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DIMDEX
2014 Show Daily - Navantia Avante 1800 |
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Navantia
showcased its AVANTE 1800 "combatant version" corvette during
DIMDEX 2014 |
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Spanish
shipbuilding company Navantia showcased its AVANTE 1800 corvette during
DIMDEX 2014, the Doha International Maritime Defence Exhibition &
Conference which was held between 25 – 27 March 2014 in Qatar. |
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Navantia
had a scale model on its booth of what could be an AVANTE 1800 in Qatari
Navy configuration |
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Navantia
had a scale model on its booth of what could be an AVANTE 1800 in Qatari
Navy configuration. The model was fitted with a 76mm main gun, 12x VLS
(vertical launch system) cells behind the main gun at the bow, 8x (2x
quad launchers) anti-ship missiles, a 3-D Air/Surface surveillance radar,
one short-range SAM launcher on-top of the helicopter hangar.
The AVANTE 1800 in combatant version is 89,80 meters in length, 13.2
in breadth and displaces 1900 tons.
Its maximum speed is 25 knots, range 3000 nautical miles and endurance
21 days.
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AVANTE 1800
corvette scale model on Navantia stand during DIMDEX 2014 |
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During
DIMDEX 2014, the Technical Committee of the Navy of Qatar, visited the
Spanish Navy BAM “Relámpago” in Doha. This ship has
similar standards to the AVANTE 1800, presented by Navantia to the Qatar
Navy, in terms of habilitation, systems, command and control,...
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