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Ce serait une première en Europe pour un pays disposant d'une industrie navale militaire. L’Allemagne envisagerait de lancer un appel d'offres européen dans le cadre du programme MKS 180 de navire de combat polyvalent. C’est en tout cas ce qu’affirme l’agence Reuters, qui dit s’appuyer sur une source au sein du ministère de la Défense allemand. 
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Le ministère néerlandais de la Défense avait stoppé les livraisons d’hélicoptères NH90. D’après la ministre néerlandaise de la Défense, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, son pays a accepté de reprendre les livraisons des hélicoptères NH90 que l’armée néerlandaises doit percevoir. Un accord passé avec le fabricant, Airbus Helicopters, a permis de régler un problème lié à une corrosion accélérée de l’appareil. Au mois de juin 2014, les livraisons avaient été suspendues. Une corrosion anormale avait alors été observée par les équipages néerlandais évoluant sur NH90. Finalement, un accord trouvé avec le constructeur a permis que ce dernier finance les réparations nécessaires pour effacer cette corrosion. Au total, 20 hélicoptères NH90 avaient été commandés par les Pays-Bas dont 12 destinés à équiper la marine néerlandaise. Sept hélicoptères NH90 doivent encore été livrés au ministère néerlandais de la Défense. Deux d’entre eux seront livrés avant la fin du mois de décembre.
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The transfer of the logistics ship HNLMS Amsterdam to the MGP, is due in early December. The new ship has a 17K tons displacement: of which 500 tons cargo, and a Complement of 160 sailors.
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Retour sur cette vente et sur les caractéristiques du bâtiment :
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As the world continues to wait for officials to finish their investigation of the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 tragedy in which 193 Dutch citizens perished, the Dutch company Dockwise Shipping BV is quietly preparing to assist the Russian Navy ferry three nuclear-powered attack submarines to Russian shipyards. With the possibility of Russian complicity in the MH17 tragedy, why would Amsterdam allow these operations to continue? Update 1: Here is a news item (+ video) from July 2009 when "Transshelf" conducted the world's first ferry mission of two nuclear-powered attack submarines (Russian Victor III SSN).
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The new Royal Netherlands Navy vessel HNLMS Karel Doorman will set sail for the first time on Tuesday, July 1st at Den Helder naval port.HNLMS Karel Doorman conducted her first sea trials on Sunday, June 22, at the Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding’s (DSNS) Vlissingen yard. On Wednesday, June 25, the vessel performed its first replenishment-at-sea operation, which will be one of its main tasks in the future. The ship can be used for multiple purposes, including warship fueling and resupply, transportation of Army equipment, and serving as a floating hospital. Dutch Defense Minister Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert christened HNLMS Karel Doorman (A388) on March 8th. HNLMS Karel Doorman, which will replace the now-retired HNLMS Zuidekruis and the HNLMS Amsterdam, is expected to be inducted into service by 2015.
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Les Pays-Bas ont pendant un certain temps envisagé de vendre ce bâtiment en pleine construction, mais ils ont finalement décidé en octobre 2013 de le conserver pour l'intégrer dans leur Marine
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The Navy of Peru, has confirmed the acquisition of Fleet Logistics Ship HNLMS "Amsterdam" (A-386). The contract, still undisclosed amount, HNLMS Amsterdam expected to be delivered to the Navy in December this year. This acquisition, as part of the modernization program of the Armed Forces and that we announced in FDS # 430 (February 2014), will substantially increase the capacity of consistent units of the Fleet in the areas of operations. The HNLMS "Amsterdam" (A-386), built in the Merweide shipyard, Royal Schelde and Hardinxveld (Netherlands) between 1992 and 1995, was commissioned in the Royal Netherlands Navy on September 2, 1995. Has a length of 166 m , a beam of 22 m. and a depth of 8 m, estimated displacement at full load 17,000 ton. Propulsion borne by two diesel engines Burmeister & Wain-Bazan 24,000 HP that gives it a speed of 22 knots. The scope - 20 knots - is 13,440 nautical miles. The crew is 160 men. It can carry 6,815 tons. and 1,660 tons of diesel. aviation fuel, as well as 290 tons of cargo. Its equipped, among others, Area Surveillance radar, ESM Systems Ferranti AWARE-4 and Chaff launchers SRBOC MK-36. The armament consists of two machine guns Browning M-2HB 12.7 mm. CWIS and SGE-30 Goalkeeper of 30 mm. This struggle missile system - based on the GAU-8 Avenger - weighs 6,800 kg, swivel 360 degrees and works in fully automatic mode. The rate of fire is 4,200 dpm (1,190 ammunition ready to fire) and a range of lethality that covers from 200 m. to 3 km, with an estimated firepower 75 rounds per second. The HNLMS Amsterdam has a large flight deck and a hangar able to accommodate three helicopters SH-3D Sea King or the like.
