[Designed to] launch, operate and recover large numbers of small unmanned vehicles for extended periods, the UXV plays the role of mother ship - a permanent base and control centre for the futuristic unmanned land, sea and air vehicles before, during and on completion of their missions.
UXV Combatant is designed to better meet the threats of asymmetric warfare. Able to deploy assault troops or special forces ashore with their equipment, it is designed to provide the necessary firepower to support them. Such as; land-attack cruise missile launched via its vertical launching system, its 155 mm gun, and a fleet of unmanned combat aerial vehicles.[2] UXV Combatant is also designed to perform reconnaissance missions, with powerful ship-borne sensors and unmanned aerial vehicles. UXV Combatant is designed to act both independently, or as an escort.[2]
Current statusedit
This is a concept warship only, and there are currently no plans yet for this concept to enter design proper.
Referencesedit
^ abcd. baesystems.com. BAE Systems. 11 September 2007. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007.
^ abcdefghijklmnop"Warships of Tomorrow". popsci.com. Popular Science. 15 February 2008. Note that the article says "high-tech radars" would be used for submarine hunting, but this is a typographical error for "sonars".
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combatant, concept, drone, carrier, aviation, capable, warship, designed, surface, fleet, systems, maritime, naval, ships, which, displayed, defence, security, equipment, international, dsei, 2007, shares, some, common, design, features, with, type, destroyer,. The UXV Combatant is a concept UAV drone carrier aviation capable warship designed by BVT Surface Fleet now BAE Systems Maritime Naval Ships which was displayed at the Defence Security and Equipment International DSEI in 2007 1 UXV Combatant shares some common design features with the Type 45 destroyer 1 and the Interdiction Assault Ship concept Artist depiction of the UXV CombatantGeneral characteristicsTypeAircraft cruiserDisplacement8 000 t 7 900 long tons 8 800 short tons 1 Length500 ft 152 4 m 2 Beam70 ft 21 m 2 Speed27 knots 50 km h 31 mph 2 Complement60Armament20 cell vertical launching system 2 1 155 mm gun 2 1 4 CIWS 2 Aircraft carriedMixture of 2 UAVs UACVs V STOL aircraft HelicoptersAviation facilitiesA large V shaped flight deck 2 A hangar deck 2 Contents 1 Design 2 Mission 3 Current status 4 References 5 External linksDesign edit Designed to launch operate and recover large numbers of small unmanned vehicles for extended periods the UXV plays the role of mother ship a permanent base and control centre for the futuristic unmanned land sea and air vehicles before during and on completion of their missions BAE Systems 1 The UXV design features two angled flight decks for launching unmanned aerial vehicles V STOL aircraft and helicopters arrayed in a V shape similar to that of the Interdiction Assault Ship concept 2 Each flight deck is approximately 164 feet 50 m in length 2 To launch aircraft it could be expected to use the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System or a ski jump It was also reported to be capable of launching unmanned underwater vehicles via a moon pool 2 and in addition able to embark a large number of troops plus their equipment in the assault ship role For naval gunfire support the design is equipped with a 155 mm cannon able to fire bursts of 20 rounds in rapid succession 2 It also features a vertical launching system 2 Mission editUXV Combatant is designed to better meet the threats of asymmetric warfare Able to deploy assault troops or special forces ashore with their equipment it is designed to provide the necessary firepower to support them Such as land attack cruise missile launched via its vertical launching system its 155 mm gun and a fleet of unmanned combat aerial vehicles 2 UXV Combatant is also designed to perform reconnaissance missions with powerful ship borne sensors and unmanned aerial vehicles UXV Combatant is designed to act both independently or as an escort 2 Current status editThis is a concept warship only and there are currently no plans yet for this concept to enter design proper References edit a b c d Mothership for unmanned vehicles looks to the future baesystems com BAE Systems 11 September 2007 Archived from the original on 2 November 2007 a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Warships of Tomorrow popsci com Popular Science 15 February 2008 Note that the article says high tech radars would be used for submarine hunting but this is a typographical error for sonars External links editBAE Systems press release 11 September 2007 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title UXV Combatant amp oldid 1183176561, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
