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tkMS with a new uncertain (?) future

tkMS with a new uncertain (?) future

Gepostet von | 21 Dec 2022 | , , | 0

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 shareholdings. This could point to a spin-off of tkMS. The Handelsblatt newspaper outlines the path to a spin-off from the Thyssen-Krupp Group with an IPO via the acquisition of a minority position by an investor. According to the Handelsblatt, candidates could be the European investors CVC and Triton as well as KKR and Carlyle from the USA. The...

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Diehl Defence and WE Marine: The edge of the plate has never been enough

Diehl Defence and WE Marine: The edge of the plate has never been enough

Gepostet von | 21 Dec 2022 | , , , | 0

Diehl Defence is a global manufacturer of high-tech guided missiles, innovative ammunition solutions and special reconnaissance and protection systems, which are also used in the German Navy. Diehl's ground-based and near-ground system solutions in particular set international standards, with which the further development of the navy must also keep pace in order to create innovative value for the maritime sector. Hence the reference here to a structured approach in the field grey sector: the development of a modular, safe and scalable architecture for unmanned systems under the name "iMUGS". Demo at the military training area KMW (Krauss-Maffei Wegmann) presented the iMUGS project (Integrated Modular Unmanned Ground System) at the Lehnin military training area, where...

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Thailand: Corvette sunk in bad weather

Thailand: Corvette sunk in bad weather

Gepostet von | 21 Dec 2022 | , , | 0

As at 21 December 2022 On the night of 18 December, around 20 miles off the Thai coast, the 35-year-old 1,000-tonne corvette "Sukhothai" initially sank due to water ingress into the power supply, followed by a total failure of the on-board systems. It was in the sea area to assist local fishing vessels in the weather conditions. Rescue operation Of the two frigates, one landing ship and two helicopters sent to assist, only the frigate "Kraburi" was able to reach the stricken vessel before it sank. Of the 105 crew members, 76 were immediately rescued or saved from the water - other shipwrecked persons were rescued.

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Japan: Third "Mogami" class frigate enters service

Japan: Third "Mogami" class frigate enters service

Gepostet von | 20 Dec 2022 | , , | 0

The frigate newbuildings of the "Mogami" class are Japan's latest addition to the surface units of the self-defence forces of the Far Eastern island state. They are designed as multi-purpose vessels for the coastal area and for tasks such as humanitarian aid, anti-piracy and, to a limited extent, mine defence. A combined diesel/gas propulsion system (two MAN engines and a Rolls-Royce turbine) will propel the compact vessels (design designation: 30DX), which are 130 metres long and have a displacement of 3,900 tonnes, to 30 knots. Construction programme In mid-December, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) in Nagasaki, Kyushu, ceremonially commissioned the third construction number with the name "Noshiro". The names of the major Japanese rivers are reserved for all units in this class. Previously...

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USA: Construction number 4 of the "America" class to be named after the Iraqi city of Fallujah

USA: Construction number 4 of the "America" class to be named after the Iraqi city of Fallujah

Gepostet von | 20 Dec 2022 | , , | 0

To begin with, the American "amphibious assault ships", first of the "Wasp" class (LHD 1-8, in service from 1989 to 2009), then the "America" class (LHA 6-8, in service from 2014 to 2024), are 260-metre-long and 40,000+ tonne flight deck carriers designed to support landing operations by the US Marines. Although they are almost identical in silhouette, the facilities on and below deck have changed over time with the evolving air combat and transport vehicles: From helicopters to swing-rotor aircraft and from the vertical takeoff MV-22 Osprey to the short-takeoff-vertical-landing F35-B Joint Strike Fighter (STOVL), including the Marines' projected Air Combat Element. Amphibious Aircraft Carriers While the...

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