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A new contract signed in August will see Damen Shipyards Group deliver design, material package, technical assistance and training for two vessels to be built by the Mexican Navy under the Damen Technical Cooperation programme. Damen announced the contract on 16 September.

The Damen Technical Cooperation programme enables customers to build vessels in the location of their choice. Damen provides the design, material packages and technical and logistical assistance, allowing shipyards to leverage Damen’s experience to improve their capabilities.

The contract covers one Damen Stan Patrol 4207 vessel and one Damen Fast Crew Supplier 5009 vessel.

The Damen Stan Patrol 4207vessel will be the seventh of the Mexican Navy’s Tenochtitlan-class. It will be built on the navy yard ASTIMAR 1 in Tampico. This yard, located on the Gulf of Mexico, has already concluded the construction of three Stan Patrols and will now undertake the construction of the other four.

The Damen Fast Crew Supplier 5009 will be constructed on the Navy yard ASTIMAR 6 in Guaymas, a city on the Pacific coast of Mexico. The vessel, which has been adapted to meet specific Mexican Navy requirements, features the Damen Sea Axe bow which reduces slamming up to 70%.

In total this vessel can transport 145 passengers and 17 crew members, and will also include a deck crane and an extra accommodation module. The vessel has four Caterpillar 3512C TA engines, and can reach a speed of 21 knots.

Farnborough Air Show July 15, 2014 - Beechcraft Corporation, a subsidiary of Textron Aviation Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced today at the Farnborough International Airshow that it has delivered the first of four Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft ordered by the Mexican Navy Secretaría de Marina (SEMAR). In addition to the aircraft, Beechcraft will support SEMAR with on-the-ground service, support and training through its Global Mission Support organization.King Air
Rear Admiral Jose Marie Macedo, Director General of Naval Aviation Operations, visited company headquarters in Wichita, Kan., to accept delivery of the aircraft, which will be stationed at the naval base in Veracruz. The remaining three aircraft will be delivered by the second quarter of 2015.
“SEMAR recognizes the Beechcraft King Air as a cost-effective and reliable partner for special missions work within the country,” said Dan Keady, vice president, Special Missions. “The Mexican Navy operated a King Air C90 in the past and it’s great to see the King Air family return to its fleet. The delivery of the King Air 350ER further expands the Beechcraft relationship with SEMAR, which earlier this year placed an initial order for two T-6C+ military trainers.”
This week at Farnborough, the Textron Aviation display includes a specially modified Beechcraft King Air 350ER, which is operated out of Northern Europe and fitted with a unique and flexible mission package that supports search and rescue, fishery inspection, pollution monitoring and seaway/shipping lane surveillance missions. The King Air 350ER was selected for these missions due to its high dash speeds, long endurance, high reliability and low operating cost.

La marine mexicaine vient de commander un sixième patrouilleur de type Stan Patrol 4207 au groupe néerlandais Damen. Comme tous les autres navires de cette classe, baptisée Tenochtitlan, il sera construit dans le chantier Astimar dans le port de Tampico. Les bâtiments du type  du type Stan Patrol 4207 mesurent 42.8 mètres de long pour 7.1 mètres de large. Dotés d’une coque en acier et présentant un déplacement d’environ 250 tonnes en charge, ils peuvent atteindre la vitesse de 30 nœuds et sont armés par 16 membres d’équipage. Ils disposent à l’arrière d’une rampe pour la mise à l’eau d’une embarcation rapide, l’armement comprenant deux mitrailleuses de 12.7mm. Ces équipements, retenus par le Mexique, peuvent néanmoins varier en fonction des besoins du client. Damen peut, par exemple, proposer le SPa 4207 avec une tourelle double de 40mm à l’avant et des bossoirs pour deux embarcations rapides à l’arrière.

The Secretary of the Navy (Semar) from Mexico will invest around $ 5.6 million in unmanned aircraft (UAV, by its acronym in English), next year. Investment will also be used to equip a laboratory which serves to keep them in perfect operating condition.

The federal agency filed two investment projects the secretariat of finance and public credit (SHCP) to purchase equipment that will improve and develop naval search and reconnaissance operations. implementation of the programme will allow the Semar having an unmanned aerial system that will reduce the costs of Navy operations.

United States transferred to Mexico Navy missile frigates Curts (FFG-38) and McClusky (FFG-41) of the class Oliver Hazard Perry . U.S. Congress approved the delivery and is expected to the ships are delivered free of charge, but the Mexican government should pay for the repair of ships to U.S. companies.

The Mexican fleet consists mainly of U.S. origin ships. In particular, features four frigates Allende (former Class Knox ), two class Bravo (former class Bronstein ), two class landing ships Papaloapan (formerly Newport ) and a ship class Panuco .

In addition to the transfer of the two frigates Oliver Hazard Perry to Mexico, the U.S. Congress also approved the delivery of two vessels of the same class in Thailand, two in Turkey and four more to Taiwan. U.S. Navy currently has 24 class frigates Oliver Hazard Perry , six of which will be retired from the fleet this 2013.

