Sovremenny DDG
  
SPECIFICATIONS
  • Displacement: Tons : 6,600 standard; 7,625 full load
  • Dimensions: Ft: 511.8 x 56.8 x 21.3
  • Main machinery: 4 boilers; 2 turbines; 102,000 hp(m) (75 MW); 2 shafts; bow thruster
  • Speed knots : 32.
  • Range: Miles : 2,400 at 32 kt; 6,500 at 20 kt; 14,000 at 14 kt
  • Complement: 296 (25 officers) plus 60 spare
MISSILES
SSM: 8 Raduga SS-N-22 Sunburn (3M-80 Zubr) (2 quad) launchers active/passive radar homing to 160 km (87 n miles) at 2.5 (4.5 for attack) Mach; warhead nuclear 200 kT or HE 300 kg; sea-skimmer.

SAM: 2 SA-N-7 Gadfly (Uragan) or SA-N-7 Grizzly command/semi-active radar and IR homing to 25 km (13.5 n miles) at 3 Mach; warhead 70 kg; altitude 15-14,020 m (50-46,000 ft); 44 missiles. Multiple channels of fire.
 

GUNS
4 - 130 mm/70 (2 twin) AK 130 85° elevation;
35-45 rds/min to 29.5 km (16 n miles); weight
of shell 33.4 kg.

4 - 30 mm/65 AK 630 [Ref 4]; 6 barrels per mounting;
85° elevation; 3,000 rds/min combined to 2 km.

 

TORPEDOES
4 - 21 in (533 mm) (2 twin) tubes A/S MORTARS : 2 RBU 1000 6-barrelled [Ref 6]; range 1,000 m; warhead: 55 kg; 120 rockets carried.


 
 

Sovremenny DDG
 
MINES
Mine rails for up to 40.
 
COUNTERMEASURES
Decoys: 8 PK 10 and 2 PK 2 chaff launchers.
 
ESM/ECM
4 Foot Ball. 6 Half Cup laser warner.
WEAPONS CONTROL
1 Squeeze Box optronic director and laser range finder Band Stand datalink for SS-N-22. Bell Nest, 2 Light Bulb and 2 Tee Pump datalinks.
 
RADARS
  • Air search: Top Plate 3D; D/E-band.
  • Surface search: 3 Palm Frond I-band.
  • Fire control: 6 Front Dome F-band (for SA-N-7). Kite Screech H/I/K-band (for 130-mm guns). 2 Bass Tilt H/I-band (for 30-mm guns).
  • IFF: Salt Pot A and B. High Pole A and B. Long Head.
  • Tacan: 2 Light Bulb.

 
SONARS
Bull Horn (Platina) and Whale Tongue; hull-mounted;
active search and attack; medium frequency.

 
HELICOPTERS
2 Harbin Zhi-9A Haitun.
 
PROGRAMME
After prolonged negotiations, a contract was signed in September 1996 for the last two uncompleted Russian "Sovremenny" class destroyers. A third of class may also be acquired in due course. First completion is planned for late 1997.

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