Category: Shipbuilding

Last corvette for the German Navy?

On 15 March 2022, construction number 10 of the Braunschweig class was laid down in Wolgast. The future "Lübeck" is the last (?) unit of the second batch of Class 130 for the German Navy for the time being. According to the current armaments report, corvettes 6 to 8 are being fitted out in Hamburg. Construction number 9, the corvette "Augsburg", is still in the production phase. In terms of shipbuilding, the boats are on schedule. Delivery of the first of the second batch, corvette "Köln" (F265), is expected in 2023, nine months later than planned when the order was placed in September 2017. The delivery of all ships should be completed by 2025.

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Last corvette laid down

With today's keel laying, the platform production of the last of a total of five new Class 130 corvettes for the German Navy is in full swing. Due to the pandemic, the keel laying ceremony at the Peene shipyard took place in the smallest possible project group in the presence of representatives of the client and the sponsor city. The new corvettes are being built at several shipyards in northern Germany under the leadership of the NVL Group (formerly: Lürssen Defence). At the same time as the keel is being laid at the NVL site in Wolgast, the final forecastle is being built at the GERMAN NAVAL YARDS shipyard in Kiel. The forecastle and stern are then transported to the Blohm+Voss NVL site in Hamburg for joining. In Hamburg, the approximately...

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Debut at the World Defence Show

The French group CMN NAVAL is presenting the world's fastest autonomous interceptor speedboat, the UHSI32, at the upcoming World Defence Show from 6 to 9 March 2022 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The autonomous capabilities and functions were developed by CMN in collaboration with Sea Machines Robotics and Raytheon Anschütz. CMN NAVAL will present various capabilities of the UHSI32, such as autonomous driving, compliance with collision avoidance rules and communication in over-the-horizon mode. The 45-knot patrol boat is particularly suitable for SAR and maritime surveillance. With a length of 32 metres and a width of...

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News from the Polish "Miecznik" frigate

With the "Miecznik" (Swordfish) frigate programme, the Polish Navy aims to expand its maritime capabilities in the long term with three newbuilds. The construction phase is scheduled to begin in 2023 at two national shipyards and the units are to be delivered between 2028 and 2034. The "Miecznik" programme is part of a EUR 115 billion investment plan over 12 years. From the bids submitted last autumn, the designs of the British "Arrowhead 140" (Babcock) and the German "MEKO-A300" (tkMS) have now been selected as meeting the requirements to the greatest extent. In addition to the capability parameters and the usability of existing national systems/devices, technology transfer, lifetime costs and modernisation potential were also taken into account. The selected da...

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Ladies' electric patrol

The Dutch are faster again: Dutch battery system supplier EST-Floattech has delivered three 273kWh units for the new electrically powered patrol boats to Amsterdam. There, the police will patrol the canals in an environmentally friendly way. These are the Patrol Vessels 1304 built by Damen, and two more boats are currently under construction. EST-Floattech supplied the complete package of Green Orca batteries, battery management systems and battery control units, all in its own design. Source: EST-Floattech B.V.- Jan Hein Reeringh...

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