Submarine for Singapore launched as "Inimitable" On 22 April 2024, the fourth submarine in the Type 218SG construction programme was christened at the thyssenkrupp Marine Systems shipyard in Kiel. Among the 250 invited guests were Boris Pistorius, Federal Minister of Defence, and Teo Chee Hean, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister...
The Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) in Koblenz is focusing on continuity and has extended the existing contract with the F125 consortium (ARGE) for the technical and logistical support of the "Baden-Württemberg" class until March 2029. The consortium is made up of the lead company thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) and the North German...
The thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) shipyard wants to be able to build submarines faster and more efficiently in its new hall. The next submarines for Germany and Norway (class U 212 CD) are the most technically advanced of their kind and will now also be built in the most modern halls, CEO Oliver Burkhard told the German...
After the "FAZ" headlined in June 2023: "thyssenkrupp makes submarine division ready for sale", Oliver Burkhard, head of tkMS, confirmed on Twitter that the first steps towards independence were being taken. This was tkMS' reaction to statements made last week by the head of the Italian shipbuilding group Fincantieri. In a conversation with...
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...
In November 2022, the government asked the Chief of Staff of the Norwegian Armed Forces, General Eirik Kristoffersen, for his recommendation on how national and alliance defence should be organised and equipped in the future. The 68-page paper was submitted in May and published at the beginning of June. It contains extensive proposals such as an increase in the...
From a press release by IAI and Atlas Elektronik At the Undersea Defence Technology (UDT) conference and exhibition in Rostock on 10 May 2023, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and ATLAS ELEKTRONIK (thyssenkrupp Marine Systems) officially announced their latest joint development for underwater deployment scenarios such as anti-submarine warfare (ASW) and seabed protection (Seabed...
Last week's public holiday with the christening of two submarines and the presence of two heads of government at the shipyard ended with a touch of melancholy for the Kiel-based submarine builder tkMS - thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. According to information published by Handelsblatt, the management is in talks with financial investors about possible investments. This could...
It is certainly not the first ship christening for the former First Mayor of Hamburg. Today, Olaf Scholz attended the christening of two submarines as Federal Chancellor. In front of 350 guests, Ho Ching, the wife of the Singaporean Prime Minister, christened the submarines "Impeccable" and "Illustrious". The pair are build number two...
Available on the website of the Dutch Ministry of Defence since 30 September 2022: the request for quotation will be sent to the three competing shipyards in mid-November 2022. The Hague expects Damen, Naval Group and tkMS to submit a proposal by summer 2023. For four submarines - considerations to reduce the number of...
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