At the beginning of August, Canberra surprised everyone with the news that the Japanese design of the "modified Mogami class" had been selected as the successor to the multi-purpose frigates of the ageing Anzac class. The revised export design of the frigates already in service with the Japanese Navy (JMSDF) - albeit with slightly larger dimensions, newer sensors and more powerful armament - is said to have been...
The order volume includes generator sets, propulsion units and systems such as methanol treatment and exhaust gas aftertreatment. In September 2025, TKMS signed contracts with three suppliers to procure the propulsion technology for the new Polarstern on behalf of the Alfred Wegener Institute. The aim is to utilise technologies that enable particularly low-noise and low-emission research at sea and in...
In future, the Lürssen Group will focus exclusively on the construction of megayachts. It is therefore not surprising that this decision has been made. The timing is also not necessarily sensational on a Monday morning in September 2025, as the market...
After a delay in the 75 India project, the central government in New Delhi has now authorised negotiations on the construction of submarines in cooperation with Germany. The Indo-German submarine deal is worth around €7 billion, comprises six modern submarines based on the Class 214 (72 metres long) and will be built in...
The Kiel-based company TKMS has signed a memorandum of understanding in New Delhi with Hyderabad-based VEM Technologies Pvt. Ltd, an Indian defence company specialising in the design, development and manufacture of weapons and airborne systems. The cooperation had already been announced by Federal Chancellor Scholz in 2024 during his visit to...
No strategic German-Norwegian partnership as with the submarines It has been a topic of conversation on the coast for some time: Will the German Navy's goals of planning a successor to the Class 124's air defence capability with the Class 127 be compatible with the Norwegians' plans for a new frigate class? The positive...
Shortly after nine, the doors close. Discretion, no sound bites for the record - Chatham House Rules. What remains is the impression of a scene that wants to pick up speed: the second Bremen dialogue focuses on a topic that is likely to shape tactics, logistics and procurement in equal measure in the future: "AI and autonomy -...
Currently undergoing deep sea trials north of Skagen After a long construction phase and subsequent harbour trials, the third submarine of the Dolphin II class, the INS Drakon, finally began its sea trials in the Bay of Kiel on Wednesday afternoon. The eight-hour maiden voyage started in the morning when the 73-metre-long submarine left its berth in Kiel...
The shipbuilding yard thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) unveiled its new brand identity at the beginning of June 2025. From now on, it will operate under the brand name TKMS and the promise "Your Maritime Powerhouse". The shipbuilder wants to be perceived more strongly as an independent company and is therefore also changing the background colour from blue to anthracite. The...
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