Category: Technology

Thales system test centre for F 126

Thales system test centre for F 126

Posted by | 27 Jun 2024 | , , | 0

In what it describes as a significant step for maritime defence, the French technology group Thales, the German Navy and the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) have celebrated the opening of the expanded Thales system test centre in Hengelo, the Netherlands. This facility marks a decisive step forward in the ongoing F 126 project. Access marineforum digital+ Are you already a registered user? Log in here now - also MOV members: Username Password Remember meLost your password? Don't have access yet? Click here for the marineforum digital+ subscription: Access to all articles from the marineforum magazine Easy payment...

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Ships in the shade

Ships in the shade

Posted by | 20 Jun 2024 | , , , | 0

We reported on the new Class 707 naval fuel supply vessels, which have now been laid down. However, the ways in which tankers were procured were not always so ideal. The ancient shipbuilding tradition of hammering a coin into the keel of a ship is said to have existed thousands of years ago, as coins have been found under old ship masts during excavations. This is said to bring good sailing and good luck to the ship and crew at all times. The navy has not been waiting quite as long - but quite a while - for a replacement for the outdated Rhön-class fuel supply vessels. These single-hull tankers are still doing their duty thanks to professional crews, but...

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High-precision weapon of the future

High-precision weapon of the future

Posted by | 17 Jun 2024 | , , | 0

Testing of the laser weapon demonstrator on the frigate SACHSEN was recently completed. Insight into the future of maritime defence technology. In a constantly changing threat landscape, the further development of defence technologies is essential. This also applies to new types of high-energy laser weapons, as they offer great potential for future applications. Until now, powerful lasers have only been tested in Germany under laboratory-like conditions. The "high-precision and scalable effect of a laser weapon system against agile/low-signature targets in the near and close range of floating naval system carriers" (HoWiSM) has now been demonstrated for the first time in a sea-based laser weapon demonstrator on the frigate SACHSEN as part of the project of the same name. Access marineforum digital+ You are already...

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German Naval Yards: More than a shipyard!

German Naval Yards: More than a shipyard!

Posted by | 21 May 2024 | , , | 0

The shock caused by the death of owner Iskandar Safa was huge. Questions and rumours arose. Time for clarifying words. People know us, the German Naval Yards. The traditional shipyard on the Kiel Fjord with the iconic gantry crane. And yet very few people know who and what is behind the company! After the sad news, misinformation made the rounds. People mistakenly thought we had already been "sold". For us, this question didn't even arise, because it was and is clear to us: his son Akram, born and raised in the south of France and who has been running the business activities of his father's company for some time,...

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Tight schedule until commissioning

Tight schedule until commissioning

Posted by | 9 May 2024 | , , , | 0

The Rhön-class fuel supply ships made history for almost half a century. The successor ships will bring the latest technology to the navy in future. Firing began at the end of June 2023 and a few weeks later the keel was laid for the first naval fuel supply ship, the German Navy's new Class 707. Naval armaments is pursuing an ambitious schedule with the successors to the two fuel supply vessels Rhön and Spessart. Delivery of the first ship is scheduled for 2025, with the second to follow a year later. With the Class 704, which is currently still in service, the navy has the capability to supply entire task forces with supplies at sea...

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