SMX-25

SMX-25
SMX-25
Career
Builder:	DCNS
General characteristics
Displacement:	2,850 tonnes surfaced 4,560 tonnes submerged
Length:	109 m (358 ft)
Speed:	38 knots (70 km/h; 44 mph) surfaced 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) submerged
Complement:	27
Armament:	16 × multi-function missiles 4 × torpedo tubes

SMX-25 (the informal name of a diving frigate) is a 21st-century gun-ship being developed by the French ship building company, DCNS. It is a hybrid between a surface ship and a submarine.

It is 110 metres long and displaces 3000 tons. The submerged body is an elongated knife-like form, optimized for high speed when moving on the surface. Its main feature is the ability to quickly travel to distant places and then strike from under water. SMX-25 is to be armed with 16 multi-function missiles, capable of striking submarine and surface targets with four torpedo tubes. The ship, which looks like a spindle with a massive superstructure, will be automated. One version ship will implement stealth technology to enable it carry out reconnaissance and insert sabotage groups of up to 10 people.

External links

• "SMX-25". http://en.dcnsgroup.com/innovation-technology/smx-25/. 
• "SMX-25" (in French). http://fr.dcnsgroup.com/innovation-technologie/smx-25/. 
• "Премьеры и миражи Euronaval 2010. Французы показали ныряющий фрегат" (in Russian). http://old.nationaldefense.ru/769/772/index.shtml?id=7259. 
• "Военнное обозрение. Ныряющий фрегат" (in Russian). http://topwar.ru/2008-proekt-podvodnoj-lodki-smx-25-ot-kompanii-dkns-franciya.html. 
• "Ныряющий фрегат" (in Russian). http://oko-planet.su/politik/politikarm/51475-nyryayushhij-fregat.html. 
• "газета Взгляд. Ныряющий фрегат" (in Russian). http://vz.ru/society/2010/10/27/442958.html. 
• "Французские корабли будущего: SMX-25 и ADVANSEA" (in Russian). http://army-news.ru/2012/01/francuzskie-korabli-budushhego-smx-25-i-advansea/.