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DOHA, QATAR — Showcasing a wealth of new designs and featuring a major tie-in with a local shipyard, Dutch shipbuilder and design firm Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding is continuing its aggressive moves to become a major supplier of small warships and auxiliaries to burgeoning navies.Among the innovative designs is a new Mission Flexible Combatant (MFC), a versatile design aimed at smaller navies that lack bigger ships. “The whole concept is aimed at getting a credible combat capability into a multimission ship,” said Rene Hoogenboom, production manager for amphibious support ships at Damen. Shown for the first time here at the Doha International Maritime and Defence Exhibition (DIMDEX), the MFC is similar in concept to the larger Danish Abselon-class flexible support ship, which offers major gun and missile weapons and a mission bay capable of transporting military equipment, including tanks. Koen Audenaert, a Daman naval architect working on the MFC, acknowledged its similarity to the Absalon, but he pointed to significant changes. “The difference is in the aft part,” he said, pointing to a model of the ship. The MFC, while smaller, features a fixed stern ramp, offering direct access for rigid hull inflatable boats (RHIBs) and smaller landing craft. The Absalon, Audenaert pointed out, has no boat ramp, and it can only launch small craft via an overhead boom. “This is a simple, elegant design,” Audenaert said. The ship’s multimission bay can be configured to handle a variety of missions, including mine laying and countermeasures, anti-submarine warfare and special forces support. Equipment is moved via two overhead gantry cranes. Boats are retrieved on the ramp via an automatic wire system. RHIBs come up the ramp and trip a crosswire, which then secures the craft. “It’s a hands-free operation,” Audenaert said. Like many Damen designs, the MFC can be configured in a variety of sizes and patterns, emphasizing different missions, capabilities and costs. Brochures describe ships ranging from designs 115 meters to 139 meters in length, displacing from 4,500 metric tons to 5,600 metric tons. Mission sets range from a low end of security versions, to combatant, amphibious and logistic variants. Damen also is a partner in a shipyard venture here with Nakilat, a major transporter of liquefied natural gas (LNG) products. Nakilat Damen Shipyards Qatar is co-located in the port of Ras Laffan with Nakilat-Keppel Offshore and Marine Ltd. (NKOM), a repair facility able to handle the largest LNG tankers. The facilities are situated in deep water on reclaimed land at the end of an 8-kilometer-long breakwater. Nearly 3,000 employees work at the side-by-side facilities, said Fairuz Aledroos, a marketing executive with NKOM. Since 2010, the Nakilat Damen facility has built smaller ships for commercial work, as well as tugboats for the Qatari Navy. The shipyard is able to build ships up to lengths of 170 meters in a covered building, launching vessels via a level transfer facility. Damen officials said the yard can build steel, aluminum or fiber-reinforced plastic ships. They said the yard positions the company to strongly compete for naval designs in the Gulf region.
Patrick H. 's insight:
Une nouvelle concurrence importante sur le marché export ! Le rapprochement avec la classe Absalon danoise s'impose en effet....on pourra également entamer une comparaison avec les LCS américaines dès que les caractéristiques détaillées seront connues.
