Category: Technology

SAR base training

Great success of the pilot seminar on SAR basic training organised by the DMYV in cooperation with Visiomare GmbH from Bremen The first of two pilot seminars for instructors on SAR basic training organised by the DMYV in cooperation with Visiomare GmbH in Bremen was a complete success. The aim of the seminar was to enable water sports enthusiasts to communicate clearly in an emergency at sea and, if necessary, to take part in professionally guided search procedures in order to improve safety at sea. The programme included the introduction and relevance of the topic "Assistance at sea", definitions, basics for the SAR service, raising the alarm in an emergency at sea, communication in the SAR service, drift factors and search procedures....

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Frigate "Sachsen": Laser weapon demonstrator successful

From a press release by ARGE Hochenergielaser Marinedemonstrator: Following the integration of the laser weapon demonstrator (LWD) on the frigate 124 "SACHSEN" in June 2022, the sea trials of the LWD have been successfully completed. The working group (ARGE) High Energy Laser Naval Demonstrator, consisting of MBDA Deutschland GmbH and Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH, is responsible for the development and construction of the LWD and for supporting the test campaigns planned and organised by the BAAINBw (Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support). During almost a year of testing, with a total of six campaigns, the laser weapon demonstrator (LWD) showed its capabilities against various targets in increasingly complex scenarios under realistic operating conditions....

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Marispace-X at the National Maritime Conference

Marispace-X presented the key to the Blue Data Economy - from digital situational awareness to digital business models The Kiel-based software developer north.io, together with consortium partner Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel and the Gaia-X Hub Germany, presented the Marispace-X project funded by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Protection (BMWK) at this year's Jann Wendt, Managing Director of north.io and coordinator of Marispace-X, was delighted because, according to Wendt, Marispace-X's participation in this prestigious conference underlines the importance of the largest industry-driven maritime digitalisation project for the development of the maritime data economy of the future. In addition, Wendt emphasises that the secure and sovereign exchange of maritime data is the...

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Future in Kiel: New tkMS shipbuilding hall

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 Press Agency. It is the most modern shipbuilding hall for conventional submarines in the world. New technology With its dimensions of 170 by 70 metres and a height of just under 33 metres, the recently handed over hall complex already dominates the cityscape on the eastern shore of Kiel's inner fjord. A major advantage of the huge building is that...

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Marine Competence Centre in Kiel

Armaments and electronics group Rohde und Schwarz opens a branch in Kiel On 30 August 2023, a new company location was officially opened in Kiel Science Park with guests from politics, the German Armed Forces and industry. National and international marine projects are to be managed from Kiel. Rohde & Schwarz has invested in the Kiel site and moved into new premises in order to expand its traditionally close cooperation with the German Navy. Together with guests including Daniel Günther - Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein, Dr Johann Wadephul - Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag, Dr Ulf Kämpfer - Lord Mayor of Kiel and Rear Admiral Christoph Müller-Meinhard - Commander Support...

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