Category: Technology

Will Lürssen soon be building for Australia?

Will Lürssen soon be building for Australia?

Posted by | 19 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 0

The Lürssen design of the Arafura class (Offshore Combat Vessel, Project Sea 1180) was selected by the Australian government at the end of January as a possible prototype for the Navy's newly planned mine defence and survey capabilities MMCMMS (Maritime Mine Coutermeasures & Military Survey, Project Sea 1905). In addition to the twelve 80-metre OCVs that have already been launched, a further six mine countermeasures and two hydrographic platforms with slightly longer hulls, but with very important common features, would then provide the Australian Navy with a technically and logistically coherent equipment in the boat segment from 2025. In addition to the existing armament components of the OCVs, the extended units are to carry further unmanned and autonomous underwater and surface capability carriers under the stern platform...

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Seafaring with chip fat

Seafaring with chip fat

Posted by | 14 Apr 2021 | , , | 0

In March last year, UECC launched the trial with MS Autosky, a 20-year-old car transporter with a capacity of around 2,000 vehicles travelling on European routes. Over the course of the one-year pilot project, the ship consumed around 6,000 tonnes of biofuel, significantly reducing CO2 emissions. In addition, 9,000 kilograms less sulphur oxide and hardly any particulate matter are said to have been produced. Overall, CO2 per tonne kilometre was reduced by 60 %, far beyond the reduction of 40 % targeted by the IMO in 2030.

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Navigation radar for Polish minesweepers

Navigation radar for Polish minesweepers

Posted by | 9 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 0

Two of the new minesweepers for the Polish Navy will be equipped with the Kelvin Hughes Mk 11 X Band SharpEye navigation radar. It will be part of the integrated navigation bridge system from OSI Maritime Systems and will perform both navigation and maritime surveillance functions. The two Project 258 minesweepers, Albatros and Mewa, were built at the Remontowa shipyard in Gdansk. They are 58 metres long and displace 850 tonnes. The hull is made of non-magnetic steel. The main armament of the Kormoran II class is a 35-millimetre cannon. The radar system was developed by Kelvin Hughes, which was acquired by Hensoldt in 2017. Today it operates under the name Hensoldt UK. Text: mb; Images: Hensoldt UK,...

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Dreadnoughts receive electronic controls

Dreadnoughts receive electronic controls

Posted by | 4 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 0

Aus modernen Flugzeugen ist sie nicht mehr wegzudenken: die sogenannte Fly-by-wire-Technologie. Dabei werden die Ruder nicht mehr mechanisch, sondern elektronisch gesteuert. Die Piloten verfügen im Cockpit über einen Joysick, dessen Elektronik die Bewegungen in Signale umwandelt und an die entsprechenden Klappen leitet. Dort sorgen Motoren für die Steuerung. In den gegenwärtig im Bau befindlichen britischen U-Booten der Dreadnought-Klasse soll ein ähnliches System installiert werden. Schlüsselfunktionen wie das Ruder, aber auch Tiefenruder und die für den Auftrieb zuständigen Tanks werden dann per Computer steuerbar sein. Ein Active Vehicle Control Management System wird alle Aspekte der Steuerung überwachen und damit für...

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US Navy fires Naval Strike Missile

US Navy fires Naval Strike Missile

Posted by | 1 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 0

The USS Gabrielle Giffords successfully tested a Naval Strike Missile (NSM) in the Pacific. The ship belongs to the Independence class and is capable of carrying up to eight of these missiles on board. Both types of American Littoral Combat Ships (Independence and Freedom class) carry the same number of NSMs and are the main armament. The missile, originally called Nytt sjømålsmissil, was developed by the Norwegian company Kongsberg. It is equally suitable for engaging sea and land targets up to a distance of over 100 nautical miles. The total weight is 407 kilos and the warhead weighs 125 kilos.

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