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Le Karel Doorman, nouveau bâtiment logistique et plus grande unité de la marine néerlandaise, a été baptisé le 8 mars à Flessingue. Commandé en décembre 2009 à Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding, ce navire a vu sa coque réalisée par le chantier roumain du groupe Damen à Galti. Elle a été remorquée en août 2013 jusqu’au site DSNS de Flessingue, où elle a été achevée, recevant notamment, en début d'année, son mât intégré IM-400 fourni par Thales. Appelé JSS (Joint Support Ship), le Karel Doorman est un bâtiment hydride, servant à la fois de pétrolier-ravitailleur et de transport de matériel et de véhicules. Long de 204.7 mètres pour 30.4 mètres de large, son déplacement à pleine charge atteindra 27.800 tonnes. Doté d’une propulsion diesel-électrique, avec une puissance totale installée de 26 MW, il peut atteindre atteindre la vitesse de 18 nœuds.... ...L’an dernier, l’avenir du bâtiment semblait incertain, la presse néerlandaise évoquant le souhait du gouvernement de vendre le Karel Doorman à une marine étrangère afin de réaliser des économies. Les Pays Bas ont donc changé leur fusil d’épaule, ou n’ont tout simplement pas trouvé (encore ?) d’acheteur, conduisant le pays à conserver le JSS.... En savoir plus sur les capacités de ce bâtiment sur l'article de Mer et Marine : http://www.meretmarine.com/fr/content/la-marine-neerlandaise-baptise-le-karel-doorman
Patrick H. 's insight:
On avait appris fin octobre 2013 le changement d'avis des Pays-Bas et la décision de le conserver :
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In June 2012, the Ministry of Defence of Indonesia and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) signed the contract for the first SIGMA 10514 PKR Frigate. In accordance with the agreed planning for the construction of this frigate, the Steel Cutting Ceremony took place simultaneously on 15 January 2014 at PT PAL (Persero) Shipyard in Surabaya (Indonesia) and DSNS in Vlissingen (the Netherlands). DSNS will build two modules and subsequently ship them to the yard in Surabaya. The simultaneous construction and testing of the modules at two different locations signifies the unique modular building strategy of Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding; a method unparalleled in the naval shipbuilding industry. Second Frigate Scope
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On Tech Base, the recruitment event of Defence, the Royal Navy yesterday a first model of the replacement for the M-frigates shown. Navy / material thing Defence Organisation (DMO) is conducting a study of the new frigates from 2023 should be added to the fleet. It was the first time that a design was shown to the public.
One of the possible designs
Future Surface Combatant
Visible are at least a 76 mm Oto Melara gun, such as the Navy already has since the 80s. There is no choice in this design for a stealth casing of the gun. For the model rockets has about 16 cells of the bucket, behind the gun. A lot less than a LCF, but just as much as the M-frigate has those missiles in an older configuration. Also, there are in the model to see, even if only four instead of the usual eight. The known Harpoon canisters
The role of "drones" on the water, under water and in the air in the future on naval vessels only growing. These new weapons are, not surprisingly, do not forget by DMO. In the midships of the model can be found. USV's either Unmanned Service Vessels This unmanned, but armed ships can from the mothership behind drug smugglers or pirates. The FSC also accommodate manned units including a helicopter and a FRISC. This requires a large helipad, hangar and slipway incorporated into the design.
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A retenir :
Lenght: +/-145 m
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Un drone léger ScanEagle du navire amiral d’EUNAVFOR Atalanta, le TCD Johan de Witt, s’écrase en mer
(BRUXELLES2) Un des drones à bord du navire amiral d’EUNAVFOR atalanta, le Zr. Hs Johan de Witt, un ScanEagle équipé de caméra numérique, s’est écrasé en mer au cours d’une patrouille près des Seychelles, selon nos informations. L’appareil a été « retrouvé et récupéré » indique-t-on du côté de la marine néerlandaise. La cause de l’incident n’est pour l’instant pas connue mais est étudiée. En attendant, tous les vols avec le Scan Eagle ont été arrêtés. Les drones en mer ne sont plus rares Les drones sont de plus en plus utilisés par les navires présents dans l’océan indien. Ils offrent une alternative intéressante – et complémentaire – aux hélicoptères, pour effectuer des survols des navires, suspects ou non, repérer des prises pirates ou des dhows suspects. Principaux avantages : la discrétion, un coût relativement limité comme la place dans le navire, et la complémentarité avec les autres moyens de bord (hélicoptère ou RHIB, bateau de visite). Les navires équipés Outre le Zr. Hs Johan de Witt, le navire espagnol Meteoro en est ainsi équipé, ayant embarqué depuis le 10 septembre un Skeldar V-200, un drone développé par le suédois Saab et qui décolle en vertical, sur un mode hélicoptère. Ce drone avait été auparavant testé au large des Canaries sur un autre navire espagnol, le Relámpago.
