The F200 "Tamandaré" frigate (107 metres, 3,500 tonnes), which was built by the Consorcio Aguas Azuis consortium, a 2020 merger of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, Embraer Defence & Security and Atech, was the first of four ships for the Brazilian Navy at the Oceana shipyard in...
thyssenkrupp CEO expresses disappointment. Oliver Burkhard, member of the Executive Board of thyssenkrupp AG and CEO of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems, announced on 22 October with regret that Carlyle will not pursue the valuation process for a possible partial sale of the marine business. For reasons of confidentiality, no further details will be provided....
Friesland Kabel announces that it has signed a long-term contract with Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) for the supply of cables to equip submarines. With the successful conclusion of the contract, Friesland-Kabel says it is strengthening its position as a reliable partner in the maritime supply industry in both the civil and defence sectors.
The Rhön-class fuel supply ships made history for almost half a century. The successor ships will bring the latest technology to the navy in future. Firing began at the end of June 2023 and a few weeks later the keel was laid for the first naval fuel supply ship, the German Navy's new Class 707. With the successors, the naval armaments...
Corvette K130 II. Los was christened at Blohm+Voss (Naval Vessels Lürssen). The NVL Group hosted the ceremony on the Elbe in sunny May weather. The K130 consortium, consisting of NVL B.V. & Co. KG, thyssenkrupp Marine Systems GmbH and GERMAN NAVAL YARDS KIEL GmbH, performed the ceremonial christening...
Philip Lüdecke joins MTG Philip Lüdecke joins the MTG team and will work on concepts for maritime command and control and weapon deployment systems and will also be active in customer consulting. Lüdecke joins MTG from Thyssen Krupp Marine systems (tkMs), where he was Head of Procurement Platform Systems and Head of...
Successor to the Walrus class - procurement decision in the Netherlands in favour of France It seemed to be on the cards: the French Naval Group's design has prevailed for the successor to the Walrus submarines. The decision to award the contract is provisional, as the current decision in the Council of Ministers still requires parliamentary approval. A meeting is scheduled for 27 March...
According to the Singaporean Ministry of Defence, the Singapore Navy's submarine "Impeccable" arrived at its home base in Changi, Singapore, on Thursday, 20 July. The arrival of the first boat of the Kiel-built Invincible class was duly honoured with a ceremony. She had arrived in Kiel on board the transport vessel "Rolldock Storm" at the beginning of...
From a thyssenkrupp Marine Systems press release Effective 1 June 2023, Dr Dirk Steinbrink (57) will become a member of the Management Board of thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. As the new Chief Operating Officer (COO), he will assume overall responsibility for Engineering, Multi Project Management & Planning, Production, Quality Management and Research &...
The Kiel-based shipyard thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) has a new Managing Director. At an extraordinary meeting, the Supervisory Board of tkMS confirmed its previous Chairman, Oliver Burkhard, as the successor to Dr Rolf Wirtz. Oliver Burkhard will move to the fjord on 1 May 2022. He is no stranger there. In his...
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