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Netherlands: Walrus successor - request for proposals expected from mid-November

Netherlands: Walrus successor - request for proposals expected from mid-November

Gepostet von | 5 Oct 2022 | , , , | 0

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 units were rejected. In a letter to the Second Chamber of the Dutch Parliament, State Secretary Christophe van der Maat explains the procedure. It will take some time before the evaluation is finalised. "The submarine is one of our most important strategic weapon systems. ... This is an important project and involves a lot of money....

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Bogotá: Contract signed with Damen for new frigate

Bogotá: Contract signed with Damen for new frigate

Gepostet von | 26 Sep 2022 | , , | 0

The Colombian Ministry of Defence has confirmed the signing of a contract between the Dutch Damen shipyard and the state-owned shipbuilding complex Cotecmar (Corporación de Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo de la Industria Naval Marítima y Fluvial). The object of the contract is the construction documentation for Colombia's new frigate PES (Plataforma Estrategia de Superficie - Strategic Surface Unit), which is to be built at the shipyard in Cartagena-de-Indias on the Caribbean side of Colombia. The graphic illustration shows the female design of the SIGMA 10514 with 76 mm turret, 16-cell vertical launch silo for ESSM air target radars (two fire control radars on bridge and island), 8 MM40 sea target radars and a Rheinmetall-Oerlikon 35 mm CIWS Millennium. Swiss precision...

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Israel: tkMS corvette "Oz" has launched sea target FK "Gabriel V"

Israel: tkMS corvette "Oz" has launched sea target FK "Gabriel V"

Gepostet von | 26 Sep 2022 | , | 0

According to the Israeli Ministry of Defence, in mid-September the Sa'ar 6 corvette "Oz" (translated: courage), the second of the four Magen-class units (90 metres long, 1,900 tonnes) built by tkMS in Kiel, successfully fired a "Gabriel V" naval target missile as part of the weapons technology equipment and verification process. This missile is one of the latest variants of the naval missiles developed by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) in the 1960s and in service for over 50 years. This newer version, which has been available since 2020, was also selected for the Finnish Navy's Pohjanmaa-class corvettes in an eight-ship package, which are currently being built - these units are to be...

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US Marine Corps with new heavy-lift helicopter in the Navy

US Marine Corps with new heavy-lift helicopter in the Navy

Gepostet von | 20 Sep 2022 | , | 0

In spring 2018, the US Marines received the first newly built Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopter to replace the now obsolete CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter. It has now taken another four years, filled with performance tests under extreme climatic conditions and up to technically feasible flight altitudes, for the Marine Corps to declare full Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for the worldwide deployment of its new load carrier at the end of April. Another six months have passed since then, but now an entire squadron, Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461, has been able to conduct an initial fleet exercise together with the US Navy....

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NATO in the Mediterranean: Joint naval manoeuvre "Dynamic Mariner" and "Mavi Balina"

NATO in the Mediterranean: Joint naval manoeuvre "Dynamic Mariner" and "Mavi Balina"

Gepostet von | 14 Sep 2022 | , , , | 0

In view of the war in Ukraine, NATO's Allied Maritime Command (MARCOM, Northwood, UK) has this year combined the NATO manoeuvre "Dynamic Mariner" with the Turkish Navy's manoeuvre "Mavi Balina 22" to form a major multinational manoeuvre that will take place in the eastern Mediterranean from 11 to 18 September. Manoeuvre participation The aim of the manoeuvre is to prevent possible aggression by demonstrating a credible defence within the alliance. The NATO nations of the USA, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Greece, France, Canada, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain and Turkey took part with over fifty ships, five submarines and five maritime reconnaissance vessels, 1,500 marines and the two permanent NATO task forces SNMG2 and...

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