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Le futur bâtiment amphibie algérien Kalaat Beni-Abbes aurait été mis à l'eau aujourd'hui en Italie

Le futur bâtiment amphibie algérien Kalaat Beni-Abbes aurait été mis à l'eau aujourd'hui en Italie | DEFENSE NEWS | Scoop.it

The future flagship of the Algerian fleet, an Amphibious Ship type BDSL"Batiment et de Débarquement de Soutien Logistics" commissioned from Orrizonte Sistemi Navali (a joint venture of Fincantieri and Selex Sistemi Integrati).

 

Specifications :
-Total displacement = 9000 tons
-Length = 142.9 meters
-Width = 21.5 meters
-Flight deck with two runways and landing pads for heavy-lift helicopters in the extremities and 30-ton lift in the central part of the deck
-The power plant includes two diesel engines Wärtsilä 12V32 rated at 6000 kW
-The maximum speed = 20 knots
-Cruising range = 11,265 km
-Generation of electricity will be provided by four diesel generators Isotta Fraschini V1716 C2ME capacity of 1300 kW and one emergency V1708 T3 of 600 kW
-Armament includes MBDA SAAM-ESD (Aster missiles + A50 launcher Sylver) behind the island superstructure + Oto Melara 76/62 Super Rapid + 2 Single 25mm
-The electronic structure will include Selex Sistemi Integrati EMPAR + AESA radar of CICS Athena-C + navigation radar and flight control by -gosopoznavaniya SIR + Communication system supplied by Selex Elsag + EW systems produced by Elettronica and Thales + two SCLAR-H decoy launchers
-The Algerian helicopter landing ship dock can accommodate 3 Landing Craft Mechanized (LCM) + 3 small Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel (LCVP) + 1 large Landing Craft Personnel (LCP) + 2 semi-rigid boats. The garage can accommodate up to 15 armored vehicles.
-The crew = 150 people
-The landing force = 440 people


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