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Australia: NVL divests itself of the "Arafura"

Australia: NVL divests itself of the "Arafura"

Gepostet von | 31 Jan 2025 | , , | 0

It is called "Project Sea 1180" and comprises six (optionally twelve) OPVs of 80 metres in length and 1,700 tonnes displacement - ordered from Naval Vessels Lürssen (NVL). The Arafura class was developed from the Darussalam OPV built for Brunei. Two boats were to be built at Osborne in Adelaide on the south-east coast and the other four at Civmec in Henderson/Perth in the west with technology transfer from Lürssen. Civmec was chosen as the Australian subcontractor, even though Australia would have preferred to see Austal in the job. After the project was severely delayed and the project was classified as a "project of concern" at the end of 2023, the...

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Red Sea: Chronology of a new form of war - low-cost versus high-tech

Red Sea: Chronology of a new form of war - low-cost versus high-tech

Gepostet von | 29 Jan 2025 | , , | 1

In response to the Israel-Gaza war, the Yemeni Houthi militias are threatening international shipping in the Red Sea. In the fight against their new low-cost weapons, the allies have to deploy very expensive missiles - simple versus sophisticated. Here is a review of the last twelve months (as at the end of November 2024) with an attached chronology of events. Included is a current addendum dated 23 January 2025 with an addendum dated 27 January 2025. On 19 November 2023, six weeks after the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October and three weeks after the start of the Israeli ground offensive in the Israel-Gaza war, the Houthi militias opened their seaward support campaign for Hamas and...

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The enabler

The enabler

Gepostet von | 29 Jan 2025 | , , | 0

The US Navy requires helicopters for a wide range of different missions. The Sea Hawk family is a multifunctional type. During the 1970s, the US Navy was looking for a successor to the ageing Kaman SH-2 Sea Sprite sub-hunter helicopters. The main focus was on the newly developed Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System III (Lamps III), which integrated both air and ship systems. IBM Federal Systems was selected by the US Navy as the main contract partner. As the Sea Sprite was no longer large enough to access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Now...

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Guided missile system for submarines (IDAS) needs staying power

Guided missile system for submarines (IDAS) needs staying power

Gepostet von | 28 Jan 2025 | , , , | 0

As a result of Bundeswehr-related budget decisions made on 18 December last year, the IDAS project now appears to be picking up speed again. "Development of Guided Missiles Sea/Air (IDAS)" was one of the 38 proposals, each with a volume of more than 25 million euros, approved by the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag in the last session of the year. As a result, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) concluded a contract with thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) and Diehl Defence at the end of the year to develop and qualify a guided missile system for the active self-defence of submarines - as detailed in a press release issued by tkMS on 22 January 2025. IDAS (Interactive...

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