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The Indonesian Navy has purchased the latest version of the Thales TACTICOS combat management system, to be installed on its new Perusak Kawal Rudal (PKR) Sigma Class Corvette. Speaking at the DSEI conference in London, Boudewijn Geerink, business development manager, naval systems for Thales, told journalists that Indonesia had signed a formal contract for the MK4 system for its new frigate, with the probable option for a second at a later date. The SIGMA 10514 guided missile frigate was purchased by Indonesia in 2012 as part of a modernisation of the Indonesian Navy, and is slated for delivery in 2016. It follows on from four SIGMA Corvettes previously purchased for the TNI AL. TACTICOS is a family of modular combat management systems, matched to a variety of mission profiles and vessel types. The MK4 is the most recent iteration, and features a new single screen console and enhanced graphical software. Geerink explained the 30 inch single screen console is designed to provide an optimal viewing range for the human eye, and provides a graphical way of interacting with the common controls. ‘With the new MK4 system, both maritime security and combat operations can be performed from a single console. The MK4 is more intuitive and meets young officer’s interaction standards. In addition, training emphasis is moved from ‘button training’ to tactical training,’ said Geerink TACTICOS technology is already used on board more than 160 ships (from small patrol craft to full-size frigates and destroyers) operated by 20 navies. Those include the US Navy as well as navies in Asia, Europe, the Gulf region, Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa.
Patrick H. 's insight:
Diaporama de présentation du CMS Tacticos : http://portals.omg.org/dds/sites/default/files/dds_06-12-06.pdf
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DSNS has "reached an agreement in the negotiations for the delivery of two Sigma-class corvettes, Type 9814, to the Vietnamese Navy," the company stated. Other sources say an official signing-ceremony is expected "sometime later this year". The value of the deal reportedly could reach EUR500 million (USD668 million), with the Dutch authorities partly responsible for funding the deal. No details have been officially divulged on the building programme, or its timeline, but it seems logical that one of the vessels will be built by DSNS in the Netherlands and the other in Vietnam, where Damen owns five commercial shipyards and is developing a sixth in Haiphong.
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Swedish defence and security company Saab is teaming with Dutch shipbuilder Damen Shipyards Group to explore future opportunities in the international submarine market. The companies have signed an exclusive teaming agreement to work together in pursuit of the potential Walrus-class submarine replacement programme for the Netherlands. In addition to this project, Saab and Damen will also explore ways in which they might bid jointly on other submarine procurement programmes. Through the acquisition of Kockums Saab has extensive experience in the design and manufacture of submarines and surface vessels for a global customer base, integrating advanced systems and using a range of ultra-modern materials and construction techniques. Key technology includes Saab’s unique Air Independent Propulsion System based on the Stirling engine. In addition, Saab delivers many complex defence programmes in cooperation with governmental and commercial partners in customer nations worldwide.
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Source Navy Recognition : The Netherlands Defence Materiel Organisation (DMO) and Thales have signed a contract for the delivery of a NS100 dual-axis multi-beam surveillance radar. The system will be installed on HNLMS Rotterdam, to replace its 30-year old DA08 radar system. The NS100 will be installed in the second semester of 2017, in line with the ship’s maintenance schedule. The Royal Netherlands Navy selected Thales’s NS100 system because of its performance and its proven AESA technology. This technology enables a 3D cue to be given to both Goalkeeper Close-In Weapon Systems on the ship. About NS100
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Damen construit des navires militaires aux Pays-Bas et entretient des navires en France. Logique que tôt ou tard, les trajectoires se croisent... S’il arrive que des bâtiments de la Marine nationale française soient accueillis dans les formes de radoub civiles brestoises, la mise à sec, en forme 1, du Tarik Ben Ziyad, une frégate de la Marine royale marocaine, constitue une première pour une marine étrangère. De type Sigma, cette frégate de 105 mètres de longueur, 13 mètres de largeur et 2 300 tonnes de déplacement, première d’une série de trois, a été construite en 2011 par Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding (DSNS) à Flessingue (Vlissingen). Après trois années de service, elle va subir un arrêt technique d’une trentaine de jours que réaliseront les équipes brestoises de Damen Shiprepair. Carénage, visites et contrôles de divers matériels, peinture et intervention sur une ligne d’arbre sont notamment au programme.