The Ministry of the Mexican Navy (SEMAR) will build four new 1,680-ton ocean patrol vessels (OPVs), according to a document published by Mexico's Secretary of Treasury (SHCP) on 9 July.

The SHCP document specifies that the OPVs will be built at the SEMAR-run shipyards in Tampico in Tamaulipas and Salina Cruz in Oaxaca at a cost of MXN3.347 billion (USD259 million). Delivery of the four new OPVs is slated to begin in 2016 and end in 2019.

These vessels are likely to be updated versions of the Oaxaca-class and are likely to be armed with the MK3 57 mm naval guns ordered from BAE Systems in June.

BAE Systems has been awarded a contract to produce and deliver four 57 Mk3 Naval Guns to the Mexican Navy. “This contract award further strengthens our strong position in the naval guns market,” said Lena Gillström, managing director of Weapon Systems, Sweden, at BAE Systems. “This competitive win shows that BAE Systems’ world-leading 57mm naval gun and ammunition systems continue to be selected as the best solution for both new and existing customers around the world.”

The 57 Mk3 gun is proving to be a successful product for various customers. In addition to Mexico, the 57 Mk3 is also in service with Navies and Coast Guards in the United States, Canada, Sweden, Finland, and Malaysia.

The 57 Mk3 gun can fire four rounds per second and can switch immediately between ammunition types to deliver seamless targeting of air, land, and sea-based threats and provide superb survivability and tactical freedom at all levels of conflict.

Series production begins immediately, with gun deliveries beginning in 2015 and continuing through 2017. Final assembly will take place at BAE Systems’ facility in Karlskoga, Sweden.

In November 2013 the Mexican Navy (Secretaría de Marina) and Damen Shipyards Group (the Netherlands) signed another contract for a Damen Stan Patrol 4207.

The Mexican Navy already operates two similar Patrol Vessels and has currently two ships under construction in their shipyard ‘Astillero de Marina Numero 1’ in Tampico, which is situated on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.

The vessel is the fifth one of the Tenochtitlan-class and will be constructed by the Mexican Navy, while Damen will supply a partial material package and technical assistance. The steel for the hull and part of the piping will be acquired by the Mexican Navy. Keel laying is expected to be early 2014. The vessel will be named ‘Uxmal’, after an ancient Mayan city on the Yucatan peninsula.

This project is another example of how Damen, through its ‘building on site’ programme (i.e. Damen Technical Cooperation), enables customers to build high quality vessels in their own yards, gaining experience and being able to contribute to the development of the local shipbuilding industry. This concept has proven to be successful over thirty years in five continents in different market segments.

In the first week of August the Mexican Navy (Secretaria de Marina) and Damen Shipyards Group signed a contract for a fourth Damen Stan Patrol 4207. The Dutch ship design and shipbuilding company will supply the Mexican Navy with the design and material package with which ASTIMAR 1 (the Mexican Navy yard in Tampico) will build the patrol vessel. In addition, Damen will assist ASTIMAR 1 with technical support in order to optimize the delivery time and quality of the vessel.

The Damen Stan Patrol 4207 is designed to perform patrol duties in coastal areas and the economic exclusive zone. Other clients who operate similar vessels in the region include navies and coast guards of Jamaica, Barbados, the Dutch Caribbean, Honduras, the Canadian Coast Guard and the US Coast Guard. The USCG recently received five Fast Response Cutters for the Sentinel Class, out of a series of 58, which are based on the same Damen Stan Patrol design.

Two previous patrol vessels, ARM Tenochtitlan (PC-331) and ARM Teotihuacan (PC-332) are already deployed by the Mexican Navy.

This Mexican patrol vessel is the fourth of this class to be built in Mexico. As with other clients, Damen puts its DTC-program (Damen Technical Cooperation) to use. This service is offered to both young and experienced shipyards and aims, if and when the client so desires, to develop their shipbuilding capabilities with respect to Damen vessels. With technical, operational and logistical assistance Damen shares its extensive knowledge on shipbuilding with many yards worldwide.

The Mexican Navy has contracted Damen Shipyards Group for the design and material package of a Damen Stan Patrol 4207, including technical assistance. Construction of the vessel will start in the summer of 2013 at ASTIMAR 1 (Tampico), one of the five naval shipyards of Astilleros de la Secretaría de Marina. The vessels are designed to perform patrol duties in designated areas. Other clients who operate similar vessels in the region include navies and coast guards of Jamaica, Barbados, the Dutch Caribbean, Honduras and the Canadian Coast Guard.
When it comes to maritime defence and security, Damen offers a portfolio of proven vessels ranging from 7m - 200m. Damen designs and delivers Frigates, Corvettes, (high-speed) Inshore and Offshore Patrol Vessels, Auxiliary Ships (such as Landing Platform Docks), Interceptors and many other types.
The Spa 4207 patrol vessel will be the third of its class. The previous two vessels, ARM Tenochtitlan (PC-331) and ARM Teotihuacan (PC-332), started construction in 2011 and were delivered mid-2012