
排水量約3700噸,可執行無人載具投放、獵雷、武器測試及救災任務
印度海軍首艘多用途艦「薩馬塔克號」16日正式服役。該艦排水量約3700噸,由拉森圖博公司建造,不僅可充當無人載具母艦,還能執行獵雷、武器測試、海上巡邏及救災任務,補足印度海軍缺乏專門獵雷艦艇的缺口。
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印度於2022年3月簽約採購2艘多用途艦,總經費88.7億印度盧比。
印度海軍首艘多用途艦「薩馬塔克號」(INS Samarthak)16日正式服役。
無人機、無人艇及無人水下載具逐漸成為現代海軍重要裝備,印度海軍也打造專屬支援平台。外國軍聞網站《海軍新聞》(Naval News)報導,印度首艘多用途艦「薩馬塔克號」(INS Samarthak)16日正式服役,其排水量約3700噸,除了可擔任無人載具母艦,還能執行獵雷、武器測試、海上巡邏及救災任務,藉此分擔第一線作戰艦艇的工作。
「薩馬塔克號」由印度民間企業拉森圖博公司(Larsen & Toubro,L&T)建造,是印度海軍首批2艘多用途艦的第一艘,印度於2022年3月簽約採購2艘,總經費88.7億印度盧比(約新台幣30.3億元),另有2艘已獲准後續採購。
根據公開資訊,「薩馬塔克號」全長107公尺、排水量約3700噸,採柴油動力,最高航速15節,以10節航速航行時,續航距離超過4500海里,並配備動態定位系統,可在海上作業期間維持精確位置。
值得注意的是,這型艦艇設有大型飛行甲板、艦艉起重機,可支援無人機、無人艇及無人水下載具的投放、回收,充當海上「無人載具母艦」。此外,還能作為反水雷無人艇、水下載具的操作平台,進行水雷偵測與清除作業。
由於印度海軍目前缺乏專門清除水雷的艦艇,過去籌購12艘掃、獵雷艦的計畫屢次延宕,因此新型多用途艦可望補足部分獵雷能力。
在武裝方面,「薩馬塔克號」國產化比例超過75%,艦艏預留艦砲、魚雷發射器及其他武器安裝空間,但目前公開照片未見明顯武裝,未來可依測試需求調整配置。

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