Category: Shipbuilding

Letzte Korvette für die Deutsche Marine?

Am 15. März 2022, wurde Baunummer 10 der Braunschweig-Klasse in Wolgast auf Kiel gelegt. Die zukünftige „Lübeck“ ist die vorerst letzte (?) Einheit des zweiten Loses der Klasse 130 für die Deutsche Marine. Die Korvetten 6 bis 8 befinden sich, ausweislich des aktuellen Rüstungsberichts, in der Ausrüstung in Hamburg. Baunummer 9, die Korvette "Augsburg", ist noch in der Fertigungsphase. Schiffbaulich befinden sich die Boote im Terminplan. Die Auslieferung der ersten des 2. Loses, Korvette „Köln“ (F265), wird in 2023 erwartet, neun Monate später als bei der Auftragserteilung im September 2017 vorgesehen. Bis 2025 soll der Zulauf aller Schiffe beendet...

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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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Damen's Elektro Patrouille

Schon wieder sind die Holländer schneller: Der niederländische Batteriesystem-Lieferant EST-Floattech hat drei 273kWh Einheiten für die neuen elektrisch angetriebenen Patrouillenboote nach Amsterdam geliefert. Dort wird die Polizei umweltschonend die Grachten kontrollieren. Es handelt sich um die von Damen gebauten Patrol Vessels 1304.  Zwei weitere Boote befinden sich derzeit im Bau. EST-Floattech lieferte das komplette Paket von Green Orca-Batterien, Batteriemanagementsystemen und Batteriesteuereinheiten, alle im eigenen Design. Quelle: EST-Floattech B.V.- Jan Hein Reeringh...

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