Category: Shipbuilding

MKS 180 - the multi-purpose combat ship picks up speed

MKS 180 - the multi-purpose combat ship picks up speed

Gepostet von | 2 Jun 2021 | , , , | 0

The German Navy's new multi-purpose combat ship class 180 (MKS 180) officially becomes the frigate class 126 (F 126). This rightly spreads a feeling of "Now it's really starting" everywhere. Manoeuvre whistle. All hands cast off and in. Certainly a moving moment for anyone who goes to sea or has gone to sea. I, former commander of the frigate Hessen and authorised representative of the Inspector of the Navy (BV Marine) in the Class 126 frigate project for ten years, feel the same way - a project name that you have to get used to after such a long time. Basic considerations for a medium surface combat unit...

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Between hubris and lack of planning

Between hubris and lack of planning

Gepostet von | 8 May 2021 | , , | 0

Even before the start of the Second World War, Germany began building aircraft carriers. However, the design was oversized and the operational concept was not fully developed. France recently announced initial data on the configuration of its new aircraft carrier. Politicians and the military are completely convinced that billions should be invested in such an armaments project. "All the major naval powers are renewing or acquiring this capability," says the Ministry of Defence in Paris. It refers to forecasts that the global number of aircraft carriers will increase from 28 today to 36 in the 2040s. France has built four aircraft carriers to date. This is how enthusiastic the French are about their relationship with this...

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An admiral for the ice

An admiral for the ice

Gepostet von | 29 Apr 2021 | , , , , | 0

1994 kaufte die chilenische Marine einen kanadischen Eisbrecher aus den späten Sechzigerjahren und stellte ihn als Almirante Óscar Viel in Dienst. Nun wird ein Nachfolger gebaut. Sidney E. Dean [ds_preview] Der Stapellauf von Chiles neuem Eisbrecher ist für Ende dieses Jahres angesetzt. Das als Antarctica I bezeichnete Schiff löst den 1968 fertiggestellten Eisbrecher Almiránte Óscar Viel ab. Wie die Óscar Viel soll auch der neue Eisbrecher durch die chilenische Marine eingesetzt werden. Die Einführung eines modernen Eisbrechers besitzt für Chile einen hohen Stellenwert. Die Nation beansprucht den südlich der Drake Passage liegenden Abschnitt der Antarktis, von 53 Grad bis 90...

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Fit for the future

Fit for the future

Gepostet von | 29 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

Because the Seawolf class turned out to be extremely expensive, the US Navy developed a scaled-down version of these attack submarines in the form of the Virginia class. New blocks ensure that the technology is always up to date. Stefan Ulsamer 1 January 2021 was a particularly important date for the US submarine industry. In a rare New Year's session, the US Senate voted 81 to 13 in favour of an override of President Trump's veto of the US defence budget for fiscal year 2021. This override by the President authorised the construction of a total of nine naval vessels, including the first unit of the new...

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Charting a new course together

Charting a new course together

Gepostet von | 27 Apr 2021 | , , , | 0

European cooperation has proven its worth in many areas of the defence industry. Can German-Dutch cooperation become the nucleus for European naval shipbuilding? Christian Freiherr von Oldershausen and Marcel Hendriks Last summer, the Federal Ministry of Defence signed a contract with Damen Schelde Naval Shipyards and Thales for the construction of four frigates 126, the former multi-purpose combat ship 180 (MKS 180). The fact that the new naval combat ship, which was put out to tender across Europe, is to be built by Blohm+Voss in Hamburg under Dutch leadership, caused a great deal of controversy in politics and industry. Understandably so, because in addition to a possible wound to national pride, there were concerns that...

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