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A delegation of MGP Aviation corps visited RNLAF base in Amsterdam, to inspect Fokker 50 and Bell/Agusta helicopters AB-412, offered for sale. The Dutch Air-Force operates two Fokker aircraft 50, incorporated into its service in 1996, equipped with their mission specific systems for navigation, communications and identification. The AB-412SP, Dutch air force operates three units for search and rescue (SAR) missions since February 1994.
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Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding has developed its vision on mission modularity and has created the unique SIGMA Multi Mission Bay. The SIGMA Multi Mission Bay is designed to fulfil the need for flexibility in naval defence through Mission Modularity. It provides operational flexibility and increased availability in corvette size ship design. Enabling easy exchange of specific mission modules through life, it also increases future growth potential, while reducing cost of modernizations. The covert area of the SIGMA Multi Mission Bay ©, at the stern of the SIGMA class vessels, offers flexibility to support various missions within one single class of ships, ranging from Humanitarian Aid, Special Forces Support, Anti Submarine Warfare, Mine Counter Measure Operations to Mine Laying capabilities. Making the SIGMA Multi Mission Bay © the true force multiplier for the highly successful SIGMA platform.
Patrick H. 's insight:
Les LCS américaines font des émules... On attend avec impatience des détails sur l'intégration de modules de différents domaines de lutte pour ce projet.
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The CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS) successfully demonstrated its capability across several different maritime scenarios to Dutch Authorities in Den Helder, The Netherlands, on 29 April 2014. Consolidating its unmatched maritime position, the S-100 demonstrated its ability to support maritime commanders and decision makers in the North Sea, west of Den Helder. The North Sea is already one of the busiest maritime areas in the world and the Coast Guard expects this to increase over the coming years. The demonstrations were executed from a Dutch Navy vessel, using the L3 Wescam MX-10 electro-optic sensor as a payload. The demonstration programme was based around a sequence of scenarios commencing with the CAMCOPTER® S-100 introduction to the audience. In one of those scenarios a fire onboard a ship loaded with dangerous substances resulted in the crew abandoning the vessel, two crew members are missing and no further information is available. Before the rescue mission begins it is deemed essential by the decision makers that they have “eyes” on the target to assess risks and determine the possible location of the missing crew members. The S-100 is deployed to provide this information as well as giving other useful information to help combat the fire. The CAMCOPTER® demonstrates how it can gather this time critical information quickly and efficiently. The fight against drug smuggling formed the theme of another scenario. The S-100 is deployed to discretely follow a suspect vessel. Suddenly a rigid-hulled inflatable boat, (RHIB) appears, moving alongside the vessel. The unmanned helicopter observes and records the transfer of drugs and supplies time critical information to the allied ships to intercept and detain the RHIB. During all scenarios the CAMCOPTER® S-100 ably demonstrated its flexibility, versatility and persistence, all of which are the key to successful operation in maritime environment. Hans Georg Schiebel, Chairman of the Schiebel Group of companies commented:”This series of trials once again showed how the S-100 can provide a cost effective capability to Maritime Commanders and decision makers whether ashore or afloat.”
Patrick H. 's insight:
Rappelons que la France le met en œuvre et que l'Italie vient de confirmer le choix de ce petit drone-hélicoptère embarqué : Le Vietnam s'est également positionné pour son acquisition :
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Thales Nederland has been contracted by the Polish Ministry of National Defence for the supply, integration, and acceptance of the combat system for the Polish Navy's new patrol vessel ORP Slazak . Due to become operational in late 2016, Slazak has emerged from the ashes of the Gawron multipurpose corvette programme, which was cancelled in early 2012. However, the first-of-class Gawron vessel - which is substantially complete, at Naval Shipyard Gdynia - is now to be completed as a patrol ship. Confirming the contract award on 14 March, Thales Nederland said its scope of supply will comprise the TACTICOS combat management system, SMART-S Mk 2 E/F-band surveillance radar, STIR 1.2 EO Mk 2 radar/electro-optical fire control director, MIRADOR electro-optical observation and fire control system, and a Link 11/16 tactical data link system.
