SMX-25

SMX-25

History
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) fully 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 of the ship will implement stealth technology to enable it to carry out reconnaissance and insert sabotage groups of up to spec-ops.

External links

• "SMX-25". 
• "SMX-25" (in French). 
• "Премьеры и миражи Euronaval 2010. Французы показали ныряющий фрегат" (in Russian). 
• Военнное обозрение. Ныряющий фрегат (in Russian). 
• Ныряющий фрегат (in Russian). 
• газета Взгляд. Ныряющий фрегат (in Russian). 
• "Французские корабли будущего: SMX-25 и ADVANSEA" (in Russian).