Category: Technology

Frigate Ex-"Karlsruhe": Blasting

Frigate Ex-"Karlsruhe": Blasting

Posted by | 25 Oct 2024 | , , , , | 0

The German Navy still needs its good old frigate "Karlsruhe" - as a test object for blasting tests. Update from 25.10.2024 The background to the detonations is an investigation by WTD 71 (Wehrtechnische Dienststelle) of the German Armed Forces for Ships and Naval Weapons, Maritime Technology and Research, located in Eckernförde in Schleswig-Holstein. The aim is to gain knowledge about the effects of explosive devices such as sea mines on a ship as a whole, but above all on the crew. Since it was decommissioned, the "Karlsruhe" has been prepared for this by installing countless sensors, among other things, and maintained at the necessary level. In particular, large parts of the propulsion systems are kept in operation and regularly...

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Order for two more SWATH@A&R pilot tenders

Order for two more SWATH@A&R pilot tenders

Posted by | 24 Oct 2024 | , , | 0

Two SWATH@A&R pilot tenders - new build for Nederlands Loodswezen by Abeking and Rasmussen 20 years after the Nederlands Loodswezen put the first of two 25m SWATH@A&R (Small Waterplane Area Twin Hull) into service, this long-standing good relationship has been sealed with a new contract. The latest generation of 25m SWATH@A&R pilot tenders were commissioned on Friday 18 October 2024 and will enter service off the Dutch coast in the coming years. The new vessels are around 20 % more fuel efficient than their predecessors. Abeking & Rasmussen (A&R) won the tender process launched in April 2023. This...

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Modernisation of the F124 class frigates

Modernisation of the F124 class frigates

Posted by | 19 Oct 2024 | , , , , | 0

New "KORA" electronic warfare system commissioned The Bundeswehr Procurement Office has commissioned the delivery and integration of new electronic warfare systems (EloKa) on the Sachsen-class frigates (F124). After a total service life of more than 40 years, the German Navy's previous standard EloKa system "FL 1800S-II" will be replaced on some units. The systems of this type on the F124 class frigates will be replaced by systems from the "KORA" system family from Rohde & Schwarz. To support the deployment of the three on-board systems, three further shore-based systems are being procured for training, maintenance and testing. "KORA 40" is a system for electronic warfare,...

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Monster waves decoded

Monster waves decoded

Posted by | 17 Oct 2024 | , , , | 0

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