Patrick H. 's insight:
Une présentation du CMS TACTICOS : http://fr.slideshare.net/NiloSeijas/thales-tacticos-gfcs La fiche de caractéristiques du radar 3D SMART-S Mk 2 E/F de Thales :
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Thales and Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding have signed a contract for the delivery and installation of a SCOUT Mk3 naval surveillance radar. The radar system is to be installed on the Joint Support Ship commissioned by the Netherlands’ Defence Materiel Organisation that is currently under construction by Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding. The Thales SCOUT Mk3 naval surveillance radar was selected because of its unique Low Probability of Intercept feature. The radar is a new product in vast range of Thales naval sensors and this contract constitutes its market introduction. The first sea trials of the new Joint Support Ship with SCOUT Mk3 installed are scheduled for May 2014. About SCOUT Mk3 Scout Mk3 is the most sophisticated 2D maritime surveillance radar. Advanced Doppler processing ensures excellent clutter suppression and high range resolution. SCOUT Mk3 detects very small objects even in high sea states or in close vicinity to larger objects. Low-level air coverage is provided and its LPI nature enables covert operations. Scout Mk3 offers automatic detection and tracking, helicopter and UAV approach and guidance, as well as a high availability and low life-cycle costs. For more than 30 years the Thales SCOUT family of naval surveillance radars has been recognised for its true Low Probability of Intercept (LPI) capability. SCOUT Mk3 is no exception. Use of low output power (<3W) and continuous wave technology enable this key strategic advantage.
Patrick H. 's insight:
La fiche de caractéristiques du radar SCOUT Mk3 de THALES : Mer et Marine : "Concernant le Scout Mk3, il s’agit du dernier-né de la famille de radars Scout, dont 170 exemplaires ont été vendus à travers le monde. Ce radar de surveillance maritime 2D, que Thales n’hésite pas à présenter comme « le plus perfectionné au monde », dispose « d’un traitement Doppler avancé assur(ant) un excellent filtrage du fouillis et une haute résolution à distance ». Il est conçu pour la détection de très petits objets, même par mer forte et à proximité immédiate d’objets plus volumineux. Le Scout Mk3 offre également une couverture aérienne à basse altitude et, selon son concepteur, « sa faible probabilité d’interception lui permet de participer aux opérations clandestines ». Il dispose de fonctionnalités de détection et de suivi automatiques, ainsi que d’aide à l’approche et à la navigation des hélicoptères et drones aériens. "
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The Royal Netherlands Navy (RNLN) has taken delivery of a Mission Planning & Analysis System (MPAS) in the Final Operative Configuration for its fleet of NH90 NFH medium twin naval helicopters, AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, announced. This delivery of MPAS follows the one released into service in 2011 and it is aimed at both supporting new aircraft functionalities and implementing enhancements based on operational feedback from more than one year of RNLN in service experience. The system delivery to the Navy was achieved after successful execution of the Acceptance Tests and Operational Verifications, initially at the AgustaWestland Helicopter Support Systems facility in Sesto Calende and then at the De Kooy Naval Base in the Netherlands. The RNLN MPAS is based on the state of the art AgustaWestland designed Skyflight Planning System, a multi-helicopter flight and mission planning solution core to all variants of AgustaWestland’s mission planning stations. The delivered final configuration is now fully supporting the RNLN’s operations by providing the users with the means for complex mission planning including sonic, auto-protection and surveillance systems as well as a complete aircraft data upload/download capability and post mission analysis. The Royal Netherlands Navy has ordered a total of 20 NH90 NFHs and was the first customer to receive the NFH variant aircraft in April 2010. The NH90 programme is managed by NAHEMA (NATO Helicopter Management Agency) representing France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands and Portugal, and by the NH Industries industrial consortium comprising AgustaWestland (32%), Eurocopter (62.5%) and Fokker Aerostructures (5.5%). In the framework of the NH90 programme, AgustaWestland is responsible for the production of the main transmission, tail drive shafts, hydraulic system, automatic flight control system, rear ramp, rear fuselage, the T700/6E1 engine solution installation and on-board computers. Furthermore, AgustaWestland is also responsible for the overall integration of the NH90 naval mission system for all NFH variants.
