the cold war, the prospect of major conflict has receded and international trade has grown exponentially. And the sea, host to all maritime transport and virtually all that trade, has a central role to play. Today, with 50,000 ships and 1.5 million sailors, the worldwide merchant fleet has become the main vehicle of globalisation. In 30 years, the volume of goods transported by sea has increased five- fold and is expected to double again to reach 15 billion tonnes per year in 2020. But, while maritime transport with its flexibility and competitive pricing represents a major benefit for international trade, it can also be its Achilles’ Heel. The workings of the global economy depend on the free movement of shipping and unrestricted access to strategic areas like the Gulf of Aden, the Strait of Hormuz and the Suez Canal. To ensure the security of their strategic supply lines and protect their economies, states typically respond to regional crises, piracy and similar developments by strengthening their navies. Recent conflicts have also underscored the importance of unrestricted access to the sea to support the global power projection capability of powerful navies. At a time when it is increasingly difficult for major powers to deploy military force into a conflict zone from a neighbouring country, or even obtain permission to overfly other countries’ territory to strike targets far from existing bases, naval force projection groups are, thanks to the freedom of the seas, a more valuable asset than ever before. Advancing 1,000 kilometres a day, they can deploy into a crisis zone more flexibly than any other force. From patrol boats to aircraft carriers, from amphibious assault vessels and special forces to submarines and frigates armed with cruise missiles, naval power offers a vast array of options. It can be visible or covert, depending on the objectives, and can be used by any country with the resources as both a deterrent and a means of action. Emerging powers such as China, India and Brazil are investing heavily in their navies, clearly demonstrating that a powerful navy is still a key differentiator on the world geostrategic stage. Indeed, it is surely no coincidence that the five permanent members of the UN Security Council are also the only naval powers with both aircraft carriers and nuclear- powered ballistic-missile submarines. Without going to this extreme, the vast majority of countries are now building up their naval forces, with the notable exception of the European Union whose members, politically divided and possibly deluded by decades of peace, are cutting military spending and reducing the size of their naval fleets. But the stakes are higher than ever. Indeed, as natural resources dwindle, the exploitation of marine deposits will inevitably see extraordinary growth. In oil and gas, minerals, fisheries and marine renewable energy, a blue revolution is taking place. Importantly, over 70 countries have officially applied to extend their maritime domains, setting the scene for the emergence of regional conflicts between countries hungry for marine territory and resources. In some parts of the world, bitter territorial disputes have already erupted and could easily lead to armed conflict. And the situation is liable to get worse in the years ahead. Many countries have come to the realisation that the only way to save their coveted maritime domains from possible future plunder is to acquire the means to protect them by taking appropriate action today. Building on internationally acclaimed expertise in naval defence and maritime security, French defence contractors are among the best placed to propose innovative solutions meeting today’s challenges. « © royal navy Vincent GROIZELEAU Editor-in-chief 5 Sea and Navy 2013 « INTERNATIONAL SHOWS Sea and Navy INTERNATIONAL SHOWS » 2013 6 7 Sea and Navy 2013 « INTERNATIONAL SHOWS » Maritime safety & security Threats on the high seas With a rapidly expanding offshore sec- tor, ever greater wealth in transit by ship and a society that has become extraordinarily dependent on the free- dom of movement of merchant ship- ping, maritime interests are a prime target for enemies of the state and terrorist groups. A lightning raid by a small group with limited means can wreak havoc on the world economy’s critical infrastructure. Long neglected due to a widespread lack of awareness of the scale of the problem, maritime Terrorism, organised crime, the pillaging of natural resources, maritime disasters, illegal immigration and trafficking… The complexity of the maritime threat environment continues to grow. © royal navy © marine nationale © marine nationale terrorism is now a serious issue. As the maritime sector faces a surge in organised crime and piracy, with ships being diverted and workers on offshore platforms held hostage, stakeholders everywhere are reappraising the risks. Meanwhile, political instability and poverty in many countries are com- pounding an already difficult situation. The sea is a prime setting for all forms of trafficking. Go-fasts dart across the Mediterranean to supply the European market with drugs while South American narco-traffickers build mini-submarines in forested inlets, undetected by maritime surveillance systems, then cross the Caribbean to make their deliveries. Arms smugglers are prospering as maritime trade expands, with assault rifles and grenades hidden in shipping containers and the holds of countless ships sailing to every port in the world. The sea is also a prime setting for illegal immigration, with tens of thousands of migrants seeking passage each year to new lands of opportunity, many paying with their lives. And tremendous wealth lies on or beneath the seabed – untapped mineral resources that are likely to give rise to new territorial disputes in the years ahead. Tighter security and new technologies are making rapid progress, but the fact remains that coastlines around the world are constantly exposed to the risk of maritime disasters, and as the number and size of the vessels plying nearby shipping lanes continue to grow, that risk is inexorably rising. « DR British patrol uploads/Geographie/ pressed-pdf.pdf