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Atlas UK supplies minehunting system for the Royal Navy

Atlas UK supplies minehunting system for the Royal Navy

Gepostet von | 28 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Atlas Elektronik wins contract to supply mine hunting underwater vehicles for the Royal Navy ATLAS ELEKTRONIK UK (AEUK) has been awarded a contract by DE & S's Mine Hunting Capability (MHC) team to supply autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) systems for the UK Royal Navy (RN). The contract, worth £32 million, includes the delivery of three MHC AUV systems totalling nine vehicles as well as a comprehensive training and support package for a period of three years from delivery. Already in service is the ARCIMS Unmanned Surface Vessel (USVs) with mine sweeping payloads and towed mine hunting sonars, which will be supported by the Unmanned Vehicles (UxV) autonomous software and sensors.

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Drones monitor sulphur emissions in the Baltic Sea

Drones monitor sulphur emissions in the Baltic Sea

Gepostet von | 22 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

Remotely piloted aircraft will be used to search for ships that do not comply with the sulphur limits in the region. The project, carried out by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) together with the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, is a continuation of similar projects that EMSA has carried out in this area. Over the next three months, a drone will measure the sulphur content in the exhaust plumes of ships travelling through the Baltic Sea. The "sniffer" will be able to detect any breaches of the applicable limit values. At the same time, image data will also be collected for hydrographic surveying. The remote-controlled aircraft will take off from the Staberhuk military base...

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Frigate 126 - TRS-4D radar unit under contract

Frigate 126 - TRS-4D radar unit under contract

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2022 | , , , , | 0

It had been clear for some time that the future frigate 126 would be equipped with the TRS-4D radar system. Now, on 13 April 2022, Hensoldt was able to sign the corresponding contract. For the F126, this means that the combination of the TRS-4D/NR long-range radar and the APAR Block 2 from Thales Nederland will provide the ships with state-of-the-art air and maritime surveillance equipment as well as the up/downlink capabilities required for the ESSM. According to the Taufkirchen-based company, the first deliveries are planned for 2025. The press release also states that the first F126 frigate is expected to be delivered to the customer in 2028. Where 'customer'...

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Offshore wind power accident

Offshore wind power accident

Gepostet von | 14 Apr 2022 | , , , | 0

Following the failure of an offshore wind turbine at a Danish offshore wind farm, offshore wind power developer Orsted is asking the relevant authorities to set up "no-entry zones" at some of its offshore wind farms. As Orsted announced on Wednesday, a rotor and three blades came loose from the nacelle of one of the offshore wind turbines at its 400-megawatt Anholt offshore wind farm and fell into the sea. No people were injured in the accident. However, as a precautionary measure, Orsted is asking the authorities to set up temporary exclusion zones at other wind farms where the same turbines as the one that failed are located. The Anholt offshore wind farm was commissioned in 2013 and consists of 111 Siemens Gamesa wind turbines with 3.6 MW. Other farms,...

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Harpoon for Ukraine?

Harpoon for Ukraine?

Gepostet von | 13 Apr 2022 | , , , | 4

With the visit of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to Kiev on 9 March 2022, it became known that the United Kingdom's future arms deliveries will also include sea-based missiles. Since then, the Harpoon ship-to-ship missile system has been discussed in the media as an option. The press release from 10 Downing Street published on 9 April speaks more neutrally of a "new 'anti-ship' missile system". A reason for marineforum to look at the plausible possibilities. Considerations The premise in a variant check is, firstly, that it should be a British weapon system in order to avoid possible reservations on the part of the country of manufacture. In the case of Harpoon, this aspect could presumably be avoided due to the...

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