Patrick H. 's insight:
En savoir plus sur le système Skyflight et télécharger la brochure : http://www.agustawestland.com/content/flight-mission-planning-system-skyflight
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The Netherlands has u-turned on its decision to sell the Karel Doorman-class support shipHowever the country's mechanised infantry is being hit by greater cutbacks
The Royal Netherlands Navy (RoNL) will now receive its new 28,000t Karel Doorman Joint Logistics Support Ship (JSS), after the Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) announced on 25 October its intent to reverse a series of recently announced austerity-measures, after finding alternative funding. The ship, currently being completed at DSNS's shipyard in Vlissingen, was announced for sale on 17 October after being decreed superfluous to requirements. This decision was partially explained as a result of the disbandment of the army's Leopard 2A6 main battle tank force in a previous round of cuts - with transporting the force to be one of the vessel's primary roles.
Patrick H. 's insight:
La politique d'austérité budgétaire avait incité le gouvernement des Pays-Bas à limiter certaines acquisitions dans le domaine de la Défense ; c'est ainsi que, le mois dernier, la mise en vente du JSS Karel Dorrman avait été annoncée avant même la fin de sa construction :
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DSEI 2013 : DAMEN dévoile le design de sa nouvelle ligne de corvettes "Compact SIGMA" (600 à 1500 t)
A modular SIGMA corvette model was on display on DAMEN's stand at DSEI 2013. DAMEN Schelde Naval Shipbuilding introduced the new "Compact SIGMA" line during DSEI 2013, the International Defence & Security event in London, United Kingdom. Undoubtedly, one of the major advantages of the Compact SIGMA (Ship Integrated Geometrical Modularity Approach) Series is that all of the good things from a large ship have been recreated in a smaller version, with ship sizes ranging from 600 tonnes to 1500 tonnes displacement and a length over all from 59 m to 87 m. This smaller size ship can have the same combat systems and capabilities, but with a shorter range and a mission endurance of up to two weeks. Smart design and engineering lead to even higher reliability and availability. Advantages of the Compact SIGMA:
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THE HAGUE, 05/09/13 - The defence ministry has to find over 300 million euros of extra savings. The Dutch navy's biggest vessel, currently being built n Vlissingen will be sold before it is commissioned, Trouw newspaper reported Wednesday.
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L'industriel allemand Lürssen serait sur les rangs pour cet appel d'offre.
Traduction en anglais de l'article original de REUTERS DEUTSCHLAND :
"Berlin (Reuters) - The common development of a German Dutch Mehrzweckkampfschiffes is according to military data virtually from the table.
The abilities demanded by the countries of the ships are too different, said a representative from military circles on Thursday of the news agency Reuters. The Netherlands wanted a ASW frigate, while Germany wants to use the ships adaptably for different duties. However, a cooperation with components is further conceivable. The project should be written out anyway European, one said in circles of the ministry of defence. The armed forces have a budget of a good 2.5 milliard euros for the purchase of four to six of the new ships with which it should concern bigger, stronger armed frigates. So that the first ship can be delivered in 2023 to the armed forces, the contract must be concluded till 2017.
The new ship with just 100 soldiers occupying should be usable for different application scenarios., Among the rest, it should be able to fire from lake from land aims and to stretch a protective screen more than 20 kilometres away against air raids over other ships. Moreover, the so-called MKS180 should dispose of a very well equipped military hospital. In addition come according to armed forces data other modules which arm the ship for special duties and are presumably installed by means of containers aboard: Modules are checked to the submarine hunt, drones for the sea room supervision, underwater drones to the mine hunt or also a substitute prison for pirates. In Germany the Lürssen shipyard might be interested in the order."