BVT Surface Fleet International and Thales Nederland have signed a contract for the delivery of systems to be installed on two Roussen-class Fast Attack Craft that will be built by Elefsis Shipbuilding & Industrial Enterprises in Greece for the Hellenic Navy.
“The current contract underpins the excellent relations between the Hellenic Navy, BVT Surface Fleet, Elefsis Shipbuilding & Industrial Enterprises, and Thales,” Thales said this week in a statement.
A contract for the construction of three Roussen-class FACs by Elefsis, on behalf of BVT, was placed in 2000. Two additional craft were contracted in 2003 and with this latest order the total number of vessels for the Hellenic Navy will stand at seven.
The first FAC should be handed over to the Hellenic Navy by the end of 2012 followed by the second about a year later.
The vessels will be equipped with Thales’ MW08 medium-range surveillance radar, Sting EO Mk2 Fire Control Radar, two Target Designation Sights, Mirador electro-optic fire control system, Tacticos Combat Management System with MOC Mk3 Operator Consoles, Link 11 Tactical Data Link, DR3000 ESM system, and a Scout/Bridgemaster navigation radar and communication system.
Thales will also provide the system integration of all sensors and weapons with the Combat Management System. The first Thales delivery will be early 2011.