Corvette was deactivated in 2016 by the Brazilian Navy and will be used in the Mansup missile test that is scheduled for today
According to Click Petróleo e Gás published on June 10, the Brazilian Navy will write off two escort ships as they consider the current cost/benefit ratio of the vessels to be low.
The two ships are the Frigate Niterói (F40) and the Corvette Jaceguaí (V31). As reported in the same article, it is speculated that the Jaceguaí Corvette (V-31), built at the Navy Arsenal in Rio de Janeiro, will have its final destination become the target of the MK.48 missile.
today's target
The target this time, however, is the Inhaúma Corvette (V-30) which was incorporated into the Navy on December 12, 1989 and was deactivated on November 25, 2016, and as it was the first, it gave its name to the series. The information is that the sinking exercise of the vessel will take place today.
During the past week, it was possible to observe the ship with the orange and red paint moored at the docks of the Navy Arsenal, to be used as a live-action target by the Brazilian Navy.
According to information, the ship will be targeted by the MANSUP (National Surface Anti-ship Missile) and also by the Mk.48 heavy torpedo, launched from a submarine.
The launch of MANSUP will be from the frigate Independencia (F44), it is of the “sea skimming” type of flight close to the sea (at transonic speed), being propelled by a rocket engine with solid propellant, and a maximum range of approximately 70 km.
It is the missile's third and final prototype and is part of Navy weapon testing. In March, the Brazilian Navy had already made a launch.
The test at the time, from the Frigate Independência, was carried out in an area close to Cabo Frio, on the coast of Rio de Janeiro and was considered positive by the officers who participated in the launch, including the collection of data to improve the prototype.
