Patria delivered the fourth and final modernized Hamina-Class missile boat to the Finnish Navy in Upinniemi. Within the Mid-Life-Improve (MLU) challenge Patria has been performing because the prime contractor, designer, and the lead system integrator. The fourth modernized Hamina-Class missile boat, known as Pori, began its sea acceptance checks associated to the commissioning of the boat already within the spring, which continued over the summer time. 4 missile boats in whole have been modernized between 2018-2022 as part of MLU challenge, offering new capabilities to the Finnish Navy.
“The modernization and Mid-Life-Improve of the Hamina-Class illustrates nicely Patria’s superior system integration functionality. Along with the overhaul and life cycle extension, one of many major objectives within the Hamina-Class modernization has been the event of anti-submarine warfare efficiency. As a part of the brand new capabilities, Patria provided the Hamina-Class ships with the brand new revolutionary coaching goal system it has developed, which allows anti-submarine warfare coaching in a versatile and probably the most cost-effective method,”Veli-Pekka Heinonen, the Navy Enterprise Space Chief of Patria Finland Division stated.
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The massive-scale overhaul ensures the aptitude to countering maritime threats, repelling assaults at sea, defending sea traces, and monitoring and securing territorial integrity. With the brand new torpedo and surface-to-surface missile system, in addition to upgrades to the surface-to-air missile system, the ships are able to influence within the air, floor and underwater. The deliberate life cycle of the Hamina class extends till the 2030s with the life cycle replace.
The Hamina-class missile boat is a category of quick assault craft of the Finnish Navy. They’re categorised as “missile quick assault craft” or ohjusvene, actually “missile boat” in Finnish. The Hamina FACs are based mostly at Upinniemi, and kind the seventh Floor Warfare Squadron, a part of the Finnish Coastal Fleet, along with the minelayers MLC Hämeenmaa, Porkkala and Pyhäranta. Modernization of the 4 Hamina-class ships started in 2018 and was accomplished in April 2022, The MLU programme will allow the Haminas to proceed their service into the mid 2030’s. The principle gun armament is being modified from 57mm to 40mm so as to save weight.
