Description

The Defender class guided missile destroyers are the first Costanian destroyers to be equipped with vertical launch systems.They were designed in 1998 to replace the aging Argo class guided missile destroyers which were outdated with old twin arm launchers.

Specifications

Name: Defender class guided missile destroyers
Cost per unit: $560 million
Operators: Republic of Costania Navy
Planned: 6
Completed: 6
Active: 6
Year built: 2001-2009
In commision: 2002-present
Displacement: 6,900 tons standard 8,500 tons fully loaded
Lenght: 134m
Beam: 17mm
Propulsion: CODAG
Speed: 24 knots
Complement: 280

Sensors and processing systems

MK-90A air search radar
MK-81 multi-purpose surface search radar
MK-68A fire-control system
AN/SQS-26

Counter measures

AN/SLQ-25 Nixie towed torpedo decoys
MK-225 Chaffs & decoy launcher

Armaments

1x SENA 127/64mm Lightweight naval gun
1x CNW 20mm close in weapons system
1x21 SENA ADM-116 Point-defence missile system
8x SENA SSM anti ship missiles
2x3 torpedo tubes
*MU25
*MU25 Hardkill
96x Mark 41 VLS cells
*RIM-66
*ESSM(Quadpacked)
*VL-ASROC
*RIM-174
*RIM-161
*BGM-109

Aviation

Flightdeck and 1 enclosed hangars
storing:
1x SH-60 or NH90

Controls

AG1-127mm vtol+trim
AG2- None
AG3- CIWS vtol+trim
AG4- ADM-116 vtol+trim
AG5- None
AG6- None
AG7- None
AG8- None

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