MAN will equip the two minesweepers that Abeking & Rasmussen is building for the Indonesian Navy with its 12V175D-MM engines. The German engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions was selected by the Bremen shipyard to supply the MAN hybrid drive package. In addition to the two engines with an output of 2220 kW at 1900 rpm, this includes the...
In the last week of February, the engineering firm Detlef Löll spent around one and a half days inspecting the former sailor's training boat Nordwind at the Neue Jadewerft shipyard and determining the need for repairs. The preliminary result allows the museum crew to breathe a sigh of relief, as the basic condition of the boat is passable and the necessary restoration measures are still within manageable limits. Nevertheless...
Atlas Elektronik, designer and manufacturer of sonar systems for submarines, minesweepers and combat vessels, as well as torpedoes and autonomous systems, has been awarded a contract by Lockheed Martin Australia (LMA) to design the bow sonar base for the future Attack-class submarines. Lockheed Martin Australia is the Australian Government's 2018 prime contractor for the Attack Class submarines.
On 26 February, the Italian shipbuilding company Fincantieri signed a contract with Occar to build two submarines for the Italian Navy. These are units of the U 212 NFS (Near Future Submarine) class that have yet to be developed. The new boats are based on the 212 A programme and will be...
The Royal Navy continues to follow all movements of the Russian Navy in the vicinity of its territorial waters. On Friday, the British patrol boat HMS Mersey shadowed a Kilo-class submarine en route from the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean. In the process, the RFS Rostov-on-Don also crossed the North Sea and...
MBDA, Cilas and Sign4l have reached an agreement to explore the joint development of laser weapons to combat Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). The cooperation was agreed during the IDEX 2021 trade fair. Each party was tasked with identifying potential capabilities and development opportunities in the field of high-energy lasers. MBDA...
The 2nd frigate Sachsen (F 219) moved through the Kiel Canal into the Baltic Sea on Monday night. The unit, which is part of the 2nd frigate squadron, was due to take part in the SAGA in Neustadt from Tuesday. Due to four positive COVID-19 cases on board the frigate, the ship made an unplanned call at the naval base in Kiel early on Tuesday afternoon in order to...
The Royal Norwegian Navy's newest ship, the supply vessel Maud, completed its first supply manoeuvre at sea (RAS) under operational conditions last week. It was partnered by the frigate Fridtjof Nansen , which has been back at sea since January after a lengthy stay in the shipyard. Both ships are taking part in the Norwegian exercise...
For the upcoming weekend, the marineforum editorial team recommends taking a look outside the box. In the 40th episode of his podcast "Sicherheitshalber" at https://sicherheitspod.de/2021/02/21/folge-40-flugzeugtrager-braucht-man-sowas-noch-deutschland-im-un-sicherheitsrat-eine-bilanz/ugträger: Do we still need this? | Germany in the UN Security Council: A review - Sicherheitshalber (sicherheitspod.de) is dedicated to a maritime topic. Together with...
She is the last Class 122 frigate in active service and now she has a new boss: Frigate Captain Kai Röckel has been given command of the frigate Lübeck by the commander of the 4th Frigate Squadron, Captain Dirk Jacobus. Prior to this, Frigate Captain Mathias Rix had been in charge of the...
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