With the return of international tensions in the early 2010s, the role of attack submarines increased dramatically for global navies. A new generation of attack submarines at…
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German shipbuilding industry consolidates around Lürssen and GNY Kiel, while TKMS approaches Fincantieri
Since the start of the year, the consolidation of the German naval defense industry has been one of Berlin's priorities, as we mentioned in a previous article. While many ...
Read the articleThe 3 German Defense shipyards unite to face the national and international challenges to come
The German press recently revealed that Berlin has been seeking for several months to consolidate its naval industry in order to create a single national champion capable of competing with the French ...
Read the articleDoes the call of Hervé Guillou, CEO of Naval Group, for an “Airbus Naval” appeal to European manufacturers?
Since the start of discussions for a merger between the French Naval Group and the Italian Fincantieri, two of the main European naval defense groups, a notion has repeatedly come up, ...
Read the articleThe award of the MKS180 contract to the Dutch Damen will be challenged in court
It was obviously to be expected. The industrial group German Naval Yards Kiel (GNYK), TKMS partner in the competition to design and manufacture the heavy frigates of the MKS program…
Read the articleKoninklijke Marine: letter B given to the submarine builders selected to replace the Walrus
The Secretary of State for Defense of the Government of the Netherlands, Mrs. Barbara Visser, signed this Friday, December 13, 2019 the letter B given to the three manufacturers of selected submarines ...
Read the articleReplacement of the Dutch submarines Walrus: decision postponed to 2021
The news slammed in the air like a gunshot in the December 6, 2019 edition of Telegraaf (Niels Rigter, “Kabinet: uitstel onderzeeërs”): the replacement…
Read the articleReplacement of Dutch submarines Walrus: final straight 2020?
The replacement of Walrus-class submarines (Zr. Ms. Walrus (1992), Zr. Ms. Zeeleeuw (1990), Zr. Ms. Dolfijn (1993) and Zr. Ms. Bruinvis (1994) of the US Navy Netherlands…
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