Category: Technology

France supports its defence industry

France supports its defence industry

Gepostet von | 20 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 3

The Franco-German company Airbus has been awarded a major defence contract by the French government. Its main components are eight H 225M helicopters for the French Air Force, two H 145s for the Sécurité Civile and ten H 160s for the gendarmerie. The navy can expect another prototype of the VSR 700. This Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) is currently being developed jointly with Naval Group and the Marine Nationale. This order is officially part of the plan adopted by France in 2020 to stimulate the national aviation industry. As such, the rotorcraft ordered will have significant parts supplied by French companies,...

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Will Lürssen soon be building for Australia?

Will Lürssen soon be building for Australia?

Gepostet von | 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

Gepostet von | 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

Gepostet von | 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

Gepostet von | 4 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 0

Modern aeroplanes would be unthinkable without it: fly-by-wire technology. This means that the control surfaces are no longer controlled mechanically, but electronically. The pilots have a joystick in the cockpit, whose electronics convert the movements into signals and transmit them to the corresponding flaps. Motors provide the control there. A similar system is to be installed in the British Dreadnought-class submarines currently under construction. Key functions such as the rudder, but also the depth rudder and the tanks responsible for buoyancy will then be controlled by computer. An Active Vehicle Control Management System will monitor all aspects of the steering and thus ensure that...

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