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A whole new dimension

A whole new dimension

Gepostet von | 24 Feb 2025 | , , | 0

The South Korean navy is continuously working to further develop its capabilities. Its most modern submarines largely incorporate technology developed domestically. On 30 March 2023, the keel of a conventionally powered submarine was laid at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in Okpo, South Korea, which is exceptionally large with a length of 89 metres and a displacement of 3,600 tonnes. What is particularly remarkable about this new boat, however, is the fact that the future Lee Bong-chang will have ten bays for launching submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). The Lee Bong-chang is already the fourth unit...

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Netherlands: Clever concept for new tender ships

Netherlands: Clever concept for new tender ships

Gepostet von | 19 Feb 2025 | , , | 0

The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) is to receive two cost-effective, lightly manned, multifunctional, multipurpose support vessels between 2026 and the end of 2027. The aim is to strengthen surveillance capacity and combat capability, particularly in the North Sea. The construction of the two units is to be accelerated and is based on a commercial fast-crew-supply design. The ships will be built "off-the-shelf" and nationally at Damen. Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) was selected to equip the containerised weapon and EloKa modules in order to minimise integration hurdles. According to a 2022 study, these highly automated platforms are designed as "external" armouries for the RNLN's Air Defence and Command Frigates (ADCF). The project...

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Italy: The Marina Militare was also in the Indo-Pacific

Italy: The Marina Militare was also in the Indo-Pacific

Gepostet von | 18 Feb 2025 | , , | 0

The German navy is not the only one with its units in the Pacific region: the 15-year-old aircraft carrier Cavour (235 metres, 27,000 tonnes) of the Marina Militare returned to its home port of Taranto after a five-month stay in Southeast Asian waters. At the end of October, the accompanying battle group consisting of the multipurpose frigate ALPINO of the Bergamini class (144 metres, 6,700 tonnes) and the patrol frigate Raimondo Montecuccioli of the modern Thaon di Revel class (143 metres, 5,700 tonnes) also returned to Italy. The latter started its journey at the beginning of May in order to take part in the multinational large-scale manoeuvre RIMPAC off Hawaii while sailing through Panama. On the other side...

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Corvette newbuildings in the Caspian Sea

Corvette newbuildings in the Caspian Sea

Gepostet von | 12 Feb 2025 | , , | 0

After the corvette-sized Dena (95 metres, 1,500 tonnes, entered service in mid-2021, hull number 75), construction number four of the Iranian Navy's Jamaran class, completed its eight-month voyage around the world in May 2023 accompanied by the forward base ship Makran (230 metres, 120,000 tonnes), two similar newbuildings have appeared that are worth reporting on, even if images and text material are scarce. A year ago, the fifth ship of the Jamaran class, the Delayman with the hull number 78, was commissioned in the Caspian Sea. It is regarded as the successor to the ship that wrecked at the harbour pier of Bandar Anzali in January 2018...

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Subsidies for EPCs - as an export model?

Subsidies for EPCs - as an export model?

Gepostet von | 11 Feb 2025 | , , | 0

The European Patrol Corvette (EPC) project is now entering its second development phase - bringing Europe closer to the construction phase of the first two prototypes for the LRM (long-range multipurpose) and FCM (full combat multipurpose) variants. At Euronaval in Paris, the shipbuilding consortium consisting of the Naviris cooperation company (Fincantieri/Italy, Naval Group/France) and Spanish Navantia signed an initial agreement on the start of phase 2 of the joint modular multi-purpose patrol corvette (MMPC) project. This follows the selection by the European Commission in May 2024 of the design submitted by Naviris at the end of 2023. The second phase of the MMPC project aims to develop concept...

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