It can be a little faster sometimes! On 10 November last year, the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag approved 24 million euros to find an interim solution for sea tugs. On 26 November, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) published a call for tenders for the "purchase of...
Swedish Armed Forces award contract for amphibious fire support The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) has commissioned Swedish shipbuilder Swede Ship Marine AB to supply eight "seaworthy artillery platforms" for the amphibious battalion in Stockholm and Gothenburg, according to a press release issued by FMV on 17 May 2023. The commissioned...
At the beginning of May 2023, the Hvide Sande shipyard on the Danish west coast handed over the first offshore patrol vessel (OPV) to the Danish Fisheries Agency. It was delivered with azimuth propulsion nacelles and in combination with a guide plate (hull vane) under the stern. A hull vane smoothes out the turbulence behind a moving ship and allows it to...
In mid-May, there will be a rare spectacle on the Rhine from Cologne via Bonn and Koblenz: A decommissioned German Navy submarine is on its way from Kiel on the Baltic Sea to Speyer on the Rhine in Rhineland-Palatinate. The submarine in question is U17 - an almost 50 metre...
From a Rheinmetall press release The Royal Australian Navy has ordered MASS (Multi Ammunition Softkill System) ship protection systems from Rheinmetall for its three Hobart-class destroyers and ten Anzac-class frigates. According to Rheinmetall, the first systems are to be delivered this year and full operational readiness will be achieved in 2027....
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" _builder_version="4.16" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_row _builder_version="4.16" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="4.16" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||"][et_pb_text _builder_version="4.19.5" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" hover_enabled="0" global_colors_info="{}" sticky_enabled="0"] On 4 May 2023, construction number 7 of the Braunschweig class was launched at the traditional Hamburg shipyard Blohm & Voss, part of Lürssen Defence since 2016 and now part of the NVL Group, by...
Six months ago, we reported on the "Nautilus" here. The submersible superyacht is a luxury project by the Dutch boat builder "U-Boat Worx", which shines above water as a yacht with a pool and sun deck, and offers the legendary luxury of Jule Verne's fantastic fiction under water - only on...
Anschütz supplies mine countermeasure guidance system for Indonesian boats Abeking & Rasmussen (Lemwerder, Bremen) had commissioned Anschütz (Kiel) to develop and supply an integrated mine countermeasures (MCM) solution for two mine countermeasure units of the Indonesian Navy. The first of the two brand-new vessels, which are among the most modern of their kind, completes...
From a press release by mtu / Rolls Royce Power Solutions Politicians say that combustion engines will be obsolete by 2035. And mtu is currently developing a new hydrogen combustion engine for stationary power supply. Engineers at Rolls-Royce are working in an interdisciplinary team to develop a piece of the future for a company that has so far mainly produced diesel and gas...
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