Category: Shipbuilding

Bremen: Saab Germany opens new location

Bremen: Saab Germany opens new location

Gepostet von | 12 Jun 2023 | , , , | 0

From a press release by Saab Deutschland GmbH Saab Deutschland will open a new site for its Naval Systems product unit in autumn 2023 in the SPURWERK work environment in Bremen, which is currently under construction. The 1,680 m2 site will provide space for more than 100 employees. A software development hub is being created at the new site in Bremen, with which Saab Germany is positioning itself for the future in line with its growth strategy. The Wilhelmshaven site with its project office will remain and will also be further expanded. Saab Deutschland is currently equipping the four Brandenburg-class frigates (F123) with the modern "9LV" command and weapon employment system (FüWES), among other things, which will be operated from Bremen in the future.

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New ocean-going tugs for the navy

New ocean-going tugs for the navy

Gepostet von | 31 May 2023 | , , , | 1

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 tender for the "purchase of two used, market-available ocean-going tugs". Two ocean-going tugs were sought to "tow ships with a full load of up to 21,000 tonnes in sea area A3 to safe harbour." Briefly explained: Sea area A3 refers to those sea areas that lie outside coastal waters, i.e. the Atlantic Ocean by European standards...

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Mortar at sea?

Mortar at sea?

Gepostet von | 25 May 2023 | , , , , | 0

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 ships ordered are essentially light patrol boats equipped with stabilised, automatic mortar systems. The ships are intended to provide "indirect fire support with high precision" during coastal and amphibious operations. The vessels will also be equipped with sensors to enable reconnaissance and engagement of land and sea targets, either on land or at sea.

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Denmark: Hull Vane for OPV NORDSØEN

Denmark: Hull Vane for OPV NORDSØEN

Gepostet von | 24 May 2023 | , , , | 0

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 makes it faster and quieter, i.e. more efficient. At the same time, the sea behaviour is improved. For the development and function of a hull vane, see the article "Netherlands: Hull Vane for the GRONINGEN" from 12 February 2023. Objectives In the public tender, emphasis was placed on low life cycle costs and energy efficiency. Hvide Sande Shipyard therefore already cooperated with...

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Submarine on the Rhine near Bonn and Koblenz - U17 on its way to Speyer

Submarine on the Rhine near Bonn and Koblenz - U17 on its way to Speyer

Gepostet von | 12 May 2023 | , , , | 3

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. It is the U17 - an almost 50 metre long type 206A naval submarine that displaces around 500 tonnes when submerged. However, it will not be travelling through the Rhine itself, but will be transported on a floating pontoon from Kiel to Speyer in Rhineland-Palatinate. There it will be refurbished at the Technik Museum Speyer and is expected to be transferred to the Technik Museum Sinsheim a year later.

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