Category: Technology

Rohde & Schwarz Emirates erhält Auftrag für Kommunikationssysteme neuer Korvetten einer Golfmarine 

Rohde & Schwarz Emirates wird die Schiffe mit NAVICS ausstatten, einem integrierten, IP-basierten und ausfallsicheren Marinekommunikationssystem, mit dem die Interoperabilität innerhalb des Golfkooperationsrates unterstützt wird. NAVICS wird ergänzend zu den bereits bestehenden externen Line-of-Sight (VHF/UHF) und Beyond-Line-of-Sight (HF) Kommunikationslösungen zum Einsatz kommen.  Neben der externen Kommunikation stellt NAVICS auch die interne Kommunikation an Bord sicher und gewährleistet eine mehrstufige Sicherheitsarchitektur, die eine sichere, vertrauenswürdige und manipulationssichere Kommunikation ermöglicht. Das bedeutet, Dritte können den Informationsaustausch nicht beeinträchtigen.  "Wir sind sehr stolz darauf, von dieser Golfmarine beauftragt worden zu sein", erklärt Ernest Joseph Yasso, Vice President Military and Government Solutions, Rohde...

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Fifth US fleet completes New Horizon

First-ever joint exercise of unmanned and manned surface ships by NAVCENT As Defence News reports, the US Fifth Fleet has conducted an exercise called New Horizon, in which a MANTAS T-12 drone integrated into Task Force 59 operated with manned US patrol boats and Bahrain Defense Force units for the first time. MANTAS T-12 is an unmanned multi-purpose surface vessel that can be used for patrols, SAR missions and maritime surveillance. As the US Navy announced, the USVs were remotely operated from aboard the patrol boat USS Firebolt (PC 10) during the first phase of New Horizon on 20 October. Formation driving was also tested in...

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VSM publishes association news

The German Shipbuilding and Ocean Industries Association VSM has published the 76th edition of its association news. In the foreword, Chief Executive Dr Reinhard Lüken strikes an alarming note. marineforum publishes the wording of his warning to politicians. Dear readers, Developments in the shipbuilding market remain highly alarming. Although significantly more ships are being ordered again due to the greatly improved revenue situation of many shipping companies, particularly in the container business, this is almost exclusively in China and Korea, the two nations that have been pouring the subsidy horns over their shipbuilders for years. Over 85% of all orders worldwide in 2021 are distributed between the two. Even Japan, which is still a...

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Royal Navy trials autonomous RIB

The Royal Navy has taken a major step towards the use of autonomous ships. During recent trials in Plymouth, the frigate HMS Argyll piloted an unmanned Pacific 24 inflatable boat (RIB) at sea. During the week-long trials, conducted by the Royal Navy's technical division, NavyX, and BAE Systems, the cameras and sensors on board the boat constantly fed data to Argyll and a temporary operations centre was set up in the ship's hangar. For the first time, the RIB's control system was also integrated into the ship's operations room so that it could be controlled and commanded from the same location.

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SZENARIS new member of the German Rescue Robotics Centre

The "Living Lab" of the DRZ e.V. (Deutsches Rettungsrobotik-Zentrum e.V.) was opened in Dortmund on 1 October. SZENARIS was also welcomed as a new member during this festive event. The competence centre, which is funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), enables the research and development of mobile robotic systems for civil emergency response. The various systems can be tested for their operational suitability in different scenarios on test areas (indoors and outdoors). Since 2018, the German Rescue Robotics Centre (DRZ e.V.) has been pursuing the goal of promoting the development of robotic systems for the rescue and protection of people and property. The focus is on research and...

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