Posted on 11/17/2016 10:35:53 AM PST by sukhoi-30mki
The Russian-built Project 29380 (NATO reporting name: Steregushchy-class) and Project 20385 corvettes and Project 22350 (Gorshkov-class) frigates will receive radar absorbing coating as part of their upgrade, says the press office of defense contractor Ruselectronics (a subsidiary of Rostec).
The first ship of the new Russian Navy frigate project 22350 class "Admiral Gorshkov" at full speed
"The characteristics of the [radar absorbing] materials [RAM] developed by the Ferrit-Domen Research Institute [a subsidiary of Ruselectronics] in St. Petersburg allow their use in the vessels of all classes, be it light, medium or heavy. Ferrit-Domen also is taking part in the governmental 2020 Armament Acquisition Program, supplying protective materials for ship hulls. Under the program, the Severnaya Verf Shipyard is to supply the Russian Defense Ministry with a six-ship series of Project 20380 and Project 20385 corvettes before 2018 and a six-ship series of Project 22350 frigates before 2020," the company says in a news release.
Ruselectronics has delivered a batch of RAMs in support of the upgrade of the Russian Navy’s combatants. "Another testing of the materials is scheduled for mid-2017," the press release adds. The new-generation surface combatants being built for the Russian Navy embody the stealth technology, with their hulls featuring a special design and RAMs to reduce their radar signature.
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu had said previously that the Navy was to take delivery of six Project 22350 frigates by 2025. The ships in the class have a displacement of 4,500 tons and a maximum speed of 29 knots. They carry the Oniks (SS-N-26 Strobile) and Kalibr (SS-N-27 Sizzler) missile systems and Poliment-Redut air defense missile system.
Can I get this paint for my C6 Corvette?
Until a navy figures out how to make a hull out of salt water, any ocean going vessel can be detected and tracked.
Every vessel moving in the water creates a wake. I guess if it’s sitting still it will be hard to detect, but what good is a ship that doesn’t move?
Project Habakkuk
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Habakkuk
The Russians can’t seem to keep paint on their hulls, and they’re talking about coating them with RAM? That’s pretry funny.
I suspect this isn’t intended to keep the ships from being detected but to deny radar guided missiles the ability to localize and lock on. That would seem to be a good idea at it would force an enemy ship to have to close to direct-fire gun range to engage it.
Did I mention that our latest surface combatant classes don’t actually have working naval guns? Going to be awfully difficult for the US Navy to fight these when none of our armament will actually lock onto it and there’s no working guns to fight it with.
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