The HSC N130 exercise Maritime Presence world-wide operating either alone or as part of a force to enable graduated response. The N130, Aluminum or high tensile Steel versions, support land operations, especially early entry of forces, through littoral manoeuvre. In the multi-threat environment, they fully contribute to the protection of offshore installations and Sea Lines of Communication and deployed forces by providing specialist capabilities in Anti-submarine Warfare and Littoral Anti-Surface Warfare, supported by Anti-Air Warfare Point Defence

TYPICAL MISSIONS

 Warfare missions
 Force projection
 Land action
 Maritime presence

GOAL

It’s a stabilized monohull configuration design, using a new generation hull form, designed to provide a general purpose warship with common machinery and ship’s equipment that can be quickly customized to undertake a particular role.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

The HSC N130 S is a fast, highly maneuverable, flexible combatant ship, which is designed to satisfy the urgent requirement for shallow draft vessels to operate in the littoral (coastal waters) to counter growing potential "asymmetric" threats.

Core capabilities:

 Flight deck operating spots for 2 Medium sized Helicopters OR Vertical Take Off Unmanned Air Vehicles
 Permanent hangar and maintenance facilities for 2 Medium sized Helicopters
 Medium Calibre Gun for Anti Surface Warfare, Anti Air Warfare and Naval Gunfire Support
 Vertical Launch Silo (16) for range of missiles (Self Defence Missiles, Area Air Defence Missiles, Anti Submarine Rockets or Anti Surface Missiles)
 Multi-Function Radar suite
 Electronic Warfare
 Medium sized Rigid Inflatable Boat launch and recovery

Flexible capabilities:

 Flexible Support Deck (350m² area, 3m deck height), reconfigurable to receive:
 Unmanned vehicles (Underwater or Surface)
 Additional boats (Special Forces Insertion, Interceptor)
 Containerised equipment (storage for 16 TEU, or 10 fully accessible TEU)
— ASW Equipment (Towed array, Variable Depth Sonar, Torpedo Defense)
— Mine Countermeasures Equipment (Variable Depth Sonar, Unmanned Underwater/Surface Vessel)
— Hospital Facilities (Wards, Operating Theatres)
— Oil Spill Response Equipment (Inflatable Booms, Boats)
— Command/Control units
— Specialist Communications Equipment
— Additional Accommodation for Troops/Special Forces
 Seating for shorter term troop deployment ( 280 seats)
 Additional Fuel Tanks for increased endurance

MISSIONS

 Anti Littoral Surface Warfare
 Anti-Air Warfare
 Deep land strike
 Home sea Defense
 National and multi-national operations conducted from the sea

Other models in our military line : HSC N75 II, HSC N130A, HSC L140