Submarines for the Armada de Argentina
Latest news: the competition is open. Submarines for Argentina from France - or Germany?
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Red Sea: Chronology of a new form of war - low-cost versus high-tech
In response to the Israel-Gaza war, the Yemeni Houthi militias are threatening international shipping in the Red Sea. In the fight against their new low-cost weapons, the allies have to deploy very expensive missiles - simple versus sophisticated. Here is a review of the last twelve months (as at the end of November 2024) with an attached chronology of events. Included is a current addendum dated 23 January 2025 with an addendum dated 27 January 2025. On 19 November 2023, six weeks after the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October and three weeks after the start of the Israeli ground offensive in the Israel-Gaza war, the Houthi militias opened their seaward support campaign for Hamas and...
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The enabler
Die US Navy benötigt Helikopter für eine breite Palette unterschiedlicher Einsätze. Mit der Sea-Hawk-Familie steht ein multifunktionaler Typ bereit. Während der 1970er-Jahre sah sich die US Navy nach einem Nachfolger für die in die Jahre gekommenen U-Jagd-Helikopter des Typs Kaman SH-2 Sea Sprite um. Dabei ging es vornehmlich um das neu zu entwickelnde Light Airborne Multi-Purpose System III (Lamps III), das sowohl Luft- als auch Schiffssysteme integrierte. IBM Federal Systems wurde dabei von der US Navy als der Hauptvertragspartner ausgewählt. Da der Sea Sprite nicht mehr groß genug war, um[ds_preview] die in Zukunft benötigten Ausrüstungen für die neuen Aufgaben...
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Guided missile system for submarines (IDAS) needs staying power
As a result of Bundeswehr-related budget decisions made on 18 December last year, the IDAS project now appears to be picking up speed again. "Development of Guided Missiles Sea/Air (IDAS)" was one of the 38 proposals, each with a volume of more than 25 million euros, approved by the Budget Committee of the German Bundestag in the last session of the year. As a result, the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support (BAAINBw) concluded a contract with thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) and Diehl Defence at the end of the year to develop and qualify a guided missile system for the active self-defence of submarines - as detailed in a press release issued by tkMS on 22 January 2025. IDAS (Interactive...
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Indo-German submarine joint venture: tkMS the only applicant!
A joint venture between thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (tkMS) and Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL) is the only remaining bidder for a 5 billion dollar project to supply six modern submarines for the Indian Navy. The Spanish company Navantia was unable to fulfil the requirements in field trials. This was reported by Reuters on 23 January 2025. The project is intended to strengthen India's naval capacities - in view of China's growing presence in the Indian Ocean and the maritime ambitions of its neighbour Pakistan. The key requirement was an air-independent propulsion (AIP) technology that enables two-week underwater operations. thyssenkrupp offers the Type-214IN, while Navantia proposed the S-80+ without an operational AIP. For...
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